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Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch ArtsWestchester Exhibit In White Plains Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch ArtsWestchester Exhibit In White Plains
Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch ArtsWestchester Exhibit In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you are looking for something free and mentally stimulating to do in January, a free exhibition in downtown White Plains puts a surgical lens on the ways art can be healing and how healing can be an art. The exhibit reopens on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and runs through Jan. 14 when there is a closing reception planned with the artists. ArtsWestchester’s fall exhibition titled "Remedy" explores human attempts to relieve society’s modern ailments. The exhibit sponsored by Westchester Medical Center opened in October. “From our growing biotech industry to booming world…

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by Jon Craig
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Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- After a seven-year hiatus, gun shows are returning to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.  NorthEast Gun Shows and Westchester Collectors announced a two-day firearm and knife show/sale at the County Center for Jan. 21-22, the weekend after Inauguration Day. More details can be found by clicking here. After a gunman murdered 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in November 2012, County Executive Rob Astorino canceled a show scheduled for February 2013 at County Center. There hasn't been one since. More than 3,600 p…

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by Jon Craig
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Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash
Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Forget boring dinners at relatives houses for the holidays. Kick-off the festivities in style this year at Wreck the Halls on Monday, Dec. 19, when The Cookery heads to Elmsford's Captain Lawrence Brewery to spread holiday cheer “with carnage and beer.”  The first-ever Wreck the Halls holiday bash is sure to stir up some holiday trouble when the Dobbs Ferry restaurant whips up an impressive lineup of dishes while they're rocking to live music by Rockaway Bitch, an all-female Ramones cover band, and The Fat City Rockers. A few of the dishes planned -- of course to sample wi…

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by K Reakes
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Scarsdale Ballet Puts New Spin On Holiday Classic, 'The Nutcracker' Scarsdale Ballet Puts New Spin On Holiday Classic, 'The Nutcracker'
Scarsdale Ballet Puts New Spin On Holiday Classic, 'The Nutcracker' SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- A Scarsdale-based dance company will be presenting a new production of “The Nutcracker” at SUNY Purchase this weekend. The beloved holiday ballet, scored by Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, has been re-staged and re-imagined but remains true to the tale of a young girl, Clara, who finds that her favorite Christmas toy has come alive. Her prince defeats the evil Mouse King and carries Clara off to a magical land filled with sugar plum fairies, swirling snowflakes and living dolls. The production was choreographed by Diana White and Marcus Galante with contributi…

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by Carol Reif
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Tuckahoe Food Blogger Serves Up Dose Of Charity At Scarsdale Cooking Demo Tuckahoe Food Blogger Serves Up Dose Of Charity At Scarsdale Cooking Demo
Tuckahoe Food Blogger Serves Up Dose Of Charity At Scarsdale Cooking Demo SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Hunger continues to be an issue in Westchester -- more than 200,000 county residents face food insecurity every month.  To help raise awareness, Tina DiLeo, a Tuckahoe resident who blogs at Cheftini.com, will be holding a cooking demonstration on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Athleta Scarsdale. The event will benefit the Food Bank for Westchester and The Feed A Family Campaign. Westchester County has a meal gap of nearly 16 million. The Food Bank is the backbone of supply and support for 300 frontline hunger-relief programs throughout Westchester – food pantries, soup kitchens and …

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by Daily Voice
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Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse
Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse YONKERS, N.Y. -- In order to sit through a 14-hour seven movie marathon of the Rocky movies, you'd need the eye of the tiger. Almost 200 people were willing to go the distance at Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of 40 years of "Rocky" Saturday.  The first film follows Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a down on his luck fighter in Philadelphia, who unexpectedly gets a chance to face Apollo Creed for the heavyweight title. A longshot, Rocky has one goal: to go the distance. The film won Best Picture in 1976. The rest of the films follow Rocky on his Cinderella journey from the bott…

