by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor For most performing arts organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in either a “virtual” fall season, or no season at all. However, for the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College (PAC), it will mean the creation of new works. In March, arts organizations found…
Press Release Announcing: The Hammond Museum October Virtual Exhibition at the Hammond Museum curated by Bibiana Huang Matheis The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem, New York, is an eminent cultural institution with generous exhibit spaces and a serene sculpture garden. Art exhibitions, musical performances, Japanese tea ceremonies, and other activities are just…
Lenox Hill (Available on Netflix) This eight-part documentary focuses on Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital’s doctors and team members in brain surgery, emergency medicine and obstetrics. It puts the humanity in medicine. The doctors’ attachment and love for patients, which is reciprocated so many times over, the lives saved, and those…
ArtsWestchester Appoints New Board Members ArtsWestchester recently announced the appointment of four new board members – Dawn French, Mark Ettenger, Troy De Vries and Bernard Thombs – each of whom will serve a three-year term. As Senior Vice President of Marketing and Community Outreach for White Plains Hospital (WPH), Dawn…
Youth-Led Mural in White Plains Focuses on Social Justice A recent project encouraged community building among youth aged 10-18, who were given the opportunity to paint a mural with the guidance of teaching artist Miguel Cossio. The mural, currently being painted on the construction barriers at Winbrook Housing/ Brookfield Common,…
by Michelle Falkenstein Lyndhurst Executive Director Howard Zar envisioned Voices in the Landscape as a weekend-long celebration of the people who found inspiration and respite from the scenery of the Hudson River. Voices was tentatively scheduled for the weekend before Juneteenth on June 19—a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of…
Music classes and performances may look different this fall, but when Hoff-Barthelson Music School (HBMS) announced its new Virtual Performance Program (VPP) class, it was clear that students of all ages are still eager to learn. The program was developed to teach students in grades 5-12 about the ins and…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor When attending an opera, one wouldn’t expect to see references to modern social media apps like Instagram or Tinder. To common recollection, Mozart never included a man in a bunny suit in his comedic plot twists either. Yet, upon watching Taconic Opera’s interpretation…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor When Habirshaw Park became filled with litter during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yonkers community gathered together to clean it. Artist Haifa Bint-Kadi was among them. “I wanted to be a part of that,” she said. Shortly after, twenty-five monarch butterfly mosaics appeared on the…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor With many arts organizations still unable to welcome visitors due to COVID-19 safety concerns, a cultural outing nowadays means a breath of fresh air… literally. According to New York State guidelines, outdoor gatherings of less than 50 people are allowed in “Phase 4” of…
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