Get ready for the big sound of swing, which utterly dominated the American popular-music scene in the late 1930’s and early 1940s, instantly bringing you back to Big Bands and dance floors crowded with exuberant jitterbugs dancing the Shag and the Lindy Hop. Led by Artistic Director Steve Shaiman, this 20-piece Swing Era jazz ensemble […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA “Thinking big” is something that is a most welcome feature of most Christopher Nolan’s films. With his original films, such as “Inception” and “Memento,” and his adaptations, such as his “Dark Knight” trilogy, he’s able to weave in grand ideas that can only come from a true filmmaker. It’s still amazing how […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
Journey for Salvation held a Halloween costume party at La Fontana Restaurant in Nyack on October 30 2014, raising $1,000 for the homeless in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The program is called “Future Kids,” and focuses on empowering Ethiopian youths between five and 15. Journey for Salvation will be sponsoring a holiday boutique on December 7, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Sunday, November 16 will be the final performance of the Rockland County Borderline Club for the time being. Sol Zeller, outgoing president of Borderline, will be attending along with his wife, Fay Zeller. Sol and Fay are relocating to Boca Raton, Florida where they will create a Borderline South Club. Zeller […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA “If it bleeds, it leads.” That’s one quote that I’m sure many people can use to describe today’s news culture. Viewers’ appetite for stories involving death have disturbing implications as to where their interests are in the scope of current events. Whether the story is focusing on a horrific car accident or […]