September 23, 2016

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Council allots more money for Crown Castle study

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

Tying the town pink

Local-based cancer support group, Soul Ryeders, has been granted permission to display pink ribbons throughout the city during the month of October for its third annual “TieTheTownPink” campaign. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For story, see page 6. Photo courtesy Soul Ryeders

Rye Town Park privatization lawsuit being appealed

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The town of Rye and the Rye Town Park Commission have appealed a recent appellate court ruling that allows the city of Rye to impose a real estate tax on the restaurant located on the park’s grounds, ultimately seeking to resolve the affair in the state’s

Court of Appeals.

The city was served with a motion for leave on Sept. 6 to appeal to the state’s highest court by the town and the commission, in which they dispute Rye City Assessor Noreen Whitty’s decision to revoke the taxexempt status of the land where the current restaurant, Seaside Johnnies, is situated.

While the park was originally created as a public area in 1907, Rye City’s assessor determined that it would be taxable in 2011, after existing on the land for 104 years exempt from taxation by the town’s governing body. The property was initially placed on the city’s tax roll and the decision was upheld by the city Board of Assessment Review,

following Whitty’s determination that the private corporation should be deemed taxable.

However, after pursuing a lawsuit against the city of Rye, the court determined that Seaside Johnnies was located on a public property and that it would be kept tax-exempt. But, on APPEAL continued on page 19

Assessing a controversial proposal by the telecommunications contractor Crown Castle will prove to be more costly than initially thought after a unanimous Rye City Council vote moved to increase the retainer for a law firm hired by the city in August.

The resolution, passed at the Sept. 14 council meeting, will increase the amount of city funds allocated to the law firm Best, Best and Krieger—which is currently collaborating with an engineer to help navigate the Crown Castle proposal—from $25,000 to $50,000.

Among the reasons that the council voted to increase the amount of city funds allocated to the analysis, according to Councilwoman Danielle Tagger-Epstein, a Democrat, is that the original $25,000 has already been expended.

Additionally, she said, the analysis of the city’s telephone poles and how best to navigate a divisive proposal may take more time than initially expected.

“When it comes to something like this, you cannot have a preconceived notion of what it takes to get it done,” she said. “There’s no quick fix, so you always have to be mindful that this is going to be an expensive process.”

There’s currently no expected

date for when the City Council will receive the firm’s and engineer’s complete analysis, but the council and Crown Castle plan to meet on the matter in November.

During its last meeting, the City Council also voted to transfer $150,000 from the city’s contingency account to the legal department in order to fund a myriad of ongoing outside legal services.

“We have a number of cases that the attorney fees went over and above what was set aside,” City Manager Marcus Serrano said. “So, we have to take more money out of contingency to cover those.”

Among the legal obligations the city is currently juggling, according to Serrano, are lawsuits between the city and the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound, an ongoing Article 78 with Westchester County over future plans for Playland, as well as matters with Crown Castle.

Specifically, Best, Best and Krieger, and a hired engineer, will be tasked with assessing a proposal from Crown Castle that plans to install additional wireless equipment called nodes— which emit a radio frequency— atop dozens of telephone poles throughout the city.

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County BOL looks to renovate Playland pool

As a Sept. 30 deadline approaches, Westchester County legislators propose a compromised alternative to removing Playland’s pool. File photo

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Amidst waning support from Westchester County legislators, Rye Playland’s historic swimming pool will likely undergo renovation rather than removal.

According to county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, just how the county will choose to renovate the pool will be decided in the coming weeks.

“We don’t want to demolish the pool, but we have some details to figure out if we’re going to rehabilitate it,” Parker said.

According to county Legislator Jim Maisano, a New Rochelle Republican, legislators will pursue a compromise between replacing the pool completely and removing the pool, providing critical renovations to its infrastructure.

“There’s not 12 votes to rebuild the pool, and there’s not 12 votes to knock it down,” Maisano said. “Can we explore a way to save the pool for another couple decades?”

