Ken Karlewicz and the Riverside Arts Project Proudly Present “Back to the Streets.”
A collection of photographs by Ken and his students which capture the colorful life, texture and ever changing mood of Haverstraw Village’s downtown landscape.
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“Back to the Streets” Student Photography Exhibition Opens at Union Restaurant
Posted: May 15, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local Artisans1
Get Your Mob Gear Ready . . .
Posted: April 2, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Events, Local Artisans, New Stores, Opinions & Politics, SustainabilityTags: Broadway, Brooklyn, Cash Mob, economic growth, food, hardware store, Haverstraw, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local economy, local food, Main Street, mobbed, New York, NYC, restaurant, river, slow food, slow money, small economy, State, upstate new york, upstater, village of haverstraw
The North Rockland Cash Mob started with a flash. Local resident Ellen Donovan contacted me via Facebook to get a local cash mob initiative launched and generating buzz. Well, the mob is buzzing. Now over 700 members in size, and growing by the hundreds each day, the North Rockland Cash Mob is becoming, well, unruly. [...]
A Quirky Art Opening at the Haverstraw Arts Alliance: March 2, 2012
Posted: February 28, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansTags: art, art auction, art gallery, art opening, art scene, artisans, auction, cat sculpture, creativity, dog sculpture, Downtown, gallery opening, Great Painted Paw Brigade, haverstraw new york, haverstraw village, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, north rockland rowing club, paint, Painted Paw Brigade, painted sculptures, Rockland County, the arts, village of haverstraw, wine and cheese
Come to the gallery opening of the Great Painted Paw Brigade, a public art project that is to begin on Friday March 2, 2012.
A Bright Future for Local Theater
Posted: February 23, 2012 by Donna Schmidt in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansTags: actor, actress, American Chestnut ceiling, architectural heritage, Cafe, Central Presbyterian Church, Community Theater, haverstraw village, Haverstraw Youth Theater, historic church, Hudson Avenue, Hudson River, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, Samuel Harps, Shades Repertory Theatre, Theater, theatrical, Tiffany Stained Glass Windows, village of haverstraw
Shades Repertory Theater, where Harps is the artistic Director, resides in the lower level of the Central Presbyterian Church on the corner of New Main Street and Hudson Avenue in the Village of Haverstraw, New York. With Tiffany stained glass windows and American Chestnut (now nearly extinct) ceilings, the church itself is a proud and substantial entity as you enter the village.
Illuminating Images at the Central Presbyterian Church
Posted: February 10, 2012 by Donna Schmidt in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansThe Piermont Photography Meetup Group is presenting “ILLUMINATING IMAGES” this Saturday, February 11, at the Central Presbyterian Church (Haverstraw Youth Theater) with a wine and appetizer reception from 4:00pm-6:30pm. 64 New Main Street, Village of Haverstraw. On display are wonderful works by Wayne Bizzinger, Paul Brizzi, Ely Dennis, Peter Giraudin, Barb Levitt, Stefanie Livanos, Diedre Marangi, [...]
Bill Batson’s Take on the ‘House by the Railroad’
Posted: February 7, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in History, Local ArtisansArtist Bill Batson takes on the ‘House by the Railroad‘ with his sketch of the famed house in Haverstraw (left) that inspired Edward Hopper to paint and Alfred Hitchcock to kill off his leading lady on-screen in “Psycho.” Read more about Batson’s take on Edward Hopper and the house that started it all. Batson discusses [...]
Downtown2GAGA: An Art-focused Pedestrian Path
Posted: February 1, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Local Artisans, SustainabilityTags: artists, arts, bike path, Celebration, community, Conservation, Crafts, creekside, Downtown, Emeline Park, farmers market, GAGA, garnerville, Haverstraw, haverstraw ferry, haverstraw new york, haverstraw village, Haverstraw Village Hall, Henry Hudson, high tor mountain, hudson art, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, industrial complex, minisceongo creek, new urbanism, pedestrian, sculpture park, sustainability, The Picturesque Hudson, village of haverstraw, walking path
Wouldn’t it be great if a resident or a visitor to the Village of Haverstraw could walk, jog or bike to the Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center, also known as GAGA?
