A famously art-driven town, New Paltz N.Y., hosted the fifth-annual Celebration of the Arts(COTA), a free festival for all local artists on Oct. 8. All forms of art and creativity were encouraged and welcomed with open arms. Painters and sketch artist positioned themselves along cobblestone paths documenting the beauty of […]
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A new school year brings with it a new venue as Grimaldi’s Pizza steps up as the next big place to see a show in New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz students know this town feeds on music and with a live event happening almost every day of the week, Grimaldi’s […]
On April 28, The Who’s Tommy, under the direction of Jack Wade, kicked off its’ 10-day run at the McKenna Theatre. The Department of Theatre Arts, with support of Campus Auxiliary Services, was pleased to present the play through special arrangements with Music Theatre International. The story takes place during the 1940s […]
Many SUNY New Paltz students and faculty members are unaware of the existence of the Black Box Theatre. Black Box, located in the Smiley Art Building, produces two plays each academic year. These student-run productions give students a chance to direct, design and act in the plays. Black Box is not […]
Nestled in the hills of the Hudson Valley is the town of Rosendale. This seemingly sleepy town overflows with creative professionals that connect with its artsy independent vibe. In the center of Main St. is the Rosendale Theatre, a cultural and economic hub for the town. Before the theatre opened […]
The New Play Festival’s inaugural season premiered on April 8, and continued until April 10. For the weekend of performances, the audience was brought into a new world of theatre –one where actors are on stage with scripts, wearing basic costumes on a stage absent of props and scenery. […]
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts will feature its own “New Play Festival” on campus for the first time. The New Play Festival (NPF) was organized by a committee including Nancy Saklad, the SUNY Department of Theatre Arts faculty director; Robert Miller, a communications professor; Laurence Carr, a professor […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Warriors dance club presented a new way to look at women’s struggles at McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz. “I Am A Woman” was put on by the newly formed SUNY New Paltz dance club, Warriors. President of the club, Cinthia Pimentel, second-year communications major, formed the dance team […]
On Friday, March 4, the Fine Arts Building Rotunda was transformed into an art gallery, as students and parents gazed upon the aesthetic creations made by SUNY New Paltz’s wood design students. The 8th SUNY New Paltz Wood Design Exhibition is an event that serves as a showcase for the final projects […]
Each move is a message. Each step is a feeling. All eyes in the almost full theater are on the dancers of “Dance Underground” as they perform their first dance of the night. Their dancing is natural and effortless, but the passion behind it shines through as bright as the lights […]
A lot of people like lucky numbers. How is this one for you? 596. According to the documentary Gasland, which was screened at SUNY New Paltz just before Thanksgiving break, that is the number of chemicals that are placed into the hydrofracking mixture used to bring up natural gas from […]
For the past 11 years, for a few days in October, film lovers flock to the small town of Woodstock in upstate New York, hoping to catch a glimpse of the reality of film making. It’s also a chance for people to possibly run into celebrities and to be the […]
At first glance, there won’t seem to be anything different about Rosendale from any other quaint little upstate town, save for the historical Rosendale Theatre, which opened its doors more than 60 years ago in February 1949.
Hudson Valley artists gathered at the Ulster County Fairgrounds on Labor Day weekend to strut their stuff at the 29th Annual Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair. The Labor Day fair, which mirrors the Memorial Day fair at the beginning of the summer season, is reserved exclusively for artists with […]
Flapper dresses for girls, suits for boys, the Lindy Hop, a dance floor, and big band jazz music; all of the essentials for a swing dance. Some people may think this dance is out of date, but two students from the State University of New York at New Paltz disagree […]
The sixth season of Faculty Poets Present began Monday, Sept. 13 with readings by SUNY New Paltz professors Howie Good and Larry Carr. Students and teachers alike filled the seats of the Honors Center in SUNY New Paltz’s College Hall to experience the work of these accomplished professors and poets. […]
On Saturday, September 4, the first annual Hudson Valley Green Festival closed with an energetic performance by nationally acclaimed band Blues Traveler. The band is most well-known for their songs, “But Anyway,” “Run Around,” and “Hook.” Less known is their love for the Hudson Valley and efforts to leave behind […]
Natalie Minewski, 83, sat patiently in the lobby of Woodland Pond retirement community in New Paltz, N.Y. Her small, fragile frame rose surprisingly quickly when she spotted the large painting coming through the front doors. “Nope, I didn’t paint that. I think it might have been one of my husband’s […]
