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news in brief Page A3 artsw briefs Page A4 highlights Page A6 fall arts festivals Page A9 calendar Page A13 exhibitions Page A18 workshops Page A19 ArtsWNews (artswestchester.org), your guide to arts and culture in Westchester County, NY, is published

by ArtsWestchester, a private, not-for-profit organization established in 1965. The largest of its kind in New York State, it serves more than 150 cultural organizations, numerous school districts, hundreds of artists, and audiences numbering more than one million. The goal of ArtsWestchester is to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts in Westchester.

Froma Benerofe, Board President John R. Peckham, Board Chairman Janet Langsam, Chief Executive Officer Salina Le Bris, Director of Communications Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsWNews Editor Alison Kattleman, Designer and Calendar Editor Nathalie Gonzalez, Designer The work of ArtsWestchester is made possible with support from Westchester County Government.

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ALL THAT JAZZ

by Janet Langsam (photo credit: Cathy Pinsky)

Jazz people love labels. They just can't help themselves. That's probably because their music defies explanation and often challenges logic. Ask Gerry Malkin, the 63-year old tenor sax player, who calls his ensemble "post bop." Hard to explain, he told me. He used the old Alec Baldwin line: "it's complicated." He threw out themes like stretching harmonies and aggressive interpretation of bebop.

Finally, he invoked Coltrane, and then, I sort of kind of understood what I might be hearing on Friday night, September 5th from 8-10:30pm, when he sells out the house at the Arts Exchange with pals and Gerry Malkin peers whom he called "the best musicians in the area. Everyone in the band is a major solo artist." Take guest artist Scott Wendholt of Nyack. He's the lead jazz trumpet in the Carnegie Hall Jazz Ensemble who will be jamming with The Gerry Malkin Jazz Collective made up of bass player Mike McGuirk, pianist Jeff Tittson, guitarist Chris Morrison and drummer Bobby Leonard and, of course, Gerry.

But that’s not all. There are nine jazz performances spread over six days... all part of Jazz Fest in White Plains. Check out cabaret singer Alysa Haas at the Arts Exchange on Thursday, September 4th from 8-10:30pm, and then on Saturday, September 6th at the WPPAC, The Blue in Green Project: A Tribute to Miles Davis will be presented by ArtsWestchester and White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) in its the 400-seat theater, starting at 8pm. The ground-breaking sounds and styles of Miles Davis will be rendered by guitarist Wali Ali, pianist Bob Baldwin, saxophonist Ray Blue, bassist Harvie S, trumpeter Antoine Drye and drummer Tony Jefferson.

Those interested in catching the ArtsWestchester and WPPAC performances might consider purchasing a Jazz Pass. New this year, a Jazz Pass will grant the holder access to all three ticketed Jazz Fest events at a discounted rate. Limited to the first 50 purchasers, buying a Jazz Pass will allow the holder to attend performances by Alysa Haas and The Gerry Malkin Jazz Collective at ArtsWestchester on Thursday and Friday, September 4 and 5, in addition to The Blue in Green Project: A Tribute to Miles Davis at WPPAC on Saturday, September 6 – for just $50 per Jazz Pass. Be there or be square.

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news in brief Digital Arts Experience Launches Tech Truck

27, 2-6pm, featuring Dance Entropy, directed by Valerie Green; “Howl,” directed by Mara Mills; and opera presented by Career Bridges and directed by David S. Bender. For more info, visit: collaborativeconcepts.org.

Jacob Burns Film Center Expands and Renovates Rendering of Digital Arts Experience's Mobile Lab

The Digital Arts Experience (DAE), located in White Plains, recently announced the launch of a mobile computer lab. Its goal is to work with schools and organizations, especially those that have limited technology resources or space. Explains DAE President Rob Kissner, "Our lab combines the experience of being at The DAE, with the convenience of our coming to you.” The Freightliner Sprinter’s Mercedes Bluetec technology allows for the vehicle to be parked without creating offensive odors or harmful fumes.

The lab will officially be active in September. For more info, contact info@TheDAE.com or 914-6448100.

The Farm Project Features Local Artists For its ninth season at Saunders Farm, Collaborative Concepts has invited more than 50 local and national artists to perform, place sculptures or create installations throughout the 140 acres of the Putnam farm’s rolling hills. Expect to be greeted by artists and cows, who will hang around just to let you know it’s a real farm.. Open daily from dusk to dawn until October 31, Visitors are given a map with artwork locations and recommended walking paths upon entry. A Mid-Run Reception will take place on Saturday, September

Jacob Burns Film Center Rendering (courtesy of KG&D Architects)

Construction has begun at Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) to expand and renovate its facilities within the existing footprint of the current building. The organization will be adding two new theaters on the third floor of its cinema complex, which will add 80 new seats.

The project will allow JBFC to further execute its mission to host “vital new films from around the world, as well as innovative programs,” according to Programming Director Brian Ackerman. The Center will also reconfigure its Jane Peck Gallery into a café and community gathering space and replace the original seating in its three existing theaters. JBFC will remain open during construction, which is expected to be completed by fall 2015.

White Plains YMCA Inspires Members with Artwork

From left to right: Tom Hay, Executive Director, White Plains YMCA; Roselle Glick, College of Westchester Career Counselor; Heather Bell Pellegrino, Associate Executive Director, White Plains YMCA; Anne Ring, YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester Director of Fund Development and Communications

YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester, the College of Westchester and the White Plains YMCA have partnered to display award-winning student artwork at the YMCA’s White Plains branch. All three artists – Michelle Cores, Sharnice Mickens and Mecca Alim – are College of Westchester Digital Media graduates and recipients of the College of Westchester Scholarship Fund. The artwork and illustrations will be displayed indefinitely as the work of more students is added in the future.

Explains YMCA CEO and President Cynthia Rubino, “We hope they inspire our Y members, residents and supporters to get their creative juices flowing, to exercise their mind as well as their bodies.” For more info, contact Anne Ring, Director of Fund Development and Communications, at 914-2872021 x221.

THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PURCHASE COLLEGE. A full season of world-class events, so close to home. Opening Night on September 27 An Evening with Branford Marsalis. Also in 2014-2015: Mike Birbiglia, David Sedaris, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Midori, Rob Mathes, Béla Fleck, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Patti LuPone... and so much more. Experience. Something. Real.

