Cinderella Is Having A Ball In Irvington
Posted on 13. Oct, 2010 by Eric Wolfram in Theater
The Clocktower Players are presenting this classic fairy tale in musical form from November 6 to 14. Get your tickets now! Residents of Irvington, who were out enjoying the 6th Annual AQUEFEST last Sunday, were treated to a preview of this family friendly, charming production.
Design Flair For Your Family Life
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Eric Wolfram in design
New York City doesn’t have the monopoly on culture and design and it’s sad that those city folk think that they do. We can’t help them, but we can help ourselves. Here are three little things you can do to sprinkle some more awesome on Irvington.
Ronald Reagan and James Dean: Rare 1954 footage
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Raven Starkly in Movies
The icon of modern American conservatism fighting off an attack-at-gunpoint by the quintessential modern American rebel in a rare live footage.
David Mamet and the battle for Broadway
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Raven Starkly in Theater
SharePlaywright David Mamet explains why Broadway is like Disneyland David Mamet has a new book and the UK Gardian has published a couple of provocative exerps. No adult Londoner would go to see the crown jewels, and no adult New Yorker went to see Mamma Mia! for to do so would have been considered culturally [...]
3 Best Garden Houses
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by Raven Starkly in design
Separate space – to work, to think, to read, to play, to entertain, to sleep, to relax, to live. Turn your old garage or shed space into a separate home office in the back yard?
3 Art Scene Insider Things To Do in NYC
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Raven Starkly in Arts, fine art
Here are three things you can do this March to feel like an insider to the New York art scene.
Clipboards Aren’t Boring Anymore
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Raven Starkly in Business, design
ShareJust because you need a clipboard, doesn’t mean you have to be boring. BlueDogz Design’s award winning clipboards are the bomb! Clipboards are great for your office, home, car, cubicle, kitchen or right in your bag – and of course, they are the essential ingredient to a fantastically great gift! Bluedogz Design also carries delightful [...]
Songs of the Historic Hudson – Irvington, NY
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Raven Starkly in Arts, Irvington, News
ShareThe Irvington Historical Society Presents a free event where you hear songs from the Hudson River. “Of Time and the River: Songs of the Historic Hudson” Join us as Balladeer/Musical Historian Linda Russell traces life along the Hudson as seen in folk ballads, Erie Canal ditties and dance tunes. Irvington Public Library Sunday, March 14th [...]
Over Design is a Trap
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Raven Starkly in design
ShareI’ve got to watch myself. I’m a sucker for features or gadgets. I like clips, zippers, pockets, holders and Velcro. The world is full of geek candy like that. But when is enough ‘enough’? I used a vintage bike messenger bag for years — just a bag with a single inner zipperless pocket. So I [...]
Eric’s Movie Picks — My favorite films and why
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Raven Starkly in Entertainment, Movies
ShareIn no particular order, these are some of the movies that I’d gladdly see again (and again and again.) Cinema Paradiso — The themes of the thread that attaches us to the past, moving from home, moving on — mortality. The opening image says it all…the long long thread back to mom. This film gets [...]