U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Garrison last week to announce he had secured $1.5 million in federal funding to complete the expansion of a new open-air amphitheater overlooking the Hudson River for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF).
Read MoreBy Jordan Goodman On Saturday, Aug. 17, jazz singer-songwriter, arranger, composer and bandleader Andrea Wolper takes her talents to Mount Kisco for an evening at Jazz on Main. Wolper has been making waves in the contemporary vocal jazz scene for
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You don’t have to be a child to enjoy a day at the circus, and for about a week-and-a-half, circus lovers of all ages in Westchester and Putnam counties will have an opportunity to have that experience. FL!P Circus is
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Historic Hudson Valley officials, supporters and elected representatives joined together Monday morning to kick-off a multi-year restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. The focus of the project, which is slated to be completed in 2026, will be on
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By Anna Carpinelli At the age of 14, Tahl Leibovitz began a struggle with homelessness that would pervade his life for the next seven years. Today, he is a world-renowned American table tennis player, six-time Paralympian, World Champion competitor and an
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Before he finished producing his first award-winning film in May, new Fox Lane High School graduate Sam Griff had a keen sense of place. Griff grew up in Bedford and could easily relate to his surroundings, so producing an historical
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It tuned out to be a banner day for music lovers at the 18th annual Pleasantville Music Festival on Saturday. Crowds streamed to Parkway Field throughout the afternoon from across the metropolitan area to take in 18 bands topped by
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Savory and crusty empanadas filled with meat and vegetables, mouthwatering crunchy quinoa crisps, deep-fried akara fritters. These are just some of the historical and culturally diverse breads that will be made and served at the upcoming Global Grains: Celebrating Bread from
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Through the generations, there have been innumerable productions of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, but it’s unlikely that audiences have experienced a production like the one Arc Stages is serving up this weekend. The Pleasantville-based theater company is presenting its original work,
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Director-producer-performer Katie Schmidt Feder, formerly executive director of Embark Peekskill and Garrison Art Center, has created “A Moveable Musical Feast” to spread the word and establish an audience for Theatre in the Wood, a new theatrical and culinary production company
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