Fiesta Sunrise, the Mexican restaurant across from the Palisades Mall on Rt 303 recently seized for not paying back taxes, opens tonight for one last time on Reality TV.

“On the second of two episodes of Kitchen Nightmares, Chef Gordon Ramsay pays a visit to Fiesta Sunrise in West Nyack, New York.  Fiesta Sunrise is a family-run Mexican eatery.

The restaurant is in major financial trouble and is hoping Chef Ramsay can help turn around the business.  The restaurant is being run by a man named Vic, who can be hard-headed and stubborn.  Vic is married to Yolanda and is a stepdad to Patti.

When Chef Ramsay first arrives at Fiesta Sunrise, he finds what he considers to be unsanitary conditions and shuts the restaurant down.  Will Chef Ramsay be able to get things up and running again?  Kitchen Nightmares airs on Thursday, November 13 from 9 PM to 10 PM ET/PT on FOX.”

Sources: Zap2It,  RealityTVMagazine.com, Journal News

SEVEN: OUT OF THIS WORLD

Rockland Center for the Arts Opening Reception: October 12th, 2008, 1pm-4pm

Show runs October 12 - December 21, 2008

This show is an exhibition of contemporary artists whose work focuses on the unconscious mind and alternative realities. The participating artists are: Glynis Sweeny, Gabe Brown, Richard Deon, Michael Lucero, Portia Munson, Charlotte Schulz, and Ruth Waldman. Seven is RoCA’s biannual exhibition, celebrating the artists who live and work in the Hudson Valley region. Continue reading →

If you’ve seen movie trailers around town, it’s because NBC is shooting an episode of Lipstick Jungle, starring Dylan Clark Marshall, Sarah Hyland and Brooke Shields.

One NNaV editor commented “if the shoot was anywhere else, it would have drawn a big crowd. But it seems like almost everyone in Nyack has their own IMDB entry and doesn’t get excited about these things!”

Apparently, the Village of Upper Nyack and the Town of Clarkstown is movie/TV friendly.  And they get benefits, like overtime for the police.  Maybe the Village of Nyack should vie for some of the action.

Check out the following from lohud.com:

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Inside Rockland: TV Film Crews Discovery Clarkstown
October 01, 2008 20:44 PM

Should we start call Clarkstown “Hollywood” on the Hudson?

Well, during the past few weeks, the world of television has discovered Upper Nyack and other areas of Clarkstown.

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Thursday, August 28, 8pm (Rain Date, August 29th)
Admission free, bring a lawn chair or blanket
NYACK, NEW YORK — A fleet of seven intricately crafted boats fashioned out of scrap wood and other salvaged materials, as they sail down the Hudson River from Troy, NY to Deitch Studios in Long Island City, Queens , will serve as the site for a live theatrical and musical performance at Nyack’s Memorial Park. This event is presented in collaboration with The Friends of the Nyacks, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1974 for the betterment of the Nyacks.

The fleet, known as the “Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea,” was handcrafted by the international Artist SWOON, whose work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

Suitable for all ages, the performance, guided by OBIE award-winning playwright Lisa D’Amour, will be delivered from the decks of the vessels and the banks of the river. The crew of the rafts tells tales of the possible myths that might surround the vessels, the crew and the journey. Live music will also serve as an integral part of the performance.

Each raft is powered with alternative energy sources, including bio-fuels and solar power. SWOON’s larger-than-life “invented landscape” installation at Deitch Studios will receive the fleet September 7. The show opens to the public that day.

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Scenic Hudson had a contest for photos of the Hudson Valley and announced the winners.  Unfortunately, nobody from Nyack was on the list, but there are some beautiful shots. The winner was Jack Gilman of Yonkers who took the amazing photograph “Palisades Clouds” from the Yonkers waterfront.

Below is the list of winners.

First Place Winners

• “Inviting Trail,” by Helen Katchmer, Ulster Park (Scenic Hudson Parks)
• “Boundless Calm,” by Bill Luchkiw, Cold Spring (The Hudson River)
• “Hudson River from Olana,” by Barbara Stephens, Tivoli (Valley Landscapes & Communities)
• “Bald Eagle Stare,” by Stephen Davis, Eldred (Wildlife)
• “Paddling Black Creek,” by Joshua Clague, Kingston (People Connecting with Nature)
• “Autumn Scene,” by David Miles, Hopewell Junction (Farmland)

 

 

 

 

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You miserable vomitous mass. Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but you’re abusing the privilege. I can’t believe you came to this page, you web surfing, right-clicking great pillock of a poster! I wave my private parts at your aunties. Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you. Repeatedly.

On the subject of freedom of speech, what’s the difference between saying someone is:

• Entering a battle of wits half-prepared, or
• Calling them Stupid?

The opening barrage, care of Monty Python and InsultFinder.com, is of course, a silly attention grabber. But it raises a point. Most of us would agree that it’s irresponsible to yell Fire! in a crowded theatre just because you feel like it. It’s the kind of thing someone might do to get attention. And there are laws against that kind of thing.

When social Websites put limits on the tone of public discussions, is that an infringement of Freedom of Speech? Or is keeping the discussion focused on the topic and not the tone keeping the discussion on track? Are those who use insults attempting to distract from the real issue as a tactic to discredit the other side? Or are they responding in kind to perceived insults previously received? Continue reading →

I’m attaching the text of an ode I adapted/modified for the Hudson from an ‘Ode to an Irish river’. I have hopes the ode could be disseminated as part of Nyacks contribution to the planned 2009 Hudson-Champlain celebration. Copyright is under application. Feedback would be welcomed.

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If you have been out of the loop on the plans, cost and possibilites of the Riverspace Downtown project, the Journal News offers a concise summary of what has been proposed.

In honor of Rockland Shakespeare’s 10 year anniversary, we are proud to present

Titus Andronicus

The performance dates are:
July 11th, 12th, 13th and July 18th, 19th 20th 2008 at Rockland Community College

All shows will begin at 6:30pm and are Free!!

The Rockland Shakespeare Company recently celebrated its third ACOR (Arts Council of Rockland) nomination.

Thank you for all the support over these past ten years!
It has truly been an honor to serve the community of Rockland for all that time!! Thank you very much and we’ll see you all soon!