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One fair day Despite overcast skies, Main Street in downtown New Rochelle was buzzing on the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 18 for the city’s fourth annual Street Fair. For coverage, see page 6. Photo/Sibylla Chipaziwa
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County health dept. offers rabies prevention tips Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler recommends residents take a few simple precautions now to protect themselves, their families and their pets from rabies this summer. “Whether your children are at home in their own backyard or roaming through the woods at camp this summer, make sure they know to stay away from wild and stray animals—no matter how cute and cuddly—to avoid possible exposure to rabies and the need for lifesaving treatment,” Amler said. “It’s also a good idea to be sure your pets’ rabies vaccines are up to date because their risk for exposure to other animals increases during warmer weather, too.” Of the 150 animals that were submitted for rabies testing this year through the end of May, seven were confirmed rabid, including three raccoons, a bat, a fox, a skunk and a cat. In 2015, 41 were confirmed rabid, including 16 raccoons, nine bats, nine skunks, six cats and a fox. To avoid rabies exposure, it’s also important to keep crea-
tures like bats out of your home. In most cases, treatment can be avoided if the bat is caught and tested for rabies. But if the bat is rabid, a series of lifesaving vaccines must begin soon. Whenever a bat is found in a room with young child, a pet, a sleeping or mentally impaired person, contact with the bat must be suspected, so call the Westchester County Department of Health at 813-5000. “Check to see whether your soffits and attic vents are tightly screened,” Amler said. “If a bat gets inside, capture and contain it safely and call the health department immediately. That way, if you, a pet or a family member was exposed, the bat can be tested for rabies, which can help you and your family avoid a series of rabies shots.” Watch a video to learn how to safely capture a bat in your home at health.westchestergov. com/rabies. What can you do to keep animals away from and out of your home? • Always make sure doors and windows are secure and that any
small openings that will allow an animal entrance into your home are closed off. This includes screening, chimneys, attic vents and air conditioners. • If a bat finds its way into your house, confine or capture it (without further exposing yourself) for possible rabies testing. Never release a bat due to the possibility of pet or human exposure. Instead, call the health department at 813-5000 to arrange for testing. • Cover garbage cans securely to avoid attracting animals. • Don’t leave food for people or pets outside and unattended. Don’t scatter birdseed or crumbs on the ground. How can you tell if an animal is rabid? • Unusual behavior may be the first sign of rabies in an animal. • A rabid animal may become either abnormally aggressive or unusually tame. • Staggering and frothing at the mouth are sometimes noted. What should you do if bitten or scratched by a wild or stray animal? • Wash the bite or scratch with
The Westchester County Department of Health advises residents to call their veterinarian and local animal control officer to report any suspected exposure to rabies. Photo courtesy dogster.com
warm, soapy water. • Call your doctor or hospital to find out if additional treatment is needed. • Report the incident to the health department, 24 hours a day, at 813-5000. If calling after business hours, follow the recorded instructions for reporting public health emergencies.
What should you do if your pet fights with another animal? • Wear gloves when handling your pet during and after an encounter with another animal. • Call your veterinarian and the animal control officer in your community to report the incident. • If your pet is exposed to a
suspect rabid animal, try to keep the animal in sight until the police or a wildlife trapper arrive. • If your pet bites or scratches someone, confine your animal. Call the health department immediately at 813-5000 and contact the veterinarian for your pet’s rabies vaccine records. (Submitted)
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What’s going on... New Rochelle Public Library
The New Rochelle Public Library has reopened the Memorial Highway entrance, but the Lawton Street entrance is scheduled to be closed for construction and is expected to be completed by fall 2016. While construction is underway, the only wheelchair-accessible entrance will be the reopened Memorial Highway doors, which have a ramp leading down from street level. There will be additional wheelchair-designated parking spaces on Memorial Highway. The only book drop at the main library will also be located by this doorway. Patrons may also return books by using the book drop at the Hugh Doyle Center, located at 94 Davis Ave., or in front of the Huguenot Children’s Library, located on North Avenue in front of New Rochelle High School. Visit nrpl.org for information on these and other events and programs.
Library hours Main library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Huguenot Children’s Library hours: Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays: Closed.
BID Family Market Days On Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the BID Family Market Day will celebrate Arts Fest with a community mural-making activity. Everyone is invited to pick up a paintbrush and add to the ongoing work of public art. On Saturday, Oct. 1, the popular local children’s performer Zev Haber returns for another terrific show from 11 a.m. to noon. Haber’s original music-making, singing and joking around is a hit with young children and their parents.
Free programs for infants and preschoolers A number of free and engaging programs for infants, toddlers and preschool children are being offered at the main New Rochelle Public Library and the Huguenot Children’s Library, HCL, this fall. Participation is drop-in, on a first-come, firstserved basis. The programs are made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library and the Partnership for the Huguenot Children’s Library. Music and Movement with Nora Maher, for ages 12 months to 35 months, meets Tuesdays, Sept. 27 through Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the main library, and from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at HCL. The fun-filled introduction to songs, fingerplays and games is on a drop-in basis. Nursery Rhyme Time, a joyful blend of stories, songs and finger plays for children ages 12 months to 24 months and their parent or caregiver,
is held on a drop-in basis every Friday, Sept. 30 through Nov. 18 (except Nov. 11) from 9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. at the main library; and every Monday, Sept. 26 to Nov. 14 (except Oct. 10) from 10:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. at HCL. Toddler Time, lively drop-in sessions engaging 2-year-old children and their parent or caregiver in music and games, meets at the main library every Friday, Sept. 30 to Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; and at HCL every Wednesday, Sept. 28 to Nov. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 3, 4, & 5’s Story Time & Craft are drop-in sessions that involve seasonal and picture book themes that inspire fun stories, songs, and a takehome craft for children ages 3 to 5 years old. Parents may choose one of two sessions at the main library: Mondays, Sept. 26 to Nov. 14 (except Oct. 10) from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., or Thursdays, Sept. 29 to Nov. 17 from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; or between two sessions at HCL: Tuesdays, Sept. 27 to Nov. 15 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., or Thursdays, Sept. 29 to Nov. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Yoga Tots, for children ages 2 and 3, is taught by certified yoga instructor Susan Fried, who uses puppets, props and songs to take toddlers on a fun-filled yoga adventure. The sessions will run from Saturdays, Oct. 1 through Oct. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the main library, and from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at HCL. Preschool Fun and Fitness is conducted by the health and fitness team from Montefiore New Rochelle’s WIC Program, and provides children ages 2 to 5 with a fun-filled hour of movement, games, and healthy eating and lifestyle tips. The sessions will take place in the Meeting Room at the main library on Mondays through Dec. 19 (except Oct. 10) from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for this program is required by calling 6371677.
English for Advanced ESL Students On Mondays from 9 a.m. to 11 .a.m.; Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the main library. Improve your English reading, writing, grammar and speaking skills in a casual and fun conversation learning circle with trained volunteers. Classes do not meet during school vacation days. Please call 813-3706 or email the Community Relations Office at communityrelations@nrpl.org to set up an appointment with one of the instructors.
