Growing Up in Post-9/11 New York: ‘We inherited changes we weren’t there to witness happening’

I was born a couple of years after September 11, 2001, part of a generation with no personal memory that day, but which has never known a world that wasn’t shaped by it.  Growing up in New York made […] Read more »

Music Across the Hudson Connects River Towns Through a Day of Live Music

Five communities on both sides of the Hudson River will come together through music on Sept. 12, when Historic Hudson River Towns presents its annual Music Across the Hudson event.  Free concerts will take […] Read more »

New Market Square Mural Celebrates Ossining’s Past and Future

A colorful new mural now brightens Market Square in downtown Ossining, celebrating the village’s history, natural beauty and continued growth through a community-driven public art project.  Created by muralist Chris Soria in partnership […] Read more »

Paramount Vinyl Vault Brings New Life to Music Collecting While Supporting Peekskill’s Historic Theater 

Music lovers now have another reason to visit the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater. Paramount Vinyl Vault, a volunteer-run pop-up record shop inside the historic Peekskill venue, is giving donated records, CDs and books a […] Read more »

Composer Eric Genuis Brings Concerts of Hope to Westchester

For internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Eric Genuis, music has become more than a performance. It has become a way to reach people who are often overlooked.   Over the years, Genuis has […] Read more »

Husband-and-Wife Team Bring Interactive Theatre Home to Westchester

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought New York theatre to a standstill, husband-and-wife team Elise Milner and Chris Berlino began reconsidering where and how they wanted to continue creating. After years […] Read more »

A Star-Spangled History Lesson Comes to Constitution Island on July 4th

Daisy Jopling Brings Native American Revolutionary War Story to Life for America’s 250th Anniversary What more fitting venue to pay tribute to America on its 250th anniversary than a place […] Read more »

Westchester Women’s Chorus Celebrates Women’s History Through Song 

Music has always been the heart of Carol Arrucci’s life. After spending more than three decades as a public school choral director, Arrucci turned her lifelong passion into something new for the community, the Westchester Women’s Chorus.   Founded […] Read more »

Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair Showcases High School Research 

On a recent Saturday morning, the halls of Somers High School were filled with a steady hum of voices, footsteps, and quiet focus. More than 800 high school students from over 40 schools […] Read more »

Music in Search of an Audience

Music has a way of finding people when they need it. The challenge, at least in the River Towns, is making sure people know where to look.  Across several local […] Read more »