Thank you.  Eighteen months after the pandemic began, One River School has had an incredible summer and we are so grateful for your support.  Thousands of campers found out first-hand how compelling our program is and as we transition to fall, we have never been more excited to embrace the back-to-school window.   With almost…

There are sunsets and there are sunsets.  Last night, I was finishing dinner on the north fork of Long Island when I looked out the restaurant window and saw a flaming ball just above the horizon.  It had been raining most of the day but somehow in the northwest sky, the pinkish / reddish sun…

When I get together with my friends, they often wonder inquisitively why I like art so much and they ask me “what is it that makes this or that painting interesting?”   I use to respond with long and thoughtful presentations about the artist, their practice, the medium, subject matter and other technical reasons that…

April is Autism Awareness Month and a moment for me to reflect on the unique challenges that affect people with Autism, particularly during this profoundly challenging year. And, as a parent of a 25-year old young man with Autism, I have some perspective that may allow us to help this group in need. If you…

Last week I had a chance to visit the Marlborough Gallery in New York and it was such a refreshing moment.  The exhibition on display is a survey of work from the iconic 83-year-old Red Grooms and it was just what I needed to feel a moment of joy in and for my hometown New…

This weekend we opened a brand-new location in Clark, NJ. We signed this lease 15 months ago and I’m so proud of our team and our ability to fight through all the challenges we faced to get these doors open today! What makes it even more special for me is we share a building with…

We are all sorting through reflections of the last year and it is such a profound moment that is woven in so many complex emotions.  As the Founder of One River, I have so much respect for the challenges that small business owners have had to face…exactly one year ago yesterday, we closed our schools…

There is something about the human brain that I find fascinating.  As a lover of music, I have been profoundly moved throughout my life by the simple act of listening to a song. There is no question that there is a chemical experience that connects the ear to the brain and this wiring ultimately filters…

When I was a kid, my family spent our summers in the Catskill Mountains in New York State. My days were spent at camp and the nights and weekends with friends and family. We weren’t rich and this wasn’t fancy, but it was so important to me that every year as summer approached, my excitement…