In comedy you must throw, pass and know when to hold the ball to let your partner hold the light
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.
Posted inArts & Leisure
Grade 5 Arts Alive! Returns
From architecture to jazz dance, workshops expose a grade to the breadth of the arts
Posted inAround Town
New ‘Buddy Bench’ Is More Than a Place to Rest
Fourth-grade class project at Haldane
Posted inArts & Leisure
Jonas Petkus: I Like Drawing Things That I Haven’t Seen People Draw Before
“I always have a loose plan, but it takes another turn as I follow what my hand does.”
Posted inPhilipstown News
Philipstowners Volunteer for San Miguel Academy
St. Philip’s Church sought to expand outreach programs
Posted inBeacon News
Newburgh’s San Miguel Academy: Transforming Boys’ Lives
“Our character formation is a source of pride to us”
Posted inArts & Leisure
Going Toward Things We Can’t See
The macro and micro of Danielle Martinelli’s paintings
Posted inBeacon News
Beacon to Honor Early Feminist
Margaret Fuller pushed for equality in the 1840s
Posted inArts & Leisure
Set Designer Parks Ship at Depot
Beacon’s Alejandro Lopez recreates H.M.S Pinafore
Posted inArts & Leisure
Cancer Survivor, 15, to Show His First Film
Beacon High freshman focuses on those who help
Posted inAround Town
From Food Truck to Beacon’s Main Street
Chef returns to Hudson Valley with Kitchen Sink
Posted inAround Town
A Taste of the Workplace
Haldane seniors take internships in final weeks of school
Posted inArts & Leisure
Project Hopes to Put Steamship Back on Hudson
SS Columbia being restored for day trips
Posted inArts & Leisure
“Our Town” Attracts Local Characters
Workshops draw 231 hopefuls for HVSF production
Posted inArts & Leisure
Rabbits Gather at Gallery Garden
Kepner Rose creations pose, tilt, twist and turn
Posted inArts & Leisure
Busy Times at Bannerman Island
Music, kayak cruises, gourmet dinners and Poe
