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What To Do: In and Around Town
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Fox Lane and Byram Hills still alive
 After a lop-sided 66-32 win over Hendrick Hudson (25 seed), Byram Hills (8) won a 38-37 squeaker against 24-seed Sleepy Hollow. They'll give up the home court advantage to travel to Class A top- seed Eastchester (16-2 regular season) where they will try to slow the game down to contain the high-scoring, 3-point shot happy Eagles tonight at 7pm. Meanwhile in Class AA, 4-seed Fox Lane (16-2 regular season) will host 5-seed Mahopac (15-3) on Thursday 2/20: 6pm. Fox Lane won their first round game 59-47 over Clarkstown North (5-13). Nic Bonura and James Morales led Fox Lane with 23 and 16 points. Visit us on Facebook for updates.
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Around the World in 18 Films at J. Burns
This Jacob Burns film series concludes with The Battle of Algiers, William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA starring Willem Dafoe and John Turturro, Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad, John Sturges' masterpiece Bad Day at Black Rock with Spencer Tracy and Lee Marvin, Paris, Texas from Wim Wenders with Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinsky, and Helvio Soto's controversial Rain Over Santiago about the Chilean overthrown of Salvador Allende in 1973. Through 2/26. Read More.
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Fran Leibowitz at the Ridgefield Playhouse
 Fresh off her role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, Fran Leibowitz sits for an on-stage interview followed by a sixty-minute audience Q&A. The legendary author and cultural satirist, who has been described as the modern day Dorothy Parker, will speak on politics, gay rights, gender issues, pet peeves like NYC tourists and strollers, and personal stories of life in NYC, Andy Warhol and the glory days of Studio 54. Sat., 2/22: 7:30pm. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; More on Fran, theatre, dance & comedy here. |
Improv comes to PAC
 In what may be the comedy event of the season, the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company brings their high wire act of improvisational comedy to the Performing Arts Center in Purchase. This power-house comedy troupe began performing in Chicago in 1990, opened their own theatre in Manhattan in 1996 and had their own series starring Amy Poehler on Comedy Central from 1998-2000. Entertainment Weekly called them "twisted and uproarious." So, Upright is twisted? Think about it. Sat., 2/22:8pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; artscenter.org) |
Kim Kashkashian at PAC
 Imagine the confusion backstage at the 2013 Grammy Awards when they announced that Kim Kashkashian had won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Music Instrumental Solo. The twitter-sphere was abuzz about the possibility of a typo. Can Kim Kardashian really play the viola? Though Kim and Kim share Armenian roots you won't be seeing the reality series star playing Brahms, Bartok, Vaughn Williams and Benjamin Britten in Purchase anytime soon. But you can see Kim Kashkashian, one of the classical music world's rising stars, perform in PAC's Chamber Music Series with on Sun, 2/23: 3pm. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; www.artsenter.org) |
Defending the Cave Man
 This play by comedian Rob Becker addresses the war between the sexes with its own blend of stand-up comedy, lecture and therapy session. It premiered in San Francisco in 1991 and has been performed in 30 languages for over 8 million people in 45 countries. Sat, 2/22: 8pm. (Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford.) More local theatre from Armonk to Broadway here. |
This week at the Music Halls
 From "Hot Blooded" to "Cold As Ice," these "Jukebox Hero"(es) are "Waiting for a Girl Like You" to say it "Feels Like the First Time." See Foreigner at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on Fri, 2/22. Also this week in Port Chester, Big Head Todd and the Monsters (love their cover of The Stone's "Beast of Burden". Justin Timberlake is at MSG, Jennifer Molaskey sings the songs of Joni Mitchell at the Time Warner Center, Kim Kashkashian is at PAC and REBEL Baroque is at Grace Church in White Plains. Check for more info & more music at whattododigital.com. |
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, this exhibition presents a multi-media look at the art and artists who created over 80 games and game consoles over four decades. The kids can even play 5 featured games in the gallery. More on this plus more art exhibits here. |
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Where To Shop: Sponsored Blocks
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A dry white for GRIGIO-GEEKS under $10  This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk is the Sferracavallo Pinot Grigio from Umbria in Italy. It shows crisp, dry notes of pear and citrus with hints of white flowers and lime zest. Normally $9.99, with this week's discount it is only $8.49 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount. Use Discount Code GRIGIOGEEK to purchase. Through Sun, 2/23. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463;
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Wonder how this job ranks on Forbes' List of Most Stressful Jobs? (Public Relations Executive was no. 6.) If you missed the circus at the County Center, here's your second chance. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey presents Legends at the Barclays Center. Read more on this and more Events for Kids.
