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‘Beauty and the Beast, Jr.’ on Friday

July 28, 2017 Jason Kaplan

With “Beauty and the Beast’s” success on Broadway and the cinematic release earlier this year, it only made sense for Riverlight Theatre Arts to choose the fairy tale for its summer performance.

Rice reprises role in ‘Into the Woods’

July 7, 2017 Jason Kaplan

A veteran cast will take the stage, this weekend, for Step it up Summer Stage’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” The musical also stars a young woman reprising a role she played 10 years ago.

Play inspires COH student to ‘help the Annies’

June 23, 2017 Editorial Staff

Quinn Skinner attended the Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary School’s production of “Annie, Jr.” and was inspired to organize a service project to help local foster children.

Perrone returns home with self-written musical

June 16, 2017 Editorial Staff

Livi Perrone, a 2016 Cornwall High School graduate, is no stranger to theater.

Mumford Poetry Contest

June 1, 2017 Ken Cashman

The awards ceremony for the Timothy Mumford Poetry Competition drew a large audience at the Cornwall Public Library. The award winners and their parents were there. But they weren’t the only ones.

Local artists will open their doors to tours

May 12, 2017 Jason Kaplan

The open studio tour, sponsored by the Orange County Arts Council, continues on May 20 and 21 as artists in the eastern portion of the county will be showcased.

Ad resurrects a long-forgotten poem

May 5, 2017 Editorial Staff

The memory of Amelia Barr, who wrote more than 25 popular novels while living in Cornwall-on-Hudson between 1885 and 1912, got a recent boost when one of her poems was turned into a video shown at college bowl games.