Lunchtime Yoga Express On Mondays from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the main library’s first floor Meeting Room. Yoga instructor Nora LeMorin leads the gentle yet invigorating sessions, helping participants return to work with renewed energy and focus. Traditional and adapted poses will be practiced either standing or seated in chairs to balance, stretch and strengthen the body while calming the mind. Participants do not need to change out of work clothes, and mats will not be needed for these sessions of breathing and meditation techniques as well as the guided relaxation. The drop-in sessions do not require advanced registration. This program is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public
Library. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library Book Sales The Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library will be holding a mini book sale on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the main library lobby. The book sales include popular novels, mysteries and nonfiction in hardcover and paperback, to children’s books, CDs and DVDs. Proceeds from these sales allow the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library to provide funding for quality children and adult programming, and will help the library by contributing to various projects and improving service to the community. The Friends welcome prospective volunteers.
Job Search Coaching Those who are searching for a job but don’t know where to start are welcome to drop in to see the job coach on Tuesdays anytime from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Handleman Business Opportunity Center on the second floor. The job coach will help people achieve their goals, one step at a time. Those dropping in to see the job coach should arrive with a pen, calendar, notebook and both a hard and digital copy of their resume. This program is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.
Free career and educational counseling The New Rochelle Public Library in conjunction with WEBS Career and Educational Counseling Service is once again offering a free eight-week career counseling seminar for adults this winter called “Managing Your Career in Changing Times.” The 19-hour workshop consists of eight group sessions on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 27, and one Thursday on Oct. 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Participants will also get one individual session with a career counselor. WEBS helps participants assess themselves, explore career options, obtain careers and educational information, find out about the latest trends in resumes and job search, and develop a career plan. The program is geared to those who are unemployed, changing careers, re-entering the workforce or returning to school. The New Rochelle Public Library is one of five public libraries in Westchester County participating in the WEBS project. Sponsored by the Westchester Library System, WEBS has counseled more than 40,000 adults in the Westchester area. Those who wish to attend the program must call WEBS at 674-3612 to register. Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Health Care Navigation Health care navigators will be able to meet with clients by appointment only on Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the second floor Conference Room. Sessions will provide clients with information and assistance with the New York State Department of Health. These sessions are free and open to the public, and an
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St. John’s Wilmot Episcopal Church Giant indoor tag sale St. John’s Wilmot Episcopal Church, located at 11 Wilmot Road in New Rochelle, is having a giant indoor tag sale through Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. There will be a large selection of jewelry, housewares, antiques and collectibles, children’s toys, linens, glassware and china, artwork and toiletries. Entrance to the sale is from Lovell Road at Wilmot Road. For more information, call 636-0047.
The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester ‘Phonemena’ On Saturday, Sept. 24 at the JCC, 999 Wilmot Road in Scarsdale. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; show time is 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. General admission is $20; VIP tickets are $25. Tickets are available at jccmw.org or in person at the JCC. Part of the proceeds go to the JCC Stingrays Swim Team. Experience the “Phenomena,” JCC Stingrays Swim Team fundraiser for people of all ages. “Phenomena” will be the debut performance of the duo act of David Calamari and Ethan Zack. The duo brings a brand-new, elegant and witty approach to the art of magic. Both performers are award-winning magicians, and are sure to keep their audiences in wonder and suspense.
Glen Island Park Westchester County Car Show Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites classic car buffs to the Westchester County Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Registration for exhibitors on that day is from 8 a.m. to noon. Admission is free for spectators. There is a parking fee of $5 per car. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled. The show will feature displays of a wide variety of classic and collectible cars, street rods and motorcycles, all carefully restored to mint condition or modified for performance. The Westchester Street Rod Association will present more than 100 trophies to the best vehicles, classified by decades up to modified 2016. For information on entering a car or bike, call 260-9274, 666-2057, 844-8240 or 203-536-0747. For information about being a vendor at the event, call Beth Bricker at 231-4645. The car show is sponsored by Westchester County Parks, the Westchester Street Rod Association and Sassone Bros. Auto Body Repairs. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.
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Volunteering brings comfort, inspiration to resident
Margaret Desharnais and her mother, Marian Desharnais, at the fundraiser she held at the Alex and Ani jewelry store earlier this year. Contributed photos
Margaret Desharnais’ mother, Marian Desharnais, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about four years ago. Looking back, Margaret Desharnais realizes there were some signs something was amiss—for example, her mother developed a habit of not finishing sentences. But no one of the eight adult children in the family wanted to face the fact that Alzheimer’s might be a possibility for their mother. “When she got the final diagnosis, I remember being on the phone with my sister and just being devastated,” said Margaret Desharnais, a Mamaroneck resident. “When you hear some-
Margaret Desharnais’ mother, Marian Desharnais, at the Orange County Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Marian Desharnais was diagnosed with the disease four years ago.
one has Alzheimer’s, you know every person’s journey who has been diagnosed with it [is different], but you also know the end result. I didn’t even want to face what that represented.” She said the primary feeling that followed was one of total helplessness and loss of control. “That there is no cure, there is just research going on—and not even that much—and seeing that the drugs… they say they slow the progression, but we don’t really know,” she said. Since then, her mother’s progression has been slow but steady. Now 83, she lives full time with Margaret Desharnais’ sister, who is her primary caregiver in Orange County. Nevertheless, Margaret Desharnais makes a point to stay in close contact with her mother. “Every day, you’re just sort of in it,” Margaret Desharnais said. “She’s a part of my daily existence. I talk to her numerous times a week. She really is a daily part of my life, even though I live an hour and 15 minutes away.… She is still my mom and will always be my mom.” Living with her mother having dementia evokes a wide spectrum of emotions. “You go through these stages. When you look at this person you love most in the world, and you know what their journey
is going to be from that moment on... I didn’t know what to do. [I tried] to be a really good daughter, to be a support to my parents.” Sometimes, she said it’s easier not to think about exactly what is happening to her mother. “There are days when I try not to think about it. When I go to see my mom, there’s always something new. It’s hard to do that.… When I’m with her, we just laugh and have a good time and make sure that she’s active.” Margaret Desharnais became interested in volunteering after getting involved with the Orange County Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She enjoyed “helping out and doing the walk with my family and my mom, and… seeing the people come together working for the cause.” “I think as a result of that [sense of helplessness] and me feeling that I wasn’t contributing as much to her overall daily care, I wanted to do something for the cause in general to make a difference there. Last summer— I’m a teacher, so I have the summer off—I decided to do some volunteering,” she said. Margaret Desharnais found an outlet for her feelings in helping the Alzheimer’s Association. Now the captain of Team Desharnais in the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s, she
also serves as chairperson of the Westchester Walk committee that organizes volunteers. “I’m not a scientist. I can’t take on the daily care of my mom like my sister,” she said. “I volunteer, and I do what I can… simply because I am at least doing something—hopefully put a chink in this dreadful disease.” She says that working with others involved with the Alzheimer’s Association has been both comforting and inspiring. “I feel that when I go to the walk, and I see all the people that on a daily basis work so hard… the social workers at the Alzheimer’s Association, the advocates that go to Washington,” she added. “It’s inspiring, and it makes you feel less alone. There’s something about that commonality that gives you a little boost when you need it. “I did a fundraiser at Alex and Ani in June,” Margaret Desharnais said. Although she was worried that few people would show up, “I think they had at least 40. Everybody who came
in was in some way connected with it. Those are the kinds of things that are inspiring. Something like this makes people think outside of themselves.” She recognizes that the value of her volunteer work stretches beyond immediate personal benefits to her family. “Any of the volunteering I do will hopefully someday help find a cure or at least slow it down. That won’t happen in my mom’s case, but that doesn’t stop me,” she said. She describes getting involved with the Alzheimer’s Association as providing a kind of emotional release, similar to the kind of comfort one might find in a support group. “You think you’re so alone, and no one knows the pain or the dysfunction you’re going through… then you sit down and listen to people,” Margaret Desharnais said. “My family is learning as we go. But it’s amazing—you can be surrounded by your family and still feel alone, and then when you open your-
self up to this and face it and talk to other people who are going through it, too… it alleviates that feeling.” The Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at White Plains High School, located at 550 North St. in White Plains. Registration starts at 9 a.m., followed by an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. and the walk at 10:30 a.m. To sign up to participate or to or donate to the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit WestchesterWalk.org, or contact Karen Finnegan, walk director, at kfinnegan@alz.org. For information about Alzheimer’s disease and the resources the Alzheimer’s Association offers to help families, visit alz.org. For information about programs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones in Westchester or Rockland counties, visit alz.org/hudsonvalley. Call 800-272-3900 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour helpline. (Submitted)
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Capoeira Luanda of New Rochelle drew a huge crowd at their demonstration at the Street Fair on Sunday. From Brazil, the martial art looks like break dancing; this is how practitioners, who were black slaves, hid their practice from their masters.
