BY HEATHER BARR A candidate for receiver of taxes in Orangetown, Chris Smith, guest bartended on Thursday, May 2 at Johnny’s Smokehouse in Pearl River to raise money for George Bergerman Memorial Youth Fund. An estimated 25 to 30 people came in support of the fund which was set up last year by high school […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “Harvest of Empire,” described as the untold story of Latinos in America, a movie, to be shown May 23 at 8 p.m. at Shades Repertory Theatre in Haverstraw. Presented by Wendy Thompson Marquez-Eduardo Lopez with a panel discussion following the screening. Information at 845-675-8944 or shadesrep.org. – “The Sound of […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE This is the age of Internet bullying and use of social media to embarrass people. The play “The Truth About Agnes,” written and directed by Samual Harps at Shades Repertory in Haverstraw, focuses on the trauma and disaster that bullying and embarrassing can involve. Agnes is brilliantly portrayed by Alexis Salem, […]
The oldest movie theater in Rockland County, The Lafayette Theater, will screen the newest summer blockbuster movie, “Iron Man 3” in 3D, on May 2 at 9 p.m., a day before its national release. Doors open at 8:30 pm. “Iron Man 3” in 3D is based on the exploits of a Marvel Comics superhero. The […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE PHOTOS BY JOHN VECCHIOLLA This perennial favorite hits the mark at Elmsford as a finely tuned cast puts on a musical that started out as a story by the famed Damon Runyon and wound up on Broadway in 1950 and has played many venues since then. Directed and choreographed by Richard […]
Accardi, Guarasci, DiBenedetto and Perez pull out all the stops with this one BY GEORGE J. DACRE With an onstage screen, strobe lights, special effects, a full eight piece orchestra, popcorn, hot dogs and cracker jacks, the Antrim Players have gone where no community theatre has gone before. The result is a smash musical about […]