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Pelham's Picture House Offers Ways To Celebrate The Holidays
PELHAM, N.Y. – Looking for something to put in that special someone’s stocking in Pelham this Christmas?
The Picture House Regional Film Center has a suggestion – a membership with discounted ticket and concession prices, and early access to exclusive events.
With varied film programming, special advance screenings, live music and dance performances, there’s really something for everyone at The Picture House this December, it said.
To join up, or to give a membership to someone else, email membership@thepicturehouse.org, or call (914)-738-3161.
Among the many offerings are these:
Friday,…
Warner Library Holds Reading For Westchester Review Poets, Writers
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- New York artist, teacher, and cellist Lisa Olsson was among prose authors and poets published by the Westchester Review who read their work at the Warner Library in Tarrytown in November.
Olsson, who is studying poetry at the Hudson Valley Writers Center in Sleepy Hollow, has been published in other publications such as the Ginosko Literary Journal, Les Femmes Folles, and Five Two Poetry Crime.
For more information about Olsson, click here.
For more information about the library at 121 North Broadway, click here.
Musician To Donate CD's Proceeds To South Salem's Wolf Conservation Center
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The haunting sound of a wolf howling may send a shiver down some folks’ spines, but it’s music to the ears of singer/songwriter Steve Jackson.
Jackson, the founder and front man for a Dallas-area band, Acoustic Distortion, is donating 50 percent from each purchase of his new CD, “Goodnight Moon,” to the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem.
The center, founded in 1999 by Helene Grimaud, is a private, nonprofit environmental education organization.
According to its website, its mission is to promote conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the env…
McDonald's, Facing Competition From Burger Upstarts, Tests Table Service
Table for two … at McDonald’s? And would you like truffle fries with that?
Just kidding about the truffle fries, but the fast-food giant is testing out table service at hundreds of its restaurants in southern California, according to a recent report in Fortune magazine.
You can still order your Big Mac at the counter, but you can sit and employees will bring the food to you.
McDonald’s, which is facing stiff competition from higher-end chains such as Shake Shack, Smashburger, and Five Guys, has also been experimenting with premium sandwiches, shakes, and other new menu items, the Fortune r…
Poughkeepsie Farm Project Boasts Record Produce Harvest
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a community-based agriculture cooperative, is reported that it has harvested a record amount of food this year, according to a report on TWC News.
The project offers educational programs, demonstrations and cooking workshops to children in the Poughkeepsie school district, according to its website.
It also distributes produce to local charities and sponsored families in need.
According to the TWC News report, it was able to gather and distribute 183,000 pounds of food, 32,000 pounds more than it did last year.
For the full story, click …
Danbury Club Recognizes Wcsu Student For Her Military Service
DANBURY, Conn. -- Senior Airman Kathless Cass, a nursing student at Danbury’s Western Connecticut State University, has been recognized for her military service.
Cass, a Seymour native, served with the U.S. Air Force while on active duty in Texas, Alaska, and Ohio. She received a $2,000 scholarship from the Exchange Club of Danbury.
Now in her second year of studies at WCSU, Cass received the award at the club’s Veterans Day dinner on Nov. 12.
The award is given to full-time WCSU students who are currently members, or veterans. of the U.S. armed forces, and who maintain a grade point avera…
New Canaan Newcomers Holiday House Tour To Support Darien's Tiny Miracles
NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Proceeds from this year’s Holiday House Tour in New Canaan will go to support Tiny Miracles, a local nonprofit that helps families with premature babies, organizers said.
Doors will be open at the five merrily decked-out homes Friday and Saturday. The tour is sponsored by the New Canaan Newcomers Club.
Tickets are $85 in advance or $95 at the door. For tickets, or more information, click here.
In the 50 years it has existed, the tour has raised more than $500,000 for more than 30 local charities, such as ABC of New Canaan, Magical Music for Life, Tiny Miracles and the …
