Marilyn Sokol - "Old Jews Telling Jokes"

Sarah LaDuke — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:42:36 +0000

Emmy and Obie Award winning actress, Marilyn Sokol, is one of five actors in Old Jews Telling Jokes facing the enjoyable task of paying homage to and reinventing jokes (and performing comic songs) off-Broadway at The Westside Theatre. The show, inspired by the website of the same name, created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent and directed by Marc Bruni, is in previews now and opens on May 20.

NY Company That Makes Mushroom Packing Gets Award

Tristan O'Neill — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:48:00 +0000

An upstate New York company that makes biodegradable packaging material from mushrooms is getting an award from the Environmental Protection Agency. WAMC’s Tristan O’Neill reports…

EPA regional administrator Judith Enck will present an environmental leadership award today to Ecovative Design of Green Island, near Albany. The company uses the "roots" of the mushroom — called mycelium — and plant matter to make soft blocks that are used to cushion products ranging from computer servers to furniture.