BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Comedian Bobby Collins rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy at the Newton Theatre, Newton, N.J. February 16. – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band booked into the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center For The Arts February 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets on sale now at 1-866-781-2922. – Members of the Thiells […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Musical and film legend Sam Waymon of Nyack wrote the gospel-humming song “Mrs. Jackson” in memory of an 85-year-old black woman who members of the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee helped to register to vote in Mississippi in 1964. Another song, “Freedom Is My Name,” recalls the days of violence and the […]
PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE Check out these beautiful snapshots of North Rockland by local photographer Tom McGuire.
BY GEORGE J. DACRE “Freedom Summer,” a play appearing February 7, 8 and 9 at Shades Repertory Theatre, Central Presbyterian Church, Main St., was written by William Tucker 10 years ago and was originally meant to be a film. The play depicts the killing of three students who were part of the Students Nonviolent Coordinating […]
Opening on February 7 at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, the 2008 Tony Award winning musical “In the Heights,” takes a local stage for the first time. Directed by Westchester ’s own John Fanelli and presented by his Standing Ovation Studios, the production features a blend of talent and crew from Broadway and the […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “Dinner with Friends” by Donald Margulies and directed by Debra Failla, coming March 15 through April 13 at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack. Tickets online at elmwoodplayhouse.com or reservations at 845-353-1313. – Craig Bickhart, singer/songwriter to the stars including Johnny Cash, Emmy Lou Harris and Tony Rice featured at the next Borderline Music […]