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Shakespeare As You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Friday, July 13th, 2012
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And it’s right in the Hudson Valley, a delightful 90 minute drive, or train ride up north to Garrison, where Northern Westchester meets Putnam County.

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The 39 Steps–HVSF-style

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
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There’s a laugh-riot going on in the Hudson Valley, cleverly done with magnificently-talented actors. While I thought I was headed to a predictable performance of

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Tracking the Ghosts in the Boscobel Manor

Sunday, October 30th, 2011
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The EMF detector used for measuring electromagnetic fields has a series of lights, from white to hot red, only about the size of a gumdrop.

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An All-American Celebration at Boscobel

Friday, July 1st, 2011
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Nothing says July 4th in America better than a picnic, hot dogs, live music and fireworks.You’ll find all of those 4th of July essentials at

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The Bomb-itty of Errors

Monday, July 19th, 2010
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I’m not sure what Shakespeare would have originally thought when told that The Comedy of Errors would be presented with a hip/hop, swinging, goofy kind

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Troilus and Cressida—A Little-Performed Shakespeare Work
Gets Its Due At the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

Thursday, July 8th, 2010
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The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival troupe does it again. Amidst the brutal heat and humidity, they took a work traditionally known as ambiguous and difficult,

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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, Sixties Style

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
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The long-haired actor entered the dirt-floor stage wearing a Harley Davidson jacket, riding an invisible motorcycle, and prepared to win the heart of a shrew

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Tasting Chocolate and Wine at Boscobel

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
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Sometimes these writing assignments for Woman Around Town can be downright grueling for a reporter. Take the recent “wine and chocolate” lecture held at Historic

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