Article: The mid-Hudson Valley, sleepy home of Rip Van Winkle, is suddenly hopping.(The Week)(Brief Article)

* The mid-Hudson Valley, sleepy home of Rip Van Winkle, is suddenly hopping. First came New Paltz mayor Jason West, the gay-marrying 26-year-old house painter. Now comes Alexander Bulay, a local movie-theater owner. Bulay ran a radio ad that said: "Hollywood has gone insane, and our values are not often reflected on the silver screen. [But] while we can't bring back the Hollywood of John Wayne ... the Lyceum Cinemas in Red Hook, the Roosevelt Cinemas in Hyde Park, and the New Paltz ...

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