Stage & Screen

SUNY-New Paltz revives Sean O’Casey’s Shadow of a Gunman

SUNY-New Paltz revives Sean O’Casey’s Shadow of a Gunman

March 2-12: While we give thanks that Ireland is nowadays tourism-friendly, the Irish Republican Army and its English overlords and their Protestant allies having worked out a cessation of hostilities that seems to be sticking, it’s impossible to appreciate Irish culture fully without an understanding of its long history of quashed rebellions.

See Louise Brooks in silent classic “Diary of a Lost Girl” with live piano in Rosendale

See Louise Brooks in silent classic “Diary of a Lost Girl” with live piano in Rosendale

Sunday, March 5- Ever since the final debate of the 2016 presidential race, feminists across America have been proudly proclaiming themselves Nasty Women. So it seems like an auspicious time to reexamine the legacy of one of the most notorious nasty women of the silent screen era: actress Louise Brooks, whose short black bobbed hair inspired a generation of flappers and whose outré lifestyle and controversial characterizations generated both outrage and admiration among moviegoers.

Vassar dance gala at Bardavon

Vassar dance gala at Bardavon

The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT), resident company at Vassar College, will celebrate its 35th annual gala weekend with two performances at Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon 1869 Opera House at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 5.