Apocalypse now

In an atmosphere with daily headlines tracking potential climate catastrophe, political division and inequality, a new exhibit from Peekskill’s Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art places a spotlight on contemporary paintings with dystopian themes.

Attaining another summit

Climbing Kilimanjaro, helping the kids of St. Christopher’s in Dobbs Ferry and taking hold of a Rockland nonprofit all ad up to a Nelson Mandela University Alumni Achiever award for Kurt Kannemeyer.

A Western Hemisphere star

Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center is now home to largest and most technologically advanced planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, and that’s more than just a marketing boast.