BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA With all of the movies based on comic-book characters that have come out since the early 2000s, we have become used to them following a certain format: the protagonists receive their powers, learn to use them, establish a code of ethics, save the world, and then prepare for any dangers they may […]
Rockland Youth Orchestra (RYO) will be having its fifth season from March 9 through June 1 of this year featuring rehearsals on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 – 9 p.m. The rehearsals will take place at Highview Elementary School on 24 Highview Avenue in Nanuet, New York (Zip Code 10954). Rockland Youth Orchestra will culminate season […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN When two separate and recognizable objects — human hair and brooms, silverware and a rake — are combined into one, sometimes artistic alchemy occurs and a new unique concept emerges. “Beautiful Nonsense: The Absurd Object,” a collection of such works curated by artist Norm Magnusson of Rhinebeck, opened at Rockland Center for […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Thunder From Down Under out of Las Vegas at the Newton Theatre, New Jersey Thursday, August 11. Tickets on sale at 973-383-3700. – “Man of La Mancha” opens March 3 at Westchester Broadway Theatre, Elmsford. Always Patsy Cline now on mainstage. Call 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com. – “The Death of King Shotaway” at […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF ESPN Radio 98.7 FM broadcasters Rick DiPietro, of Islanders fame, and Don La Greca are the expected guests at Austin’s New City, 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 23 for a special viewing party of the Islanders v. Wild and Rangers v. Devils games. The event will feature food and drink specials as well […]
Rockland Theatre Company presents “The Last Five Years,” a musical written by Jason Robert Brown, featuring Damon Quattrocchi and Katie McSherry. The show, which premiered in Chicago in 2001 and then off-Broadway in 2002, is a story which explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein (Damon), a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt (Katie), a struggling actress. Brown […]