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Linked below are some of my favorite pieces.

Past bylines include Times Union, CNY Magazine, Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard, Charleston City Paper, Rochester CITY and The NewsHouse, with a research assistance credit in the New York Times.

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FEATURES​​

​​2026: 'Kill Bill: Vol. RPI:' how a school admin brought Tarantino to 'Fortnite'

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2025: Albany Zine Club, local artists fueling next era of zines

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2025: Ex-Kennedy Center VP, Albany Symphony embrace 'Forgiveness' in troubled times

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2025: 'Home Alone' to 'Die Hard': Holiday films with an upstate connection

 

2025: Eufuria convention in Albany to celebrate furry fandom

 

2025: Will Kempe's Players embrace the basics of the Bard

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2025: Peppermint Pigs, a tradition worth breaking

 

2025: Williamstown Theatre Fest puts Tennessee Williams on ice

 

2025: Albany Pro Musica considers Matthew Shepard

 

2025: Revolutionary War gunboat, found at Ground Zero, docks at the State Museum

 

2025: Black Dimensions in Art celebrates 50 years

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2024: Changing of the arts: New wave of leadership hits region

 

​2023: Meet ValleyCats' SouthPaw, the 'luckiest man in the world'

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2022: Meet the monsters roaming the Capital Region*

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2023: Can art thrive in NFT world? Rockwell museum thinks so

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​​2023: A battlefield in brushstrokes: The unseen art of Vietnam veteran

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2023: USS Slater kept afloat by shrinking number of volunteers

 

 

NEWS

2025: Saint Rose Massry Center is a home 'waiting to happen' for artists, community

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2025: Albany Symphony, ESYO, MASS MoCA and more lose NEA funding

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2025: Arts Center of Capital Region declines $50K NEA grant over DEI rules

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2025: 'Smallville' actress, convicted NXIVM official to launch podcast

 

2025: Local cultural organizations brace for uncertainty amid NEH cuts

 

2024: What needs to change at the State Museum?

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2024: Landmark Spectrum 8, ‘film lovers cinema’ in Albany, is closing

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2023: Mohawk-Hudson Region art exhibition canceled after 87 years

 

 

REVIEWS & ESSAYS

2025: 'Wicked' brings Ozian spectacle to Proctors

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2025: Immersive Titanic exhibit wrestles with tragedy

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2025: ‘Taming of the Shrew’ a complicated comedy at Shakespeare & Co

 

2025: 'Romeo and Juliet' finds humor in tragedy at Shakespeare & Co

 

2025: 'Shucked' an escapist, corny romp at Proctors

 

2025:  ‘Life of Pi’ finds faith in fantasy at Proctors

 

2024: 'MJ' a complicated pop music spectacle at Proctors

 

2023: Column: My 'Fast & Furious' year

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2023: 'Mrs. Doubtfire' fizzles at Proctors

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*New York Press Association awards, second place in feature writing

© 2025 by KATHERINE KIESSLING

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