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Sheep-To-Shawl Opens Historic Hudson Valley Spring Season SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Historic Hudson Valley's spring season starts with the annual Sheep-to-Shawl Festival at Philipsburg Manor on April 18 and 19. Activities at the festival include a demonstration of the herding ability of Scottish border collies and the shorning by hand of the winter coats of sheep. Visitors can see and participate in the whole process of making woolen cloth. Sheep-to-Shawl features hands-on activities for children and a photo-op with reproductions of 18th century clothes. New for 2015 is The Art of the Reproduction — Recreating Period Textiles, which examines t…

by Frank Mojica

03/28/2015

Events

Buchanan Company's Bowling to Beat Hunger Raises Funds For Food Pantry CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Buchanan's JP McHale Pest Management, Inc. hosted its annual Bowling to Beat Hunger fundraising event Sunday at Cortlandt Lanes. All proceeds raised by the event were donated to the The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary's in Mohegan Lake.

by Frank Mojica

03/28/2015

Events

Check Out The Heavens At Free Planetarium Shows At Danbury's WestConn DANBURY, Conn. — Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is offering free public sky viewings and planetarium shows at the Planetarium and Observatory on the West Side campus. At the sky viewing on Saturday, March 28, Jupiter will be visible and the moon will be near first quarter. Jupiter will return April 11 with spring sky objects, and the first quarter moon will appear April 25. The series concludes May 9 with spring sky objects. All sky viewings are dependent on the weather and are subject to cancellation in the event of precipitation or cloudy weather. Donations are accept…

by Frank Mojica

03/26/2015

Neighbors

Pound Ridge Resident Empowers Nepalese Women POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Peace Corps volunteer and Pound Ridge native Benjamin Wagner empowered women in Nepal by establishing a mushroom collective. Female subsistence farmers will earn money for their families and add nutrients to their diets through the collective. “In practice, food security involves agriculture, nutrition, income generation and more — it’s so all-encompassing that it seems, at times, overwhelming, but it can really be empowering,” said Wagner, a Middlebury College graduate. Because mushrooms can be dried, they will provide sustenance and income during the off-season. Wagn…

by Frank Mojica

03/26/2015

Schools

Port Chester Young Scientists Display Projects At Middle School PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Approximately 380 seventh-graders displayed their science projects for Port Chester Middle School's Annual Young Scientist Day. For their projects, students asked questions such as "Which eyeliner brand is most waterproof?" and "Which rots faster: McDonald's meat or store bought meat?" then researched their inquiries with a formal experiment. The results and conclusions were on display on March 19 in the school gymnasium for the seventh-graders as well as the sixth-grade classes

by Frank Mojica

03/26/2015

Events

Oscar Winning "Still Alice" To Screen At The Picture House PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Pelham Interfaith Council and the Alzheimer's Association of the Hudson Valley are sponsoring a screening of the Oscar winning film "Still Alice" at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Picture House. Star Julianne Moore won an Academy Award for her performance as an academic with early onset Alzheimer's. A panel discussion moderated by the Alzheimer's Association will follow the film. Participation from the audience is encouraged. Tickets to the screening and post-film panel discussion are $12 for general admission, $6 for members and $10 for sutents and seniors and are available a…

by Frank Mojica

03/26/2015

Events

Dermot Gale Award Show Coming To New Rochelle Library NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The 35th annual Dermot Gale Award Show will run at the Lumen Winter Gallery of the New Rochelle Public Library from March 30 to April 26. Sponsored by The New Rochelle Art Association, the award show runs during the library's regular hours and is open to all exhibiting members of the association. The gallery will hold a public reception on April 17 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A cash prize will be awarded for the show's best two-dimensional work, and outstanding entries in all media will be awarded ribbons.

by Frank Mojica

03/25/2015

Events

Wine and Food Festival Coming To White Plains In June WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester Magazine's 5th Annual Wine & Food Festival is coming to Valhalla and White Plains from June 3-6. “This year we’ve raised the bar with a fantastic lineup of new events in terrific settings," said publisher Ralph Martinelli. The festival will feature 100 restaurants as well as 150 wines selected by Zachys of Scarsdale. Kathie Lee Gifford will return to host an evening of Fashion, Food and Wine at Bloomingdale's. This year's festival will feature the debut of An Evening with Westchester's Tastemakers. The new event will showcase 10 Westchester ch…

by Frank Mojica

03/25/2015

News

Director Of Armonk Camp To Receive Award Posthumously ARMONK, N.Y. -- The American Camp Association will honor John Richard "J.R." Tesone posthumously with the 2015 Legend of Camping Award. Tesone's family will be presented the award at the Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education's (SCOPE) annual New York Dinner on April 16. Michele Friedman, SCOPE executive director says, “J.R. was a wonderful and generous person who touched the lives of so many people. He truly understood the value of the summer camp experience for children." SCOPE provides camp and college scholarships to inner city and low income children. Tesone's five decades …

by Frank Mojica

03/21/2015

Events

Maryknoll Sisters Documentary To Screen in Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- "Trailblazers in Habits," a documentary on the Maryknoll Sisters, will be screened at Maryknoll Society Mission Center on Friday. The Maryknoll Sisters are the first U.S.-based congregation of Catholic women dedicated to foreign mission, and the film documents their work in health care, education and social justice. "Trailblazers in Habits" will screen for free at 7 p.m. in the Asia Room of Maryknoll Society Mission Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and light refreshments will be served. Sisters from the film will answer questions following the screening.

by Frank Mojica

03/21/2015

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