• SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 12, 2025
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
The Current

The Current

News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

  • SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 12, 2025
Donate
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
Avatar photo

Marc FerrisArts Reporter

Marc Ferris is a freelance journalist based in Cortlandt. He is the author of Star-Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America's National Anthem and performs Star-Spangled Mystery, a one-person musical history tour.

Algernon Miller
Posted inArts & Leisure

Preview: Upstate Art Weekend

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Local galleries and studios schedule openings, events

Performance of The Matchmaker, directed by Davis McCallum at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Posted inArts & Leisure

Dolly is Back in Town

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

HVS goes to source of hit film shot in Garrison

Noto at the Bank Art Gallery in Newburgh Photos provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Art on Deposit

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris July 4, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Gallery opens inside former Newburgh bank

Nate Allen has become a go-to bassist for local bands and musicians. Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Beacon’s Ace of Bass

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris July 4, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Versatility leads 
to high demand

moon-serpent-bone
Posted inArts & Leisure

Otherworldly Cafe

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris July 4, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Goth space comes to KuBe

The HSV company in a scene from The Comedy of Errors Photos by Daniel Albanese/HSV
Posted inArts & Leisure

A Madcap Comedy of Errors

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Hudson Valley Shakespeare rolls with the punchlines

Chuk Obasi and Vieve Radha Price, the directors of TÉA Artistry Photo by John Keon
Posted inArts & Leisure

Insights for Actors

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Workshop will explore ‘spiritually grounded theater’

Michelle Silver with some of her pieces Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Pain and Joy of Parenting

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Distortion Society show addresses dilemma

Posted inArts & Leisure

Early Look: Beacon Open Studios

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Popular showcase on tap for next weekend

"Deer Family," by Bob Barry
Posted inArts & Leisure

Wild Lines

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Two compelling exhibits open at BAU Gallery

Kathleen Bosman, Kelly Ellenwood and Stephen Clair perform together as Saint Rita. Photo by Katy O'Hagan
Posted inArts & Leisure

A Tribute to Weill and Piaf

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Concert will benefit Beacon exchange program

Jessica Meir
Posted inArts & Leisure

Jews in Space

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison filmmakers examine the question

Posted inArts & Leisure

Beacon Ghost Stories

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Tour guide continues Seaman saga

Nora Matz and Gabrielle Fox of Theatre Revolution Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Beyond the Glass Ceiling

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Women organize film, theater fest in Garrison

Posted inArts & Leisure

A Kiss for Stephanie

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

New Cold Spring store honors spirit of late shopkeeper

Brad Hubbard
Posted inArts & Leisure

Where Jazz and Classical Meet

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris June 6, 2025June 11, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Eclectic mix of musicians to perform at Howland

Beacon artist Ron English's booth at the 2019 Five Points Festival
Posted inArts & Leisure

Festival of Misfit Toys

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Clutter moves Five Points from Brooklyn to Beacon

Joe LoGuirato at his Christopher Stella Gallery in Beacon Photo by M. Ferris
Posted inArts & Leisure

This Gallery Specializes in One Artist

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Joe LoGuirato pays tribute to family and life

Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson will play lead roles in The Matchmaker. (HVS photo)
Posted inArts & Leisure

Last Call for Shakespeare Tent

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Final summer of shows before new theater debuts

Posted inArts & Leisure

Woodworking 101

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 23, 2025May 24, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist opens studio to beginners

“Things That Happen Again” (1986/90)
Posted inArts & Leisure

A New Cornerstone at Dia

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Roni Horn exhibit elevates her work at Beacon museum

Alexander Florez Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Play No One Talks About

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon actors will ‘cold read’ work

Russell St. George
Posted inArts & Leisure

Dean of the Music Scene

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Russell St. George, retired welder, plays with fire

Jon Shain Photo by Tom Bagby
Posted inArts & Leisure

Butcher and the Blues

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 16, 2025May 22, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Marbled Meat to host house concert

Latin Dance Nite in Beacon draws dancers from around the Hudson Valley. Photos by Ross Corsair
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Latin Beat

Avatar photo by Marc Ferris May 16, 2025May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Towne Crier hosts monthly dance night

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 9 Older posts

Trending Now

  • A falling object destroyed Christine Ortiz’s windshield. Photo by Michelle Kupper

    Surprise from the Sky

  • he site now hosts a Speedway gas station.
 Photo by L. Sparks

    Continental Commons Faces New Lawsuit

  • Honor Roll

    Haldane High School Honor Roll

  • Michael Gilligan

    Michael Gilligan (1936-2025)

  • Maya Beck

    5 Questions: Maya Beck

Carefull MD
Howland
Brothers Tree
See your ad here. Email us.

Free Updates in Your Inbox







See your classified ad here. Click for details.

Featured Ads

  • Acupuncture for Ease in Body + Mind
  • For Rent: Philipstown Office Space
  • Sell Your Old Car Through Peddle
  • Healing Bodywork with Joy Matalon
  • Consumer Cellular from $20 Per Month
  • For Rent: Cold Spring Apartment 2BR/1BA
Find Your News
15
Cheese Shops
Chapel
See your ad here. Email us.

Follow Us

Facebook
Instagram
Mastodon
Bluesky

ABOUT THE CURRENT

We are a reader-funded, nonprofit media organization that serves the communities of Beacon and Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison, North Highlands and Continental Village) in the Hudson Highlands of New York.

HOW WE REPORT

The Current is a member of The Trust Project, a consortium of news outlets that has adopted standards to allow readers to more easily assess the credibility of their journalism. Our best practices, including our verification and correction policies, can be accessed here.

CONTACT

The Highlands Current
142 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845-809-5584
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

  • Our Awards
  • Editorial Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 Highlands Current Inc Powered by Newspack Accessibility Statement
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
pixel