by Scott Meaney “There are many people who still see quilting as something their grandmother did,” says Rona Spar, Publicity Chair of the Northern Star Quilters’ Guild (NSQG)’s World of Quilts Show. As the Guild prepares for its forty-first annual Show on April 30 and May 1, Spar and her…
After a two-year hiatus from live performances, Music from Copland House is getting ready to settle in for the spring season with a residency at the Emelin Theatre. The three-concert series will showcase more than 100 years of American music and includes the works of classic American composers in addition to…
by Michelle Falkenstein For the month of April, people choosing blossoms at Larchmont’s The Flower Bar can also pick out their favorite impressionistic landscape painting by Port Chester artist Deborah Petrucci. And those trying on glasses at Kurt Sauer Opticians can check their vision with artist Zahra Jlayer’s swirling abstract…
by Michael Keough With the sun peeking out from behind the clouds and the frigid air growing milder by the day, signs of spring signal the return of ArtsWestchester’s ArtsMobile. Since its inception in 2019, ArtsMobile has been a traveling beacon for creation throughout Westchester. Now it will return to…
“We are trying to create an event. That goes beyond just creating a piece of music,” says John Krupa about Choices: A Rock Opera, a production that he wrote and directed. The rock opera will see its world premiere at the Whippoorwill Hall Theater in North Castle Public Library on…
by Nadine Bourne Two former lovers run into each other by chance during their evening commute on a Metro North train. In this case, the imagined train will be parked on stage in Armonk’s Whippoorwill Theater; the lovers will be the subjects of Hudson Stage Company (HSC)’s upcoming production. After…
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the cultural sector a curveball, the arts will come alive again throughout both Westchester and Rockland Counties in the coming year. ArtsWestchester’s Arts Alive grant program will help to fund projects by 50 arts groups and artists, making the arts accessible to every resident…
The Larry Salley Photography Award is given each year during ArtsWestchester’s Arts Award celebration, taking place this year on April 6 at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase. The award was established in 2018 by ArtsWestchester, African American Men of Westchester and the family of Westchester community member Lawrence…
The City of Yonkers recently announced its first-ever Poet Laureate, Golda Solomon. This position aims to enhance the presence of poetry in Yonkers and engage the community with poetry through activities that inspire writing and poetry programming. Solomon, a published poet and Yonkers resident, is also…
by Ed Friedman “Libraries are really all about discovery and connection,” says Patricia Brigham, Director of Development at Westchester Library System. Beyond the expected books and computer terminals, visitors at many of Westchester’s thirty-eight public libraries can find a vast array of cultural programming. …
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