For eons, nature has profoundly inspired music, the arts and literature, from the lotus in the Bhagavad Gita to the tree of life in Genesis. The fascination with the botanical world now offers a stunning and imaginative venture in the

By Barbara Kay Two years ago, on the ride home from a Memorial Day weekend trip, the conversation between Melissa Trombetta and her son, Luke, meandered to discussing their biggest fears. For Luke it was the fear of drowning; for

Propaganda and misinformation about war has been around since visual and literary expression became part of the public discourse. It’s still alive and thriving today, especially now in the age of social media. Depicting the horrors of battle wasn’t always

For Scarlett Antonia, her yellow brick road led her to Peekskill. In 2000, when Antonia, whose accomplished dance career saw her perform at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, among other venues, first arrived in Peekskill on a trip from

The most fascinating aspect of the “Remarkable Women in and Around Ossining” exhibit at the Bethany Arts Community is that every woman featured in the show is connected to a place in or near Ossining. The exhibit opened last week

Celebrating the return of the popular BeanRunner Café Salon in Peekskill last week was a packed house of those eager to hear four women artists speak about their work. This was the first monthly salon held in four years. The

By Barbara Kay An important but largely forgotten piece of 20th century American history unfolded in Peekskill in the summer of 1949. Now a local filmmaker and historian has taken an in-depth look at what happened in what is sometimes