New production at the Depot hopes to leave audience asking many questions
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.
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Ice Pond Area Holds Incredible Flora and Fauna Diversity
Philipstown Garden Club talk reveals treasures nearby
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Growing Vegetables in Winter
Madura Farms pursues food’s future with old values and new techniques
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HVSF Presents Camp Shakespeare This Summer
New program joins spring’ Romeo and Juliet’ school tour in offering educational opportunities.
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Coloring Outside the Lines at Suzie Q’s Emporium
Susan Elliott’s third Main Street store is the kind she always wanted to have
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Jazz Vocalist Michelle LeBlanc
Performs Hudson House Feb. 11 and Valentine’s Day
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Video Show Examines Identity, Obsessions, Family
Exhibit at Garrison Art Center Opens with Friday Reception
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Intro to Babysitting Workshop Covers the Gamut, Stressing Safety
Sitters-to-be learned the ropes during 4-hour class at Butterfield
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Making the Shot: Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship
Local winners move on to district contest
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Home Sweet (and Savory) Homespun Expands
Beacon Café and Prepared Foods Emporium Opens a To-Go Shop Across the Street
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Poets’ Voices Continue ‘To Be Heard’
Haldane students enjoy special opportunity at Depot Docs screening
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Sybil Ludington: ‘Exactly What Americans Are Made Of’
Historical Society talk examines her life and historical research itself
Posted inPhilipstown News
School Board Candidates Sought at PTA
ATLAS curriculum mapping demo other focus of meeting
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Local Libraries Turn the E-Page Towards a Digital Future
Butterfield and Desmond-Fish embrace technology and educate patrons through workshops
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MLK Day Programs Examine How Today’s Civil Rights Issues Intertwine with Local History
Annual adult and children’s programs at Desmond-Fish Library bring the two together each year
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Rat-A-Tat-Tat: Beacon Music Factory Makes its Debut
Saturday’s Open House unveils a new facility with ‘Boot Camps’ and classes for kids and adults
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Jonathan Kruk: A Story about a Storyteller
His singular occupation took a while to evolve
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Changing Geographic Range of Local Birds
NPR’s Rich Guthrie details the many species edging northwards in Audubon talk
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‘Stories and Sorcery’ are Conjured Up in Garrison School’s Production
If there’s one thing eleven-year-olds are good at, it’s spinning a yarn
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Dharma Classes Focus on Ecumenical Buddhism at Chuang Yen Monastery
‘The goal is not just to learn the texts, but how to live your life’
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Haldane Students Wax Poetic, Out Loud
School winners chosen for regional competition
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Phil Heffernan’s 'Accidental Masterpiece' is First Exhibit at Gallery 66
Photographs of Lower East Side streetscapes; opens on New Year’s Eve
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Saunders History Project Winners Announced
Students select topics suggested by PCHS
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Constitution Island Association Urges Locals to Lobby West Point
‘Every local citizen should have the use of it, for more than just a few days a year’
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Owner of Angelina’s and 1-2-3 Brings a Tacqueria to Beacon
Kamel Jamal opens his third establishment