The newest proposal, according to a recent county Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, would provide a number of critical renovations to the 90-year-old pool, including the

installation of new filters and relining work that could cost $2.5 million alone.

According to Parker, though the renovations to the pool were initially projected to cost close to $10 million, newer projections expect the cost to be far less.

While prior estimates showed a cost differential between renovation and removal of about $6 million, new estimates from the county Department of Public Works show a lower differential of about $3 million.

A new estimated cost for renovations, given by the Department of Public Works’ Scott Donnelly during Monday’s meeting, puts the projected cost to rehabilitate the pool at about $7 million, whereas removal costs hovered around $4 million.

Maisano, however, said the cost of the renovations won’t come to light until the work goes out for official bid and that he expects a lower rate than projected.

While the clock is ticking for legislators to make a decision on the pool—an original deadline was set for Sept. 30 in an agreement to operate Playland between the county and the management company Standard Amusements—Parker said the Board of Legislators could ask

for an additional extension.

The current agreement stipulates that if a decision isn’t made by the board before the end of the month, the management company could exercise its right to walk away from the contract.

An agreement between the county and Standard Amusements was struck in May and committed the county to $30 million in capital improvements at the park. The 30-year agreement would also see Standard investing $30 million of its own money to park infrastructure and rides over that period.

County Executive Rob Astorino’s Republican administration, as well as Standard Amusements, has already expressed a desire to remove the ailing pool, which hemorrhages 35,000 gallons of water per day, according to a 2007 county report.

But this week, a representative from Standard Amusements told the Review, “Whatever direction the legislators decided to go, we’re fully supportive of that decision.”

According to the agreement, if the pool were to be removed, Standard would have the authority to utilize the pool space for whatever purpose it sees fit.

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What’s going on...

Rye Free Reading Room

donuts will be provided.

Happiness & Success with Dr. Yukio Ishizuka

For more information on hours and programs, visit ryelibrary.org.

Teacher-in-the-Library On Mondays through Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Rye teachers offer after-school homework help to students attending local public and private elementary schools in the Rye area. This is a free program sponsored by the Auxiliary Board of the Rye Free Reading Room, Woman’s Club of Rye/Children’s Philanthropy section, and the PTO of the Rye schools.

English as a Second Language for adults On Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon in the Ogden Nash Room. Led by Val Polikoff, who is an experienced ESL teacher with certification from Westchester Community College, Division of Continuing Education and the English Language Institute.

The objective of this program is to help students build their speaking fluency through various classroom activities, promoting students’ communication and writing skills. Depending on students’ level, classes will consist of reading, discussions, developing short stories, introducing guided conversations, addressing the grammar, and writing assignments. The class is for adults with a working knowledge of English. Please come to a class for an evaluation.

Coffee with the City Council On Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Meeting Room. Residents are invited to join members of the City Council to discuss any topic of interest. Mayor Joe Sack and Deputy Mayor Julie Killian will be in attendance. Free coffee and

On Saturday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Dramatically improve your threshold of tolerance of stress (from life challenges) through closeness between committed couples, eliminating anxiety, anger, physical symptoms and depression without medications and often within six months. Dr. Yukio Ishizuka, a Rye resident and Harvard-trained psychiatrist in private practice, shares surprising secrets of happiness and success he has learned from his patients over the last 40 years.

Wainwright House Yoga and movement workshops The Wainwright House Yoga Training Academy will hold the following programs this fall.

RYS 200 Weekend Series, a RYS 200 10-week end series beginning Sept. 23 with yoga masters Paula Heitzner, Patty Holmes and Susan J. Wright.

Anatomy Trains, an international training taught

by Laurice Nemetz on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, is an anatomy and physiology workshop open to movement therapists.

Housing will be available. For fees and information, call 967-6080, email registrar@wainwright. org or visit wainwright.org.

