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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.

Bryce Edwards and Reilly Wilmit sing a duet at the club Don’t Tell Mama.
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A Singer in His 20s Who Loves Music from the ’20s

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Bryce Edwards will perform cabaret show at Chapel

Reclamation
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Playing with the Masters

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 5, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Artist challenges interpretations in BAU show

Chris and Abby
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Embracing Fears

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 5, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist focuses on discomfort, perseverance

Guys and Dolls Lisa and crew
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The Guys and Dolls are Here

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

After 15-year wait, musical arrives at Depot

Anubis
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Robots of the Mind

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam Valley artists craft a dozen ‘antique’ automatons

Banners featuring the work of Sarah Davida, Chris Ams and others artists overlook a roadway in the Village of Wappingers Falls.
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Art on a Pole

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artists featured in lamppost project

A.M. Homes Photo by Marion Ettlinger
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Q&A: A.M. Homes

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Novelist will read at Chapel Restoration

Marianne Sutton spoke French with her French mother and English with her American father.
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Parles-tu Français? Of Course!

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring cafe launches French happy hour

Gina Samardge leads a music and movement class at Astor Head Start in Beacon.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Giving Kids an Art Start

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Creativity project partners with preschool program

Jonah Espinosa (center), who portrays Enjolras, leads the cast to revolution during a rehearsal.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Beacon Players to Perform “Les Miz”

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Classic musical highlights fight for freedom 

Scott Daniel Ellison
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Full Circle

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

They bought a painting in Beacon in 2014. This week, they’ll host a show by the artist.

Tony Moore, with "In Memory Of"
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Fired Up

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 31, 2023December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown artist will share ceramics from his own kiln

Beth Cody Kimmel
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A Requiem for the Dead — and the Living

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 31, 2023April 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Choral society to perform Mozart classic

“Darkness/Light,” by Jennifer Blakeslee
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Women Finding Balance

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

CoMFY art exhibit returns to Beacon library

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Pandemic Stories

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 24, 2023March 25, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon author compiles recollections of 2020

Connie Mayer-Bakall
Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Connie Mayer-Bakall

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 24, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Outgoing chair of Putnam Highlands Audubon Society

Todd and Lauren Decker (Photos by Alicia King)
Posted inArts & Leisure

‘Jewelry is Storytelling’

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A couple brings an online store to Main Street

An example of a crankie storytelling machine; the paper is backlit and advanced on rollers. (The Crankie Factory)
Posted inArts & Leisure

A Children’s Classic

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Chapel to present ‘Peter and the Wolf,’ complete with crankie

Curly - Conrad White
Posted inArts & Leisure

Actors Welcome Double-Takes for “Oklahoma!”

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane Drama presents classic musical

River Valley Guild members dive into a bead bar at a party in Poughkeepsie.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Where Art and Commerce Meet

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon entrepreneur launches creative guild

Michelle Silver
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Michelle Silver

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A branding designer takes to the canvas

Kinney's workbook is a place for him to plot and measure new work.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Back to Beacon

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 24, 2023December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Artist’s sculpture and drawings in new group show

From left: Owen Sullivan-Hoch, Helena Kottman, coach Paul Kottman, Gabe Lunin-Pack and Keira Shanahan. Not pictured: Colin Hopkins, Simon Pieza, Marc Firpo Photo by A. Rooney
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Age of Debate

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 24, 2023February 26, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane team strives to see both sides

GASTOR ALMONTE
Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Gastor Almonte

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 17, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Comedian to kick off new storytelling series at the Howland

"Cinema Tarot II of Swords," by Sarah Halliday
Posted inArts & Leisure

Open Studios Tackles Winter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 17, 2023February 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Annual Beacon show launches February event

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