Monday, February 6, 2012
Fashion journalist and Bedford resident Joyce Corrigan comes to the rescue with "Marie Claire Outfit 911."
Most of us will need to make a “fashion 911” call sometime. Joyce Corrigan, Bedford resident and author of the book, “Marie Claire Outfit 911,” believes that solutions to most of your dressing dilemmas can be found in her new style manual. “I wanted to help people transform their look and stand out a little,” she said. “The point is to work with what you’ve got—whether you are at a wedding, in the boardroom, on a date, or on the red carpet—there are ways to tweak your look for the better.” The writer, television commentator, former editor-at-large and current contributor to Marie Claire magazine is a veteran in the fashion journalism business. Following the success of her popular magazine articles, Corrigan was commissioned to create this …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Approximately 500 people gathered to welcome the year of the dragon at the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans' 23nd annual Chinese New Year program at New Rochelle High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Hui Huang of Croton-on-Hudson and Erqian Na of Yonkers hand-rolled, filled and steamed dumplings for an eager crowd of children in the cafeteria at New Rochelle High School on Saturday. "You like them, yes?" Huang asked Brian Chin, 5, of Mamaroneck as he and his brother Ethan, 8, took turns crimping the doughy edges of the dumplings. "Be careful, it's hot," she warned Katie Yacoub, 11, of Eastchester. Nearby, Eileen Wang of Valhalla played a modified game of peekaboo with her 3-year-old daughter Emma who was trying on an elaborate, child-sized lion mask at the dance workshop. Although the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans hosts the event, the gathering is a combined effort bringing together sponsors TD Bank and PepsiCo as well …
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
The latest Live-in-HD-Met-Opera is a tempestuous dream (Shakes.).
Catch the encore of this delightful Opera in HD on Feb. 8 at 6:30 PM at City Center 15 in White Plains and NewRoc 18 in New Rochelle. A delightfully entertaining surprise: the Movie World-Premiere of The Enchanted Island, the newest opera in the Live-at-the-Met-in-HD series that took place on Jan. 21 locally and in more than 1,600 movie houses around the globe. Surprising also in that there was quite a huge audience despite the debilitating snowstorm raging at matinee time. It proves again that we have a vast number of truly dedicated opera lovers in Westchester. The Enchanted Island is a pastiche of arias by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and several lesser-known Baroque composers. All are offered to us (in English,) via a clever libretto …
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
ArtsWestchester is to award 39 Arts Alive and Arts Partners Challenge Grants to Westchester-based arts organizations and artists.
The arts are alive and well in Westchester and, thanks to the Arts Alive awards, it’ll stay that way. According to a press release , on Friday, Feb. 3 members of the New York State Legislative delegation will gather with ArtsWestchester’s Board of Trustees to award more than $39,000 in ArtsWestchester’s Arts Alive Grants and $11,100 in Arts Partners Challenge Grants to more than 39 local arts organizations, artists and special projects. The variety of Arts Alive projects that will receive funding this year range from outdoor heritage festivals and concerts in parks, to painting workshops, to community theater productions and fully-staged operas, to a presentation of Gospel Choirs. For a complete list of the organizations and artists …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Caramoor Center for Music and Arts General Director and Chief Executive Michael Barrett will be stepping down this August.
The close of the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts 2012 Summer Music Festival this August will mark the end of a decade of leadership from the center’s Chief Executive and General Director, Michael Barrett. According to Westchester.com, Barrett has overseen the expansion of Caramoor’s educational outreach programs as well as the launch of several critically acclaimed series including Sonidos Latinos, the center’s new American Roots Music Festival, a three-day Jazz Festival, Extreme Chamber music, family programs and new this summer – Gospel music. Barrett assumed his current position in 2003 and the search for his successor will begin later this year. Mr. Barrett will return to Caramoor in 2013 as a pianist, mentor and conductor.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Bedford women took a break from busy weekday routines to check out spring fashions at the Bedford Post.
