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What To Do: In and Around Town
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Local Basketball This Week
 With sectional playoff seedings a week away Fox Lane sits in the 2 spot behind Mt. Vernon in Class AA with a 14-1 record. They travel to Ossining this afternoon, square up with Harrison (13-1 and the current top seed in Class A) on Thursday and finish with Woodlands HS on Saturday. Byram Hills (10-5 and in the 9 spot in Class A) hosts Briarcliff on Thursday at 4:30pm and finishes at Westlake on Saturday at 1pm. For more on Fox Lane, Byram Hills, Greeley and John Jay basketball click here. |
Black Episcopalians in Antebellum NY at John Jay
 The John Jay Lecture Series continues with Craig D. Townsend, Vicar of St. James Church in New York, who discusses Jonh Jay II's role in in helping St. Phillips Church (the first African American Episcopal Congregation in Manhattan) gain recognition from the Episcopal hierarchy in 1853. Thurs, 2/6: 7pm. (John Jay Homestead, 400 Jay St., Katonah; johnjayhomestead.org) |
Friday Night Movies at NCPL: Together
This 2003 drama from Chen Kaige is based on a true story of a Chinese violin prodigy coming of age in Beijing. His journey takes him from a small town to the big city where he endures fierce competition to be accepted by the right teachers, the distractions of a modern adolescent's life in a changing China and the ultimate separation he must make from his loving father who has sacrificed so much for his future. The film received a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Plus a discussion with LIU Professor Valeria Franco. Fri, 2/7: 7pm. (19 Whippoorwill Rd. East, Armonk; More local events here.)
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Murder and Mayhem Films at Chappaqua Library
 Chappaqua Library's Murder and Mayhem Film Series continues with a screening of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Albert Finney as Detective Hercule Poirot, the film features an all-star cast of murder suspects including Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Balsam, Michael York, Richard Widmark, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vanessa Redgrave and Ingrid Bergman who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Fri, 2/7: 7pm. (Chappaqua Library) For more winter events click here. |
The Small Town Theatre Company
 The Small Town Theatre Company presents a staged reading of Red, John Logan's 2009 play about artist Mark Rothko at Armonk's Hergenhahn Center on Fri and Sat, 2/7-8. For more on this, more local theatre and a city sampler of winter's top openings on and off Broadway click here. |
Gurney's Love Letters in Pound Ridge
 The Pound Ridge Theatre Company presents A.R. Gurney's Love Letters. The play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1990, centers around two characters reading letters they have who exchanged over a lifetime, Fri-Sat, 1/31- 2/15. (257 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge) Check dates and times. |
Beatles/Zeppelin Tributes
If you're feeling nostalgic or just need a dose of "All You Need is Love," or "Whole Lotta Love" you're in luck. On Fri, 2/7 you can hear 20 top Beatles tribute musicians cover The Fab Four in All You Need is Love at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Also on Fri, 2/7, Get The Led Out performs the best of Zeppelin's studio albums with three guitarists performing all the Jimmy Page studio dubs live.