A threatening forecast couldn’t dampen the spirits on Main Street as thousands streamed downtown for the New Rochelle Street Fair on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fourth annual event boasted more than 150 vendors, artists and crafters, international cuisine, inflatable rides for children and two
entertainment stages. Fairgoers enjoyed a day full of live music and performances coordinated by the Council on the Arts as well as a Beer and Wine Garden, hosted by NR Future. “We wanted to incorporate a little bit of everything—for all ages—at this year’s fair,” said Parks and Recreation commissioner and organizer Bill Zimmermann.
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Lifestyles of Westchester County/SEPTEMBER 2016 VOL. 5 NO.7
INSIDE WESTCHESTER COUNTY
FALL FOR THE ARTS
ArtsWestchester to host three live jazz concerts ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle Caramoor still has more to offer A new season at the Emelin Theatre Hoff-Barthelson: a lifelong enjoyment of music
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ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle, kicking off on Friday, Sept. 23 with a free drive-in movie experience at Hudson Park in partnership with YoFi Fest. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. with food trucks and live music by Third Stone, with the feature presentation “The Blues Brothers” starting at 7:30 p.m. Parking for 54 cars will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will also be a free ArtsFest trolley running between the New Rochelle train station and Hudson Park from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for those who prefer to bring a blanket or a beach chair. ArtsFest continues on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, and the weekend will be packed with a full calendar of art events and activities, from behindthe-scenes tours of artists’ studios—including world-
renowned 3-D artistCharles Fazzino’s Museum Editions studio, where visitors can meet the artist and dabble in interactive arts projects—to a classic car show, LEGO Day at the Huguenot Children’s Library in New Rochelle, a dazzling “Dance Fest” on Saturday afternoon and the 5th annual Lincoln Avenue Arts & Culture Fest, sponsored by grow! LPGC, with activities, demos, food and music. Also on the menu are art exhibits at the Rotunda Gallery, 5 Anderson, 4H4 Gallery, College of New Rochelle, Iona College, Jolo’s and the New Rochelle Public Library, interactive activities at the Pelham Arts Center and a free “History Hop” trolley tour giving a narrated tour of downtown points of interest both days, plus film screenings at the New Rochelle Public Library and New Rochelle
High School. An official ArtsFest calendar will be mailed to city residents and available at venues as well as online. “Designing, printing and mailing the calendar, plus the cost of renting the trollies and other equipment really adds up, so we’re very grateful to the generous sponsors who make ArtsFest possible,” said Theresa Kump Leghorn, president of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts. ArtsFest sponsors include Gwen Appleyard, Charles Fazzino, ArtsWestchester, Montefiore, Alvin & Friends Restaurant, Iona College, Haina Just-Michael and Bernard Michael, Gallery Roc, AJ’s Burgers, the New Rochelle BID and John Reverrol of R Patisserie. Visit the NRCA website at newrochellearts.org for more information. (Submitted)
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Caramoor still has more to offer Following a tremendously successful 71st summer season, Caramoor’s fall offerings include chamber music, jazz, American roots and young artist showcases. Versatile cellist Alisa Weilerstein—a MacArthur genius grant winner, described by the Daily Telegraph as “truly a phenomenon,” who has a long history with Caramoor— performs the complete Bach Cello Suites for the first time in her career on Oct. 15. Students age 18 and under can look forward to attending free concerts: two chamber music performances at the end of the weeklong Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, of which Weilerstein herself is an alum; the Argus Quartet, the 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, playing the first concert of its residency on Nov. 13; and
cellist Edward Arron with violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Andrew Armstrong on Nov. 20. Legendary Beat poet David Amram and Silver City Bound perform American roots music on Oct. 22; and French jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée gives a concert inspired by improvisational gypsy music, presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center on Nov. 5. Caramoor’s fall lineup is rounded out by tours of the historic Rosen House; familycentered holiday events such as “Spooky Tales: Stories to Tickle Your Spine” and “Santa Visits the Rosen House”; inspiring benefit events; and “Holiday Tea Musicales” throughout the month of December. Music mentorship and education is integral to Caramoor's mission, giving audiences the opportunity to
see star musicians on the rise. After a weeklong intensive program of mentoring by distinguished artists that include violinist Pamela Frank, violist Nobuko Imai, and cellist Ralph Kirshbaum, the Evnin Rising Stars participants present chamber music by Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, Dvoák, Korngold
and Hindemith. Caramoor’s Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence program has in past seasons featured the likes of the Pacifica, Daedalus and Ariel Quartets. This year the incumbent is the Argus Quartet, currently Fellowship Quartet-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music
and the first group to be mentored by the Brentano Quartet in that capacity. Their program pairs the dark and brooding with the light and ecstatic, and features Bartók’s “Quartet No. 4” along with music by Wu Man, Christopher Theofanidis and Garth Knox. As part
of the residency, the group lends its time and talents to Caramoor’s “Student Strings” in secondary schools with a classroombased program of concerts, conversations and performance clinics. For tickets and more information, visit caramoor.org. (Submitted)
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The Emelin Theatre’s new season
An exciting new season at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, filled with world-class dance, music, film, comedy, family fare and more, begins this Saturday night. The oldest continuously operating performing arts theater in Westchester County, the Emelin’s mission is to promote a cultural life that entertains, educates, and invigorates. Well known for its high-quality and affordable programs, it offers a broad mix of entertainment appealing to all ages and tastes. Here are some highlights of the upcoming season. Two-time Emmy Awardwinning comedian and actor Judy Gold gets things started on Sept. 24 with two back-toback shows of her raucously funny stand-up. Star power abounds throughout the season with performances by Billy Porter, the Tony Award-
winning Broadway star of “Kinky Boots” and “Shuffle Along,” the legendary rock icon Don McLean (“American Pie,” “And I Love You So,” “Castles in the Air,” “Crying,” and "Vincent") and the consummate "comedian’s comedian" Robert Klein. The virtuoso guitarist John Pizzarelli, the creator of Broadway’s “Annie” Martin Charnin, and those Americana music aficionados, The Subdudes, are back by popular demand. Exciting new talent including one of the best young bands in bluegrass Flatt Lonesome, the three young virtuosos of The Claremont Trio and the incredibly talented, and ridiculously young rock group Lions On the Moon, are also slated to perform. The award-winning Family Series continues to offer the very best in kids’ events, including an
encore performance of “Pinkalicious,” as well as new work sure to delight, like “Hatched” and “Pete The Cat.” The eclectic performance series “Dance Off The Grid” enjoys its fourth consecutive season at the Emelin featuring the work of nine incredible companies who are redefining today’s dance landscape. There’s even more to celebrate! It’s the 35th anniversary of bluegrass at the Emelin, and the series has just been nominated for the 2016 Event of Year award by the International Bluegrass Association. Emelin Film Club, named Best of Westchester 2015, has a new programmer, David Schwartz, chief curator of The Museum of the Moving Image, as well as a new state-of-the-art digital cinema system which allows for enhanced sound and image quality, and a greater ability to show the best new films from around the world. See your favorite artists and help support quality performing arts right here in Westchester. Download your full 201617 season catalog and buy your tickets today. For more information, call 698-0098 or visit emelin.org. The Emelin Theatre is located at 153 Library Road in Mamaroneck. (Submitted)
