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What To Do: Spring Survival Checklist
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Do you KOGA?
KOGA Fitness is coming to Mt. Kisco. Blending kickboxing and Yoga into a mind/body cardio and strength training workout, Westchester MMA-FIT is offering free KOGA classes to introduce their new program. Read more. |
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What To Do: In and Around Town
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Fiddler on the Roof at BHHS
Byram Hills Stage 2014 presents their Spring Musical Fiddler on the Roof based on the collection of short stories Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem. The original Broadway production, starring Zero Mostel, was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Book by Joseph Stein and Music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. It was the first Broadway musical to run for over 3,000 performances and won 9 Tony Awards. Thur, 3/6: 79n, Fri, 3/7: 8pm, Sat, 3/8: 3 & 8pm. (Byram Hills HS, 10 Tripp Ln., Armonk) For tickets: 273.9200 ext. 4550 or stagetkts@byramhills.org |
Women of Ireland in Stamford
 Irish and Celtic music, song and dance come together in one brand new super stage spectacular. Women of Ireland features an all-female lineup of Irish step dancers including three dancers from the acclaimed troupe Riverdance, plus Michael Flatley the lead dancer from Lord of the Dance and Anthony Fallon, the four-time world champion and former Riverdance lead dancer. Thurs, 3/6: 8pm. (61 Atlantic St. Stamford) More theatre, dance & comedy here. |
Whale Rider at NCPL
This 2002 drama, from New Zealand director Niki Caro, about a young Maori girl who wants to become the chief of the tribe, (a non-no for a girl) won awards at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival. Kesiha Castle-Hughes was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress at the age of 13. Roger Ebert gave the film 4 stars and it received a 90% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Presented by LIU Professor Valerie Franco. Fri, 3/7: 7pm. (19 Whippoorwill Rd. East, Armonk; More local events here.)
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Ireland's Dervish at PAC
 The Performing Arts Center followed the rainbow to its end to find this troupe from County Sligo, Ireland. Dervish has been performing traditional Irish songs and original compositions around the world for 25 years. Vocalist Cathy Jordan is backed by mandola, fiddle, bouzouki accordian, flutes and whistles. Dervish was Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Fri, 3/7: 8pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; www.artscenter.org) |
Ten Little Indians at Chappaqua Library
Chappaqua Library's Murder and Mayhem film series concludes with a screening of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians. The film will be followed by a discussion with librarians Cathy Paulsen and Chris Trzcinski. Fri, 3/7: 7pm. (195 S. Greeley Ave. Chappaqua; www.chappaqualibrary.org.) |
Golden Dragon Acrobats
 Danny Chang and his Golden Dragon Acrobats have performed over 6,000 times over the past thirty years. Their Broadway debut in 2005 received 2 Drama Desk Award nominations. You can see them perform their new show Cirque Viva at The Tarrytown Music Hall. Fri, 3/7. More on this and more local theatre, dance & comedy. |
Broadway Revue at the Emelin Theatre
 Martin Charnin, director and lyricist of the Broadway musical Annie, hosts and presents an evening of songs that made it from stage to screen. His company of Broadway and cabaret singers will perform songs from Oliver, Funny Girl, 42nd Street, West Side Story, Gigi, Rent, Chicago, Kiss Me Kate and, of course, Annie. Fri-Sat, 3/7-8: 8pm. (153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck.) More spring theatre, dance & comedy here. |
REBEL Baroque: The Intimate Mozart in Bedford
 The acclaimed Baroque chamber music ensemble REBEL performs works for strings and fortepiano by Mozart, including the celebrated Quartet in G minor for violin, viola, cello and fortepiano. Tickets call 914.734.9537. Sun, 3/9: 4pm. (Bedford Presbyterian Church, Village Green, Bedford Village; More spring music. |
This week at the Music Halls
 The Cowboy Junkies perform their iconic album Trinity Session in Ridgefield. Sting and Paul Simon are at MSG. Hear them play The Boxer here. Are you ready to go green? St. Patrick's day Irish and Celtic celebrations start this week at PAC (Dervish) and the Ridgefield Playhouse (Tartan Terrors.) Plus, The Avett Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Melvin Seals at The Capitol, Dicky Betts in Ridgefield and the 2014 Grammy nominee for Best Folk Album and Best American Roots song, Sarah Jarosz is at Carmoor. 106 Spring concerts on whattododigital.com. |
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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A Chilean Chardonnay: Apple blossoms and hazelnuts  This week's Wine Geeks Wine of the Week is the Merino Chardonnay from Chile's Limari Valley. This well-balanced Chardonnay shows crisp notes of yellow apple, lemon, and pear with nuances of apple blossom and hazelnuts. Normally $19.99, with this week's discount it is only $16.99 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Use Discount Code CHILEGEEK to purchase. Through Sun, 3/.9 (Wine Geeks, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463. www.winegeeksarmonk.com
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Kiwi Country Day Camp bus from Chappaqua Crossing Kiwi Country Day Camp serving Westchester County with door-to-door transportation recently announced a new program offering express bus service from Chappaqua Crossing and extended day programs at WeeZee World in Chappaqua. Kiwi Country Day Camp offers a full slate of activities including sports, arts & crafts, summer theater, video production, music, aquatics and wilderness adventure. Facilities include heated pools, batting cages, water slides, mini-golf, tennis courts, bounce city, beach volleyball, ball fields, outdoor showers, a rock climbing wall and a pond. Read more.