Short Film: Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market
Posted: June 11, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local Artisans, SustainabilityTags: Catherine LoBuono, Celebration, community, Conservation, Downtown, Events, Farm Market, Farm to Table, farmers market, Harvest, Haverstraw, haverstraw ferry, Haverstraw's Harvest Farmers Market, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local food, Main Street, Maple Avenue, new urbanism, NY Waterway, organic, Short Films, Sojourner Productions, sustainability, union restaurant haverstraw, Urban Planning, village of haverstraw
Filmed and edited by Catherine LoBuono of Sojourner Productions, Inc. Catherine is a resident of the Village of Haverstraw and a proud supporter of Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmers Market. http://sojournerproductions.com/
HAVERSTRAW’S HARVEST FARMERS MARKET
Posted: May 22, 2011 by miamarsh in Activities, Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansTags: activities, art, artisan, artist, August, Celebration, community, Crafts, Downtown, Events, fall, family, farmers market, fun, Haverstraw, haverstraw new york, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Farmer's Market, July, June, local, market, Markets, Markets Hudson Valley, May, New York State Farmers, November, October, Open Air Markets New York, opening, Rockland County Farmer's Markets, Rockland Farm Alliance, September, spring, summer, Sunday, The Picturesque Hudson, Village, village of haverstraw, weekend, winter
HAVERSTRAW’S HARVEST FARMERS MARKET now open!
• Every Sunday from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. on Maple Ave. at New Main St. in Haverstraw Village, rain or shine, from June 27th to November 21st, 2010.
• Eat Fresh Eat Local Eat Well. Come out for a fun-filled Sunday! New vendors, exciting demos and events, including a Market to Table program, cooking demos by gourmet restaurants, events by Cornell Cooperative Extension, and fun activities for both children and adults. Booths available. Sponsored by the Greater Haverstraw Chamber of Commerce
Haverstraw Gear!
Posted: October 4, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, History, Local Artisans, UncategorizedTags: $15, $5, brick, built on brick, Haverstraw, New York, represent, shirt, sustainability, t, t shirt, tote bage, tshirt, Village, village of haverstraw
Haverstraw, N.Y. Built on Brick T-shirts for sale for $15. Canvas tote bags are $5. Order one today!
Shouldn’t We Bring Cottage Industry to Haverstraw?
Posted: July 25, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, Local Artisans, New Stores, WaterfrontTags: Cottage, Cottage Industry, Crafts, Craftsmanship, Economic Recovery, Economy, haverstraw village, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York State, Rural Craft, sustainability, Upstate, Village
The New York Times has released a fairly interesting article on the revival of cottage industry, which has begun to meld with the world of high-fashion and high-design. Rural Craft is the new “it” for urban dwellers these days. . . and chic is more and more looking like it’s beyond passe. But in all [...]
Ana’s Botellas: Paint the Town
Posted: July 1, 2009 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Local ArtisansTags: Ana, Ana Peguero, Conservation, Crafts, Dominican Republic, green crafts, hand painted bottles, hand painting, Haverstraw, Haverstraw Crafts, haverstraw village, New York, painted bottles, Peguero, recycling, upcycling
Floriana, or Ana Peguero has started a most interesting craft based on her heritage infused with environmental conservation. Ana paints reclaimed glass bottles for all kinds for different uses; this is more accurately called “upcycling” by the young greensters of today. Most of Ana’s work is inspired by patterns she remembers from her childhood and [...]
Hopper’s Haverstraw Icon
Posted: July 23, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, Local ArtisansIn 1925, Edward Hopper, of Nyack, New York, set out to immortalize the “House by the Railroad” on Route 9W in Haverstraw. The canvas and oil masterpiece is on display in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Midtown Manhattan. Hopper’s signature juxtaposition of light and dark shades created by a glaringly bright sun is [...]
Hudson River Sculpture Trail Officially Opens
Posted: September 29, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Local Artisans, WaterfrontOn Saturday, September 30, the Hudson River Sculpture Trail will be officially dedicated and opened. The project lines the shore of the Harbors at Haverstraw and will be expanded along the waterfront promenade as construction is completed. The Hudson River Sculpture Trail is: “. . . a visionary and ambitious project for the Hudson River. [...]
Imports: Jewelry by Mónika Rodriguez
Posted: July 14, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Local Artisans, UncategorizedHaverstraw’s rich wealth of culture and history continues to create new opportunities for residents to share aspects of their customs with each other. 18 year old Mónika Rodriguez lives in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. She began designing and creating jewelry at age 15. Mónika’s Godmother and Aunt, Floriana Gonzalez, lives in Haverstraw and receives samples [...]