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artsw briefs Franco-American Fiddler Performs in White Plains

Concept of Hope Explored in Visions: Art of the Mind

On September 12, FrancoAmerican fiddler Daniel Boucher will perform in ArtsWestchester’s Peckham Gallery as part of the organization’s rich Folk Arts program. Boucher's music celebrates the life of the rich Franco American tradition of his ancestors. He has been widely recognized by organizations such as the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center. At ArtsWestchester, Daniel Boucher this acclaimed master of the Quebecois fiddle tradition will be joined by a quartet as well as by contra dance instructor Bill Fischer. Boucher often provides an interactive experience in his performances, encouraging audience members to participate in dancing and call-and-response singing. This event is presented in association with Alliance Francaise of Westchester and is made possible with support from New York State Council for the Arts, a state agency. Contra dance lessons and refreshments begin at 7pm. The concert begins at 8pm.

For more info, visit: artsw.org/folkarts.

From September 12-18, ArtsWestchester will present Visions 2014: Art of the Mind, an exhibition featuring the work of more than 150 original creations by more than 70 artists who are recipients of mental health services in Westchester County. The exhibition clearly demonstrates that these recipients have embraced the concept of hope and are willing to share their views of recovery. This exhibition is a partnership with Rockland Psychiatric Center and is made possible with funding from Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. An opening reception will be held in ArtsWestchester’s Shenkman Gallery on September 11 from 5:307pm. For more info, please call 914-428-4220 x306 or visit: artsw.org/visions.

Artists Making a Difference in Schools and Community

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ArtsWestchester Teaching Artists have the opportunity to make a difference in local schools and community centers by using their skills to teach children and adults. ArtsWestchester is now accepting applications for Teaching Artists. Apply to join our roster and work with us to enrich lives.

Our artists also foster collaborations, receive ongoing professional development training, and network with other artists.

Deadline for applications: Friday, September 26 at 5pm.

Pre-Application Workshops: • Wednesday, September 3, 5:30-6:30pm Beyond Costumes, Inc., 530 Nepperhan Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701 • Wednesday, September 10, from 5-6pm ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10601 RSVP to Jessy Méndez at jmendez@artswestchester.org

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For guidelines and an application, visit: artsw.org/teachingartist. For more info, contact Jessy Méndez at 914-428-4220 x313 or jmendez@artswestchester.org.

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artsw 50th anniversary Innovative Arts & Business Partnerships Help the Arts Thrive Approaching a milestone 50th anniversary next year, ArtsWestchester invites area companies to join its anniversary celebration by starting an Arts & Business Partnership program.

ArtsWestchester offers a diverse menu of partnership ideas for businesses to support the arts while promoting their companies. Custom programs for businesses to participate in the arts include: arts in the workplace programs, arts event and exhibition sponsorships, corporate underwriting of ArtsWestchester’s monthly newspaper and website, and arts education program sponsorships as well as gallery rentals in ArtsWestchester’s downtown White Plains building.

Louise Bourgeois, UNTITLED, 1988, Ink and pencil on blue paper, 15 1/2 x 9 1/2"; 39.4 x 24.1 cm., Collection BNY Mellon.

Photo: Zindman/Fremont, © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA

Working artists are the lifeblood of a creative community. With that in mind, ArtsWestchester is celebrating its 50th anniversary by giving special recognition to 50 Westchester artists. We invite members of the cultural community in Westchester and beyond to nominate candidates for this honor.

A Partnership Highlighted: A new Arts & Business Partnership between BNY Mellon Wealth Management and ArtsWestchester will bring contemporary works on paper from a private collection to Westchester in a free exhibition this October. Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors from the BNY Mellon Collection will be presented at ArtsWestchester’s downtown White Plains gallery in this unique partnership. The exhibition will offer the public a rare glimpse into a significant collection featuring 69 works by some of the art world’s most recognizable artists. Sol Lewitt, Mark di Suvero, Sarah Sze, Louise Bourgeois, William Kentridge, Henry Moore, and Robert Smithson are among the 59 celebrated contemporary artists that will be showcased in ArtsWestchester’s fall exhibition. “Assembling this collection has been a journey of discovery,” says Curator Brian J. Lang.

“Each work of art offers a new perspective and opens a new window into the mind of its creator.”

Nominees may be emerging or mid-career artists, or those who have reached a level of life-time achievement. All nominees must be active in their fields. A panel will make the final selection of awardees. Each of the 50 artists selected will receive an award of $1,000 and public recognition. A selection of these artists will also be featured in Beyond NYC:

The oldest financial institution in the United States, BNY Mellon has a strong history of supporting the arts in all of their forms. With a corporate art collection built over 20 years, the organization has acquired superb examples of art in a variety of media including painting, drawing, printmaking and photography. “We feel privileged to partner with ArtsWestchester, one of the nation’s leading arts councils to bring artwork from our private collection to the greater Westchester community,” says Jean Marie Connolly, Senior Director for BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management division.

Drawing Line into Form opens to the public in ArtsWestchester’s gallery on October 3, 2014, and will be on view until December 6, 2014.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

With over 40 Arts & Business Partnerships initiated since January of this year, ArtsWestchester is well on its way to reaching a 50th anniversary goal of 50 new Arts & Business Partnerships. If your company is looking for a creative way to connect with the community, an Arts & Business

Partnership might be right for you. To set up a meeting to explore arts partnership options, please call Debbie Scates, Manager of Partnership Marketing at 914.428.4220 x315. You’ll be in good company.

Please visit our website, artsw.org/50for50form, for more info and the nomination form.

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highlights When Modern Was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection

Upcoming Exhibition Raises Funds to Meet Housing Needs

The Neuberger Museum of Art (NMA)’s current exhibition, When Modern Was Contemporary, provides a unique insight into the development of modern art in the United States.

The show chronicles the private collection of the museum’s namesake, Roy R. Neuberger.

Amassed mainly between the end of World War I and the start of the Cold War, the works remain among the finest personal art collections in a public The Barber Shop by Edward Hopper institution in the United States.

The 850-object collection, on view through December 25, is the foundation of the museum and highlights the extraordinary work of Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among many others.

In conjunction with the exhibition, NMA will publish a 276-page fully illustrated hardcover collection catalogue that chronicles the exhibited work.

For more info, visit: www.neuberger.org.

The Preservation Company, a nonprofit organization that helps low and moderate income families of Westchester County to meet their housing needs, will host the Building Hope exhibition and auction in ArtsWestchester’s 9th floor gallery space, Gallery9. The featured artwork, which is all for sale, has been generously donated by local and international artists, many of whom are giving back after being recipients of the organization’s support. Building Hope is on view from September 2-6, from 12-5pm. For more info, visit: artsw.org/buildinghope or contact our gallery at 914-428-4220 x330.

Modern, Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip-Hop Performing Groups and Choreography Opportunities Pre-School – Adult Moving Wheels & Heels for dancers with special needs

Online registration now available at www.steffinossen.org or call 914-328-1900

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Fall Classes Spotlight: Axial Theatre Howard Meyer’s Acting Program, a project of Pleasantville’s Axial Theatre, offers aspiring and experienced actors a selection of workshops. Children (ages 10 and up), teens, and adults can take workshops in acting technique and scene study, playwriting, voice and movement, improvisational acting, monologue auditioning, and more.

