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News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

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Alison Rooney

Alison RooneyArts Editor

Rooney was the arts editor for The Current since its founding in 2010 through April 2024. A playwright, she has lived in Cold Spring since 1999. She is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she majored in history.

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Name That Bird!

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 14, 2019April 12, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Participants puzzle over avian IDs

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A Sturdy Foundation

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist draws and paints on wood

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Music Without a Map

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 7, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

9 Horses improvises across genres

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5 Questions: Michael Musgrave

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 7, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison resident will talk about — and play — Schumann

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Sisterhood of Harmony

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 5, 2019April 20, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Annual concert celebrates women’s voices

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Feeding the Meter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 1, 2019March 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Local poets in spotlight in April

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Art on Repeat

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 30, 2019March 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Fabric artist specializes in pattern recognition

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Brian Nice Returns with New Show

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 29, 2019August 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Brain injury changed his perspective but not his drive

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Natural Selection

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 24, 2019March 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Curation as an art form

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Back on Track

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 24, 2019March 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

After challenges, former resident returns for two shows

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The Messy Side of Motherhood

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 17, 2019March 15, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

New play explores topics not often discussed

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Assembly Required

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Artist joins found objects to create the unexpected

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What’s Cooking at the Desmond-Fish

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 12, 2019March 8, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison library launches three new programs

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The Party’s Over

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 10, 2019March 8, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane Drama to present Cabaret

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5 Questions: Bill Villetto

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 9, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Texas BBQ owner expands to Beacon

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Looking for Clues in Nancy Drew

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Artists mount show inspired by teen detective

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The Water Took Her Back

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 4, 2019March 1, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A wilderness trip brought healing for writer

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By Women, For Everyone

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 3, 2019March 1, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Howland to host evening of works by female composers

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How to Wrangle Wikipedia

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 24, 2019July 11, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Edit-a-thon will focus on women, gender

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‘A Trivial Comedy for Serious People’

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 24, 2019February 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Depot Theatre to present Oscar Wilde’s classic farce

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5 Questions: Megan Brief

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 23, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison native keeps National Geographic field journal

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Struggling with Motherhood

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

What happens when a mom can’t connect?

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Night Lights

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 19, 2019February 15, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Photographer shares photos of El Salvador after dark

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A Store Full of Surprises

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 17, 2019February 25, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

You never know what you’ll find at Archipelago

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5 Questions: Joel Schlemowitz

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 16, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

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