Once-a-year event brings entire school to the woods for variety of nature learning activities
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 inBeacon News
The Scoop on Beacon Creamery: One Name for Two Different Shops
One is a re-creation of a 1930s soda fountain, the other an ice cream parlor
Posted inAround Town
Sneaking a Peek Beyond the Fringe
Groundbreaking British satirical comedy lives again in Depot Theatre production
Posted inAround Town
Farmers’ Market Moves to the Great Outdoors
New Market Manager Ava Bynum aims to make the market a destination
Posted inAround Town
Many Sampled ‘A Taste of the Valley’
Sold-out fundraiser for Haldane School Foundation featured regional food and drink
Posted inArts & Leisure
Formed and Found: The Artwork of Jane Soodalter and Cindy Booth
Show runs from May 3 through May 31
Posted inArts & Leisure
Comedy in the Afternoon: A Dance Play With Music
Del Fidanque’s revue plays at Desmond-Fish afternoons during May
Posted inArts & Leisure
Philipstown Garden Club: Rolling up the Sleeves
PGC will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year
Posted inArts & Leisure
Granite Flats Is a Family Affair for Guest and Plummer ‘Times 2’
Three Cold Spring family members are working on new BYUtv series
Posted inAround Town
Haldane Garden Matures, Diversifies, Educates
Raise the Roof fundraising dance party April 12 at The Living Room
Posted inAround Town
Living Yoga Nears Its Six-Month Anniversary
Studio at Perks Plaza specializes in Vinyasa
Posted inArts & Leisure
First Haldane High School Art Show Debuts at 69 Main
A student show, run by students; opening reception on April 12
Posted inArts & Leisure
You Can Go Home Again: Anita Merando
After living away, ‘it felt right’ for singer to return
Posted inArts & Leisure
Authors Amber Dermont and James Hoch Open Sunset Reading Series Season
Fiction and poetry spotlighted on April 7 at the Chapel Restoration
Posted inAround Town
Musical Mystery Tour: Ensemble Theater for Kids
The emphasis is on choosing material that suits each child
Posted inArts & Leisure
Teaching Teachers So They Can Enliven Shakespeare
Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s teachers’ institute ties in with school tour production of Othello
Posted inArts & Leisure
Change of the Century Brings Contemporary Jazz to Beacon
‘Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny’ — Frank Zappa
Posted inArts & Leisure
Garrison-Based Red House Entertainment Set to Run Revived Paramount Center
Peekskill Council makes it official; historic theater scheduled to reopen in summer with expanded programming
Posted inAround Town
Parents as Reading Partners Returns to Haldane After a Hiatus
Over 180 students — highest level ever — have signed on
Posted inAround Town
Frog Watch Training Attracts a Large Pool of Citizen Scientists
Volunteers will assess frog and toad populations in local wetlands
Posted inArts & Leisure
Tap-stravaganza: The Gershwins’ Crazy for You Is Haldane’s Spring Musical
Can a former Rockette teach beginning hoofers to Shim Sham? Yes!
Posted inPhilipstown News
Overview of Haldane’s Safety Measures Presented to Parents
PTA sponsored interactive presentation
Posted inArts & Leisure
Putnam History Museum’s New Discussion Group Is All About Community Conversation
Hoping to explore issues relevant to life today by looking at the past
Posted inArts & Leisure
Warming Up With Music at Winterfest
Four-act lineup performs this Saturday night at The Roundhouse