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by Sam Barron
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Cooking For A Cause: NWH, The Cookery Host Breast Cancer Awareness Dinner Cooking For A Cause: NWH, The Cookery Host Breast Cancer Awareness Dinner
Cooking For A Cause: NWH, The Cookery Host Breast Cancer Awareness Dinner MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital is partnering with Dobbs Ferry-based The Cookery to offer some of the area's best dishes for a good cause in the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraising Dinner, which will be held on Monday, Dec. 5. Guests can join Dr. Anthony Cahan, NWH’s chief of breast surgical services, and David DiBari, owner of The Cookery and a Culinary Institute of America graduate, for dinner and an auction. All proceeds support a shared mission to raise breast cancer awareness and help fund breast imaging services for community women in need. The evening will f…

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by Chris Langone
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Go The Distance At Alamo Drafthouse Rocky Marathon Go The Distance At Alamo Drafthouse Rocky Marathon
Go The Distance At Alamo Drafthouse Rocky Marathon YONKERS, N.Y. -- To sit all through seven Rocky movies, you're going to need the eye of the tiger and be ready to fly high now. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic boxing franchise, the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers is screening all seven Rocky movies on Dec. 3, starting at 11 a.m. Six of the movies, including "Creed" will be screened in 35 mm. There will be food specials, giveaways and other surprises. The first 100 audience members in the door will get an exclusive screen printed poster made just for the event.  The first film follows Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)…

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by Sam Barron
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'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol' 'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol'
'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol' Star power is coming to find the next great Westchester singer, as PMT Productions announced former "American Idol" contestant and Tony-nominated actor Constantine Maroulis as its final judge for the 10th "Westchester Teen Idol" contest. The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26  at The Irvington Town Hall Theater. Maroulis joins Broadway's Angela Decicco, known for her performances in "Les Miserables" and "Evita" along with Dan Montez, the artistic director of Taconic Opera. Maroulis recently released the singles, "Here I Come…

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by Josh Mansour
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Scarsdale-Based Orchestra Performs Best Of Czech Music Scarsdale-Based Orchestra Performs Best Of Czech Music
Scarsdale-Based Orchestra Performs Best Of Czech Music SCARSDALE, N. Y. -- The Scarsdale-based Hoff-Barthelson Music School Festival Orchestra takes the stage Dec. 10 in White Plains to perform its winter concert featuring guest oboist Gerard Reuter helping the orchestra perform "The Best of Czech Music." Titled "Life and Nature: The Best of Czech Music," the concert will feature the music of composers Smetana, Martinů and Dvořák. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 468 Rosedale Ave., White Plains. Jun Nakabayashi, music director for the orchestra, will conduct a pr…

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by Amy Maciaszek
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Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Screens Film, Leads Forum On Sexual Assault Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Screens Film, Leads Forum On Sexual Assault
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Screens Film, Leads Forum On Sexual Assault SCARSDALE, N.Y. --  Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-88, is co-hosting a forum on the topic of sexual assault and its destructive aftermath in Scarsdale. Paulin, along with the Scarsdale High School PTA, Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Services and the Scarsdale Coalition on Family Violence, will sponsor a free screening and discussion of the documentary “Audrie & Daisy” on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. at Scarsdale High School’s Little Theater. The film, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, is a stark and provoking examination of the aftermath of sexual assault on family…

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by Jay Waitkus
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Häagen-Dazs Will Unveil New Store In White Plains Häagen-Dazs Will Unveil New Store In White Plains
Häagen-Dazs Will Unveil New Store In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Häagen-Dazs, which is opening its newest store in Westchester this Saturday in White Plains, may be a made-up word, but the ice cream brand has churned up a real following, not only in the United States, but across the globe. In keeping with the richness of its frozen dairy product, Häagen-Dazs’s new shop is located in The Westchester, an upscale mall in the heart of the county seat. It is celebrating the shop’s grand opening Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. by giving away a free scoop of ice cream to the first 500 customers. Patrons also will have the chance to win fr…

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by Carol Reif