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What To Do: Spring Survival Checklist
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Our Spring Survival Checklist is here!
 It's here. Let our Spring Survival Checklist be your guide to what you need to know about everything from spring fashion and the spring real estate market to heirloom tomatoes. We tell you the best days to buy gas and where to go to hire your own tribute band for your next party. That's right you can play impresario and dial up your own Dead, Springsteen or Beatles cover band - with or without Sergeant Peppers costumes. Lou Gordon of Soundworks tells you how to bring inside family room technology outdoors for spring entertaining. And what's up with those new SATs? Local experts give you their take on the SAT/ACT test wars in our Spring Survival Checklist right here. |
Spring Fashion: Ready to get fabulous?
 Are you read for pleated skirts, varsity jackets and cropped sweaters? Want to know what hot runway styles are translating into everyday wear? Can you say flirty peplum dresses? Europe is out. America is in. Color is back and cut out flats are de rigueur. What's the new black? Orange? Gun metal gray? Pastel? Or is everything the new black? Local boutique owners offer their take on this year's must have essentials and accessories in our Spring Fashion Update. Click here if you're ready to get fabulous! |
The new SAT. Neologism is out! :) is in!
 What's up with the new SATs? Obscure words bad. Guessing good. 1600 is the new 2400. Or is it? Should you take the optional essay or let the application essay speak for you? Or should you punt the whole thing and just take the ACTs? Confused? We sat down with Neal Schwartz of Tutoring Club Armonk and College Planning of Westchester to help cut through the clutter. Read more. |
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What To Do: In and Around Town
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The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?
Albee's existential tragi-comedy plays out when a 50 year-old architect's wife suspects him of having an affair only to find out that he has fallen in love with a goat he met when searching for a country home. The original production starred Bill Pullman and Mercedes Ruehl who were replaced by Sally Field and Bill Irwin. Would have liked to see that one. Directed by Maryann Arcoleo-Koltun. Fri-Sat 18-19, Thur-Sat 4/24-26: 8pm & Sun, 4/20: 2pm. (257 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge) More theatre, dance & comedy here.
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This week at the Music Halls
 In the Mood is a fully staged tribute to the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and the Big Band sound. Wed-Sun at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Amos Lee is at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester this week while The Indogo Girls take the stage in Tarrytown. For more music this week, next week and beyond you can find 107 concerts on whattododigital.com. |
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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An elegant Burgundy with notes of cherry and raspberry  This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk is the Henri Delagrange Hautes Cotes de Beaune from Burgundy in France. 100% Pinot Noir, this elegant red shows notes of cherry, raspberry and rhubarb with nuances of violets, mushrooms and earth. Normally $22.99 with this week's discount it's only $19.54 a bottle! Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Use Discount Code PINOTGEEK to purchase. Through Sun, 4/20. (Wine Geeks, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463. www.winegeeksarmonk.com
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Harvey School Drop In Day: Wed, April 23
 The Harvey School will host a drop in day for families exploring educational options for September 2014 or 2015. Visitors will meet with Admissions Director William Porter, Upper School Head Phil Lazzaro, and Middle School Head Brendan Byrne who will speak to the school's academic mission, goals and programs. Plus, a tour of the school's 124 acre campus while classes are in session. The Harvey School is a co-educational college-preparatory school for students in grades 6-12. Wed, 4/23: 9-11am. www.harveyschool.org |
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Churchill's Lera Jewels/Shosh Mother's Day Trunk Sale Lera Jewels and Shosh present popular itmes from their spring lines at Chruchill's of Mount Kisco's Mother's Day Trunk Sale on Sat, 4/26. Lera Jewels's day to night designs combine the beauty of diamonds with gemstones, fine gold, oxidized silver, leather and cotton cord. Receive a $100 Churchill's gift card for every $1,000 spent on full price clothing shoes & accessories. Sat, 4/26: 11am-5pm. (Churchill's, 41 S. Moger Ave., Mt. Kisco, 914.666.4800; www.churchillsmountkisco.com |
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What To Do: With the Kids
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What To Do: Kids Events on whattododigital.com
 Sheep shearing, egg hunts, fishing derbies, fun runs, game nights and carnivals. Our Spring Kids Events calendar has it all. Find our where to see baby animals or where to learn how to ride a bike, Plus, the Wizard of Oz, Scooby Doo, Sesame Street, the Milky Way, Jupiter and Mars. Read More here. |
Night Egg Hunt in Bedford
Kids, grades 3-7, hunt at night. Bring a flashlight for hunting and a bag for the goodies. Registration required at Bedford Recreation. Wed, 4/16: 7:45pm. (Bedford Village Memorial Park, Greenwich Rd., Bedford; 666.7004) More spring events for families here. |
Elmo Makes Music in Stamford
 When the new music teacher's instruments go missing, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and friends come to the rescue and discover instruments they never knew existed. Children learn that eveyone can make and enjoy beautiful music together in this new Sesame Street Live production, Elmo Makes Music.Tues, 4/15: 7pm; Wed, 4/16: 10:30am & 7pm. Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford) More kids stuff. |
Chappaqua Fired Department Egg Hunt
The Chappaqua Fire Department Egg Hunt will kick off at 1pm on Sun, 4/20 at Chappaqua Crossing at Rt. 117/Roaring Brook Road. The Bunny will be cruising downtown Chappaqua on Sat, 4/19: 12:30-1:30pm. |
Seussical the Musical
 This adaptation for for young audiences features a cast of 13 in TheatreWorks USA's biggest show ever. The Cat in the Hat is your host, emcee, and all-around mischief maker in this romp through the Seuss classics. Ages 4+. Sat, 4/26: 11am & 1:30pm. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln. Mamaroneck; More kids' stufff here. |
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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, Nature Camps and Specialty Camps. Or search by keyword like chess, computers, filmmaking. Read More. (Photo courtesy of Shady Lane Farm Summer Camp.)
