A-Capella Groups Reunite After 30 Years The Westchester Chordsmen will reunite with the Kingsmen International Barbershop Harmony Chorus of Kingsbridge, England thirty years after first performing together. On June 2, these two a-cappella groups will take the stage at White Plains Middle School for an upbeat performance of songs, comedy…
On May 1, 2018, ArtsWestchester hosted an educational seminar on the topic of protection of artists’ ownership, intellectual property and moral rights, organized by Jana S. Farmer (Of Counsel-Wilson Elser). The event was co-sponsored by the Committee on Fine Arts and the Entertainment, Arts &Sports Law Section of the New…
Visitors to Lyndhurst Mansion, an 1838 Gothic Revival mansion in Tarrytown, can take either of two tours that will allow them to explore the manor and its grounds in thorough detail. The landmark estate, which was previously occupied by former New York City Mayor William Paulding, merchant George Merritt and…
On May 18, Alliance Française de Westchester will celebrate the legacy of influential French composer Claude Debussy for the centenary of his death, which was in March of 1918. Its concert celebration of the composer’s work will include a performance that features three guest performers: pianist Hélène Jeanney and flutists…
In today’s culture, comic and cartoon art seem to appear everywhere – the pages of award-winning novels, in blockbuster films like Wonder Woman and Black Panther, and even on the walls of art galleries and museums. This spring, cartoons and comics will reign over The Rye Arts Center (RAC)’s Turn…
In 1988, two New Rochelle High School graduates who missed playing in their high school concert band, Rachel Eckhaus and Robert LaPorta, convinced their former band director Jim Wayne to help them form a group in Westchester. So began the Hudson Valley Wind Symphony, which – now known as Westchester…
The Emelin Theatre’s annual “Dance Off the Grid” performance series offers audiences the opportunity to see multiple world-class dance companies on one stage. On May 12, the Theatre will close out its fifth season of this series with a special twist. Live music will accompany the dancers on stage, thereby…
Through June 16, Hammond Museum presents Transformed Realities, a retrospective of the multi-media paintings from artist and filmmaker Rosalind Schneider. Curated by Bibiana Huang Matheis, the solo exhibition features Schneider’s abstract works, spanning from the early 1970s to present day, which incorporate a range of mediums – from film and…
The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents a mid-week mood-lift with its Wednesday Morning Concert series this month. Each of these diverse morning events includes a 45-minute performance. Pianist Andrew Armstrong opens the month on May 9, bringing his expressiveness and technique to the stage. The Argus Quartet…
Australian-born composer and pianist Percy Grainger was instrumental in the resurgence of folk music in the early 1900s. He spent a significant portion of his life in White Plains, where his former home at 7 Cromwell Place is the headquarters of the International Percy Grainger Society (IPGS). The group, which…
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