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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
Jaanika Peerna: ‘There’s Something About Turbulence That I Like … Then the Calming’
Cold Spring artist’s first solo exhibition in NYC opens Feb. 13
Posted inArts & Leisure
Six-Piece Band to Celebrate Mardi Gras on Valentine’s Day
‘A very lively earful’ to be heard in free concert at First Presbyterian
Posted inAround Town
Beacon’s Food Businesses Help Feed the Needy
Beacon food establishments consolidate efforts to donate food
Posted inAround Town
Established Beacon Businesses Expand to New Locations
Bagels, bubblebath, and artisanal cheese among products seeing a rising demand
Posted inAround Town
Skating, Sledding, Snowshoeing and More: All a Part of Winter Carnival
Two locations play host to outdoor family fun on Feb. 7
Posted inArts & Leisure
DFL and Garrison Art Center Organize Artist Talks
Series will run Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons
Posted inArts & Leisure
Garrison Art Center to Screen Films on Contemporary Artists
Nine of Paul Tschinkel’s portraits will be shown at Sunday afternoons
Posted inArts & Leisure
Cuban Tree Frog Hitches a Ride to Haldane
An amphibian stowaway inspires a range of scientific enquiry in a sixth-grade classroom
Posted inAround Town
Vintage, Eclectic Possessions Are PomaRosa’s Specialty
‘I would like to have this in my house’ determines what PomaRosa stocks
Posted inAround Town
Making Smart Food Choices: Marika Blossfeldt’s Wellness Workshops
Jan. 21 talk at Butterfield gives a preview of the series
Posted inArts & Leisure
Feeding and Caring for Over-wintering Birds
Putnam Highlands Audubon Society offers advice
Posted inBeacon News
Martin Luther King Jr. Will Be Celebrated in Beacon, Philipstown and Peekskill
Parade, essay contest, choir performance all part of commemoration
Posted inArts & Leisure
Garrison’s Don Kleszy Edited Pandora’s Promise
‘The story is in place, but it’s not what you think it is.’
Posted inArts & Leisure
Winter Carnival Snowflakes Descend on Philipstown
15 artful reflections of winter
Posted inArts & Leisure
The Arts Scene 2014: Celebratory and Innovative
Testing novel ideas and expanding audiences
Posted inAround Town
Array of Support Services Offered by Hudson Valley Hospital
Programs designed for life’s spectrum open to whole community
Posted inArts & Leisure
The Face of Winter: Juried Exhibition of High School Art at Gallery 66
First Friday opening reception Jan. 2, 6 to 9 p.m.
Posted inArts & Leisure
Terry Platz Is One of Several Local Singers Returning to Perform Messiah
Some tickets still available for 5 p.m. performance
Posted inAround Town
Toy Donation Drive for Children Affected by Ebola
Denniston International, a Cold Spring–based charity, is collecting
Posted inAround Town
Marbled Meat Shop Launches in Cold Spring
Another new grass-fed butcher business
Posted inArts & Leisure
Art, Biology, Species Preservation Intersect in Gallery Exhibit
Scientist/artist Brandon Ballengée to speak at Beacon Institute
Posted inArts & Leisure
‘Heightening the Spook’
World’s End Theater presents Greg Miller in one-man show of A Christmas Carol
Posted inArts & Leisure
Handcrafted Objects for the Home at WORK: SHOP
Charles Burleigh’s Ornamentum artisans among locals on hand in curated pop-up sale
Posted inArts & Leisure
Messiah Concert to Go On
Empty podium will serve as tribute to Gordon Stewart
