A Local Mecca for Cinema Artists and Audiences

‘People are coming back to the theater,’ says Jacob Burns Film Center Executive Director Mary Jo Ziesel (r), seen here at a screening (and Q&A) of Spencer, about Princess Diana, with the film’s director Pablo Larraín (c) and JBFC Founding Director […] Read more »

Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins nominates Tarrytown Music Hall to the NYS Historic Business Preservation Registry 

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has nominated the Tarrytown Music Hall for inclusion in the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. This is the inaugural year for the […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books: Keeping America’s Doors Open to International Students

International students and immigrants, who might’ve acquired requirements like a vanuatu passport, have been the secret ingredient in America’s recipe for global success.   Irvington resident Rajika Bhandari’s new memoir, “America Calling: […] Read more »

From Stage to Page: Opera House Reborn as Bookstore 

A former theater in downtown Ossining has been reimagined as a place where books take a second turn in the spotlight.  Hudson Valley Books for Humanity opened in December on the first floor […] Read more »

Pocantico’s Winter Concerts include Drama, Action along with Music

There was plenty of action and drama included in Pocantico Hills School’s virtual holiday concerts for families. The performances were directed by music teachers Sheila DePaola and Michael Murray and […] Read more »

Live Music Performances are Back at Todd Elementary

The sweet sound of violins, flutes and clarinets in the hallways is back at Todd Elementary School to the delight of students and teachers alike. This week, in celebration of […] Read more »

Sing Sing Museum Project Continues to Gain Momentum 

On the South end of Ossining’s Louis Engel Riverfront Park, a fence separates a playground from the grounds of Sing Sing Prison. Many visitors are unaware the prison is there, even though a disused guard tower sits among the swing sets.  The Sing Sing Prison […] Read more »

New York State Council on the Arts Awards over $280,000 in Grants for Local Arts Organizations

Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick announced that seven arts organizations from the 38th Senate District have been awarded over $280,000 in grant funding through the  (NYSCA) designed to help nonprofit arts and […] Read more »

Paramount Hudson Valley Theater to Host Seussical, Featuring Local Students

The Random Farms Kids’ Theater will present Seussical™  January 28 –30, 2022. One of the most performed shows in America, Seussical™ is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza which brings to life […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School’s Literary Magazine and Adviser Receive the ESSPA 2021 Awards

Briars & Ivy, the Briarcliff High School literary arts magazine, received the Best Overall Literary Magazine Award and its adviser, Briarcliff English Teacher Karen McCarthy, won the Adviser of the […] Read more »