Arts & Leisure

To act or not to act? The oft-repeated pearl of wisdom is “if you have to ask yourself if you want to be an actor, you shouldn’t be one.”

Figuring out when to visit Stonecrop Garden used to be perplexing, but they now now welcome visitors every weekday, and many Saturdays, from April through October.

The Cold Spring Village Board will hold the annual Senior Citizen Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Mayor’s Park on Fair Street.

A tale of pickle pushers, golf ball shaggers and cow milkers

Water and sky: The fireboat John J. Harvey docks at Cold Spring over the Aug. 14-15 weekend. (Panorama photo by Russell Cusick)

The Desmond-Fish Library book sale is a well-established local tradition

The historic fireboat John J. Harvey, a nautical hero, will visit the Cold Spring dock this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 14 and Sunday, Aug. 15, and give free tours and rides

A crucial part of their mission: collecting data on the many birds which visit during the summer season.

Eight enthusiastic high schoolers who attended Garrison Art Center’s Summer Art Institute, had the chance to enrich and expand their artistic talents.

Philipstown pooches learn how to be good neighbors at Rec’s Outdoor Obedience Class

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) and the Philipstown Depot Theatre join to present theatrical events outside the big tent.

Fascinating exhibit explores history of local business

Community rowing

As you taste the delicious fillings inside of those tempting corn husks at the Cold Spring Farmers’ Market you can be grateful that the muse didn’t come to Lisa Krivacka during a bad patch in her life as a fine art painter.

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s more popular plays and the reason is amply demonstrated by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel this summer.

Rescuers “have been treating him like gold”

Benefit Soire Highlights Depot Youth Players

Use your sense-hear the sizzle, smell, smell, smell.

2,500 people came to Cold Spring on Sunday July 18 to enjoy the second annual River Festival at Mayor’s Park.

Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare’s less performed works and may be so because it does not fall neatly into the usual categories of tragedy, comedy and history, but contains a little of each.

Starting camp can hold as uncertainty for young campers

We wish there were a fish . . .
Wish granted: Fresh fish is now being sold at the Farmers’ Market

On the banks of the Hudson, a buzzing crowd of ladies and gentlemen gathered

The Summer Music Series got off to a great start with a performance by The Renovators . . .