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Rye Arts Center Debuts Work of Influential Designer Professionally, the mid-century Modernist designer Irving Harper created some of Herman Miller’s most iconic furniture pieces. His personal work, however, includes hundreds of paper sculptures that Harper has never before allowed out of his Rye home. With an emphasis on simplicity and clean lines, the architectural masks and figures are made with simple tools – paper and Elmers glue – yet are extraordinarily imaginative and detailed. Now, more than 50 years of personal works will be debuted for the first time in Rye Art Center (RAC)’s Irving Harper: A MidCentury Mind At Play exhibition, on view from September 14 through November 8. According to Katharine Dufault, who co-curated the exhibition with Jeff Taylor, “[RAC] hopes to give the viewer a sense of what it is like to live with the art as the artist intended, as these works represent an extension of his personal life and surround him on a daily basis.” For more info, visit: www.ryeartcenter.org.

'Untitled" paper sculpture by Irving Harper

Film Sheds Light on the Healing Power of Dance On September 15, the Steffi Nossen School of Dance and Music Conservatory of Westchester will present the Westchester premiere of Musical Chairs, a film about the healing powers of dance. Directed Still from Musical Chairs by award-winning filmmaker Susan Seidelman, and produced by Westchester resident Janet Carrus, the romantic film follows a former dance instructor recently disabled in a car accident, and her determination to dance again. The screening will take place in the Music Conservatory’s Stadther Recital Hall in White Plains. Proceeds will benefit both the Moving Wheels & Heels adaptive dance program at Steffi Nossen School of Dance and the Music Therapy Institute of the Music Conservatory of Westchester.

For more info, contact the Steffi Nossen office at 914-328-1900 or info@steffinossen.org.

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arts alive ArtsWestchester Now Accepting Applications for Community Grants The accessibility of the arts is a human right that lifts the spirits, sharpens skills and enlightens the minds of all who participate. It is ArtsWestchester’s objective to extend this access to all Westchester communities through its Arts Alive Program. Funds are provided to small nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists to support artistic expression through various media, including performing arts, exhibitions and music.

ArtsWestchester is now accepting applications for this year’s Arts Alive grants. The submission deadline is October 17. For guidelines and a downloadable application, visit: artsw.org/artsaliveworkshops. For more info, contact Jessy Méndez at 914-428-4220 x313 or jmendez@artswestchester.org.

Upcoming programs from current Arts Alive Grantees: Bi-Lingual Children’s Play Hamm & Clov Stage Company will present a free bi-lingual children’s play, The Brave Calf, performed by award-winning artists Teatro IATI. At Yonkers Riverfront Library auditorium. Saturday, September 27, 2pm.

Students in Arts Alive grantee Daisy Jopling’s String Pulse Experience program

Community African Drum Circle The O’Bey Foundation conducts a free weekly African drum circle featuring instruction, repertoire development and dance classes. At the AC BAW Center, Mount Vernon. Every Wednesday, 7pm.

Application workshops will take place over the next several weeks to assist potential applicants:

• Tuesday, September 23 at 5:30pm, New Rochelle Public Library 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle

• Wednesday, September 10 at 6pm, ArtsWestchester 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains

• Tuesday, September 20 at 6pm, Port Chester Public Library 1 Haseco Avenue, Port Chester

• Tuesday, September 16 at 4pm, Grinton I Wills Public Library 1500 Central Avenue, Yonkers

• Thursday, October 2 at 6pm, ArtsWestchester 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains

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fall arts festivals Crafts at Lyndhurst

Arts festivals flourish this fall season as the air begins to cool, the leaves turn crimson and gold, and apple cider warms our souls. Westchester residents can enjoy one-of-a-kind works of art, family activities and craft demonstrations. The following fall arts festivals start the season off right.

September 12-14, Tarrytown

Yonkers RiverFest September 6, Yonkers A full day of outdoor festivities are highlighted at this 22nd annual Yonkers Downtown Waterfront event. Five stages of live music feature Grammywinning children’s performing sensation Dan Zanes, as well as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Felix Cavalier of The Rascals. Education is at the forefront of goingson, with a book swap for children and environmental activities. Other familyappropriate highlights Dan Zanes (photo courtesy: Arthur Elgort) include an outdoor artist gallery, street performers, arts and crafts, carnival games, and more. The rain location is at the Yonkers Riverfront Library on the same date.

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Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Crafts at Lyndhurst offers a combination of new work and the imaginative treasures we’ve come to expect from its veteran artists. More than 275 artists and craftspeople will display their contemporary American-made work in a festive setting of live music and craft demonstrations. Guests can browse the artwork, which includes pottery, hand-blown glass, jewelry and quilts; participate in a Shibumi silk scarf-making workshop; and wander the (photo courtesy: Artrider, 2014) picturesque sculpture garden.

Children-friendly activities include face painting, storytelling and stilt walkers. Funds from the festival’s admission will benefit the National Trust of Historic Preservation to help keep Lyndhurst protected and well-maintained. For more info, visit: www.artrider.com.

Arts on Third September 14, Mount Vernon The City of Mount Vernon kicks off its 13th annual Arts on Third festival on September 14. Visitors can enjoy food from two international food courts while basking in the entertainment on any of three stages.

Headlining the festival’s entertainment will be hiphop legend Doug E. Fresh.

Also featured are jazz icon Doug E. Fresh (photo source: NBC Miami) Tito Puente, Jr. and 70s soul trio Ray, Goodman and Brown. Taking over six full blocks of entertainment, the festival also features acrylic paint classes and work from local fine artists in its “Artists Row” area and family-friendly activities in the “Children’s Lane” area. Additionally, health and wellness screenings will be provided at the event’s “Health Pavilion.” For more info, visit: www.artsonthird.com.

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fall arts festivals Fall Festival at Caramoor

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September 19-21, Katonah

September 19-21, Scarsdale, White Plains and Mamaroneck

Joshua Redman (photo courtesy: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts)

For its Fall Festival, Caramoor experiments with brave collaborations on its stages. Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck lends an element of bluegrass to the inventive string quartet Brooklyn Rider. The symphonic group The Knights will play two shows – one with jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman and his quartet, the second with classical violinist Gil Shaham. The latter pairing will also play a children-focused mid-day concert to help introduce youth to the world of music. Guests can spend the day on Caramoor’s grounds and discover its sound-art exhibition, In the Garden of Sonic Delights, or take a tour of the historic Rosen House. A festival weekend pass offers a discounted rate for those who want to attend multiple shows. For those who can’t witness these performances first-hand, a partnership with WQXR will broadcast the concerts live on WQXR (105.9FM) and WQXW (90.3), and online at www.wqxr.org.