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Coming Up: In & Around Town
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 Gentleman Poker, Orchids, Galas, Road Races, Golf Tournaments & more
Our Spring Events calendar lists 38 local events from Gentleman's Poker Night in Bedford to the Castles of New Castle. Find out where to shop for crafts and where to run the muddiest and the prettiest road race. We have golf tournaments, charity galas, farmer's markets, lectures, plant sales, cruises and the NYBG Garden Furniture Fair. Read more.
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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 Hudson Stage Company. There's a new revival of Hair coming to Tarrytown, and an updated Forbidden Broadway at the Emelin. See where you can find plays by Albee, Alfred Uhry and Murray Schisgal. Plus, a great lineup of dance performances at PAC, the Emelin and Stamford Center for the Arts. And more. |
107 Spring Music Events on whattododigital.com
Get a heads up on the music scene with our Spring Music Calendar. Find out where to catch Patty LuPone, Lady Gaga, Michael Feinstein, Melissa Etheridge, The Indigo Girls, Rebecca Luker, Judy Collins, Don McLean, Sha Na Na, Ars Antiqua, Ringo Starr, REBEL Baroque, Ottmar Leibert, Music from Copland House. Dead On Live, the Chappaqua Orchestra and over 107 musical events to rock your spring. More music. |
 Dead On Live Marc Muller leads a cast of world class musicians through a note for note celebration of the Grateful Dead 1970-75. Featuring music from Workingman's Dead and American Beauty through Blues for Allah. Fri, 4/25:8pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill) More spring music here.
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NYBG Antique Garden Furniture Fair & Plant Sale  The country's most renowned stage for authentic garden antiques and rarities, the NYBG Antique Garden Furniture Fair offers collections of home and garden furniture and decorative art from more than 30 vendors. With book signings and special talks from garden designers and a specialty plant sale featuring unusual and colorful plants, herbs, flowers and shrubs. Fri-Sun, 4/25-7: 10am-6pm. Preview Party (guess who showed up last year?) Thurs, 4/24: 6pm. (2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx) More local events and plant sales here
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20th Chappaqua School Foundation Spring Benefit
 CSF's 20th Spring Benefit, at the Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff offers cocktail, a buffet dinner and a raffle. Over the past 20 years CSF has raised over $2.3 million dollars and funded over 20 grants and projects for Chappaqua Schools including Kindergarten Bookpacks, sustainable gardens, robotics programs and 45 Smart Boards. Fri, 4/25: 7pm. More local events. |
Hope's Door Gala
 The Hope's Door Gala is an evening of dinner and dancing at Tappan Hill, the former estate of Mark Twain, to benefit the Northern Westchester Shelter. With a live and silent auction of vacation get-aways, sports tickets, and special experience packages. The Shelter provides services and shelter to victims of domestic abuse. Fri, 4/25: 6:30-11pm. (Tappan Hill, 81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown) More local events here. |
Ars Antiqua Chamber Ensemble in Chappaqua 
Ars Antiqua presents The Borrowers: 18th Century Art of Reinvention. Mark Kramer's (Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods) chamber ensemble offers a musical history lesson of the work's of Bach and Handel and the composers whose music they borrowed, adapted and turned into their own. With special guests including REBEL Baroque members Karen Marmer and Jorg-Michael Schwarz, Baroque violin, and Dongsok Shin, harpsichord. Plus, a buffet of Italian cheeses and wine. Sat, 4/26: 8pm. (Church of St. Mary's, 191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua) More local music here.
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15th Native Plant Sale, Westchester Community WCC's Native Plant Center promotes sustainable gardening with plants that naturally grow in our regions with educational programs and events like their Native Plant Sale. You can support the center and pick up spring flora on Sat, 4/26: 10am-1pm. (75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla) More local spring events. |
Michael Feinstein: The Gershwins and Me at PAC
 S'wonderful, S'marvelous, S'Feinstein. "The ambassador of the great American songbook," Michael Feinstein takes on his main squeeze, The Gershwins, for PAC's closing weekend. Cabaret hounds will recognize that a close to home performance by this multi-platiunum selling, two-time Emmy winning and five-time Grammy nominee is not to be missed. Turn it into a glam evening with tickets to the PAC Snazzy Bash that includes prime seating for the concert, cocktails, dinner and a post-show dance party. Sun, 5/3: 8pm. (Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org) |
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at PACS
 PAC describes them as having "Matinee idol beauty, Olympian athleticism and Nobel Laureate inventive-ness." The New York Times calls them a "breath of fresh air." This up and coming dance company is noted for their innovation and new works. Their style is rooted in the athleticism of contemp-orary dance. With no in-house choreographer they rely on the work of little know dance makers resulting in surprising displays of cutting edge dance interpretations. This performance closes out the PAC 2013-14 season. Sun, 5/4: 3pm. (Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735, Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase: www.artscenter.org) |
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
 Southside Johnny emerged from the same Jersey Shore music scene as his friend Bruce Springsteen. His first three albums were produced by band co-founder Steve Van Zandt and featured songs by Van Zandt and Springsteen. Including, Van Zandt's "I Don Want To Go Home" that became the band's theme song. Southside's album Hearts of Stone was named one of the Top 100 Albums of the 70s & 80s by Rolling Stone Magazine. Fri, 5/9: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall) More spring music here. |
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