The Arts Council of Rockland has announced they will again award grants to provide support for arts and cultural projects to community-based organizations, groups, collectives or artists through the 2013 Community Arts Grants program. Grants are intended to assist with the activities of local arts organizations, artist fees, marketing/publicity costs, direct administrative expenses, and supplies […]
BY DONNA SCHMIDT Michaella Vilsa is a teen with enormous talent when it comes to singing and dancing, but lying deeper within her little soul is a huge funny bone screaming to get out. “I love these people, they are so genuine,” Vilsa explained about the cast of “I Want it All,” before she decided to […]
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.
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Cruisin’ For Kids, a classic car event and a fundraiser this year for 5-year-old Gabrielle DiCarlo of Tomkins Cove, will be August 4 at North Rockland High School in Thiells. Gabrielle has had several operations for a tumor and the family has great expenses. $20 a car will help and Ricky […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Wide Open Productions has booked comic Kevin Meaney for an August 10 performance at the Turning Point Café in Piermont. Meaney will bring his brand of humor, which includes many references to his mother, to the popular Turning Point Cafe. His advance ads refers to phrases such as “We’re big pants […]
Many options for a nearby summer adventure BY ERIN MAHER The current state of the economy has shown a movement of cost cutting and dabbling in low-cost luxuries in order to maintain financial stability. A new trend that has become popular in recent years is the “staycation,” which is the practice of forgoing expensive destination […]