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March Madness 3 on 3 Tournament at BHHS
Form your own team, register it with the North Castle Recreation Department and create your own March Madness. Registration due Fri, 2/21. Tip off on Sun, 3/21: 12pm. (Byram Hills High School, 12 Tripp Ln. Armonk.) More kid stuff here. |
Winter Wonderland Children's Ball
 It's dress up time for little princes and princesses as Norwalk's Stepping Stones Museum transforms into a snow-kissed wonderland for a magical children's ball. Your child will learn all the right moves, pose for paparazzi, (it's never too soon for this) and make a special prince and princess craft. Pre-registration required. Sat, 2/22: 6-8:30pm. (Steeping Stones Museum, 303 West Ave., Norwalk, CT.) More stuff to do for kids here. |
Pinocchio at The Ridgefield Playhouse
 Theatre IV presents the story of Gepeto and Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who comes to life and, after a series of adventures, learns valuable lessons that help him become a real boy. Theatre IV, a division of Virginia Rep, is the second largest touring company for young audiences in the US. Sat., 2/22: 11am & 2pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield) More kid stuff here. |
Maple Sugar Time
 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 kid stuff here. |
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What To Do: Winter Survival Checklist
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February is Heart Health Month
 Our Winter Survival Checklist offers important new guidelines from the American Heart Association on maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle to improve your cardiovascular health and the quality of your life. Plus health coach Amy Diamond and personal trainer Pete Hug of The Gym offer their heart health tips that include dark chocolate, red wine, green tea and pumping iron. Read more 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, Natures Camps and Specialty Camps. Or search by keyword like chess, computers, filmmaking. Read More. (Photo courtesy of Breezemont Day Camp.)
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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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March Music Madness
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Tickets for Bob Weir & Rat Dog on Sat, 3/1 in Port Chester sold out so fast they added a second show on Sun, 3/2. Can't wait that long? Our Where To Hear Pop, Rock, Jazz & Classical Music offers a backup plan in late Feb. Check it out for this and more March music including Sting and Paul Simon, Cowboy Junkies, the Avett Brothers, the Winter brothers, the Chiffons, the Stamford Symphony, Bedford Chamber Concerts, the Chappaqua Orchestra and much more. Click for more music. |
Westchester Broadway Theatre
 E.L. Doctorow's novel comes to life in this Tony Award-winning musical set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City and New Rochelle. Three revivals of Terence McNally's musical have been staged since the original Broadway run in 1996. This newest one comes with dinner. Thurs, 2/27-Sun, 5/4. (One Broadway Plaza, Elmsford.) More theatre listings here, plus a Broadway sampler. |
NCPL's Asian Film Series continues ...
Here's another pick from LIU Professor Valerie Franco that depicts intergenerational conflict within the changing social mores of an economically advancing Asia. In Shower, a light hearted comedy-drama from Zhang Yang circa 1999, a young businessman from the booming southern province of Shenzhen (where they shower) visits his ailing father who runs a traditional bathhouse (and serves as the local marriage counselor and social director) in the decaying Beijing neighborhood of his youth. Professor Franco knows how to pick them as this multi-award winner received a whopping 92% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Fri, 2/28: 7pm. (19 Whippoorwill Rd. East, Armonk; More local events here.)
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at the Emelin
 The Acting Company, founded by John Houseman and boasting such renowned alumni as Kevin Kline and Patty LuPone, present Sir Tom Stoppard's modern classic Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. This comedic reworking of Hamlet, that follows two of the play's minor characters, won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1968 and was later turned into a feature film starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. Directed by John Rando who won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Urinetown: The Musical. Fri, 2/28: 8pm. (153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck.) Read more about Tom Stoppard and the theatre season here. |
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 Ridgefield Playhouse Sat-Sun, 3/2-3 and at The Tarrytown Music Hall on Fri, 3/7. Click here for more on this and more local theatre, dance & comedy. |
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 own 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) |
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