Actor, interested in why the seats weren’t filled, became a producer

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.
Justin Liberman’s Tobacco Burn Is Doing the Film Festival Circuit
Film based on slave narratives wins Best Short Film in Kingston
Actor-Activist Canada Lee Is Subject of Script Reading
Mona Z. Smith’s work to be read at Butterfield Library
Preparations for Made in Philipstown Continue
Benches and vegetables part of Sept. 5 community banquet
Beacon Craft Workshop
Helping children ‘maintain that feeling of wonder and possibility’
Cold Spring Emporium Opens Its Many Doors
Complex on Main Street includes 10 small shops
Quinn Chandler Jewelry Photography
‘I love my job. It’s both creative and technically engaging.’
Honoring the Verse as Well as the Plays
Three poets to read at inaugural HVSF ‘Poetry Day’
Exhibition Highlights Work of Garrison Summer Arts Institute Teens
Three-week program exposes students to creating in differing forms
Beacon Couple’s Young Adult Novel to Release Aug. 18
Finding your way in 1980s NYC
Aleksander (Alex) Danilov in The Winter’s Tale
Hometown boy is a summertime prince
The Winter’s Tale Navigates From the Cold and Dark to the Warm and Light
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents less familiar yet abiding favorite
First Ever Beacon Jazz Festival Debuts July 25
‘If you think you don’t like jazz, maybe you haven’t heard the right kind.’
Burkelman Goes Brick-and-Mortar
First retail outpost of online, handmade home designs business opens in Cold Spring
Rincon Argentino Comes to Main
Cold Spring café brings South American tastes to riverfront
These Songs Have Two Cultures
‘Cinematic guitar poetry’ from Hiroya Tsukamoto at Howland Center
Nighttime Callers: Our Owl Neighbors
Screech owl was special guest at Nature Museum’s workshop
Breakneck Ridge Trail Stewards Assist Thousands of Hikers
Trail Conference program provides maps, water and alternate routes
Mrs. I and Nurse Judy Are Farewelled, Garrison School Style
Entire school pays surprise tribute to their retiring principal and nurse
Framed: Hudson Rogue
Nelsonville store specializes in both custom framing and ‘antique papers’
Starry, Starry Nights: Constellation
What was there before that no longer exists?
Girls Battling Addiction Are Subject of Talk at Butterfield Library
Gender-specific substance abuse issues addressed
Jolly Rovers Fueled by Camaraderie
Skilled trail volunteers specialize in stonework