“Like any kid who drew, I was lucky enough to have friends that were better than me at it,” quips tattoo artist Nalla Smith, owner of Sticks & Stones Tattoo in Hillsdale, NY. “So, that kind of showed me some tricks, but also gave me goals to get better at it.”
With Nalla having […]
Above: Tony-nominated Kate Baldwin and John Scherer in The Prom (2024, Sharon Playhouse), Directed by Carl Andress. Photo by Aly Morrissey.
“Give my regards to Broadway” … and a pile of money, too. It’s been quite a year for shows playing on the Great White Way. With the arrival of Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake […]
Amenia, NY-based author Jorge Sanchez shares the thought process behind writing stories from his past. Not only does he highlight what initially inspired him to publish these works and how he approaches his writing, but he unpacks the importance of exploring one’s own life through written themes!
What is your background in writing? Has […]
When I caught wind of the news that Fontaines D.C. was coming to Albany, NY, as a part of their US tour, I could not have been more ecstatic. It’s a truly rare occasion that a band I really love makes their way up to the Capital Region, and I’ve spent many a […]
When Magdalena Bay initially released Imaginal Disk, their latest project, on August 23, 2024, something drew me in and compelled me to listen to the full album. Was it the chatter about the record that I had seen circulating social media, amidst the hysteric flurry that was “ […]
Above photo from Zach Top’s official website.
Last Thursday, my friends and I scrambled to the Poughkeepsie train station just shy of five o’clock in the afternoon to catch the train into Grand Central. We were on our way to see country star Zach Top at Terminal 5 in Hell’s Kitchen and we […]
Above photo from @ericchurchmusic on Instagram
Eric Church released his ninth studio album, Evangeline vs. The Machine on May 2. The album is a bit of a change in tone from his previous work, but it still manages to keep a sense of individuality when placed next to other […]
Above photo courtesy of the Salisbury Forum and Casper ter Kuile.
On May 9 at 7:30pm, The Power of the Ritual author Casper ter Kuile will be speaking at the Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT, “for an evening to understand the root causes of our loneliness crisis, why so many […]
Makenna Held cooking in the kitchen at La Peetch. Photo by Leslie Choucard.
“I was always told not to go into the food world,” says RecipeKick CEO, Courageous Cooking® Method visionary, and Mostly French: Recipes from a Kitchen in Provence author Makenna Held.
Growing up in a family that was deeply connected to the corporate […]
I’ll start off by saying what’s on everyone’s mind when they walk out of a performance of Richard II at Bridge Theatre: if Jonathan Bailey is an incredible actor on-screen, he is truly a force to behold in-person.
But let’s back up a little bit. When I saw […]