International Day of Peace celebration On Sunday, Sept. 25 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Wainwright House, located at 260 Stuyvesant Ave. in Rye. The Wainwright House and Vistar Foundation present the International Day of Peace, featuring the United Nations’ 2016 theme, “Sustainable Development Goals.” This will be an afternoon of ceremony, meditation, prayer, music and remarkable speakers on the leading edge of the global peace movement. All voices are welcome. For more information or to register, visit wainwright.org.

Jay Heritage Center ‘Shorelines & Greenscapes’ exhibit An exhibition of Alex MacLean’s recent aerial photographs of the Long Island Sound, from Rye

She’s not crazy, her name just rhymes with it. Read Lenore Skenazy’s column every week in the Review.

A past contributor to the Daily News and the New York Sun, Skenazy has also appeared on “The Daily Show,” been profiled in the New Yorker and even had her own reality TV show, “World’s Worst Mom.”

to Greenwich will be on display at the Jay Heritage Center. Also on display will be MacLean’s images of innovative green roofs designed to adapt to and mitigate climate change—these powerful captures are part of his ongoing work illustrating issues surrounding climate.

MacLean is an internationally acclaimed aerial photographer, whose work is widely collected.

His photos portray the history and evolution of the land, from vast agricultural patterns to city grids.

Learn more at alexmaclean.com.

The exhibit is free and open to the public starting Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The exhibit will then be open through Oct. 30 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Jay Heritage Center is located at 210 Boston Post Road in Rye.

Jay Day! A Fall Family Festival On Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Jay Heritage Center will host Jay Day!, celebrating American culture and traditions. Highlights will include falconry; live music by songwriter Julie Corbalis; book readings about architecture with children’s author Isabel Hill; a hands-on family workshop with celebrated artist and illustrator Hervé Tullet; historic tours of the 1838 Jay Mansion; and an archaeology table. Snap photos of your child’s first pony ride or visit the petting zoo. Sample bites from historic Walter’s Hot Dogs.

Purchase fresh offerings from the farmers market.

Treat the kids to face painting, old-fashioned apple coring and more.

The event is organized by JHC’s Auxiliary, the Preservationists, a group of parents committed to the adaptive reuse of John Jay’s landmark home as a community resource and learning center. The Jay Heritage Center is located at 210 Boston Post Road in Rye.

Rye Recreation Program registration is open online at ryeny. gov/recreation.cfm. Register early. Most programs have minimum requirements and may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Nothing cancels programs more than waiting until the last minute to register.

In addition, programs have maximum enrollments and may fill up quickly. Visit the Rye Recreation site for more information.

Halloween window painting registration Registration for the annual Halloween window painting is open at ryeny.gov/recreation.cfm. This is limited to the first 500 teams to register. The window painting will take place on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain date will be Sunday, Oct. 23.

All registration is online. All participants painting must be enrolled in grades K–8 and must be Rye residents. Teams of two children only. Fee: $16 per team. Team assignments will be available for pickup on Thursday, Oct. 13 and Friday, Oct. 14 at Rye Recreation.

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.

Rye Meeting House ‘On the Wing’ photo exhibit By popular request, the Bird Homestead nonprofit will hold over “On the Wing,” an exhibit of photographs of birds by Nadia Valla on view at the Meeting House, until Nov. 26. It was originally scheduled to close at the end of June. The exhibit features 80 beautiful photos of more than 50 species of birds from the local area. These range from elegant white egrets that wade and fish in the estuary to the brightly colored warblers that pass through during their migration.

Valla often captures her subjects from a kayak where she can photograph wading birds and swimming ducks at eye level. The photographs are grouped by species to provide an educational experience, in addition to aesthetic enjoyment.

Valla is a French-born photographer and a member of the Little Garden Club of Rye. The exhibit is open Saturday afternoons from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Donations will be gratefully accepted. The Rye Meeting House is located at 624 Milton Road in Rye. For more information, email birdhomestead.meetinghouse@gmail.com or call 967-0099.

County events 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.

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Harrison schools seek $46.5M bond approval

By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer In an effort to address overcrowding and infrastructural concerns, the Harrison school district will put a $46.5 million bond on the ballot in a districtwide October referendum.

