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By Sonia Lee Garber Whenever I run into Steve Worthy he bursts onto the scene like a tornado. His mom would tell him when he was a child that with his energy, he was always “ripping and running…whether it be with marbles, stickball, baseball, basketball, or whatever…I was somewhat of a jock”, says Worthy. Steve… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Steve Worthy

By Sonia Lee Garber Magical things can happen in Peekskill. It is a town that has a history in which emerging artists are discovered and presented with opportunities. Peekskill resident Marisol Jimenez met an interesting person one evening when she was dining with her husband at Ruben’s Café on North Division Street. Maria Tavares had… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Maria Tavares

By Sonia Lee Garber I’ve always wondered what my life would be like had my creativity been more nurtured as a child. Elizabeth Bram was lucky enough to have parents that protected and nurtured her creative inclinations. In fact, Bram’s mother told her she was the most talented person she had ever met! She encouraged… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Elizabeth Bram

Local Artist Buzz, Inez Andrucyk By Sonia Lee Garber Inez Andrucyk invites me to her home in Mohegan Lake and we stroll around her house while talking with cool drinks in hand. She shows me both her summer and winter art studios, one upstairs and one downstairs. It is summer when we are talking and… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Inez Andrucyk

What can I say about all that is Kristina Koller.  She grew up in Yorktown but forayed into Peekskill often, as she found it to be “a second home” where she could hang out and listen to musicians.  In fact, her first gig was played in downtown Peekskill at local restaurant 12 Grapes. (which is now home… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Kristina Koller

Have you ever been inspired by the ordinary?  Will Hanlon was holding a pushpin when inspiration struck.  Hanlon was hanging up a Pokemon poster with his son when he realized that they could put the poster on corkboard and that the pushpins were the same colors as the Pokemon, so they could create a three-dimensional effect of… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz,Will Hanlon

I met West Barrington Artope after a memorial gathering was being held for his friend, Keith Mullings, who had been  Artope’s business partner, helping him open the latest incarnation of Be First Boxing in Peekskill, NY.  West Barrington Artope, along with Keith Mullings (who has since passed,) started Be First Boxing at the Kiley Center in… Continue reading West Barrington Artope

I had a nice little phone chat with Baba Kazi Oliver, who played me a soundtrack of his music, showing off the contagious African beats he plays on his drums. Baba Kazi Oliver is an accomplished African Drummer.  His curriculum vitae is impressive, which you can view at www.kazioliver.com. At the onset of our phone call, when… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz,Baba Kazi Oliver

Scarlett Antonia knows how to keep on creating, regardless of personal circumstance.  Despite a recent bout of illness and change in her home address, two very stressful factors for most, Antonia is busier than ever working with local talent and producing work. “That is one thing I have absolutely decided after my last chain of health… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Scarlett Antonia