Holiday spending makes up 19% of total annual retail sales according to the National Retail Federation, the largest retail trade association. This year, the National Retail Federation anticipates that consumers will spend a total of $942 billion in order to find the perfect gift. Sure, you could shop at Amazon, […]
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Whether you plan to sell homemade jewelry, advertise your club, swap second-hand clothing, provide fresh baked goods for students, or anything in that realm, the Thursday market on the Excelsior Concourse is an ideal location for anyone searching for an open audience. Managed by Campus Auxiliary Services, the weekly market […]
Becoming an amazing radio host on SUNY New Paltz’s station doesn’t have to be scary — it’s actually achievable by following a couple of simple steps. One of the most beautiful things about SUNY New Paltz is that there is a club tailored to fit every personality that wanders through […]
It’s a Saturday night, and a trio of college students are finally able to put their schoolwork on the sidelines for a night. The flier reads “Doors at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 — $7 Cover.” Knowing there’s no rush, they show up late, and the first band has already […]
In recent years, Hollywood has been pouring money, time and resources into the Hudson Valley. The New York Times reported that in the late 2010s, Hollywood spent over $100 million toward building a large production studio at a former IBM complex in Ulster. And over the first three quarters of […]
Touring is an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows. See how a young musician faces the challenges of the road while fully embracing his craft. Macky (Mckinley) Spider Bowman, 20, is the drummer for The Bobby Lees, an up-and-coming band born right here in the Hudson Valley that has […]
Sarah Hartstein speaks about her band and growing as a young woman in music. Sarah Hartstein has always written songs. She sang in her car, with her mother, and remembersbeing in her first house when she was a little girl trying to write a song at the kitchen table usingrandom […]
The New Paltz Cinema has been around for decades and has most recently faced the depths of a global pandemic. As it continues to survive through this pandemic the workers and customers show strength and resilience through its perseverance. Customers and employees share their stories of what makes this cinema […]
The Huntington Fall Festival is a classic Long Island event. Every year on Columbus Day weekend, the four-day festival takes up Hecksher Park and the surrounding roads. The family-friendly event includes rides, games, food, live music and more. This year, for the first time since COVID-19, the fair took place […]
Tony Speciale, a playwright who is the founder of Plastic Theater, has been intrigued by the true events surrounding Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920 for almost 18 years. In 1920, Harvard formed a secret court to handle accusations of “homosexual activity” following the suicide of one student. Men both connected […]
The college’s first theater production with a live audience premiered on Sept. 30. One student recounts what it was like to witness the show. Fully masked people huddled in the lobby of McKenna Theatre on Sept. 30, waiting for the doors to open. The room was abuzz with excitement, from […]
Edited and packaged by Austin Kong How can a nonprofit, educational and cultural charitable theater survive during the COVID-19 pandemic? Movie theaters are among many entertainment businesses that don’t have a clear pathway to recovery. The Rosendale Theatre Collective is a nonprofit, independent company dedicated to preserving the historic Rosendale […]
COVID-19 has wrecked our world like we’ve never seen before. Businesses were forced to shut down, streets remained quiet for months and homes turned into offices. The movie industry was especially hit by the pandemic. The shutdown of movie theaters all across the world stopped films from being screened live. […]
Emma Cariello explores the niche appeal the A24 film studio brings to young moviegoers and what makes their works so iconic. – Edited and packaged by Jared LaBrecque
Edited and packaged by Norma Brickner It would be an understatement to say the Hudson Valley community misses the lively evenings local artists provided. An art show or a band playing in the area raised peoples’ spirits in the Hudson Valley almost every weekend. The COVID-19 pandemic is greatly affecting […]
Edited and packaged by Hannah Wright. Heather Renee became a single mom at 18. She was told that she would never provide for her daughter. She was told that her life would become nothing more than a statistic. Instead of succumbing to that mindset, Heather created a brand and life […]
The process of cultivating a comfortable home is known as nesting. This podcast is made for first-time renters or new homeowners living away from their families. Bryce Graham interviews his housemate and friend to gain perspective of what it’s like to make a home away from home. Podcast produced by […]
Brett Barry, a lecturer in the SUNY New Paltz Digital Media and Journalism (DMJ) department, has produced an episode for the Kaatscast podcast about the Samuel Dorsky Museum’s new exhibit. The installation focuses on Polish dissident artist Jan Sawka, who is former DMJ lecturer Hanna Sawka’s father. The artist’s work […]