The bond would fund a project to restore infrastructure, mitigate enrollment concerns, improve energy efficiency and approach standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, in all six schools within the district, according to district officials.

At Parsons Memorial Elementary School in Harrison, students are taking classes in a room that, in the previous school year, had been two bathrooms and a custodial closet. The school’s band program holds classes in a basement hallway.

At Harrison Avenue Elementary School a mile away, students are scheduled with shortened lunch periods to make up for the lack of space in the cafeteria. And the school itself is overcrowded. Over the summer, the Board of Education converted two of its offices into a small classroom. And more than 30 students have enrolled in the school since then.

According to Harrison Schools Superintendent Louis

Wool, borrowing that amount will not raise school tax rates.

Wool added that the project would not cut into the district’s reserve fund, used for emergency repairs and maintenance, which the state caps at 4 percent of the school district’s total budget.

“Harrison is not the kind of district that gets into the game of bonding very often,” said Bob Salerno, the district’s superintendent of business. The last time the district borrowed money to fund a project was in 1996, when it renovated and added wings to the Purchase and Preston schools. That bond was for $22 million and was repaid in full in 2015.

The school board plans to spend more than half of the funding––$24.9 million––on Louis M. Klein Middle School. The school was built in 1939 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, and has not seen major renovations since.

The brick façade is crumbling in patches around the school, and several awnings have been removed for fear that they could fall. If the bond is approved, the district plans to repair the infrastructural damage and make a small addition to the building.

Infrastructural repairs at Harrison High School would be slight, but it would see the high-

est degree of expansion. According to the superintendent, students are putting increasing demand on the school’s course load, taking core, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, which has diminished the number of available classrooms. To mitigate this problem, the school board plans to build an eightclassroom wing off the southeast end of the main building, and would also expand the school’s guidance wing.

Parsons and Harrison Avenue elementary schools would each undergo significant repair and expansion, costing about $11 million.

An elevator would also be installed at Parsons, bringing it closer to ADA compliance.

Wool said currently, students who have walking disabilities and would otherwise be enrolled at Parsons are sometimes placed in different elementary schools because Parsons is not easily accessible per ADA standards.

Purchase and Preston schools, which both underwent renovations in 1996, would also receive infrastructural repairs, totaling $2.5 million.

A vote on the bond is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Sid is a very sleek and friendly kitty.

This charming boy keeps himself in tiptop shape by monitoring the activities in the Pet Rescue clinic.

Every evening, he comes out of his cage to insure everything is in order.

In the morning, he greets us with head-butts and purring. He is an energetic cat who loves to leap and investigate all. About 3 1/2 years old, this beautiful tabby is good with some dogs and some cats.

A good family cat, any family would be lucky to have this beautiful boy in their home. He is neutered, upto-date with all vaccinations, in excellent health and microchipped.

His adoption donation is $100. To meet Sid, contact Pet Rescue at 835-3332 or 835-4133, or visit NYPetRescue.org. (Submitted)

CROWN from page 1

An initiative to amend a controversial proposal from the telecommunications contractor Crown Castle may prove to be more expensive than initially thought. File photo

out by Crown Castle for Verizon Wireless—boiled to the surface in July, when residents flocked to public hearings expressing potential health concerns as well as negative effects on property value.

At a continued public hearing on Sept. 14, residents continued to lobby the council on the potential adverse effects of the Crown Castle proposal, at times devolving into shouting

matches between residents and a legal representative from the company.

Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican and candidate for state Senate this year, said the city will be doing everything it can to protect its residents.

“It’s still too early to know what all our options are and what direction the negotiations are going to take,” she said. “My

only objective is to do everything possible to protect the city of Rye and our residents’ various interests.”

City Attorney Kristen Wilson told the Review that while the Crown Castle’s proposal isn’t immediately at risk of devolving into litigation, she said “there’s always the possibility.”