A veritable feast for the eyes and taste buds, the Southern Westchester (SoWe) Food and Wine Festival features three days of tastings, demonstrations and entertainment in multiple locations throughout southern Westchester. The festival will spotlight hundreds of local chefs, restaurants and bakeries, as well as more than 300 winning wines and craft beers. While enjoying live music, guests will taste gourmet food samplings and cooking demonstrations from the Culinary Institute of America. A celebrity “Chef Battle,” including Rocco DiSpirito and Dave DiBari, Rocco Dispirito (photo source: redbookmag.com) will kick off the festivities.

Children’s activities, book signings and healthy eating information will round out the weekend events. For more info, visit: www.sowefwf.com.

Armonk Outdoor Art Show September 20-21, Armonk For the 53rd year, Armonk Outdoor Art Show continues its long tradition of showcasing a fresh and diverse selection of art. Sponsored

by Friends of North Castle Public Library, the annual show offers works from 185 juried artists – 55 of whom are new to the show. A wide array of media will be featured, from printmaking to photography and digital art to wearable art. Personal shoppers will provide decorating assistance. All net proceeds benefit the town’s libraries.

For more info, visit: www. armonkoutdoorartshow.org.

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Take Me to the River Festival, Sept. 6 Draper Park (Hastings-on-Hudson)

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Larchmont Arts Festival, Sept. 20 Constitution Park (Larchmont)

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Mid Autumn Festival, Sept. 20 Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden (North Salem)

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Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, Sept. 27 Robert Bell Middle School (Chappaqua)

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Oktoberfest, Sept. 27 Kingsland Point Park (Sleepy Hollow)

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Manhattan Short 2014 Film Festival, Sept. 27 Irvington Town Hall Theater (Irvington)

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New Rochelle ArtsFest September 27-28, New Rochelle and Pelham Iona College Council on the Arts offers special ArtsFest hours for its current exhibition, Sacred Silence: The Practice of Iconography, by opening its doors on September 27 from 10am-5pm.

New Rochelle Public Library showcases the 99th annual juried exhibition of the New Rochelle Art Association. A reception will take place on Saturday night, including live music from South American jazz fusion group Emilio Teubal Trio.

Pelham Art Center hosts a Hot Metal Pour workshop and a performance by Westchester Harp Ensemble, both on Saturday. Three visual art displays will be on view: Natural Enemies, in the gallery; Stuffscapes, in the courtyard; and Outside-In, part of its "Storefront Project."

Songcatchers present an intergenerational concert with singers from the Hugh A. Doyle Center and Garito Manor, accompanied by instrumentalists from the Songcatchers after school music program.

Artist Marcello Pittari (photo credit: Cristina Cerone)

ArtsFest offers two full days of free cultural programming as local establishments and galleries throughout New Rochelle and Pelham present a full menu of arts events and activities. Organized by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, the exhibitions, workshops and family-friendly activities will give visitors and residents a taste for the cities’ cultural and artistic diversity. Among the nearly-two dozen participating venues are: building trust

transFORM gallery hosts a reading and book signing by Caldecott Medalwinning children’s author and illustrator Anita Lobel on Saturday, followed by a closing reception for its Second Nature: Beauty in the Ordinary exhibition.

The festival wraps up with a free Villalobos Brothers concert on the Library Green on Sunday evening. Other creative activities, including guided trolley tours, LEGO fun and a community painting project will occur throughout the weekend. For more info, visit: www.newrochellearts.org.

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THURSDAY, SEPT 4: 12 - 2pm | The Brian Carter Quartet. Renaissance Plaza. Free.

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SUNDAY, SEPT 7: 11:30am - 5:15pm | White Plains Jazz & Food Festival. Featuring Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión, Curtis Winchester and Friends, Hervé Alexandre Quintet, Lynette Washington / Dennis Bell Jazz NY, and Mark Morganelli Brazil Project w/ Monika Oliveira. Mamaroneck Ave, between Martine Ave & Main St. Free.

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artswCalendar Sponsored by Steinway & Sons 9/1 monday Festivals: Historic Hudson Valley presents CORNucopia. Feast on corncentric delicacies and take part in a bevy of hands-on, corn-related activities. At Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow. 10am5pm. www.hudsonvalley.org

9/2 TUESDAY Film: Katonah Museum of Art presents The Fire Within. Award-winning Scandinavian-American filmmaker Eric Heimbold presents a cinematic meditation on the spirit of Iceland. On view in conjunction with the Museum's exhibition, ICELAND: Artists Respond to Place, through 9/28. Gallery hours Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm & Sun, 12-5pm. www.katonahmuseum.org Festivals: ArtsWestchester, The City of White Plains, and the White Plains BID present 2014 Jazz Fest - Festival Opening Reception featuring Latin Jazz with Gilberto ‘Pulpo’ Colon. At Elements Food & Spirits, 161 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains. 6:30pm. artsw.org/jazzfest

9/3 wednesday Festivals: White Plains Public Library presents 2014 Jazz Fest Jazz Slam with the Duende Project.

Featuring a performance by poet Tony Brown, with Steven Lanning-Cafaro aka “Faro” (bass guitar), Chris Lawton (guitar), and Chris O’Donnell (drums).

Hosted by Eric ZORK Alan. 7pm. www.whiteplainslibrary.org

9/4 thursday Festivals: The City of White Plains presents 2014 Jazz Fest - Brian Carter Quartet. Whether you’re a long time jazz aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, jazz drummer Brian Carter’s sound will suit you. At Renaissance Plaza, White Plains. 12pm. artsw.org/jazzfest

Festivals: Inland Diversified Real Estate Services LLC and Doug Panero Presents LLC present 2014 Jazz Fest - The Morrie Louden Quartet. Morrie Louden, bass; Helio Alvez, keyboard. Outdoors at the inner courtyard at the City Center, White Plains. www.dougpaneropresents.com Festivals: ArtsWestchester presents 2014 Jazz Fest - Alysa Haas Jazz Cabaret. Cabaret artist Alysa Haas is accompanied by NYC-based jazz pianist and arranger, Tedd Firth. 8pm. artsw.org/jazzfest Music: Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents Piano Concert.

Antonello D’Onofrio and Claudio Soviero will present a selection of Italian and French classical music for Piano Four Hands. 7pm.

9/5 friday Festivals: Downtown Music at Grace presents 2014 Jazz Fest - Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack. Music of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy interpretations of standard jazz and popular music, along with original compositions.

