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Cheryl Strayed’s Advice for Budding Writers
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Reading Around
I just happened to hear about Cheryl Strayed and her exciting new book, Wild, from a friend who gave it a rave review. I then
Learning How to Bring Yoga to Children
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around
There aren’t many times I can say I was a crab, a giraffe, an elephant, or even that I never laughed so much in just
Revisiting After Sandy with a Heavy Heart
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around
I grew up in Brooklyn, had an aunt who lived in Gerritsen Beach, spent the summers at Riis Park, the Rockaways and Breezy Point, and
Please, talk with me Mara Katria’s Real Life Ghost Story
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
Woman Around Town first introduced Mara Katria (originally Mara Lyon) in 2010, and at the time she was filming her first indie feature film, Erie
Ready for Its Closeup—The Woodstock Film Festival
Friday, September 21st, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
If I could describe the feeling at the Woodstock Film Festival Launch party at Libation, Ludlow Street, on September 19, it would be “giving.” The
The Hudson Valley’s 1850 House Inn & Tavern: A Step Back in Time, A Step Forward in Style
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around
Take a nostalgic trip back to the Hudson Valley of yesteryear with a visit to the 1850 House Inn & Tavern in Rosendale, Ulster County.
Shakespeare As You’ve Never Seen Him Before
Friday, July 13th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
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.
The 39 Steps–HVSF-style
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
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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