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Arts & Leisure

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The House with No Walls

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Garrison family lives together in one room

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The Lost River of Shad

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Despite efforts, iconic fish has been slow to return

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Beacon Photographer Wins Guggenheim

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Amanda Means’ work fuses art and science

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Walk Right In

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Open Studios returns to Beacon for ninth year

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Migratory birds return to marsh to nest

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Music Without Borders

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Israeli guitarist to premiere Palestinian composition

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What Is That Guy Doing?

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Two hurricanes helped shape Route 9 sculptures

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For Seventh Graders in Garrison, It’s War!

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Our cartoonist reports on Living History Day

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A Day With the Bard

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WillFest makes a scene in Cold Spring

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Worth one laugh…

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Ici on Parle Français*

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New to the Highlands, French designer offers language lessons

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Learning How to Act

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Former HVSF director guides prisoners toward ‘civilian’ life

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Painter Has First Show – at Age 95

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‘Visual alchemy’ on Army surplus plastic

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Back in the Groove

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A teacher retires, and a painter returns

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Poetry in the Round

by Staff April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we arranged a circle of words

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Thou Art

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 18, 2017April 13, 2017 Why you can trust The Current

Museum show examines ‘you’ and ‘I’

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Free performances, screenings, workshops in Cold Spring

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The Cartoon

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Day Trips

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Hudson Valley native scours region for best spots

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