Jamie L. Rotante
Jamie L. Rotante is a New York-based writer/editor. She works full-time as the Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comic Publications, Inc., helping to bring both empowering tales of female friendship and spooky stories to colorful, paneled life. She also writes about punk music, women’s issues, and being a neurotic. When she’s not agonizing over not writing enough, you can find her rambling about wrestling and collecting vinyl records just for fun.
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A Guide to Yonkers Pride
This Saturday, June 14th, Yonkers will host its 8th annual Yonkers Pride Festival, taking place on Main Street in Downtown Yonkers, from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM, rain or shine. The theme of this year’s Yonkers Pride Festival is “Unapologetically Us: Love Unstoppable,” which, as stated by the Yonkers Pride Committee, “speaks to the spirit…
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Lens on the Hudson: A Spotlight On Photographer Joseph Squillante
Lens on the Hudson, currently on display at the Hudson River Museum, celebrates Joseph Squillante’s golden anniversary of his photography work. This special collection highlights his intersection with the environmental movements that gained momentum along the river in the 1970s and continue to this day. Best known for his romantic landscapes along the Hudson, Squilante…
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Yonkers Arts Weekend: Fasion in Motion at the Hudson River Museum
On Saturday, May 17th, the Hudson River Museum hosted several special events as part of the Yonkers Arts Weekend, including a “Bubble Extravaganza” with giant bubbles, flowing streamers, and kites in the courtyard and live music from the Westchester Center for Jazz Ensemble in the lower gallery.
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YoHo Open Studios Spotlight: Susan MacMurdy
On the YoHo Artist Studios’ fourth floor lies Susan MacMurdy’s collage art workshop. Starting as a printmaker, MacMurdy has worked in paper crafts for many decades. Her mixed-media collages are inspired by nature, especially the beauty found in “urban nature,” like public parks and community gardens in upper Manhattan and the Bronx. The juxtaposition of…
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YoHo Open Studios Spotlight: Seán Taggart
On the busy fifth floor of the YoHo Artist Studios is Seán Taggart’s studio, filled with his self-described “artoonism” pieces comprising tapestries, paintings, and sketches that include bold political statements, humorous self-reflections, and pastel depictions of dystopian landscapes. Taggart’s art draws you in with his use of color and cartoons, and then he gives you…
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YoHo Open Studios Spotlight: Al Ferrari Guitars
Located on the fourth floor of the YoHo Artist Studios space is Ferrari Guitars, a custom guitar building workshop where luthier Al Ferrari handcrafts his own guitars, as well as offers 1-on-1 workshops for students to learn how to build their own dream guitar.
