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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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Completing the Circle

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

Beacon space caters to connections

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The Language of Loss

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 10, 2019February 11, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Poems by former Garrison resident address power of grief

Posted inPhilipstown News

The Sustainable Classroom

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

Garrison teachers transform second grade

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The Big Burn

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 2, 2019February 1, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Artist outlines process for large works, from sketches to etchings to prints

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25 Years of African-American Artists

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

Howland opens its latest exhibit in annual series

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Jersey Girl

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 27, 2019January 25, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring author recounts rich, and sometimes painful, memories of youth

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Hands Across Howland

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 27, 2019January 25, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Master the game of bridge and you may never look back

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5 Questions: Shauna Ricketts

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 27, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane grad is Fulbright scholar in Bulgaria

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Ceramic Tech

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 22, 2019January 18, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Potter opens studio in Cold Spring

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5 Questions: Angelo Notaro

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 19, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Founder of Hudson Valley Wing Fest

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Hitmaker

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 18, 2019February 1, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Songwriter Chip Taylor to perform at Depot

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Everything by Hand

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

Beacon retailer focuses on independent designers

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I Am Woman, Hear Me Sing

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 13, 2019January 18, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison native will perform ‘feminist cabaret’

Posted inArts & Leisure

Towne Crier Revives Film Nights

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 13, 2019January 14, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Free screenings of movies with Hudson Valley connections

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Adapting to America

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 6, 2019January 14, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Documentary follows refugees arriving from Syria

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Amazing Tales

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 6, 2019January 14, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Story slam series to begin in Beacon

Posted inPhilipstown News

Two Haldane Seniors Poised to Become Eagle Scouts

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2018December 28, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Projects complete, they face only final interviews

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Mastering the Pitch

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2018June 21, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

TV commercial veteran will share tips with teens

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Art Beat: Can Art Keep Up with the Times?

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2018January 14, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Artists are a determined bunch; their creativity seeps through barriers

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Upstate Comes to Beacon

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 23, 2018December 27, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Indie band will perform at Towne Crier

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5 Questions: Ron Iarossi

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 21, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Owner of Kringle’s Christmas House in Beacon

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Fantastic Winter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 18, 2018December 14, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon show plays with Gaelic myth

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Beacon’s Dance Company

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 16, 2018December 14, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Highlands teens get taste of professional life

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Wanted: Singers Free on Mondays

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 9, 2018December 7, 2018 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam Chorale hoping to recruit in Philipstown

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5 Questions: Sue Costigan

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 8, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Plans yarn shop on former Carolyn’s Flower Shoppe site

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