Though locals have barely felt the effects of winter, many turned their thoughts to spring on Wednesday at the "Spring Fashion in the Farmhouse" luncheon and fashion show at the Bedford Post Inn. Sixty women enjoyed a three-course lunch and preview of Carlisle and Per Se designer Susan Klope's spring 2012 collection, modeled by three professionals and four businesswomen from Bedford and nearby. "We wanted everyone to see the clothes on 'real' women—women they knew and trusted," said Lori Brodsky, events coordinator at the Bedford Post. "This collection is very wearable, and not just by 6-foot tall models." One group of women—seated at table eight, along with this reporter—said they came to see the clothes, and each other, pausing from …
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Johanna Lewis, a 2011 graduate, auditioned for and nabbed the solo in the a capella group's version of "Kiss From a Rose."
Johanna Lewis graced the stage of the John Jay High School auditorium last year as Ariel in the school's production of "Footloose." Now she's under the spotlight at Harvard University as a lead singer in the school's a capella group, The Harvard Callbacks. We checked in with Lewis to ask about her life at Harvard and what she misses about her home in Katonah. A video of her solo is posted with this story. Patch: Tell us about your life at Harvard! Lewis: I am really loving my life at Harvard. I'm busy almost every day and my schedule is filled with school work, extracurricular activities, and spending time with friends. It also takes a lot of time caring for yourself, which I never realized. I guess I took for granted how nice it was …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
And a fifth local resident, Peter Linz of Katonah, performed one of the two songs nominated for Best Original Song.
Updated, Jan. 25 After posting this story, we heard from a reader that Katonah resident James Spione was also nominated for best documentary short for his film, "Incident in Baghdad." Thanks to Stephanie Susanjara for letting us know, and congratulations to James Spione! First story, Jan. 24 The Oscar nominations are out, and this year's picks include four natives of Bedford. And one more, by association. Fox Lane alum Rooney Mara is nominated for Best Actress for her performance as a computer hacker in "Girl With a Dragon Tattoo." She'll compete against Glenn Close, another Bedford resident, for "Albert Nobbs"; Viola Davis, "The Help"; Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" and Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn." (If she takes the golden …
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Garden Road Presents Lion Dance By Kwan’s Kung Fu Traditional Chinese New Year Performance Promises Good Fortune
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In celebration of the Chinese New Year, Kwan's Kung Fu Studio of Peekskill will perform the Lion Dance at The Garden Road School on Jan. 20. A good omen, the ornately costumed lion leaps to the beat of drums and gongs, promising good fortune to its audience for the year ahead. The performance was part of an immersive study of World Cultures in process at The Garden Road School, an independent elementary and preschool. If you have photos of your Chinese New Year celebration add them to this article! _______________________________ ABOUT 'LION DANCE' and KWAN'S KUNG FU STUDIO The Lion Dance is a traditionally performed by martial artists to celebrate the Chinese New Year. "The ornately costumed 'Lion' interacts dramatically with the audience…
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Kids can create clay houses which will form a miniature village.
A family activity called “It Takes A Village,” where kids will create a clay house to be a part of a miniature village, will take place today at St. Matthew’s Church as part of the annual art show. It was moved from Saturday because of the snow. Click here for details. The event is integrated into the show, perfect for parents who want to introduce their kids to art and participate in a hands-on activity. The annual art show held at St. Matthew's is a wildly successful community tradition. Local artists find a market for their work, residents find pieces to hang in their homes and proceeds from the last 39 years total hundreds of thousands of dollars—all going toward local nonprofits. Over the years the formula has been tweaked—what used…
JOSEPH RUSSELL
9:24 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012
It sounds totally wonderful, and I can only regret not having seen it, but we prefer to see opera at the Met and view the entire stage all the time--andere Laender, usw--. However Marlies' fascinating articles make me wonder whether we may be mistaken. Joseph B. Russell more ›