NYMA at veterans ceremony

There was no car to meet Herb Levy when he arrived in Newburgh at the end of World War II. So the Navy veteran picked up his duffel bag and walked home — bringing with him a foreign rifle, a javelin, trinkets from the orient, and the flag that had flown on the USS Charles Carroll.

To understand what Chris Meyer is creating, you have to know his background. He’s a professional actor and director, the third generation of his family to pursue a career in the performing arts.

The human cannonball was the headline attraction at the first Savage Wonder Festival.