Featuring two-time Grammy nominee, jazz guitar virtuoso Doug Munro on lead guitar. 12:10pm. www.dtmusic.org Festivals: ArtsWestchester presents 2014 Jazz Fest - Gerry Malkin Jazz Collective. The Gerry Malkin Jazz Collective is comprised of some of the finest jazz musicians in the area.

Featuring Gerry Malkin (tenor sax), Scott Wendholt (trumpet), Chris Morrison (guitar), Jeff Pittson (piano), Mike McGuirk (bass), and Bobby Leonard (drums). 8pm. artsw.org/jazzfest Film: Chappaqua Library presents Shakespeare Film Series: Richard III. 1995 film starring Ian McKellen. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

Karen Bergreen, Liberty Comedy Night at The Schoolhouse Theater, 9/6

Fundraisers: New Rochelle Public Library presents The Friends of the Library Major Book Sale. 9/5-6, 9am3pm.

Theater: White Plains Performing Arts Center & Reality Theatre Productions present In Session with Dr. Mark Lerner. This premier production will feature a special appearance

by Broadway actor, singer and dancer, David Gabriel Lerner. Proceeds to benefit the 9/11 Tribute Center. 9/5 at 8pm & 9/7 at 2pm. www.wppac.com

9/6 saturday Music: Untermyer Performing Arts Council presents Worldfest 2014. Broadway on Broadway Revue: Broadway and Westchester Talents. At Untermyer Park, Yonkers. 7:30pm. www.untermyer.org Comedy: The Schoolhouse Theater presents Liberty Comedy Night. The funniest comics you've seen and heard on late-night TV and Comedy Central.

8pm. www.schoolhousetheater.org Festivals: ArtsWestchester and The White Plains Performing Arts Center present 2014 Jazz Fest - A Tribute to Miles Davis. Music of Miles Davis with Wali Ali (guitar), Bob Baldwin (piano/ keyboard), Ray Blue (saxophone), Tony Jefferson (drums), Harvie S (bass), and Antoine Drye (trumpet). At White Plains Performing Arts Center. 8pm. www.wppac.com Tours: Clay Art Center presents Open House. Tour the studios, classrooms and gallery. Meet CAC teachers and staff, and learn about classes offered. 3pm.

Tours: Music Conservatory of Westchester presents Fall Open House. Attend free classes, tour the facility, and meet faculty and staff. 9/613, 10am-4pm.

9/7 sunday Festivals: ArtsWestchester, The City of White Plains, and The White Plains BID present 2014 Jazz

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visit www.artswestchester.org for more event information Fest - Mamaroneck Avenue Street Festival. Outdoor music festival with delicious food from local restaurants, featuring Hervé Alexandre Quintet; Curtis Winchester and Friends; Lynette Washington / Dennis Bell Jazz NY; Mark Morganelli Brazil Project w/ Monika Oliveira; and Bobby Sanabria & Ascension. 11:30am-5:15pm. On Mamaroneck Ave., between Martine Ave. and Main St. artsw.org/jazzfest Family & Kids: Hudson River Museum presents Tea at Three. Sit near Glenview’s Great Hall fireplace at a “make believe” tea party and learn about the Victorian family who lived at the mansion over 100 years ago.

Sundays, 9/7-14, 3pm. www.hrm.org

9/8 monday Lectures: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents Elisabeth Pollaert - Neurosurgery in Africa, onsite portraiture & lighting. 8pm. www.colorcameraclub.org

9/9 tuesday Film: Chappaqua Library presents Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic? This awardwinning documentary film takes a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

9/10 wednesday Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Noonday Getaway Concert: Jonathan Henken. Downtown Music at Grace welcomes the return of celebrated piper Jonathan Henken for a program of ancient airs and dances of Scotland. 12:10pm. www.dtmusic.org

9/12 friday Music: ArtsWestchester presents Daniel Boucher et ses Bons Amis: Franco American Music and Contra Dance. Fiddling and Contra dance with Quebec fiddle master Daniel Boucher.

8pm. www.artswestchester.org Lectures: Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales.

Best-selling author Dianne Hales blends

Still from The Fire Within, now showing at Katonah Museum of Art in conjunction with exhibition, ICELAND: Artists Respond to Place, through 9/28 (image courtesy: Katonah Museum of Art)

9/13 saturday

Music: JCC Mid-Westchester presents New Westchester Symphony Orchestra performs at JCC MidWestchester’s Day of Chesed (Kindness). 2pm. www.newsymphony.org

Family & Kids: New Rochelle Public Library presents BID Market Family Day: Balloon Bonanza with Nora Maher. Nora will be fashioning fanciful balloon creations for children to take home. 11am. www.nrpl.org

Theater: M&M Productions Acting Company, Inc. presents Painting Churches by Tina Howe. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. At John C. Hart Memorial Library. 2pm. www.mmpaci.com

Fundraisers: The Picture House presents Picnic in the Park - Fall Fundraiser. Enjoy cocktails, popcorn, and a movie followed by a gourmet picnic dinner, provided by New Rochelle’s Alvin & Friends, along with dancing and a live and silent auction. 6pm. www. thepicturehouse.org

9/15 monday

biography, history, and memoir to introduce Mona (Madame) Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo of Florence. 6:30pm. www.wiccny.org

9/14 sunday

The Arts

Jean Marie Connolly

BNY Mellon Wealth Management has a long history of supporting the arts in all its forms. This fall, BNY Mellon gives the Westchester Community a rare glimpse of major works by some of the most prominent artists of today. “Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors from the BNY Mellon Collection” will be on view in ArtsWestchester’s galleries from October 3 – December 6, 2014.

Supporting the arts is more than just writing a check (although we like those, too). There are many ways to improve employee morale and community involvement with your own arts and business partnership. Imagine Westchester without the arts. Then help us make sure that never happens.

Call 914-428-4220 or email dscates@artswestchester.org

Photo: Jean Marie Connolly, Senior Director for BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Music: Smart Arts at Westchester Community College presents Camerata Chamber Players- Strictly for Strings Fall Frolic. Enjoy the musical strains of beloved compositions featuring “mostly strings.” At Hankin Academic Arts Building- Academic Arts Theatre. 3pm. www.sunywcc.edu/ smartarts Music: Tribes Hill presents Tribes Hill Music Festival. Red Molly, Sloan Wainwright Trio and more, including a song circle, food, crafts, and children’s activities. At John Jay Homestead, Bedford. 11am. www.tribeshill.com

Dance: Steffi Nossen School of Dance presents Week of Dance Open House. All classes are offered at no charge. The school presents a new roster of classes: Contemporary, Tiny Dancers, Improvisation/Composition, Fall Showcase Ensemble, Adult ballet, and an Adult Beginning Workshop with 8-week sessions of Ballet, Modern, and Jazz.