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The Soul Ryeders charity organization will adorn the city of Rye, and the village of Rye Brook and the Rye Neck area, with symbolic pink ribbons throughout the month of October to show support for community members fighting breast cancer.

The Rye-based cancer support organization will begin decorating the community with pink ribbons the morning of Oct. 1 to kick off its third annual breast cancer awareness campaign, “TieTheTownPink,” following approval by the Rye City Council on Sept. 14 and the Rye Town Park Commission on Sept. 20.

Last year, volunteers tied more than 750 pink ribbons throughout the community, with help from city merchants that

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Soul Ryeder volunteers also delivered and tied more than 360 ribbons in private homes in and near Rye. “We are hoping to increase those numbers this year, because this is a fundraising campaign and it’s a way for Soul Ryeders to increase funding for current programs and to expand on new ones,” said Lisa Dominici Faries, co-founder and co-chairwoman of the initiative. “Volunteer efforts like TieTheTownPink allows Soul Ryeders to expand cancer support services in the community.”

According to Faries, what makes the initiative so successful are the amount of volunteers that deliver the ribbons; more than 100 of them. “In a community like ours, people are going to see the ribbons and are going

to want to participate,” she said.

The breast cancer awareness group started as a small team of women that participated in the annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, according to Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican. Sandy Samberg, a co-founder and member of the organization’s board of directors, started the group after experiencing her first Avon walk in 2006, in which she walked in memory of a friend, Clayton Byrne, who had recently succumbed to breast cancer, and in honor of another, Dawn Ewing, who had just been diagnosed.

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Local breast cancer awareness organization, Soul Ryeders, will decorate the city of Rye with pink ribbons beginning on Oct. 1 for its annual awareness campaign, “TieTheTownPink.”

they bring as well,” said Councilwoman Danielle Tagger-Epstein, a Democrat. “Their work really speaks to this community, as everyone has been touched or will be touched by breast cancer in some way.”

TieTheTownPink, which was founded by Faries and Susan Janart four years ago, is sponsored by more than 50 local organizations including Wine at Five, Hudson Paul Salon, Citibank, RowAmerica Rye, Women’s Association of Rye Presbyterian and the city of Rye Fire Department.

Soul Ryeders has raised as much as $2 million for cancer support and services since the

group started in 2007.

Ribbons can be purchased for $25 at soulriders.org/pink or directly by emailing tiethetownpink@gmail.com, and can be tied around trees, mailboxes, benches and front doors.

Ribbons can also be purchased directly at the Oct. 7 Rye High School Garnets football game, as the volunteer efforts are supported by the school’s breast cancer awareness club, and at all Rye elementary schools from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30. All proceeds will benefit Soul Ryeders’ local cancer related programs and services.

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The TieTheTownPink campaign was formed four years ago by Rye residents Susan Janart and Lisa Dominici Faries. Photos courtesy Soul Ryeders

Last year, Soul Ryeder volunteers tied more than 1,100 ribbons throughout Rye.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

ARTSWestchester Gallery Events

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.

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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.

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Following a recent appellate court ruling in July to allow the city of Rye to tax the restaurant portion of Rye Town Park, the town of Rye and the park’s governing commission have filed an appeal to New York state’s Court of Appeals. File photo

April 10, 2016, the city of Rye presented the court ruling to the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, which concluded that the restaurant space would no longer be exempt from paying city property taxes on July 28.

In light of the ongoing battle between the municipalities, according to Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican who is also a member of the park commission, there seems to be an issue with the appeal; that is, Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat, signed a letter of affidavit on behalf of the Rye Town Park Commission without prior notification to two of its members, Sack and Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican.

During a Rye City Council meeting on Sept. 14, Sack al-

leged that he and Killian were not included in a vote of the park commission, and were not in any way notified that the commission intended on filing an appeal to begin with.

“I’m disappointed that Gary Zuckerman has continued to do things related to Rye Town Park and not involve us,” Killian said.

“We’re perfectly happy to work together with the town of Rye, but we can’t if they don’t include us.”

