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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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Paramount Hudson Valley Turns 85

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 18, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Marshall Tucker Band helps blow out candles

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Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars Headline Beacon Riverfest

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 14, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Festival to be held June 28 from noon to 8 p.m.

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Local Seniors Increase Fitness

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 13, 2015March 28, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Weekly classes help boost flexibility, balance, stamina

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Discovery Night at Haldane

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 7, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Students showcase their work

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Beacon ‘Pet Portraits’ Benefit Local Shelters

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney June 7, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Children’s paintings of shelter animals on exhibit to be auctioned

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Ptacek Home

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 31, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Craftsmanship in design and construction

Posted inArts & Leisure

For Goodness Bake Raises Awareness in the Sweetest of Ways

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 31, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Pop-up sale benefits Beacon’s Green Teens Program

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New Amsterdam Singers Bring Program of Contemporary Music to the Chapel

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 29, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison’s Clara Longstreth is music director

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MAYfest Enjoys Perfect Weather in Its First Go-Round

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 25, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Yoga and music devotees enjoyed inaugural event at Lake Surprise

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Red Circle Photo Arts Is a Collective by and for Photographers

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 23, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Exhibit opens on June 4 at Desmond-Fish

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Digging Up the Past Through Documents at the Putnam History Museum

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 23, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Volunteers Corinne Giunta and Lillian McGuinness help find the answers to inquiries

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Wylie Thornquist: Drawing Is My Favorite Thing

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 23, 2015October 5, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison teenager takes top honors at Putnam Arts Council’s competition

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Student-Organized 5K Race to Benefit Autism Speaks Charity

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 20, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Sparked by Haldane’s sociology curriculum

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Marnie’s Asian Kitchen to Go

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 16, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Fresh Asian takeout offered twice weekly at St. Mary’s

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Beacon Sends Messages Into Future

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 15, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

A new time capsule to connect people with their counterparts 150 years from now

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Aquatic Installation Floats in Manitoga’s Quarry Pond

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 9, 2015August 7, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Talasnik’s woven-reed structures created in response to the site

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MAYfest Brings Blend of Music, Art and Yoga to Area

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 9, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Memorial Day weekend festival debuts at Surprise Lake Camp

Posted inArts & Leisure

A Songwriter’s Circle Is Drawn at the Towne Crier

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 3, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Jake Holmes, who’s earned a living at it for decades, hosts monthly, song-filled evenings

Posted inArts & Leisure

This Romeo and Juliet Has a Very Happy Ending

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 1, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Hudson Valley Shakespeare leads find their own story

Posted inArts & Leisure

Sunset Reading Series Starts 2015 With Victoria Redel and Sarah Yaw

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney May 1, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Two writers will read from work at free May 3 event

Posted inArts & Leisure

Cold Spring Pet Supply Opens

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 26, 2015March 29, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Kittens, all from shelters, will no doubt draw passersby to the window

Posted inArts & Leisure

Open Book: Gratitude, Expressed in Song

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 26, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring singer-songwriter duo releases third CD

Posted inArts & Leisure

On Golden Pond Opens at the Depot Theatre

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 25, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

‘I realized how funny the script was and also how poignant’

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Arts on the Lake

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 18, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

‘An old firehouse becomes a cultural center’

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Made in Philipstown

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

A free homegrown banquet for the people

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