Old Men

by Niel Donnelly Some tailored, haircut neat, most unkempt, forward bent, on the beach or on the street. Ah, those letters never sent.... * You leaned across the table with…

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Arianna String Quartet Electrifies Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney Antoinette Brim-Bell, Poet Laureate of Connecticut, began the Sunday program of Music Mountain by reading a selection of her poems. These poems featured subtle rhythmic use…

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The Cuckoo’s Nest Sings Again in Kingston

by Kevin T McEneaney Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest addresses the same theme as Tennessee Williams’ play Suddenly Last Summer (1958): mistreatment of people in…

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A Short History of Smithfield Church

 by Clerk Kevin T McEneaney for the Millbrook Historical Society, 6/20/24 The first settler in this area was Richard Sackett, in about 1702; he settled along the Wassaic Creek, having…

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Brain, inc.

by Kevin T McEneaney Your brain remains an obscure paradox: a huge filing cabinet of pictures, a lightning move in improvised chess game, an insouciant stroll in Spring downpour, a…

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All-Schubert Excitement at Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday Music Mountain featured two of Franz Schubert’s late piano compositions. During his short lifetime of 31 years, Schubert composed about 1500 works, over 600…

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Intimate Power of Song at The Stissing Center

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday evening at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains pianist Sophia Zhou accompanied Tenor Daniel McGrew and Soprano Katherine Lerner Lee in a sophisticated program…

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Nightlife wonders

by Kevin T McEneaney Some insects are more active during night. There is as much pollination at night as compared to during daylight hours. * Nocturnal moths comprise the greatest…

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Dinnerstein & Gerlach Wows Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney The music program was preceded by the presentation of the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ann M. McKinney who has been a decades-long backer of both…

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