However, after the appellate court ruled in favor of the city of Rye, Zuckerman sent a letter to the City Council on behalf of the town of Rye and the park commission on Aug. 25 requesting that the city restore the park restaurant’s tax-exempt status, to which he received no response, he said.

According to Zuckerman, he had no choice but to file an appeal because the deadline to do so was Sept. 1. “We had not received any communication from the city of Rye that they received the letter; the time was expiring, and we had no choice,” he said.

Rye City Attorney Kristen Wilson said that the city did receive Zuckerman’s letter, but noted that it did not mention that the commission or the town would file an appeal. According to Wilson, the commission does not have authorization to appeal without holding a vote.

Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla, a Democrat and member of the park commission, could not be reached for comment, as of press time.

CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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Americans and their changing weddings

Another item to vote for on Election Day

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

the referendum passes, oversight of the Fire Department would be transferred from the Board of Wardens to the PSC, and oversight of the Police Department would be transferred from the police commissioner to the PSC. The PSC would oversee the Police Department, EMS and the Fire Department.

The Board of Wardens currently oversees the Rye Fire Department and is comprised of 11 volunteer firefighters.

Each of Rye’s four fire companies elects two wardens to the board for a total of eight. The three volunteer fire chiefs (also elected by the volunteer firefighters) are members of the Board of Wardens as well.

Following the passage of this referendum, each company will elect company officers and members to the volunteer Board of Directors (rather than wardens), which will continue to recruit and train volunteer firefighters.

A little history: The Rye Fire Department began as a volunteer force in the 1880s. At its peak, the department boasted more than 200 members. The volunteer force still provides meaningful support within the department and there are plans to improve recruitment, but our city’s changing demographics have resulted in a smaller pool of potential volunteer firefighters. Compounding the demographic change, advancements in construction materials mean that fires burn hotter and faster and, therefore, more training is required for interior firefighting qualification.

Firefighter 1 requires 136 hours of training compared to less than 40 hours for the equivalent training two decades ago. These changes have contributed to the shift in Rye’s Fire Department from a volunteer-led effort to a career-led effort. The city of Rye has 17 career (or paid) firefighters.

The advantages of a public safety commissioner: • Provides administrative oversight to the Fire Department in terms of scheduling, training, and writing policies and procedures.

• Having all of Rye’s emergen-

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

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

THE COUNCIL CORNER Councilwoman Kirstin Bucci

With Councilman Rich Mecca On Nov. 8, there will be a referendum on the city of Rye’s ballot. In addition to electing candidates, Rye residents will have the opportunity to vote on the creation of the position of public safety commissioner.

The public safety commissioner, PSC, would oversee both the Police and the Fire departments. Right now, the police commissioner, Michael Corcoran, oversees the Police Department, and the Board of Wardens, a group of volunteers elected from and by the volunteer firefighters, oversees the Fire Department. To be clear, the referendum does not combine these two departments, nor does the city of Rye want or intend to combine them. The referendum only combines the oversight of the separate departments into one role. The PSC will report to the city manager and all relevant policy changes have to be approved by the City Council, as they are today.

Many people have invested considerable effort in understanding the issues at the Fire Department and brainstorming solutions, including the city manager, fire chiefs, City Council and city staff—the names of which are too numerous to list. I write this because it’s important that Rye’s voters know that this issue has been analyzed over a two-year period, that feedback was solicited from every constituent group multiple times and the public safety commissioner—however imperfect an idea it might be—is, in our opinion, the best solution.

Why is a referendum scheduled?

The City Charter, viewable at ryeny.gov, governs the city’s operations. The creation of the PSC position requires a change to the charter, and such changes require a public referendum. If

cy units (police, fire and EMS) report to one individual has coordination benefits, particularly in moments of crisis (storms, etc.).

• The PSC inherits the power of the police commissioner and the Board of Wardens, who are volunteers. The increase in salary and benefits associated with a PSC relative to the total cost of the existing oversight positions will be far less than adding an incremental position. This frees up resources that would otherwise be allocated to administrative oversight.

