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Winter Survival: Generators, $$$ therapy & craft beer
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Winter Survival Checklist with MLK Holiday mini-camps
 We like to think that if we asked the editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac to put together a Winter Survival Checklist for Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua it would go something like this. You'll find Super Bowl craft beer pairings from DeCicco's, some financial therapy from Chappaqua's Scott Kahan, tips on generator maintenance and winter tree care, our interview with Dr. Nan Miller on teen prescription drug abuse, insights on how your child can win an eSports college scholarship and our School Recess Mini-Camps Guide. All will help you survive the winter. Read more. |
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What To Do: In & Around Town
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John Jay Lecture Series
 UVA Professor of History Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy discusses his prize-winning book The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire. In it O'Shaughnessy argues against the theory that blames incompetent British leadership in favor of a thesis centered around ten British leaders struggling with domestic politics and the cost of European wars. Thurs, 1/15: Read more. |
Hot Ticket Alert: Dave Mason in Tarrytown
 Dave Mason retraces his early days with the English rock band Traffic ("Feelin' alright" and the songs that launched his solo career like "Only You Know and I Know".) Mason founded Traffic with Steve Winwood as a teenager, penned dozens of hits, and his legendary guitar work has been linked with Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones. Fri, 1/16: 8pm. Tarrytown Music Hall. More music. |
26th Annual Winter Jazz Concert in Croton Falls
 Legendary tenor saxophonist Houston Person, recipient of the prestigious Eubie Blake Jazz Award, plays in the intimate Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls. He has played with Etta James, Lena Horne, Lou Rawls and others. He continues this annual tradition on Sun, 1/18: 7:30pm at the Schoolhouse in Croton Falls. More Music. |
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We Got Game: Sports on Film at Jacob Burns
Jacob Burns presents nine new sports films, starting with Mayor David Dinken's discussion and screening of
Althea about Althea Gibson, the first African American to win Wimbledon on Thurs, 1/25. The festival continues with Happy Valley, an in-depth look at the Penn State sex abuse scandal, The 12th Man about tje Jets 1968 season, Maidentrip about Laurie Dekker who sailed solo around the world at age 14, and No No: A Dockumentary about Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis - the only major league pitcher to throw a no-hitter while high on LSD. You can't make this stuff up. Read more. |
Baseball Card & Sport Memorabilia at the County Center
 350 tables of baseball cards and sports memorabilia. Modern and vintage sports cards, new and old factory/hand collated sets, hobby and waxed boxes and live signings with sports stars. On-site autograph authenticators and graders. Fri-Sun at the County Center in White Plains. Read more. |
Sam Smith, Dave Mason and The Psychedelic Furs
 This week Sam Smith is at MSG, Dave Mason pays tribute to his years with Traffic in Tarrytown, MTV's Artist to Watch Dillon Francis is at Barclays Center, it's "Just Another Day in Paradise" with Phil Vassar at The Ridgefield Playhouse, The Psychedelic Furs ("Love My Way") play the Tarrytown Music Hall, The New Choral Society Orchestra performs chamber music in Scarsdale and jazz icon Houston Person is in Croton Falls. More Music. |
South Pacific, Camelot and more ...
 South Pacific continues its run at the Westchester Broadway Theatre Wed-Sun through 1/25. Then Lerner and Loewe's timeless masterpiece Camelot, about King Arthur and his new Queen Guenevere opens on Wed, 1/29 with its classic songs like "If Ever I Would Leave You", "How To Handle A Woman", "The Lusty Month of May" and "What do the simple folk do? To help them escape when they're blue? The Shepherd who is ailing, the milkmaid who is glum, The cobbler who is wailing from nailing his thumb." More.Theatre, Dance & Comedy. |
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles! Wine Class on Sat, Jan 17 
Sparkling wine is possibly the most versatile serving option one can choose. Join the folks at Wine Geeks to learn all about the different ways it can be made, how styles differ and compare around the world and what your new favorite bubbly is! Discussion led by sommelier Derek Todd. Exclusive to subscribers of What To Do only: Wine Geeks is currently offering TWO-FOR-ONE TICKETS to this special class! To take advantage of this offer, call 914-273-9463 and use discount code BUBBLEGEEK to purchase. That's TWO tickets for only $35! All TWO-FOR-ONE tickets must be purchased in advance.