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Hoff-Barthelson: A lifelong enjoyment of music Westchester County’s premier community music school since 1944, HoffBarthelson has achieved national recognition for its comprehensive music program for students aged 6 months through adulthood. Under the tutelage of one of the best faculties available anywhere, students may benefit from a sequential curriculum of individualized instruction, musicianship classes, small and large ensembles, and frequent performance opportunities. Hoff-Barthelson offers a comprehensive Jazz Studies Program, Summer Arts Program, and an extensive Community Outreach Program. Students are enabled to realize their full potential in the school’s warm, familial and supportive environment. At Hoff-Barthelson, students acquire skills leading to a lifelong enjoyment of
music through its cuttingedge curriculum focusing on individualized instruction, sequential musicianship classes, and a variety of large and small ensembles. The school’s
youngest students (starting at 4 months old) acquire skills that include the ability to focus and concentrate, to listen and observe, to cooperate and to take turns with peers
through group music and movement, recorder, and pre-twinkler classes. Students may then graduate to Hoff-Barthelson’s Suzuki program—the most comprehensive Suzuki program in Westchester County. More advanced students may take advantage of a complete menu of individual lessons, music theory, ear training, composition, analysis, conducting, small and large ensembles including three orchestras and four choruses, and much more—all under the tutelage of a faculty drawn from the nation’s most distinguished performers and educators. Along with classical music studies, Hoff-Barthelson boasts one of the most fully equipped music technology
labs in the country, comprehensive jazz and composition studies, and a five-week Summer Arts Program for second- through 10th-grade students. Hoff-Barthelson’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphony reserved for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Selected by
the New York Philharmonic as a partner in its new Philharmonic Academy Jr. program in 2014, HoffBarthelson is the only music school in Westchester County and the tri-state area to hold this honor. Hoff-Barthelson’s faculty is featured in performance on the HB Artist Series throughout the school year. (Submitted)
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Visit Cuba with The Rye Arts Center
As travel restrictions begin to loosen between the United States and Cuba now is the time to explore the rich culture of our estranged neighbor. This fall, The Rye Arts Center is offering a series of opportunities to experience the island nation, no visa required. The series of events is anchored by a photography
exhibition, “CUBA: From the Rooftops to the Streets,” featuring the works of JoAnn Cancro. Her stunning photographs capture the crumbling beauty of the colonial Spanish architecture as well as the enduring spirit of an oppressed people. As you explore Cuba through her lens, you will see cityscapes
in disrepair, dancers and musicians, sturdy American cars, and people going about their lives–each speaking volumes with a glance. Throughout the collection, vibrant colors are juxtaposed against bleak imagery, setting a tone that is both uplifting and disheartening. “Knowing that most
Americans may never have the opportunity to experience the country as it is today, my hope is to convey that despite living with very little, the people in Cuba are full of joy and dreams,” Cancro said. A free reception celebrating the photography exhibit will be held at The Rye Arts Center 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24. That same night at 7 p.m. the Arts Center invites you to enjoy an evening of music, dancing, and Cuba-inspired food and drinks. Cocomama, an all-female band whose
members hail from four continents, will perform their unique brand of music. The group began in 2005 playing salsa music, but over the years the growing diversity of the group was reflected in their music which draws influences from Afro-Caribbean, Latin, Jazz, Soul, and more. While dancing is not required, it will be nearly impossible to resist the infectious beat. This party will transform The Rye Arts Center into a Cuban dance hall for one night. Along with the band’s virtuosic and beautiful music, guests
will enjoy light fare and drinks including Cuban sandwiches, and free-flowing mojitos and Cuba Libres. Tickets are $95, with proceeds benefiting the organization’s extensive outreach programs. The series of Cubanthemed events will also include a family workshop on Oct. 1; a discussion of photography in Cuba on Oct. 19, and a book signing with photographer JoAnn Cancro on Oct. 22. To purchase tickets or learn more, visit ryeartscenter.org or call 967-0700. (Submitted)
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The Purchase College Performing Arts Center
The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, under the helm of the interim director, Seth Soloway, is poised to become much more than a traditional presenter during its upcoming season, which begins this month. While many audience favorites are back—Joshua Bell, Black Violin, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and David Sedaris—the 2016-17 season will take a big step forward towards advancing a dynamic new vision that deepens The PAC’s commitment to artistic excellence, now and for the future. Look for The PAC to be curating and commissioning new work, incubating upand-coming artists, and further engaging its patrons through behind-the-scenes programming. One of the most exciting aspects of this season will be an expanded focus on collaboration with the conservatories, alumni and faculty of Purchase College. This includes projects such as the Jazz at The Center series, festival style events co-curated with Jon Faddis, worldrenowned trumpet player and faculty member. Jazz at The Center begins on Oct. 8 with
Piano Spectacular, featuring four exceptional pianists: Bill Charlap, Gerald Clayton, Benny Green and Helen Sung, plus special guests including Pete Malinverni, director of Jazz Studies, Purchase College. In another collaboration, Tony Award-winning musical theatre actress Joanna Gleason will spend time on the Purchase College campus working with students across disciplines, and headlining four Campfire to Cabaret evenings at The PAC. Campfire to Cabaret is new type of experience that is part master class, part live theatre; each evening will culminate in the performance of a story that is developed right in front of the audience’s eyes. Catch the first on Oct. 6—get your tickets now, because seating is limited for this up close and personal event. Purchase College graduate and Conservatory of Dance faculty member Doug Varone returns to The PAC on Nov. 5 with the world premiere of “Into the Shelter of the Fold,” co-commissioned by The Performing Arts Center. Performing alongside the professional dancers of Varone’s company will be 14 dancers from the Purchase
College Conservatory of Dance. And for those who want to dig a little deeper, another new and interesting addition is a program called Backstage Pass. By purchasing the pass, patrons will gain access to a variety of behind the scenes events, giving them a “peak behind the curtain.” Events like master classes, artist talks, meet and greets, tours, open rehearsals and more will all be available with the Backstage Pass. For more information, contact The PAC box office at 251-6200. “With an eye to the future and a finger on the pulse of social consciousness, The PAC is poised for an era of change,” says Soloway of the upcoming season. “We look forward to seeing you this season and experiencing our new and exciting vision.” The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College is located on the SUNY campus. For tickets and more information visit artscenter. org, or call the box office at 251-6200. Box office hours are Wednesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m, with additional hours before weekend and evening performances. (Submitted)