9/15-9/20, all day. www.steffinossen.org Film: Steffi Nossen School of Dance and Music Conservatory of Westchester present Musical Chairs, a film about the healing powers of dance. For more info, contact the Steffi Nossen office at 914-328-1900 or info@steffinossen.org.

Lectures: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents Photographic Evening with Ann Savino. Savino shares her story, work and some insight into her feelings about portfolio building.

7:30pm. www.colorcameraclub.org

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calendar sponsored by steinway & sons 9/17 wednesday Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Noonday Getaway Concert: Violin, Piano and Cello. Downtown Music welcomes the return of Violinist Nicole Sharlow and Pianist David Kim, who, with Cellist Paul Swensen, will perform works of Beethoven, Dvořák and the Ashokan Farewell of Jay Ungar.

12:10pm. www.dtmusic.org Lectures: Chappaqua Library presents The New Tappan Zee BridgeSlide/Lecture Presentation. Discussion facilitated by Brian Conybeare, Special Advisor to Gov. Cuomo on the Tappan Zee Bridge. Q&A to follow. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

9/18 thursday Lectures: Chappaqua Library presents Say it Like You Mean It - Panel Discussion. A panel of women, including a speech-language pathologist, human resource executive, and female executives, will discuss speech modification

and how to rid ourselves of the “like syndrome." 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

examine how Italy was actually unified.

7pm. www.wiccny.org

Lectures: The Rye Arts Center presents I’ve Got A Pen & I’m Not Afraid to Use It. Four published female writers discuss finding your voice, carving out time and going back to school. All genres of writing styles will be covered. 7pm. www.ryeartscenter.org

Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Brooklyn Rider with Béla Fleck, banjo. Legendary banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck teams up with the inventive string quartet Brooklyn Rider. 8pm. www.caramoor.org

Music: Lyndhurst presents The Lagond All-Stars at Lyndhurst Castle.

Sunset Jazz returns to Lyndhurst.

6:30pm. www.lyndhurst.org

9/19 friday Film: Chappaqua Library presents Menus in the Movies: Hands Of Harvest. Led by food author and film buff Carol Durst. Homemade desserts and discussion to follow. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org Lectures: Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents Lecture Series: Italian Unification: Cavour, Mazzini, Garibaldi. Professor Louis Leonini will take us back in time to

Theater: Harrison Summer Theatre & White Plains Performing Arts Center presents Dogfight. This musical takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey that stays with you long after the performance. 8pm. www.wppac.com

9/20 saturday Family & Kids: New Rochelle Public Library presents BID Market Family Day - Children’s Performer Kurt Gallagher. Kurt performs on his guitar, ukulele, jaw harp, slide whistle, lumberjack puppets and other musically silly stuff. 11am. www.nrpl.org

Friday, Sept 19th 7pm-10pm SoWe Celebrity Chef Battle

Join the fun & see some of your favorite chefs!

Rocco DiSpirito & Dave DiBari, vs. Graham Elliot & Franklin Becker will battle it out for “Best of SoWe”. Come see what the “Secret Ingredient” will be. Pepe Infiniti, White Plains, NY

Saturday, Sept 20th 11am-5pm SoWe Grand Culinary Village

Join the fun, Taste the treats, Enjoy the music!

Including: Mrs. Green’s Healthy Eating & Healthy Living Pavilion, BBQ/Grilling Pavilion, Live Music, Modell’s Kid’s Zone, Celebrity Chef demos, and Wine & Beer Village. Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck, NY

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Festivals: Greenburgh Public Library presents Inter-Gen Fest. This Intergenerational Festival connects all ages from tweens to seniors, featuring crafts, dance, refreshments, and music.

11am. www.greenburghlibrary.org Festivals: Friends of the North Castle Public Library presents Armonk Outdoor Art Show.

Consistently rated one of the top fine art and fine craft fairs in the nation. At Community Park. 9/20 & 9/21, 10am5pm. www.armonkoutdoorartshow.org Fundraisers: Mount Kisco Child Care Center presents 10th Annual Feed Me Fresh. The evening offers live music, edibles from area restaurants, farm market produce, live and silent auction items and more. At Ivanna Farms, Bedford Corners. 6pm. www.mkccc.org Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents The Knights with special guest The Joshua Redman Quartet. The Knights are joined by jazz visionary Joshua Redman and his Quartet for a program spanning

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visit www.artswestchester.org for more event information timeless standards, fresh arrangements of tunes by the likes of Imogen Heap, and classical music infused with Brazilian tango. 8pm. www.caramoor.org Music: Lagond Music presents Charlie

Lagond and Friends at Whippoorwill Hall. Charlie Lagond with Special Guest Lincoln Goines (bass) will be bringing their unique blend of world-class jazz to Armonk. At North Castle Public Library.

7pm. www.lagondmusic.org

Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents The Knights with Gil Shaham, violin. Dvořák and Prokofiev both drew on folk music for many of their compositions, sometimes for intimacy and at other times for high drama. The very flexible Knights show they can do quiet and noisy equally well.

4pm. www.caramoor.org

9/22 monday

Dance: Smart Arts at Westchester Community College presents Wassa Pan Afrika - AFRIKA WONBA! Celebrates the cultural heritage of Africa through music, dance, stories and songs.

At Hankin Academic Arts Building at WCC, Valhalla. 8pm. www.sunywcc.edu/ smartarts

9/21 sunday Music: Chappaqua Library presents Mirror Visions Ensemble. Mirror Visions is a fresh young vocal chamber music ensemble performing contempo rary chamber works. 3pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

Lectures: Color Camera Club presents A Photographic Event with Ivan Rothman. This program is a celebration of wildlife from around the world.

7:30pm. www.colorcameraclub.org

9/23 tuesday Film: Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents Afternoon Film Series: Sole a Catinelle. After promising his son a dream vacation that he cannot pay for, Zalone scrambles to keep his job. In Italian with English subtitles.

2pm. www.wiccny.org

9/24 wednesday Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Noonday Getaway Concert: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life. This Oscar® winning documentary tells the story of 109 year old Alice Herz Sommer, a concert pianist and Holocaust survivor. A recital by pianist Irena Portenko will follow. 12:10pm. www.dtmusic.org

9/25 thursday

IRVING HARPER A MID-CENTURY MIND AT PLAY CURATED BY KATHARINE DUFAULT AND JEFF TAYLOR

THE RYE ARTS CENTER GALLERY SEPTEMBER 14–NOVEMBER 8, 2014 OPENING RECEPTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1–3PM A solo retrospective of the personal works created in paper by mid-century design genius Irving Harper.