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Summer Camp Guide
Finished with all your summer camp planning? (Ha.) Check out our guide to over 200 area day camps. Search our categories for All Around Camps, Sports Camps, Art, Dance, Music and Theatre, Martial Arts, Natures Camps and Specialty Camps. Or search by keyword like chess, computers, filmmaking. Read More. (Photo courtesy of Kiwi Country Day Camp.)
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Maple Sugar Time
 Maple sugar season is drawing near. See the process of making maple sugar from tapping a tree to witnessing the boiling process to sampling the finished product at Muscoot Farm in Somers on Sundays from 2/23 through 3/16. Or enjoy a pancake breakfast with your sugaring demonstration at SugarFest 2014 at Westmoreland Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road, Mt. Kisco on Sat-Sun, 3/8-9. More. |
"Some Pig!"
 "Some Pig!" Two words from Charlotte (the spider) saved Wilbur (the pig) from becoming breakfast at Homer Zuckerman's farm table. Theatreworks USA brings E.B. White's children's classic to life on stage in this one-hour production for kids, grades K-5. Sat, 3/8: 11am & 1:30pm. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck; More kids' stuff here. |
Family Matters
 This live musical production is appropriate for mamas, papas, and young cubs of all ages. The Barenstain Bears learn important life lessons about the importance of family. Bring your camerasa and take a photo with Scooby Doo, compliments of South Salem Animal Hospital. Sat, 3/8: 11am & 2pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT) More kids' stuff here. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sat 3/15 at The Emelin
 The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns with its brilliant production of award-winning children's book illustrator Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and The Mixed-up Chameleon. The Mermaid Theatre's annual tour is so popular that you can see this performance in any of three venues between March 15 and April 6 when it goes to the big stage at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase. For more information on these events click here. |
March Madness in Brooklyn and at MSG
 Have you been watching too much local NBA basketball? (It doesn't take much to get to too much.) Here's a great opportunity to show your kids how basketball should be played. You can see the Big East championship tournament featuring nationally ranked Villanova and Creighton, with 25 pt. per game scorer Doug McDermott, at Madison Square Garden from March 12-16. Or check out the Atlantic 10 championships at the Barclays Center where you can see nationally ranked St. Louis and U Mass. Best of all, tickets start at just $28 and parking at $8. It's all good. (Wed-Sun, 3/12-16. (Barclays Center: More kids stuff here.) |
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Coming Up: In & Around Town
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First look at Spring Music
Here's your first look at our Spring Music Guide. Elvis Costello, Patty LuPone, Art Garfunkel, Phil Lesh and Friends, Los Lonely Boys, Pat Benatar, The Wanted, Amos Lee, Rebecca Luker, Judy Collins and Don McLean, the Chappaqua Orchestra, Bedford Chamber Concerts and 106 musical events are up on our site to help you shake the winter blues. More music here. |
Where To See: Theatre, Dance & Comedy Spring 2014
 Our Spring Theatre, Dance and Comedy Guide features 46 local events for culture vultures and townies. We've got it all from Joan Rivers, Bill Maher and Dana Carvey to the Small Town Theatre Company in Armonk. There's a new revival of Hair coming to Tarrytown, an updated Forbidden Broadway at the Emelin and a special performance from the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Check it out to see where you can see plays by Edward Albee, Alfred Uhry and Murray Schisgal. Dance fans have a great lineup of Spring performances at PAC, the Emelin Theatre and Stamford Centere for the Arts. Plus, four notable openings on Broadway. And a whole lot more. More theatre/dance/comedy, |
Cultural Katonah Lecture Series: American Icons
 John Jay Homestead presents Philiip Kunhardt, the Founding Director of NYU's Center for for the Study of Transformative Lives, as part of the new Cultural Katonah Lecture Series: American Icons. Kunhardt will explore a range of crises in the life of Abraham Lincoln and trace how these struggles and their creative solutions enabled his profound impact on American history. Upcoming lectures on Jasper Johns presented by the Katonah Museum of Art, and George Gershwin presented by Caramoor to be announced. Tues, 3/11: 7pm. (John Jay Homestead, 400 Jay St., Katonah: johnjayhomestead.org) |
Victorian Tea
 Join the New Castle Historical Society and the Chappaqua Library for a Victorian Tea at the Horace Greeley House. Children, grades 2-4, make Victorian crafts and practice their penmanship using slate pencils and tablets. They're then invited to enjoy a cup of tea in vintage china and sample yummy treats. Please register by calling the Chappaqua Library at 914.238.4779. Thur, 3/13: 4pm. (100 King St., Chappaqua; newcastlehs.org) |
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at PAC
 "The hottest of hot dances ... sizzles." This New York dance company celebrated its 20th anniversary season with a performance at Manhattan's Joyce Theatre in June. The New York Times lauded the energy and unpredictability of its new dancer Angel Munoz. They raved about his choreography in his composition for five dancers "A Solas." Sun, 3/16: 3pm. (Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; www.artscenter.org) |
Los Lonely Boys in Tarrytown
 The Grammy Award-winning Garza brothers (Henry, Jojo and Ringo) from San Angelo bring the heat, with their unique brand of "Texican rock and roll," to Tarrytown on Fri, 3/21. They are best known for their 2004 break out song "Heaven" that was a #1 hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart and was a Top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100. The Boston Globe called their new song "Blame It On Love" from their new album Revelations "Essential." Tarrytown Music Hall |
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