Mamaroneck Arts Council presents Arts Live initiative Exciting things are happening under the village of Mamaroneck Arts Council’s new Arts Live initiative, which makes the arts more visible to the community. The art of wall murals has been revived with “Free,” a soaring multicolored representation of a bird in flight by local and nationally renowned artist Piero Manrique, at the corner of Center and Mamaroneck avenues. Manrique noted he grew up down the street from the mural location. “Every day I passed Center Avenue as I walked to school. I never imagined that one day I would be asked to paint a mural on that very same street. I’m very excited to be sharing my art with the community,” he said. The mural’s strategic location ensures that residents and visitors will get a sense of Mamaroneck’s vibrant life. Conversations about the arts will take place at
the Mamaroneck Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 13; participants to be announced. Last spring, this Art/Life lecture series presented dancer and choreographer Megan Williams and abstract artist Henry Mandell. Williams talked about the life of a professional dancer, her years with the Mark Morris Dance Company and her work as a teacher. She choreographed an original dance for the occasion and performed it during the lecture. Mandell spoke about his work, some of which incorporates text, which is transformed “into complex patterns from the outlines of the words,” as he explains on his website. “Using stories, raw data or poetry as a starting point and working by hand, the shapes of the letters are repurposed with digital tools.” On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Arts Council presents its annual Arts & Crafts Fair at the
Mamaroneck Public Library and Emelin Theatre lobby. Some 40 vendors will display one-of-a-kind works such as jewelry, hand-painted scarves, knitted and crocheted items, paintings, ornaments, pottery, photographs, bags, glass creations and more. Last spring, the council unveiled the first Arts Live project, the village’s first sculpture garden. Two works by Ernest Shaw, “Untitled, Ruin Series” and “Jacob’s Ladder,” were donated by council member Michael Rosenbaum and family and were installed near the village offices at 169 Mount Pleasant Ave., on the Library Lane side facing the Mamaroneck library. The Arts Council is a committee of volunteers supported by the village of Mamaroneck and by donations and sponsorships. Its activities are on the village website, villageofmamaroneck.org, and on its Facebook page. (Submitted)
Enjoy a season of the arts Do you consider yourself a lover of music and the arts? If you do, you are in very good company. According to the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts, nearly half of American adults attended at least one type of visual or performing arts activity that year. Nearly the same amount participated in some type or artistic activity. Going to the theater or attending a concert are popular ways to indulge one’s passion for the arts. Fortunately, there are many additional ways for men and women to support the arts. • Become an arts patron. If you find yourself attending shows multiple times a year, it may be worth the investment to become a patron of a performance group or a particular theater. Membership may entitle you
to advance notification and the opportunity to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the masses. Many organizations even provide complementary offerings to members, including free beverages, complementary tickets to certain performances and entry to member lounges before and/or after the show. Don’t dismiss local theater groups, either, as even high school and college students put on impressive shows. • Join a discount ticket membership group. Such groups offer discounted ticket rates to members and can help you save a good deal on the purchase of tickets over the course of a year, so speak with human resources personnel at your place of employment to determine your eligibility for such groups. • Explore different genres. If you have a tendency to gravitate toward musicals,
stray from the norm and try a drama on your next night out. Expand your musical horizons as well. Don’t shy away from a particular type of music because it isn’t what you’re accustomed to. You never know what you may discover when you experiment with different musical styles. It’s quite possible you will fall in love with a new style of music. • Shop well in advance. Although you may periodically earn discounts if you wait until the last minute to purchase tickets, it’s often wise to shop around months before a performance. Shopping early affords you your choice of seats and reduces the risk of losing out to a sellout. There is no time like the present to enjoy the arts. Don’t miss the bevy of artistic endeavors that take place locally and in city centers.
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ArtsWestchester to host three live jazz concerts Three live jazz performances will take place in the intimate setting of ArtsWestchester’s downtown art gallery for the fifth annual White Plains Jazz Fest this year as part of the six-day festival. A collaboration between ArtsWestchester, the city of White Plains and the White Plains BID, Jazz Fest will take place Tuesday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 25 featuring a lineup of established jazz and blues musicians like Source International Africa Jazz Band and Gary Smulyan’s Organ Quartet. “This year’s Jazz Fest showcases a range of international styles with a spotlight on African and Latin jazz music,” explains Janet T. Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO. “Westchester audiences are in for a treat with the diversity and quality of live music coming to Jazz Fest venues throughout the city of White Plains.” The following performances will take place at ArtsWestchester’s intimate venue, located at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, during the 2016 White Plains Jazz Fest:
Gary Smulyan Organ Quartet Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Admission: $25 Featuring Mike Ledonne (organ), Peter Bernstein (guitar) and Joe Farnsworth (drums) Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone) started learning the alto sax as a teenager. While still in high school, he sat in with major jazz artists such as legendary trumpeter Chet Baker, saxophonist Lee Konitz, trombonist Jimmy Knepper and violinist Ray Nance. In 1978, he joined Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd, with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer John Riley, young musicians who would be at the forefront of present-day jazz. He then joined the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and worked with the Mingus Big Band and Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. He also performed and recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana Ross, and has over 10 recordings under his own name. Smulyan is a four-time winner of the Down Beat Critic and Reader’s Poll, and is a multiple winner of numerous other official polls, including the Jazz Journalists Award for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner for his work with King, Lovano, Holland and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are available online at artsw.org/jazzfest. Source International African Jazz Band Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. Admission: $25 Featuring Sylvain Leroux (saxophone and tambin), Abdoulaye Diabate (guitar
and lead vocals), Emi Yabuno (piano and keyboards), Mamadou Ba (bass) and Robert Bonhomme (drums) Source International African Jazz Band performs original music inspired by the traditional sounds of Guinea and Mali that will get audiences out of their seats. The group was founded as an improvisational group by Quebecois flutist Sylvain Leroux, with a standard formation of bass, drums, keyboards and winds, but was soon transformed into an explorative African jazz unit when Malian singer Abdoulaye Diabate joined the group.