GALLERY HOURS TUES–FRI 9AM–5PM, SAT 9AM–3PM 51 MILTON ROAD RYE NY 10580 RYEARTSCENTER.ORG 914 967 0700

This exhibit is made possible by

Lectures: Westchester Italian Cultural Center presents Lecture Series: The Spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi. Come celebrate the Franciscan spirit with Professor Spedaliere as he explores the souls of two exemplary spiritual revolutionaries. 7pm. www.wiccny.org

9/27 saturday Family & Kids: New Rochelle Public Library presents BID Market Family Day - Children’s Performer Zev Haber. Zev Haber performs original and crazy-fun songs that tickle all ages.

11am. www.nrpl.org Family & Kids: White Plains Performing Arts Center presents The Bossy Frog Band Fall Fiesta.

This award-winning 100% interactive children’s band will knock your family’s socks off. 2pm. www.wppac.com Festivals: New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents ArtsFest.

Highlights include a free guided trolley ride through historic sites in downtown New Rochelle, and LEGO® Day at the Huguenot Children’s Library. 9/27 & 9/28, 12-5pm. www.newrochellearts.org

Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents Sherlock Holmes Film Festival. Join The Three Garridebs for their third annual film festival celebrating Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

1pm. www.nrpl.org Film: Irvington Town Hall Theater presents Manhattan Short 2014 Film Festival. The world’s first global film festival in which audiences around the world are able to not only view, but vote on films screened. 7:30pm. www.irvingtontheater.com Music: New Rochelle Public Library presents The Emilio Teubal Trio at the Exhibit Reception. Live music by the acclaimed and unique South American jazz fusion sounds of the Emilio Teubal Trio. 5:15pm. www.nrpl.org Music: White Plains Performing Arts Center presents Well-Strung POPssical. The all-male string quartet Well-Strung features classical musicians who put their own spin on the music of Mozart and more. 8pm. www.wppac.com Music: The Performing Arts Center presents Branford Marsalis. Marsalis has long been considered a star in his own right – a NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee. His music plays homage to the jazz giants with whom he’s worked, a veritable “who’s who” including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins. 8pm. www.artscenter.org

9/28 sunday Theater: The Performing Arts Center presents Martha Clarke’s Chéri. The tragic tale of forbidden love in 1920s

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calendar sponsored by steinway & sons Music: New Rochelle Public Library presents Arts Fest Finale Concert: The Villalobos Brothers. Born in Xalapa, Mexico, the three Villalobos Brothers are virtuoso violinists, singer-songwriters, composers, arrangers, and multi-talented instrumentalists. 3pm. www.nrpl.org

Still from Magic In The Moonlight, now showing at Jacob Burns Film Center.

For film times, visit: www.burnsfilmcenter.org (photo source: Gravier Productions)

Paris is a fusion of theater, live music, and dance. 3pm. www.artscenter.org Music: Chappaqua Library presents Chappaqua Chamber Series. Delia Montenegro, long-time principal oboist of the Chappaqua Orchestra will be joined by violinists Chie Yoshinaka and Sayuri Lyons, cellist Paul Swensen and pianist Cynthia Peterson. 3pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

Music: Lagond Music School presents Another Sunday Serenade: Sonny Stitt & Gene Ammons features a front line consisting of alto saxophonist Dmitry Baevsky & tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, and rhythm section with pianist David Hazeltine, drummer Jason Brown, and bassist Mike Karn.

At Lagond's Live! from the Haven in Elmsford. 5pm. www.lagondmusic.org

Music: The Chappaqua Orchestra presents Delia Montenegro, Oboist.

Delia Montenegro, principal oboist of The Chappaqua Orchestra, presents a chamber recital with violinist Chie Yoshinaka, violist Sayuri Lyons, cellist Paul Swenson, and pianist Cynthia Peterson performing works of Benjamin Britten, Theodore Dubois, and Ernest John Moeran. At Chappaqua Library.

3pm. www.chappaquaorchestra.org Spoken Word: Katonah Poetry Series presents Ellen Bass - Live Poetry Reading. Bass reads from her most recent collection Like a Beggar. Ms. Bass’ work has appeared in hundreds of magazines and literary journals including The New Yorker, The Atlantic and The New Republic. At Katonah Village Library. 4pm. www.katonahpoetry.com

Westchester

9/29 monday Theater: Irvington Town Hall Theater presents Irvington Stage Door: A New Series of Works in Progress - Birthday Pie. This new Monday night Reading Series presents readings of new theater pieces, complete with a talk-back session with the creative team, kicking off with the play Birthday Pie by Arthur Wooten.

7:30pm. www.irvingtontheater.com

9/30 tuesday Lectures: Chappaqua Library presents Author Talk: A Light Shines in Harlem.

Local resident and award-winning journalist/author Mary Bounds Applebome tells the story of the first charter school of Harlem and the charter movement. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org

Philharmonic

JAIME LAREDO, PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR • TED SPERLING, PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

The 2014-2015 season awaits…

October 19, 2014 at 3pm Jaime Laredo, conductor Bella Hristova, violin Featuring composer Gabriela Frank Works by Gabriela Frank, Tchaikovsky and Dvorˇák.

December 21, 2014 at 3pm Ted Sperling, conductor Victoria Clark and Santino Fontana, vocals Winter Pops!

Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook

February 8, 2015 at 3pm Ted Sperling, conductor Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Works by Mozart, Grieg and Beethoven.

April 19, 2015 at 3pm Jaime Laredo, conductor & violin

Featuring members of the Philharmonic Works by Bach, Dvorˇák, Vivaldi and Haydn.

June 14, 2015 at 3pm Danail Rachev, conductor Joshua Roman, cello Works by Pärt, Elgar and Brahms.

Subscriptions: $98-$394 Single Tickets: $30-$97

For tickets: (914) 682-3707 • www.westchesterphil.org Bella Hristova

©2014 Westchester Philharmonic, Inc.

Concerts are presented at: Performing Arts Center, Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY. Programs, artists, dates and times subject to change.

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exhibitions ArtsWestchester www.artswestchester.org • Building Hope Art Collection. An exhibition and auction to benefit The Preservation Company, Inc. in Peekskill. 9/2-9/5, 12-5pm.

Hudson River Museum www.hrm.org • Mandy Greer: The Ecstatic Moment. Greer creates visionary worlds using a sewing machine and crochet hook as her tools. Through 9/14, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm.

• Visions: Art of the Mind. An exhibition featuring the original work of more than

• Lily Cox-Richard: Possessing Powers. Inspired by 19th century artist Hiram

Bullseye Glass Resource Center www.bullseyeglass.com • Uncommon Beauty. A group show examining beauty, truth and subversion in kilnformed glass. Opening reception: 9/6, 3-6pm with artist talk by Rachel Rader, 5-6pm. On view 9/6-11/15. Gallery hours: Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm & Sat, 10am-5pm.

