Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Nyack Center Honors Kris and Tom Burns & Ray Wright by Bill Batson On November 6, the Nyack Center’s Legacy Gala will honor three of my dearest friends, Kris and Tom Burns and Ray... Bill BatsonOctober 12, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Rockland Center for the Arts by Bill Batson In the contest to draw an audience for the arts, Rockland County is David to the Goliath of New York City.... Bill BatsonAugust 17, 2021
Arts Nyack People & Places: Painting Pretty Penny by Mike Hays “There’s a man outside making a picture,” exclaimed Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary. It was November, 1939, at Pretty Penny, the family’s... Mike HaysApril 1, 2021
News Nyack People & Places: A Look Back at 2020 by Mike Hays When we burn our 2020 calendars and combine its ashes with the ashes of all of our plans, hopes, and expectations... Mike HaysDecember 24, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: Polio Pandemic & Nyack’s “Act of God Baby” by Mike Hays The polio pandemic was a scourge that reappeared every summer through the first half of the 20th century, killing and crippling... Mike HaysMarch 19, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Exhibition Shows the Seeds of Modern Art Sowed in Rockland Soil by Bill Batson A current exhibit on South Greenbush Road in West Nyack features the work of a group of Rockland residents who introduced... Bill BatsonJanuary 28, 2020
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: What Happened to the Rockland Theater Lost Nyack: The Rockland Theater by Mike Hays Nyack’s history is visible in its preserved buildings, from its Victorian homes to its 19th century... Mike HaysSeptember 26, 2019
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: A Rockland Riot for Russians by Mike Hays Riots and Russians in Rockland? Indeed! On a steamy, moonlit August night in 1942, the largest crowd ever to attend an... News & Views StaffAugust 22, 2019
Arts Nyack People & Places: Painting Pretty Penny by Mike Hays “There’s a man outside making a picture,” exclaimed Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary. It was November, 1939, at Pretty Penny, the family’s... News & Views StaffApril 4, 2019
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: The Baseball Game of the Century by Mike Hays It was the charity baseball game of the century. A motorcade of buses and cars from New York City brought stars... News & Views StaffMay 17, 2018