Sylvain Leroux (flute, tambin, alto sax, leader) was born in Montréal in 1956. He studied classical music at Vincent d’Indy School of Music and at the University of Montreal. He attended the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, and CONCERTS continued on page 16
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participated in workshops led by worldclass artists. In Montréal, he worked with Yaya Diallo in performances and a recording of the LP “Nangapè,” founded and led Mysterioso, a group dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk, and performed at the Montréal International Jazz Festival in 1983. Concurrently, he was a member of Bantamba a group that broke new ground in the meeting of traditional and modern African music. Since then, in New York, he has been freelancing for many groups and dance companies in the Afro-Brazilian, African and African-American fields. In 1995, he travelled to Conakry, Guinea to study the tambin, the flute of the Fulani people. He has become one of the rare outsiders to master this instrument. He has recorded with Nego Gato, Naby Camara, Mohamed Diaby, Magbana, Martino Atangana, Abdoulaye Diabate, Lucia Hwong, Emeline Michel, with Takadja on the Juno-nominated album “Diye,” and on the 2005 World Music masterpiece BataMbira by Michael Spiro and Michael Williams. He also leads the Fula Flute Ensemble. Abdoulaye Diabaté (guitar, vocals) was born in Kela, Mali to the Diabaté family, a clan renowned as battlefield djialilu (griots), who would accompany the warriors in battle to recount what took place and became reputed as powerful vocalists. Raised in the heart of the Mande tradition, Diabaté has also spent three decades performing contemporary and traditional music. His career led him to a fusion of these styles. In 1973, he joined the world famous Ballets Koteba as a singer and guitarist and toured the world playing guitar with Les Go de Koteba and singing with Ballets, particularly in Waramba, known as the African Opera. In New York, he has become a key exponent of the Malian music and vocal tradition, collaborating often across genres and cultures. In 2002, he was a featured artist of the Smithsonian Folkways compilation “Badenya: Manden Jaliya in New York City.” Since then, Diabaté has collaborated with jazzmen Don Byron and Peter Apfelbaum, and with guitaristjournalist Banning Eyre. In 2005, he released his first American album, “Haklima,” followed by “Sara” in 2009, a tribute to the great djali tradition from which he emerged. Tickets are available online at artsw.org/jazzfest. The White Plains Jazz and Food Festival Sunday, Sept. 25, noon to 5:30 p.m. Admission: Free Featuring multiple artists and more The 2016 Jazz Fest culminates with a free day of jazz on Mamaroneck Avenue with the White Plains Jazz and Food Festival. The festival will feature performances by Baby Soda, Joe Boykin & Friends, Mayra Casales, Bob Baldwin & Friends, Wali Ali and headliner Awa Sangho.
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Presented in conjunction with “Remedy” Rhythms & Cures: Healing Drum Circle with Damon Jackson Saturday October 22, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Get empowered and invigorated by the beats and rhythms of an African drum circle. An ancient therapeutic approach to healing and self-expression, drumming has been used across cultures and centuries to create and maintain physical, mental and spiritual health. Damon Jackson leads drummers and dancers in this interactive workshop. Program is open to all ages.
Sangho, “The Golden Voice of Mali,” brings the sound of the Sahara to the White Plains Jazz and Food Festival on Sunday. The festival headliner was raised near Timbuktu, Mali, a region noted for a diversity of worldclass musicians and singers. Later, she moved to Abdijan, the capital of Ivory Coast, where she quickly became immersed in its music and dance scene. She was recruited into the acclaimed L’Ensemble Koteba D’Abidjan, noted for a blend of theatre, music and dance. Sangho joined Les Go De Koteba, a vocal trio that recorded five albums and performed worldwide. Sangho’s lyrics are socially conscious, often communicating reverence for the people who have touched her life, conveying controversial habits of culture and directing her message to the youth. Her music percolates with the rhythms and resonance of Africa. For the full schedule of free and affordable Jazz Fest concerts or to purchase tickets, visit artsw.org/jazzfest. For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, nonprofit arts council in New York state. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neoclassical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. which has since been transformed into a multiuse resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. (Submitted)
Free Your Worries! A Guatemalan Worry Doll-Making Workshop Saturday October 29, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Get rid of your worries in this hands-on crafting workshop! Using simple, easy to handle materials, you can participate in a centuries old Guatemalan tradition while replacing your troubles with these friendly, pocket-sized figures. Program is open to all ages. Make Your Own Mandala Workshop with Ann Ladd Saturday November 5, 2016, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Clear your mind as you embrace the meditative qualities of creating your own mandala. Mandalas are sacred circles which are used to evoke healing, personal development, and calm. In this workshop, you'll create your own sacred circle using cut paper. Program is open to all ages. New Ways To Eat Right, Right Now: Talk and Food Sampling with Shop Rite Nutritionist Inga Voloshin Saturday November 5, 2016, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Get a jump on your New Year's resolutions with a new approach to healthy eating. Join White Plains Shop Rite Nutritionist, Inga Voloshin, for tasty, good-for-you samples and get easy-to-follow tips for eating right through the holidays and into 2017. Program is open to all ages. Life in Motion: Collaborations in Arts, Engineering and Medicine Monday December 12, 2016, Time TBD NYU faculty members are collaborating across the arts, engineering, and medical fields in a pioneering graduate course to help change the lives of people with physical disabilities. In this talk at ArtsWestchester's Gallery, NYU professors discuss how artists think out of the box to innovative and improve the way we live now. Call 428-4220 for program time. Remedy Artist Talk and Closing Reception Saturday January 14, 2017 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Join us for a last look of the exhibition “Remedy” and enjoy a chance to meet the artists in the show. This reception is an official “Arts & Craft Beer Fest” event.
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ArtsWestchester premieres fall exhibition, ‘Remedy’ New medications, advancing technologies and traditional healing practices have impacted the way today’s maladies are diagnosed and treated. Hospitals across the country are bringing artwork into treatment centers, hiring art therapists to work with patients and turning those green hospital walls into more attractive canvases. It seems as though the medical profession has embraced the restorative power of the arts. Meanwhile, in the wake of Paris and Orlando and the AIDS epidemic, to name but a few, artists have been pivotal in raising awareness and in providing a means for expressing collective grief and solidarity. The arts have also been our remedy, giving us a voice when words have felt insufficient, or provided communities with safe havens. With these realities
in mind, ArtsWestchester has assembled a group of artists inspired by the tools, institutions and methods of curing as well as the role art can play in both personal and collective healing. Irvington-based cameraless photographer Carol Pfeffer is inspired by current neuroscience research. Her “Brain State” series interprets sensory events in the brain’s cortexes and explores neurological issues such as synesthesia, a phenomenon in which the stimulation of one sense involuntarily induces perception of another sense. The works are created through chemical and light exposures in a darkroom without the use of an actual camera. Works like Laura Splan’s “Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft” blend humor and craft with the tools of modern medicine to provoke questions about
what can provide comfort in times of physical or mental distress. Splan’s soft sculptures, made through the tedious and time-consuming process of latch hooking, transforms these commonly prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants into cozy, domestic objects. The oversized pillows provide a different kind of comfort than their prescription counterparts. Guyanese-American performance artist Damalia Abrams is interested in the ways traditional remedies can both heal the self and nonmedical ailments plaguing our society. Inspired by growing tensions between police and citizens of color in America, Abrams will perform a new interactive work, “Mad Tea Party: Herbal Medicine to Soothe Anger & Anxiety” during the exhibition’s opening reception.
