Tag: artists
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Theater Shutdown is Only an Intermission for Young Professionals
Edited and Packaged by Samantha King Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered Broadway theaters to close on March 12, and many will remain dark for the foreseeable future. Originally the closure lasted only one month, but it has since been extended multiple times. On Oct. 9 the Broadway League announced that Broadway will remain dark through May…
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The Hudson Valley Comes Together Right Now Over Music
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 the local musicians and artists…
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After Thousands of Shows, Costume Designer and Alumna Aletta Vett Expresses Herself through Art
Written by Marla Ogden Story edited and packaged by Jessie Russell Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with SUNY New Paltz alumni who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. This is what they found: Featured images by Jack Murphy and SUNY Ulster Aletta Vett is…
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COTA Celebrates Fifth Year
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 Huguenot Street and tents were…