Sat, 1/17: 7-8:3-pm. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk, 914.273.9463) www.winegeeksarmonk.com
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Summer Camp Guide
 Summer Camp Shopping begins with the New Year. You will find over 100 local summer camp options including sports, nature, science, theatre and arts camps in What To Do's Summer Camps Guide. Including, Kiwi Country Day Camp pictured here. Shop by category or key word search. Summer Camp Guide. |
Disney on Ice
 Here's a getaway for the MLK weekend. Catch one of seven shows of Disney on Ice's Princesses and Heroes at the Prudential Center in Newark. With a complete cast of Disney Princesses and Heroes from Ariel and Prince Eric and Ursula to Jasmine, Aladdin, Cinderella and Snow White. Read more here. |
What To Do: With The Kids Winter
 Harold jets to Mars, joins a circus, and meets a king and a dragon in an enchanted garden. The Enchantment Theater Company's adaptation of these stories, based on Crockett Johnson's children's books from the 1950s, uses all the elements of its signature style including life-size puppets, masks, magic and music. Have your photo taken with Scooby Doo in the lobby! At the Ridgefield Playhouse on Sat, 1/17. More on this and lots more winter events for the kids including ice skating, winter wolves and more kids theatre here. |
Winter Wolves in South Salem
 Visit the wolves at their favorite time of year in January at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem. Learn the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and discover why winter is a magical time for packs in North America. Meet Ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa, Nikai, and Zephyr, the WCC's critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. Pre-registration required. More kids stuff. |
The Wizard of Oz at The Paramount Hudson Valley
 Antonia Arts presents a live production of The Wizard of Oz adapted by John Kane from the Frank Baum screenplay for The Royal Shakespeare Company. With music and lyrics from the MGM motion picture. Directed by Melodie Wolford and starring Gabrielle Sansone as Dorothy. Fri-Sun, 1/16-18. Paramount Hudson Valley. Lots more What To Do: With the Kids here. |
Hands-on LEGO Fun in Stamford
 Brick monorails, helicopters, subways, ships, and shuttles travel at full speed across a three-dimensional landscape built out of LEGOŽ bricks. Learn and film stop action animation with LEGOŽ creations and mini figures. 30 spots for kids 10+. Sat-Sun, 1/17-18: (Stamford Museum & Nature Center.) More. |
Astronomy Nights in Stamford
 Head to the Observatory at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center for a presentation on winter constellations, followed by a visit to view the night sky through a 22-inch research telescope. This program is suitable for children ages 5 and older.Read more. |
Fleetwood Mac, Jack White, Bela Fleck & The Rascals
 The January music scene heats up with Fleetwood Mac and Jack White playing the Garden. The B 52s rock the Capitol Theatre and Bela Flek and The Knights will perform at PAC. The Ridgefield Playhouse hosts The Rascals, Alan Parsons Project and Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine. Classical music fans get a treat from church organ crossover artist Cameron Carpenter at PAC. REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music will perform at Grace Church in White Plains, The Westchester Symphonic Winds are in Tarrytown, and Hudson Chorale performs in Irvington. There's more music through March. Read more here. |
42nd Annual Bedford Art Show
 The Bedford Art Show kicks off with a preview party on Fri, 1/23 and continues on Sat. & Sun. featuring art, sculpture and photography. Plus, this study of a painting by Stephen Hannock, titled "Northern City Renaissance: Newcastle, England", that was commissioned by the musician Sting. Read more. |
David Pendleton in Stamford
 "Anything can talk", says ventriloquist David Pendleton. Watch him make his cast of comedic characters do just that. Including: the 94 year old spinster Aunt Tilly; the quick-witted trouble maker, Mack Elroy; hound dog Buford; and the misguided albino vulture, Vern. Audience participation alert! David Pendleton may make you talk,too. Fri, 1/23 at The Stamford Palace.
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Phenomenal Organist Cameron Carpenter at PAC
 "Not your grandma's organist," wrote the Wall Street Journal. Noting his "shirt covered in Swarovski crystals," The New York Times all but called him the Elton John of Baroque music. His flamboyant style is just the subtext to his musical innovations. He built his own digital church organ for touring. Equally unconventional are his Bach interpretations and his adaptations of Chopin piano music for the organ. He even transcribed Duke Ellington's "Solitude" for the organ - making him the world's first "church organ" jazz crossover artist. Sat, 1/24: 8pm. (Performing Arts Center; PAC.) |
Harlem Wizards vs. The Chappaqua Challengers
 Chappaqua school district teachers and administrators take on the Harlem Wizards in an afternoon of basketball and comedy. This event is sponsored by the Chappaqua School Foundation and benefits all Chappaqua schools. In 2014 the Chappaqua School Foundation raised over $150,000 and made 12 grants to the High School, Middle and Elementary Schools for physics and visual arts lab equipment, SMART boards and E-Readers, fitness center technology, compost tumblers and more. Sun, 1/25: 1:30pm. (Horace Greeley HS Gym) More Winter Events |
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