“Asylum” is a captivating body of work by New York photographer Christopher Payne who documented some seventy abandoned mental institutions in thirty states. Payne’s photographs are both lyrical and ghostly portraits of a forgotten age of mental health care. Today, these palatial institutions of healing are in
need of healing themselves, condemned and replaced by outpatient facilities. “Remedy” is a provocative show that opens broad discussions about our approaches to health care, selfempowerment and collective healing. The exhibition opens with a special reception on
Oct. 1 and runs through Jan. 14, 2017. ArtsWestchester’s gallery hours are: Tuesdays to Fridays from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. For exhibit details, visit artswestchester.org. “Remedy” is made possible thanks to support from Westchester Medical Center. (Submitted)
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September 23, 2016 • THE CITY REVIEW • 19 FAIR from page 6 by Peoples United Bank, News 12, WVOX, the Police Foundation and Volunteer New York! City officials, along with the Street Fair committee and volunteers joined Mayor Noam Bramson and Kevin Cavanagh, vice president for Enrollment Management at The College of New Rochelle, for the traditional ribbon cutting and kickoff on Main Street. “We were thrilled to support the city of New Rochelle as sponsors of the annual Street Fair, an event which enabled both city residents and those from neighboring communities to further appreciate all that New Rochelle has to offer,” said Judith Huntington, president of The College of New Rochelle. “New Rochelle’s Street Fair was an enormous success, bringing thousands of residents to our downtown for food, drinks, crafts, and fun. Congratulations and thank you to all the organizers and sponsors. And now on to FoodFest and ArtsFest,” said Mayor Noam Bramson. One vender that drew quite a few revelers was the It Can All
One of the most popular vendors offered revelers three chances to dunk a member of the police or fire department into a vat of cold water.
Wait Behind the Wheel 3-D virtual reality simulator hosted by AT&T, the city, Bramson and the city Police Department. The nationally touring simulator is to discourage drivers, especially high school students, from texting while driving. AT&T research shows that seven in 10 drivers engage in dangerous smartphone activity, including Googling and
Snapchatting. Nine people per day die while texting and driving nationwide. The “It Can Wait” campaign is now in it’s sixth year, with an aim to have 16 million people pledge to not drive and text by the end of 2016; more than 14 million have signed up so far. “No text is worth a life,” said Ed Bergstraesser, a local AT&T director of external affairs. (Submitted)
Entertainment was offered around the clock at the Street Fair, including this belly dancing performance on one of the side streets. Photos/Sibylla Chipaziwa
Many businesses new to the city had a chance to shine at the Street Fair, including Got Thyme, a Best of Westchester winner offering healthy and organic fare. Pictured are owner Brett Portier and his wife.
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Americans and their changing weddings RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
Your friend, or niece, or roommate is getting married and you’re invited! To Hawaii. And you live in the Bronx. And so do they. Or the invitation arrives, “Saddle up to Sarah and Wesley’s wedding at Dave’s Dude Ranch in South Dakota.” And the closest Sally and Wesley have ever come to straddling a horse was the carousel in Central Park. What is the deal with these weddings set several time zones away from friends and family? “Sometimes it’s strategic,” says Karen M. Dunak, an associate professor of history at Muskingum University in Ohio (though a Jersey gal by birth), and author of the new book, “As Long as We Both Shall Love.” Destination weddings, she believes, can be a way of keeping a wedding small and affordable, without hurting anyone’s feelings. Hold the wedding in Guam and you can invite even your parents’ friends, and still not spend the $30,000 that has become the typical American wedding price tag. Dunak’s book traces the trends in American matrimony. Before World War II, she discovered, many Americans had their weddings at home. “It’s very common, from 1910 to 1930, to drive to the justice of the peace, go home and have a big chicken dinner. Or a minister comes to the parlor and they do it there.” What’s more, different communities had different traditions. Lake County, Indiana, for instance, was a Romanian enclave in the early 20th century. There, says Dunak, “The bride would
walk down the street and neighbors would put eggs in her basket. These would be used to make baked goods for the wedding.” Everyone chipped in. In Nebraska, by contrast, the weddings were just the bride, groom, siblings and parents. After the war, Americans experienced a surge in religiosity, Dunak says, and what’s more, they finally had a little extra cash. So they started holding fancier weddings outside the home, in the church. This did not just happen spontaneously. Movies like “Father of the Bride” served almost as instruction manuals. In that 1950 Spencer Tracey/Elizabeth Taylor hit, the parents end up hiring a snooty caterer and blanching at the bills. Welcome to the new normal. That norm was reinforced by the bridal magazines. These were once read only by the East Coast elite, but by the ‘50s, bridal magazines had gone national, teaching everyone to spend, spend, spend on cakes, floral arrangements, cummerbunds... And then come the ‘60s. When the counter-culture started its countering, wedding culture was, of course, in its crosshairs. After all, what could be more staid and sexist? Why was the bride wearing white—to advertise her virginity? Why was daddy walking her down the aisle—to transfer ownership from one male to the next? “People thought, ‘Weddings are dead. This is it, done, that ship has sailed,’” Dunak said. “Department stores were closing their bridal salons.” But the valiant bridal magazines did not throw in the bouquet. Instead of pushing the old wedding model, they turned on a dime and played along with the revolution. You
can have a wedding and still be liberated, they told readers. A wedding could be hip. Do your own thing. So instead of formal ceremonies, couples started writing their own vows. They chose different music. Brides wore peasant dresses, grooms wore bellbottoms. And the American wedding, God bless it, was saved. By the ‘80s, it was bulking back up, and that’s what we’ve been seeing for a generation or two: My big, fat American wedding, egged on by an ever-growing list of specialists who promise to create a Kardashian-like affair. The photo shoots are Vogue-worthy. The desserts are Pinterestready. The dresses star in TV shows. And the bridesmaids? They have to play along. “There is this undercurrent of, ‘How much is my friendship worth?’” says Dunak. Some brides put their friends in a very awkward position: Are they willing to buy a dress that looks hideous and costs a fortune? Fly out for the bachelorette weekend? Buy a gravy boat from the registry? Under that kind of pressure, something had to give, and finally, it has. Gliding down the aisle is the latest trend: The Do It Yourself Wedding. Everyone pitches in to make the food, arrange the flowers and decorate the backyard. Which, when you think about it, isn’t too different from the Romanian weddings of 1900 Indiana. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something true: The American wedding may constantly be changing, but we remain married to it. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com
ArtsWestchester announces Arts Alive grants ArtsWestchester invites artists and nonprofit organizations to apply for 2017 Arts Alive Grants. Awarded annually, these grants are specifically designed to support community-based artists and emerging arts organizations. The variety of projects that receive Arts Alive Grants each year illustrates Westchester’s artistic and cultural diversity. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Oct. 4. Applications are available, and may be accessed electronically by visiting artswestchester.culturegrants.org. “At the core of ArtsWestchester’s mission is making arts accessible to people of all communities, backgrounds, income brackets and age ranges throughout Westchester County. Arts Alive Grants make this possible and engage people who may not
