MAMARONECK — The Autism Science Foundation and Dance2BFit will host their first annual “Zumba Mania,” a fun and fundraising event for families and individuals affected by autism, on Saturday at Dance2BFit Studios in Mamaroneck. The event will raise money to fund research to find the causes of autism and develop… Read More →
Tonight’s grand finale of the Hudson Valley Hospital Center’s Winning Winter Whiskers Challenge takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at the Peekskill Brewery, 47-53 S. Water St. The “Beard Bash” is the culmination of a month-long fundraising campaign in which men volunteered to give up their razors… Read More →
The Westchester Cycle Club held the first of its Spring Bike Shop Tour Series at Bicycle World in Mount Kisco on Wednesday, March 20. The club has partnered with area bike shops to encourage people to get out, get fit, be safe and have fun riding. Evenings include food, demonstrations… Read More →
The Tri-State IBM Retirees Club’s March meeting will feature a presentation on memory exercises with Tony Dottino of New Rochelle, founder and chairman of the USA Memory Championship. Participants are asked to bring pens or pencils to the meeting, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. March 21 at the… Read More →
Hip-hop musical to take WBT stage, with a Broadway assist Director John Fanelli and actress Arielle Jacobs pose above the Westchester Broadway Theatre lobby last week, as they prepare to begin rehearsals for “In the Heights.” Jacobs played Nina on the national tour and on Broadway. Photo by Joe Larese/The… Read More →
Suzanne Schneider, one of the driving forces behind the drama program at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, wants you to know about “Disney Ditties,” a cabaret evening with students performing tunes from Disney movies, at 7 p.m. April 27 in the Hen Hud cafeteria. There will also be “Disney-inspired… Read More →
Check out Sunday’s editions of The Journal News, which will have a three-page spread about getting involved in community theaters across the Lower Hudson Valley. I interviewed five community-theater stalwarts to find out how they got involved and what keeps them active. Jennie Marino, of Tappan, the prop expert at… Read More →
The fall brings a flurry of plans for local stages. Here’s a look at shows coming up in your neighborhood. (For offerings farther afield, go to LoHud’s “In the Wings” blog.) Blueberry Pond Theater Ensemble: New artistic director Anthony Valbiro charts his first fall in the post with a variety… Read More →
The Hope Players, the theatrical arm of the Hope for Change Foundation — a group committed to raising awareness and money to fight breast cancer — presents “Seussical” at Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers on Aug. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Advance-purchase… Read More →