The Arts$WChallenge, a Public/Private Matching Grant Program Administered by ArtsWestchester, Raises $526,158 in Private Support for Arts & Culture (White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Legislators today joined with ArtsWestchester, to announce 45 Westchester arts organizations who are the recipients of matching funds from the Art$WChallenge grant program. … Read More »
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Hudson Valley Writers Center Offers Schedule of Winter / Early Spring 2019 Courses
The Hudson Valley Writers Center, housed in the historic Philipse Manor Station in Sleepy Hollow, provides a supportive and constructive environment for a diverse community of readers and writers. We bring language to life through workshops, readings, publications through our Slapering Hol Press, and outreach. The following courses are being offered: POETRY ** Monday Night … Read More »
Dance Invitational 2019
March 2019, Rye, NY…Broadway veteran Joe Cavise and his Off Center Dance Theatre (OCDT) will present their Spring Invitational Performance at Rye Country Day’s, Dunne Performing Arts Center on Saturday March 16th at 5:00 PM. This versatile afternoon program will feature performances in classical ballet, jazz, modern and hip hop and is sure to satisfy any … Read More »
“Designer Babies” Next in Sarah Lawrence College’s Difference in Dialogue Event Series
February 1, 2019 – Yonkers, NY – Almost 2 percent of babies born in the United States today begin as embryos conceived in the lab via in vitro fertilization (IVF). The growth of reproductive medicine has benefited millions and new technology is making it increasingly possible to preserve and extend fertility, and to pick and choose … Read More »
The Photography of Frank Stewart on Exhibit
The New Rochelle Council on the Arts’ Rotunda Gallery presents “The Photography of Frank Stewart,” on exhibit from February 12th through April 30th. Mr. Stewart, who attended the Art Institute of Chicago and Cooper Union in New York City, is the Senior Photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has traveled the world for more … Read More »
NRCA, Local Business Support Student Art
27 students from New Rochelle High School’s PAVE Visual Arts 1/2/3 will have their paintings on display at a local business, Successful Vision, for the month of February. New Rochelle resident and storeowner Frank DePaolo invited the NRHS Art Dept. to display the students’ work in association with the New Rochelle Council on the Arts. … Read More »
World Premiere Mary L. Bianco Composition with Manhattan Chamber Players Concert at Music Conservatory of Westchester
Music Conservatory of Westchester Presents World Premiere Chamber Music Performance Concert Debut of Composition by Mary L. Bianco with Manhattan Chamber Players (White Plains, NY) A world premiere musical performance comes to the Music Conservatory of Westchester this spring! On Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 at 4pm, the Manhattan Chamber Players will perform a new composition … Read More »
“Seasons”, paintings by Carol Perron Sommerfield
Carol Perron Sommerfield, a Rivertowns painter, will be featured in a solo exhibit at the Howard and Ruth Jacobs Gallery from March 16 through April 29, 2019. “Seasons” features her landscape and still life paintings, grouped to tell the story of painting throughout the seasons. Whether abandoned houses, wetlands, or her muse, Lake Muskoday, the … Read More »
PROOF at Hudson Stage
Hudson Stage announces its spring mainstage production as part of its 20th anniversary season: PROOF by David Auburn, directed by Dan Foster. Originally produced on Broadway in 2000, the play received national attention, earning the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award. PROOF is the intriguing story of an … Read More »
Harlem Fine Arts Comes to White Plains
Contact: Frank Williams, Jr., Executive Director White Plains Youth Bureau Tel: 914-422-1378 [email protected] City Of White Plains To Celebrate 8th Annual “Harlem Fine Arts Show Comes To White Plains” White Plains, NY – February 4, 2019: The Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS), presenting a broad collection of work (paintings, photographs, books, jewelry, and sculptures) by … Read More »
AJUMA: A Journey U Make Alone
Feb 2, 2019 AJUMA, an original work written and performed by spoken word and visual artist Katori opens at Hudson Valley MOCA’s Black Box in Peekskill on March 23rd and 30th at 3:00PM. Directed by Mara Mills, artistic Director and co-founder of Studio Theater in Exile, AJUMA, based on generations of Katori’s family, captures the … Read More »
