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The Mamaroneck Artists Guild presents “Navigating the Surface”
For Immediate Release: The Mamaroneck Artists Guild presents Navigating the Surface; A group show focusing on the surfaces artists choose to use in their work that contribute to the uniqueness and individuality of each artist. Artists use materials that explore their sense of communication and feelings. The surfaces they choose to work on, or utilize,…
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Rarely Exhibited Portraits by Harlem Renaissance Photographer James Van Der Zee at ArtsWestchester Gallery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Diana Costello, Thompson & Bender (914) 762-1900; [email protected] Rarely Exhibited Portraits by Harlem Renaissance Photographer James Van Der Zee at ArtsWestchester Gallery White Plains Exhibit Explores the Diverse Faces of “Family” White Plains, N.Y. (February 20, 2019) – A new exhibition opening early next month at ArtsWestchester’s gallery will feature a…
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Rent our Riverfront space at the Hudson Valley Writers Center
Gorgeous river views from the Philipse Manor RR Station await your next event! Did you know the Hudson Valley Writers Center has occupied the Philipse Manor RR Station ticket house since 1988? Lovingly restored, this century-old building (listed on the National and State register of historic places) features dark, hardwood floors and walls, a rustic…
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Purchase College Presents Poet & Author Kevin Young
Purchase College-SUNY will present Kevin Young in Conversation on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Purchase College in the Humanities Theatre (735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY). As Purchase College’s 2018-19 Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature, Mr….
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER ANNOUNCES $200,000 IN MATCHING GRANTS BENEFITING 45 ARTS GROUPS IN WESTCHESTER
The Arts$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….
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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