It’s February, the month of affairs of the heart. Bet you’re thinking Valentine’s Day and romance, aren’t you?
How the heart got to be the symbol of those is unsure, especially when you consider that the shape of the actual heart is nothing like the version that’s come to mean love. This connection has been […]
It’s December! Let’s celebrate!
December can seem to be all about Christmas, although many celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa this month. Plus, of course, there’s New Year’s Eve.
But, did you know that in December you can celebrate every day? There’s World AIDS Day, National Ding-A-Ling Day, National Underdog Day, and Forefathers’ Day. The first Monday of the […]
What do an ice-skating competitor and instructor, roller skating coach, theater performer and choreographer, floral arranger, singer with a country album, and mixed-media artist have in common? They’re all together in one talented man, David “Tank” Tankersley.
Tankersley is originally from New Orleans. After a move to Tennessee, he started ice skating at age 13 and […]
Who doesn’t like wine? Or maybe rather than being an oenophile (a connoisseur of wines), you are a zythophile (someone who loves beer and all things beer-related), or a cocktail connoisseur (a keen appreciator of spirits).
Napa Valley has nothing on the Hudson Valley and its environs; you can barely twirl a corkscrew without it […]
“It was start a theater or drive to Alaska,” Linda MacNish said of the decision she and Lynne Haydn faced before opening The Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, NY.
Mac-Haydn is the flagship of live theater in Columbia County. In 1969, seeing a professional musical meant either going to New York City or attending a rare tour […]