SUNY College at Purchase News

Emily and Eugene Grant , avid supporters of higher education and dedicated arts patrons, have provided a $2.5 million gift to Purchase College-SUNY to be used primarily for unrestricted student scholarships as well as scholarships to students in the Conservatory of Music who show exceptional talent.

Nicholas Benson never graduated from college. Instead, after a year of studying drawing and design at SUNY Purchase and a 10-month tutorial at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland, he came home to Rhode Island to join the family business.

From Axial Theatre : Axial Theatre will present the premiere performance of playwright Howard Meyer's Radiance , starring Obie Award-winner Chris McCann and directed by Christopher Grabowski, chair of the Theatre Department at Vassar College and a frequent guest director at regional theatre companies nationwide.

In most cases these days, the best new jazz albums sound terrific from their opening notes.

Whether you're in search of something fun to do with the kids or you have a babysitter and are planning a night out, look no further because Patch editors have picked a variety of events taking place to help you make the most of your weekend.

Purchase College's Dance Company will present its first full New York City Season at New York Live Arts later this month, The company will perform works by five choreographers, including Bill T. Jones's Spent Days Out Yonder, George Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie and new works created specifically for the company by Ori Flomin, Loni Landon and Claire ... (more)

Carlos D. Quinones Appointed as Sales Manager for the 187-key Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center on Long Island, New York The I.A.C.C .-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has appointed Carlos D. Quinones sales manager for the historic property.

Phillips Exeter Academy senior Isaac S. Schultz of Exeter is one of only 120 talented musicians - selected from more than 10,000 applicants - to be a member of the first Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America .

Nadin Ospina's "Jefes ," on display at the "Pre-Columbian Remix" exhibit at The Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase.

Nadin Ospina's "Jefes ," on display at the "Pre-Columbian Remix" exhibit at The Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase.

Rockport's Alice Limoges will be the featured guest on the Saturday, May 4, episode of the "WERU Family Radio Hour" hosted by Scot Cannon of Belfast.

The headliner for this much-anticipated show is Detroit folk-rocker Rodriguez, the mild-mannered star of "Searching for Sugar Man," which debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Whether you're in search of something fun to do with the kids or you have a babysitter and are planning a night out, look no further because Patch editors have picked a variety of events taking place to help you make the most of your weekend.

The gala fundraiser was the culmination of SNDF's Benefit Week Community Concerts - a series of performances dedicated to sharing the joy of dance with the Westchester County community.

Editor's note: This is a series of columns by John Malcolm on his "50 years at Fredonia." Retired, he is a professor emeritus at Fredonia State.

The Boston Globe has published on its website more than two dozen messages written by students at Purchase College, SUNY, in support of the people of the city.

NEWARK, NJ Newark School of the Arts has appointed Lawrence Tamburri of Maplewood as its new executive director.

Victims of sexual assault can feel alone, that they aren't believed, or even worse, that the attack was their fault.

Victims of sexual assault can feel alone, that they aren't believed, or even worse, that the attack was their fault.