Pickleball: the fun game with the funny name is beginning its first season at The Marian Shrine gymnasium. Pickleball is widely considered one of the fastest growing sports in the country with well over 200,000 active players in all 50 states and over 4,000 places to play. Pickleball is a racquet sport, which combines elements of […]
The Association for the Visually Impaired (AVI) will present its Annual “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, December 10 and Saturday, December 17 at The Nyack Pour House (102 Main Street) in Nyack. A family-style hot breakfast will be served from 8 – 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. each week. The cost is […]
On Friday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m., Sing We Enchanted performs “A Celtic Christmas” at the Nyack Library, Carnegie Concert Series. The program features a cappella carols from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Spain, England (Cornwall, Isle of Man) and Appalachia in the United States. The singers are also at times accompanied by the lovely strains of […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Over the course of the science-fiction genre, the concept of aliens coming to Earth has always been an enticing premise. Whether they come to help, harm, or simply learn about our civilization, there’s a chance it will serve as a great story, if handled well. One of the best aspects about films […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Back in May, the Marvel Cinematic Universe commenced Phase Three with the pivotal chapter, “Captain America: Civil War.” Despite the major events of that film, the phase, thankfully, didn’t feel like it began too big, too soon. That’s because there are still so many aspects of the wider story to introduce, and […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Johann Strauss Juniors opera, set in Vienna, Austria, New Year’s Eve 1899 includes a very involved tangle of people in various roles caused by their flirtations and ambitions, wonderful music including the famous Viennese waltzes and, as reviewed last Sunday afternoon, three hours plus of great operatic entertainment. Drawing on […]