Katonah Museum of Art www.katonahmuseum.org • Iceland: Artists Respond to Place. The first museum exhibition in the U.S. to focus exclusively on the relationship of contemporary Icelandic artists to the singular geography of their island nation. Through 9/28. Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: 12-5pm.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts www.caramoor.org • In the Garden of Sonic Delights. A major exhibition of sound art, spanning six of the region's most dynamic cultural institutions. Through 11/2, Thurs-Sun: 10am-3pm.

OSilas Art Gallery www.osilasgallery.org • Legacies, Landmarks and Achievements: Celebrating 350 Years ­– Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Bronxville. Over 30 local historical figures from the past 350 years will be highlighted through photos, paintings, artifacts and stories. Reception on Thurs, 9/4: 7pm. On view 9/4-11/9: Tues-Fri, 12-5pm; Thurs, 12-7pm; Sat-Sun, 2-5pm.

70 artists who are recipients of mental health services in Westchester. 9/12-9/18, 12-5pm.

Clay Art Center www.clayartcenter.org • Two Vigiles: Bruce Dehnert and Shawn O’Connor. Both artists utilize the effects that wood firing and flame have as ways to realize and express their culturally relevant ceramic processes. Through 9/20. Gallery hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm.

Color Camera Club of Westchester www.colorcameraclub.org • Members Digital Competition. Members' work on display in this digital competition with an independent judge. 9/29, 7:30pm.

Works on Paper by Sculptors from the BNY Mellon Collection

An expansive collection featuring 69 works by the contemporary art world’s most recognizable figures.

On view at ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains October 3 December 6, 2014 Gallery hours: Tue-Sat, 12-5pm artsw.org/drawingline Art Credit: Martin Creed, Work No. 1367, 2012, Watercolour on paper, 35 x 30 x 2.5cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 in. Collection of BNY Mellon (c) Martin Creed, Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Todd White

Powers, sculptor Lily Cox-Richard creates six fresh forms, faithful to Powers’ originals, with the figures themselves omitted. Through 9/14, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm.

Neuberger Museum of Art www.neuberger.org • The Art of Zero: Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, Günther Uecker & Friends. The Zero movement attempted to re-harmonize the relationship between humankind and nature after WWII. Through 9/28. Tues-Sun, 12-5pm.

• When Modern Was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection. The

850-object collection highlights the work of Roy R. Neuberger. Through 12/25.

Tues-Sun, 12-5pm.

New Castle Historical Society www.newcastlehs.org • Here Comes the Bride. Wedding gowns from the Society’s extensive costume collection and gowns on loan. Through mid-January 2015. Tues-Thurs & Sat: 1-4pm.

Pelham Art Center www.pelhamartcenter.org • Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia Labyrinth). A monumental sculpture by NYC based artist Andréa Stanislav. 7/1-9/18, Tues-Fri: 12-5pm and Sat: 10am-4pm.

The Rye Arts Center www.ryeartcenter.org • Irving Harper: A Mid-Century Mind At Play. This solo retrospective debuts the private works of design genius Irving Harper. Opening reception: Sun, 9/14, 1-3pm.

On view 9/14-11/8. Gallery hours: Tues-Fri, 9am-5pm & Sat, 9am-3pm.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center www.wiccny.org • Art & Perception. Artists of Italian descent have enriched American aesthetic culture, embracing new styles and techniques. 9/13-11/14. Gallery hours: MonThurs, 10am-4pm; Fri, 2-8pm; Sat, 10am-12pm.

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workshops ArtsWestchester www.artswestchester.org • Arts Alive Project, Artist & Arts Education Grant Information Sessions.

Meeting dates: 9/10, 6pm at ArtsWestchester; 9/16, 4pm at Griton I Wills Public Library; 9/23, 5:30pm at New Rochelle Public Library; 9/30, 6pm at Port Chester Public Library.

• Teaching Artist Pre-Application Workshops. Meeting dates: 9/3, 5:30pm at

Beyond Costumes; 9/10, 5pm at ArtsWestchester.

Ballet des Amériques www.balletdesameriques.com • Audition for the Conservatory, Pre-Professional and Post-Graduate Programs. Three Saturdays: 9/13, 9/20 and 9/27 at 1pm.

Bullseye Glass Resource Center www.bullseyeglass.com • Hip To Be Square: Graphic Coasters. 9/3, 6pm.

• Crash Course in Glass Cutting. 9/5, 10am.

• Basic Kilnformed Pattern Bars. 9/11-9/14, 10am.

• For more Bullseye Glass workshop listings, visit: www.bullseyeglass.com

Clay Art Center www.clayartcenter.org • Check It Out! For adults interested in experimenting with clay for the first time.

9/6, 1:30pm.

• Helping Hands. A one-day workshop for a child and adult. 9/7, 1:30pm.

Hudson River Museum www.hrm.org • Fiber Friends. Create knitting or crochet projects with teaching artist in residence Sarah Divi. Saturdays through 9/13, 3pm.

• Family Art Project: Stars and Moons on a String. Make celestial shapes from

yarn décor, buttons, sequins, beads, and mirrors. Sat & Sun, 9/6-9/28, 1-4pm.

OSilas Art Gallery www.osilasgallery.org • Artful Heirloom Necklace Workshop. Learn how to make a glass tile charm with a copy of a favorite vintage family photo. 9/21, 11am-1:30pm. (Adults/Teens).

Pelham Art Center www.pelhamartcenter.org • Free: Two Art Sewing Workshops. 9/20, 2pm.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center www.wiccny.org • Children’s Cooking Class: Sweet or Savory Taralli. Taralli are the go-to snack food for most of Southern Italy. 9/6, 2pm.

White Plains Performing Arts Center www.wppac.com • Creating Broadway - Martin Charnin Masterclass. Learn techniques for rounding out songs in repertoire for performance or audition. 9/8, 8pm.

tHE CEntEr for tHE Digital arts of Westchester Community College

ExtEnsion CEntEr ClassEs start september 6 ValHalla ClassEs start september 2 27 north Division street Peekskill, nY 10566

The Center for the Digital Arts of Westchester Community College recently celebrated 20 years of innovation and service to Westchester and Putnam Counties. It is an example of arts technology integration in higher education creating access to digital arts education in the 21st Century. The Center supports five industry-grade post-production studios that offer a full-range of robust computer graphics including: 2D/3D animation, digital filmmaking, game design, digital imaging, web design, and e-publishing. In addition, it offers prosumer production equipment and fine arts space. The Center for the Digital Arts also offers student services, General Education courses, ESL, and noncredit courses for students from 7 to 70+ years of age.

Please see our website www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill for more information. Call us at 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu.

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