Walk the line
byNik Wallenda has been “walking” on a high wire since before he was born. His mother, Delilah, was still performing on it when she…
AUGUST 2015
Passion Play
Achilles on the Hudson
byFor four performances this month, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will present “An Iliad” under its big tent at Boscobel House and Gardens in…
Peloton Cycle offers in-home fitness system
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki. It’s often been said that necessity is the mother of invention. And the proverb has been proven true yet…
The bouncing ball to diplomacy
byWho would ever believe that a 19th century, English upper-class, after-dinner parlor game called Wiff-Waff would evolve into the unique Ping-Pong diplomacy that lifted…
American Pharoah reigns
byHe’s made the current Vogue and the cover of Sports Illustrated. He’s met Julia Roberts. And, California boy that he is (by way of…
Brawn, brain – and heart
byIt’s no surprise that an interview with Giovanni Roselli ends with him handing you more than one business card. After all, the Westchester-raised Fairfield…
Horse power
by“What’s so unique about our sport is that you have an animal doing most of the work,” says show jumper Brianne Goutal. And that…
Sinfulness on display
bySin — the ultimate pastime. Certainly, the Fairfield/Westchester Museum Alliance must think so. Throughout the summer, the alliance, which consists of eight venues in…