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Valentines Wine Tasting for Food Bank for Westchester
 An evening of food, love and wine to mark the Food Bank's 25 years of fighting hunger in Westchester. The evening, produced in collaboration with Abigail Kirsch and Pernod Ricard USA, features a five course dinner with wine pairings and will honor past board presidents Joseph Masterson, Reverend John Duffell, Joel Mounty, Patricia Murphy, William Harrington, William Bernstein, Robert Redis, Spencer Barback, and Rick Rakow. Fri, 2/7: 6-9pm. (Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown) More on this and more Winter events on whattododigital.com) |
"Hometown Hero" Garrick Ohlsson at PAC
 PAC's Great Performer Series continues with a concert from White Plains native Garrick Ohlsson. Ohlsson began his studies at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains but soon moved on to the Juilliard School at the age of 13. (Think about it.) This prize winning pianist's trophy shelf includes a Chopin, a Busoni and an Avery Fisher Prize. The program includes works from Beethoven, Schubert, Griffes and Chopin. Fri, 2/7: 8pm. (Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase: www.artscenter.org) |
Pump it up with SNL Vet Kevin Nealon at the Emelin
 Kevin Nealon was one of the longest running (1986-1995) cast members of Saturday Night Live. He starred in the Pump It Up with Hans and Franz skits with Dana Carvey, created the character The Subliminal Man, anchored SNL Weekend Update and won an Emmy Award for writing in 1988. He has had an active movie career, most recently starring along with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Just Go For It. He brings his stand-up routine to the Emeiln Theatre in Mamaroneck for two shows on Fri, 2/7. Blue Collar Comedy star Bill Engvall will play two shows at The Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill on Sat, 2/8. He has also appeared on The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Designing Women and Dancing With The Stars. More comedy, dance and theatre here. |
Around the World in 18 Films at J. Burns
This new film series at Jacob Burns takes a world tour of movies by great filmmakers where "place" is one of the main characters. From Woody Allen's Manhattan to Bogey
and Bergman in Casablanca, the characters in these movies fall victim to the cities they inhabit. This series features movies from some of the world's greatest directors who show you some places you've never seen (Wim Wender's Paris, Texas) and others you've never seen quite like this (Peter Weir's The Cars that Ate Paris.) From Robert Altman's quirky depiction of Nashville to the even quirkier My Winnipeg, this J. Burns series never misses an exit. Take a break from Netflix and Hulu. From 2/7-26. Read More.
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Northern Lights: Swedish Handel & Swedish Pancakes
 Mark Kramer, Artistic Director of Ars Antiqua, presents the chamber music of Johan Helmich Roman, the Swedish Handel, in an evening titled Northern Lights. The Ars Antiqua ensemble who performs on Baroque period instruments will be joined by special guests Nell Snaidas, soprano, and Krista Bennion Feeney, baroque violin. Also on the program, Handel's Cantata: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Following the performance, Mark, who doubles as the chef at Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods, will serve Swedish pancakes with lingonberries. Sat, 2/8pm. Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua. More on this and 65 music events right here. |
Big Brew New York Beer Festival at the County Center
 Get that elbow loose because you'll be bending it with extreme prejudice at Big Brew where they will be pouring over 300 craft beers from Allagash to Vanburg & DeWulf. (We're going right for the Clown Shoes Clementine ourselves.) You'll be chilling and swilling, (with permission from Walt Frazier) quaffing and ... okay, what rhymes with quaff? Well, be a bold one and have a cold one. Bring your buds and down some suds. We could go on all day. Get a VIP ticket and enjoy an extra hour of tasting, 25 VIP only brews, and a beer infused buffet from Chef Anthony Goncalves of 42 The Restaurant. Sat, 2/8: 5-8:30pm. (County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains) Bigbrewny.com) |
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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A lush red Cab with nuances of cocoa, violets and vanilla  This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk is the Bench Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 from Sonoma's Alexander Valley in California. This lush red shows notes of blackberry, cherry, plum and red currant with nuances of cocoa, violets, vanilla and spice. Normally $21.99, with this week's discount it is only $18.69 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Use Discount Code CABGEEK to purchase. Through Sun, 2/9. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463.
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Valentines Day at ROCKS By Jolie B. Ray
 Sometimes roses and chocolates are not enough to express your love. (Wink. Wink. Nudge. Nudge.) If your wife spells love b-a-u-b-l-e you can find the perfect Valentines gift at ROCKS in Armonk. Shop their signature collections of 18K textured gold rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets with precious or semi-precious stones. Or choose from their designer collections by SeidenGang, Alex Woo, Dana Rebecca, Fern Freeman, Lika Behar and more. (ROCKS by Jolie B. Ray, 378 Main St., Armonk, ROCKS) |
Take a Look Day at Rippowam Cisqua School, Wed, 2/5
 Take a Look Day at Rippowam Cisqua's Lower Campus is a special open house where you can visit the RCS classrooms, meet the teachers and hear Matthew Nespole, RCS Head of School, talk about the school's programs. There will also be a panel of current students to answer questions. Rippowam Cisqua's Lower campus serves children grades JPK-4. Wed, 2/5: 9:30-11am. (325 W. Patent Rd., Mt. Kisco, 914.244.1200; www.rcsny.org) |
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Family Valentine Contest
Make a special card for someone you love and submit it by Feb 10 to the Bedford Recreation Department. Pick up your card and prize on Feb 12. Make sure you attach your name and contact information to your card. More Kids Stuff Here! |
Circo Comedia at the Emelin
 Cirque du Soleil alumns, Jean Saucier and Patrick Cote, provide "side-splitting comedy and dare-devil stunts." With juggling, acrobatics, comedy, magic and the duo's "wacky showmanship." 2 shows on Sat, 2/8 at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck. Click here for more kids events. |
Harlem Globetrotters at the County Center
 The most storied franchise in sports history comes to the County Center on Tues, 2/11 to take on ... does it really matter. The Globetrotters have been entertaining basketball fans and families since 1929 suffering only rare losses. In fact, according to Globetrotter lore, they possess the longest winning streak in all sports history that lasted from 1971 to 1995. More on this and more stuff to do with the kids here. |
Grandma the Clown at the County Center
The Royal Hanneford Circus, with Grandma the Clown, comes to town just in time for President's Day weekend. (Nice planning.) Plus motor cycle acts, tigers, bears, camels and ... house cats. Read more here, plus 35 Winter Events for Kids.
