Rocking My Way Down the Thruway

BY HEATHER HACKNEY Ladies and Gentlemen, I realize now why my European friends follow bands across the country (mostly Bruce Springsteen). This month I have sat at the feet of greatness watching not one, not two but three music legends take the stage. It makes me very humble to know the music I love was […]

Author Richard Dresser Says “Last Days Of Mickey and Jean” is Fictional

Author Richard Dresser Says “Last Days Of Mickey and Jean” is Fictional

Playright is now working on a musical about “the curse of the Boston Red Sox” Speaking to the Rockland County Times from his office home in Hastings-on-Hudson, overlooking the Hudson River, Dresser says he started writing about the real “Mickey,” James “Whitey” Bulger, before the alleged Boston mobster and his girlfriend Katherine Grieg were taken into custody, […]

Fireworks Light Up Rockland

Fireworks Light Up Rockland

Friday, June 29: Location: Bear Mountain State Park Time: 5-10 p.m. Description: Music by Party Time Productions, children’s bounce house, concession stands, merchandise for sale, Merry-Go-Round, and more. Alcoholic beverages and personal pyrotechnics are not permitted. Parking lot will fill quickly; arrive early. Cost: $8 per car. For more information, call 845-786-2701 ext. 242. Tuesday, […]

Day Trip to the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

Day Trip to the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

BY JEN RINI In November of 1995, 17-year-old Scott Vaccaro not only brewed his first homemade batch of Cranberry Celebration Ale, but also his passion for the brewing arts. “It’s a tangible delicious beverage and you can be very creative,” Vaccaro said. Vaccaro, now 34, and of legal drinking age, is the owner and head […]

Acoustic Guitarist to Play at the Turning Point in Piermont

Acoustic Guitarist to Play at the Turning Point in Piermont

On July 13 at 9 p.m., the Turning Point in Piermont will be hosting world renowned acoustic English guitarist Adrian Legg. The “Genius of Acoustic Wizardry” will be performing in support of his first self-released recording, “Slow Guitar,” that includes fan requests from shows over the past two decades. Legg, a London native, was voted […]