Beacon space caters to connections

Alison Rooney
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.
The Language of Loss
Poems by former Garrison resident address power of grief
The Big Burn
Artist outlines process for large works, from sketches to etchings to prints
25 Years of African-American Artists
Howland opens its latest exhibit in annual series
Jersey Girl
Cold Spring author recounts rich, and sometimes painful, memories of youth
I Am Woman, Hear Me Sing
Garrison native will perform ‘feminist cabaret’
Towne Crier Revives Film Nights
Free screenings of movies with Hudson Valley connections
Two Haldane Seniors Poised to Become Eagle Scouts
Projects complete, they face only final interviews
Art Beat: Can Art Keep Up with the Times?
Artists are a determined bunch; their creativity seeps through barriers
Wanted: Singers Free on Mondays
Putnam Chorale hoping to recruit in Philipstown
5 Questions: Sue Costigan
Plans yarn shop on former Carolyn’s Flower Shoppe site