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What To Do: Winter Survival Checklist
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President's Week and Spring Break Mini-Camps
Our guide to School Recess Mini-Camps is back! In it you will find over 20 ways to keep the kids engaged over the Winter, Spring and Martin Luther King Day school recesses. You will find art, dance and nature camps, and lots of sports. Including baseball, basketball, and lacrosse. Read More.
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They bring the music lessons to you
 Tired of driving the kids around to music lessons? (Not to a thousand other activities.) Andante Music of Millwood brings the lessons to you. If you prefer they can even Skype your lessons and you don't even have to be home when your kid is learning to become the next Yo Yo Ma or Eric Clapton. Read more in our Winter Survival Checklist. |
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Coming Up: In & Around Town
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Feb Music Highlights
The February music scene kicks in with Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring Wynton Marsalis in Port Chester on 2/6. More February music includes 10,000 Maniacs, Cheap Trick, Maria Muldauer, Get the Led Out, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, All You Need Is Love, Justin Timberlake, Foreigner, the Gin Blossoms, Steve Earle and Robert Earle Keene, Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Billy Joel, and Garrick Ohlsson, Kim Kashkashian and Dr. John at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase. More music events here. |
A Valentine's Date at NYBG
 Take a champagne and dark chocolate (and other plant based aphrodisiacs) tour of Tropical Paradise, a showcase of the Enid A. Haupt permanent collection, at the New York Botanical Gardens. She'll forgive you for forgetting the roses when she sees the orange yellow crotons, fuchsia bromeliads, and rosy-red hibiscus. (In your dreams.) Fri, 2/14: 6:30-8:30pm, Sat, 2/15: 5-7pm. (2900 Southern Parkway, Bronx; nybg.org) |
Dr. John at PAC
 It's Mardi Gras time when 6 time Grammy winner Dr. John, the Night Tripper, takes the stage at PAC. Best known for his hit song "Right Place, Wrong Time," his 1968 swamp funk album Gris-gris blends New Orleans R&B with voodoo chants, and is listed #143 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 albums of all time. His 1972 album Dr. John's Gumbo, that covers New Orleans R&B standards like "Iko Iko," is #402 on the Rolling Stone Top Album list. Johnson Truck of Mamaroneck will be serving up Cajun Creole before the show in honor of this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Sat, 2/15: 8pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org) |
 The Art of Video Games
This new exhibit at the Hudson River Museum is one of the first major exhibitions to explore the 40 year evolution of video games as an artistic medium. Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum presents a multi-media look at the art and artists who created over 80 games and game consoles. And you can even play 5 featured games in the gallery. Opens 2/16. More on this plus more winter art museum exhibits here. |
Harvey Presents: Art Garfunkel
 Art Garfunkel continues his comeback to the stage with a series of performances in intimate settings with an evening of songs, storytelling and audience interaction. His recent concerts have highlighted his classic songs sung with Paul Simon as well as personal favorites from a wide world of pop standards from Gershwin to Antonio Carlos Jobim. Fri, 3/14: 8pm. (Lasdon Theatre, Walker Center for the Arts, Harvey School, 260 Jay St., Katonah: www.harveyschool.org |
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