have the opportunity to participate in the arts,” explains ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam. An independent panel comprised of artists, as well as business, civic and cultural leaders will review the applications and make award recommendations to ArtsWestchester’s board of trustees. Funds are available in two categories: • Arts Alive Project Grants provide financial support for a range of projects that demonstrate a strong community benefit. • Arts Alive Artist Grants provide direct support to artists to create new work related to the community. Projects supported this year included writing workshops for students in Greenburgh; affordable live jazz concerts in Mount Vernon; free ethnic arts festivals
in White Plains; and a series of clay sculptures that highlight the diversity of Westchester’s communities. Also funded through Arts Alive was a staged reading at Paramount Hudson Valley, based on local playwright Mona Z. Smith’s telling of the true story of Canada Lee, an AfricanAmerican actor who was blacklisted in Hollywood due to his civil rights stance. For more information or to download an Arts Alive application, visit artswestchester.org/ aw/arts-alive-grants. Arts Alive Project Grants are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, DEC, a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature, and administered by ArtsWestchester. (Submitted)
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SPORTS
A fond farewell to Vin LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
It may seem paradoxical on the surface, but over the last several years, new technology and innovations have helped people connect to the history of baseball in a major way. I’m not talking about historic game clips that can be found on YouTube and Twitter or the digitized versions of old newspaper clippings available on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s website. I’m talking about the fact that, thanks to MLB.tv, it gave a new generation of baseball fans the chance to appreciate the greatness of Vincent Edward Scully. Since 1950, Vin Scully has been calling games for the Dodgers, bridging the organization’s existence in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles. And in his 67 years as the preeminent play-by-play guy in baseball—he’s also done
football and golf—he has become one of the most beloved broadcasters in the history of the game. But in October, at the end of the 2016 season, the 88-year-old will be hanging it up, retiring from the booth, severing one of the last remaining relationships that the MLB of today has with a bygone era. Sure, yesterday’s legends are trotted out from time to time, at All-Star Games and on days when each organization around the league opts to pay tribute to its past stars, but Scully was an everyday reminder of the game’s legacy, a man who called games featuring everyone from Jackie Robinson to Clayton Kershaw. And to think, if it wasn’t for apps like MLB.tv, today’s younger fans—if they weren’t West Coasters—might not have ever gotten the chance to hear him call a game. Scully, who called his fair share of World Series games (28 to be exact), hasn’t exactly been a figure on the national stage for quite some
time, working his last Fall Classic TV broadcast in 1989, meaning that for most of my adult life, my only real knowledge of Scully came from watching baseball highlights—like Kirk Gibson’s World Series homer in 1988 or Mookie Wilson’s dribbler through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986. That all changed when I sprang for the MLB.tv package. I got it, ostensibly, to follow my out-ofmarket Red Sox, but I soon lost myself in the wide variety of games—and announcers—that were now available for my consumption. I got well-acquainted with Hawk Harrelson, whose angry, unquestionably biased calls during White Sox games were both laughable and engrossing. I got the chance to listen to Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow call Giants games and continue to establish themselves as perhaps the best two-man booth in the game. And then, there was Scully. I can’t tell you how many nights over the last few years I’ve clicked on the Dodgers’ broadcast
On Oct. 2, Vin Scully will call the last Major League Baseball game in his illustrious 67-year career. Sports Editor Mike Smith urges you all to tune in. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.com
at 10:10 p.m., just to lay in bed and listen to Scully’s silvery voice describe things as mundane as a fly ball to left field, or a young Dodger fan enjoying an ice cream cone. There is simply something soothing about his rhythms, something unimpeachable about his delivery, that trans-
ports fans back to the days when the only way you could see the game—without physically going to the ballpark— was tuning the dial on the transistor radio, to a voice you implicitly trusted. After Oct. 2, the game simply won’t be the same anymore. So I urge you all to tune in to the
last week’s worth of broadcasts of one of baseball’s greats. It’s going to be a different world next year, when Scully won’t be around to wish us a pleasant good evening, wherever we might be.
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New Ro eyes league games By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor
Javier Amezcua controls the ball at New Rochelle High School. Photos/Bobby Begun
Omar Espinoza dribbles through two Ketcham players on Sept. 16. The Huguenots topped the Indians 3-0.
After a torrid start to the season, New Rochelle’s soccer team hit a bit of a speed bump on Sept. 20, when it traveled to Mount Vernon for the first league game of the season. Although the Huguenots were able to erase an early Knights’ lead to come away with a draw, head coach Jarohan Garcia is hoping to see more from his club as New Rochelle readies itself for a tough league schedule. Mount Vernon staked itself to an early lead on Tuesday, but New Rochelle was able to tie things up in the second half, thanks to goals from Omar Tejeda and Marcos Garcia. Neither team was able to find the net in overtime, and the game ended in a 2-2 stalemate. “Mount Vernon played really well, they came out fast,” Garcia said. “We put ourselves into a hole, but the boys worked hard to get themselves out.” At 4-1-1 on the season, the Huguenots have had much success in 2016, but Garcia is still somewhat concerned about his team’s penchant for slow starts. “I think it’s the second time this year that we’ve been down at half, then woken up and taken it to the next level,” the head coach said. “It’s not exactly a particular situation I’d like to see us in, but most times we’ve been up against it, we’ve stepped up.” The Huguenots came into Tuesday having won three straight games, including an impressive 3-0 victory over RC Ketcham on Sept. 16. Over the course of the last week, Garcia said he has started to see things start to click for New Rochelle. Nine players have scored for New Rochelle this year, a testament to the team’s depth. “I think more than anything, you see that the players have a very strong commitment to winning,” he said. “As a coach, you see that the players definitely have that sense of unity.” He notes that those positive feelings will be tested over the next few weeks, as New Rochelle prepares to enter into league play. While Mount Vernon offered a good first test,
Felipe Tobon dribbles away from an opponent.
games against teams like White Plains, Mamaroneck and Scarsdale should be even more competitive. “When you look at our nonleague schedule, that is created to get us ready for our league,” Garcia said. “Our league is competitive year in and year out, with teams that are always contenders for the section title.” The Huguenots will host Mamaroneck on Sept. 24 before traveling to White Plains to take on the Tigers two days later. “I think right now, we just need to make sure we improve on our intensity,” Garcia said. “If the intensity is higher, we don’t tend to make as many mental mistakes.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
A Huguenot player makes a move on Sept. 16. New Rochelle is currently 4-1-1 on the year.
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