• The four companies that constitute the Rye’s volunteer Fire Department will remain unchanged, allowing continuation of Rye’s 130-year tradition of volunteer fire service, and the accompanying camaraderie and social gatherings.

The disadvantage: • The consolidation of authority has inherent risks, since one person is charged with making decisions for disparate city departments.

The transition to a PSC does not address manpower concerns at the Fire Department, nor is it intended to, only administrative and leadership issues. The City Council’s expectation is that the city manager and PSC will together assess the manpower needs at the Fire Department and make recommendations in future budgets such that manpower needs are adequately addressed.

The volunteer force contributes mightily to our city and this will continue far into the future. These valued volunteers, just like all of the volunteers of the city of Rye, have saved the city’s residents substantial tax dollars.

If you have any questions or want more details about the process or the referendum, please contact any council member or the city manager’s office. Rich Mecca and Kirstin Bucci have been the point people on this issue; our email addresses are rmecca@ryeny.gov and kbucci@ryeny.gov respectively, and we will happily field inquiries and requests for information.

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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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September 23, 2016 • THE RYE CITY REVIEW • 23

Huskies edge Garnets GIRLS SOCCER

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Game Notes: •H arrison’s Kayla Hymowitz scored the game-winner in the first overtime period

•R ye’s Hannah Freidrich and Harrison’s Kate Ryan combined to make 29 saves

•H arrison and Rye will square off again on Oct. 5 at Rye High School

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Saturday, Sept. 17, Harrison and Rye wrote another chapter in the storied rivalry between the two schools, this time on the soccer pitch, as the Huskies’ girls topped Rye 2-1 in an overtime thriller at Harrison High School. Both the Huskies and Garnets appear to be among the top teams in Class A this year, and Saturday’s showdown promised to be a preview of the grueling battle for a league championship that could come down to the two soccer powers.

Rye goalie Hannah Freidrich sends the ball downfield against Harrison.

Freidrich had 15 saves.

Harrison senior Kayla Hymowitz netted the game-winner shortly into the overtime period, beating Rye goalie Hannah Freidrich on a header to give Harrison the win and push the Hus-

Two players chase down the ball at Harrison High School.

kies to 3-3 on the season. Both teams scored in the first half, and played to a scoreless draw in the second in order to push the game into extra time.

Harrison’s defense, led by Nicole Waldman and goalie Kate Ryan, who notched 14 saves, clamped down after the Hymowitz goal to preserve the win.

According to Huskies’ coach Jon-Erik Zappala, games between the Huskies and Garnets always come with added intensity, due to the longstanding rivalry and both teams having their sights set on a league title this year.

“The adrenaline, you can feel it, and so can the girls from both teams,” he said. “I just thought on Saturday that we did a great job communicating on the field, our first touch was excellent and we had really great chemistry.”

Although he believes his team gave up too many scoring opportunities to the Garnets, Zappala feels that playing in a high-energy, overtime game should benefit his team as the season wears on.

“It definitely plays a major role having these early overtime games,” Zappala said. “It’s getting you ready physically, men-

Harrison’s Fujika Kashimada battles for position with a Rye player on Sept. 17. Harrison topped Rye 2-1 in overtime. Photos/Mike Smith

tally and emotionally for what can lie ahead because a lot of the sectional games can come down to overtime.”

Rye was able to bounce back from Saturday’s loss with a 1-0 win over Lakeland on Monday, Sept. 19. Sara DeGraw scored the game’s lone goal in the first half and Friedrich came up big with an impressive stop with five minutes to play in order to keep the Garnets on top. The Huskies, who traveled to Tappan Zee on the same day, were not as lucky, as they fell 3-0 to the Dutchmen without Hymowitz and several other key players, who were recovering from minor injuries.

“We were dealing with a couple of strains,” Zappala said.

“But Tappan Zee hustled, they played very fast, and gave 100 percent the whole time.”

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Giovanna Guzman looks for an open teammate against Rye.

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