March 2017 Happenings

Happenings in MARCH

 Thursday 2

An Acoustic Evening: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo perform at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Friday 3

Bodies in the Library Book Group: Meets at 12 noon to discuss Blue Monday by Nicci French at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

Literary Evening: At 7:30 p.m. poets Mark Pawlak, Robert Hershon and Dick Lourie read from their most recent collections at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow. Call 332-5953 or visit www.writerscenter.org.

Saturday 4

Spin Contest: From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Family YMCA in Tarrytown. Call 418-5562 or contact Lesad@ymcatarrytown.org.

“India and the Taj Mahal”: At 2 p.m. a slide lecture by Toni McKeen at the Irvington Public Library. Advance registration requested. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org/adultp.htm.

Film and Falafel: An Israeli dinner and screening of East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Time and sign-up to be advised. E-mail IsraelCommittee@tba-ny.org.

Guitar Concert: At 8 p.m. Tommy Emmanuel – It’s Never Too Late Tour at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Sunday 5

Maple Sugaring Party: From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.

Jazz Concert: At 2 p.m. the Glenda Davenport Jazz Ensemble performs at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

Monsters, Inc.: At 2 p.m. free family movie at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Concert: At 4 p.m. the Cassatt String Quartet performs at the Irvington Public Library. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org.

Monday 6

East Coast Jazz v. West Coast Jazz: At 10 a.m. presentation by Marshall Tilden at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org.

Tuesday 7

Breaking News Discussion Group: At 10:15 a.m. discuss domestic and foreign policy issues with Jay Forbes at the Ossining Public Library. To register call 941-2416, ext. 327 or e-mail jtrapasso@wlsmail.org. Also March 21, April 4, 18, May 2, 16, 30 & June 6.

The Jungle Book: At 7 p.m. performance by the Y Theatre at Washington Irving School. Call 418-5562 or visit www.ymcatarrytown.org.

Rosh Chodesh Women’s Circle: At 7:30 p.m. discuss arts, books and current events relating to women with Rabbi Lisa Izes at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. RSVP to lisa.izes@jcconthehudson.org.

Wednesday 8

Beading Workshop with Joan Lloyd: At 7 p.m. make earrings for yourself and a battered women’s shelter at the Ossining Public Library. To register call 941-2416, ext. 327 or e-mail jtrapasso@wlsmail.org.

Agriculture: A Carbon-Free Diet: At 7:30 p.m. learn about food labeling, homesteading and regenerative food systems at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Program co-sponsored by the Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group. Call 723-3470 or visit www.newyork.sierraclub.org/LHG.

Frameworks: Art on Film: At 7:30 p.m. The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them will be screened at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Call 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org

Wiener-Dog: At 8 p.m. this darkly comic film shot in Rockland County will be screened at the Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew. Call 845-353-2568 or visit www.rivertownfilm.org.

Thursday 9

Book Discussion: At 7 p.m. the Warner Library Book Group discusses The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Friday 10

Comedy Night: Lisa Lampanelli performs at 7 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Things to Come: At 7:30 p.m. Isabelle Huppert stars in this French film at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Visit www.IrvingtonTheater.com.

Literary Evening: At 7:30 p.m. poets Neil Shepard & Carolyn Hembree read from their newest collections at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow. Call 332-5953 or visit www.writerscenter.org.

Saturday 11

Y Open House: From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. check out the new Y Fitness Center and 60+ group exercise classes at the Family YMCA in Tarrytown. Call 418-5562 or visit www.ymcatarrytown.org.

Life Workshop – Envisioning Your Life’s Purpose: At 11 a.m. at the Ossining Public Library. To register call 941-2416, ext. 327 or e-mail jtrapasso@wlsmail.org.

Yoga Workshop: At 1:30 p.m. “Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra: the Power of the Breath” with Daniel Orlansky at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor. Register at www.YTAYoga.com or call 582-7816 for information.

Author Visit: At 2 p.m. Lane Cobb reads from her book Heal Your Power, Heal Your Life – Essential Healing Strategies for Women on the Rise at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Purim Shpiel-a-Long: At 7 p.m. hear both a traditional and comical (Shpieler on the Roof) retelling of the Purim story at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown,. Call 631-1770 or e-mail adulted@tba-ny.org.

Sunday 12

Purim Carnival: From 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. enjoy activities for children and adults and a magic performance by Joshy K at Greenburgh Hebrew Center in Dobbs Ferry. Call 693-4260 or visit www.g-h-c.org.

Purim Stars: At 10:15 a.m. participate in the family game show Brain Challenge and enjoy concession stands, holiday food, megillah reading and more at Chabad House, 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Call 693-6100 or visit www.Chabadrt.org.

Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Starting at 1:30 p.m. on Main St. in Tarrytown and marching north on Broadway to Beekman Ave. Visitwww.greatersleepyhollowtarrytown.com.

A Year With Frog and Toad: This musical about friendship is presented at 2 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Poetry Reading: At 3 p.m. Poetry in the Round presents “War in the Time of Love” at the Irvington Public Library. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org.

Monday 13

The Young Irelanders: Best in Irish music, song and dance at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Matinee and evening performances. Call 592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com. Also matinee March 14.

Tuesday 14

“Words to Action”, Anti-Bias Workshop for College-Bound Teens: At 6:30 p.m. presentation by Anti-Defamation League speakers at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or register at www.jcconthehudson.org.

Wednesday 15

Jackie: Showing at 2 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Alan Sklar Reads Hillards Ceremony: At 7 p.m. at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

$5 Film Series: At 7 p.m. Ray, a film about Ray Charles, will be screened at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Thursday 16

Ossining Documentary & Discussion Series: At 6:30 p.m. Makers: Women Who Make America will be screened at the Ossining Public Library, followed by a panel discussion. Visit www.ossiningdocumentaries.org.

Zentangle Art Workshop: At 7 p.m. learn to create beautiful images from repetitive patterns with Jill Greenbaum at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk to register.

Thursday Evening Book Club: Meets at 7:30 p.m. to discuss All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders at the Irvington Public Library. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org.

Concert: The Southern Soul Assembly performs at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Saturday 18

Pancake Brunch: At 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining.    To register call 762-2912, ext. 110 or visit www.teatown.org.

Yoga for Stress and Anxiety: At 11 a.m. for ages 12 and up with Leslie Kimmich Seery at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk to register.

The Cat in the Hat: At 2 p.m. Childsplay presents this adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Concert: At 2:30 p.m. Kinny Landrum and Alan Bates play jazz favorites at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Movie Mavens: At 7 p.m. Seven Minutes in Heaven will be shown at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown, followed by a moderated discussion. Call 631-1770 or e-mail adulted@tba-ny.org to RSVP.

Beauty and the Beast: Presented at 7 p.m. by Clocktower Players Adult Troupe at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Visit www.IrvingtonTheater.com. Also March 19 & 26 at 2 p.m. , March 24 & 25 at 7 p.m.

Sunday 19

Country Music Concert: At 2 p.m. the Twangtown Paramours present an acoustic duo show at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.twangtownparamours.com.

Monday 20

Seed Starting Workshop: At 7 p.m. Deb Taft of Mobius Farms launches the Warner Seed Library, a collection of flower, herb and vegetable seeds Library patrons can “check out” to grow in their home gardens. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

History Book Group: Meets at 7 p.m. to discuss Bellevue by David Oshinsky at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Self-Esteem 123: At 7 p.m. let Rosemary Cobuzzi help you develop confidence and better social skills at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk to register.

Tuesday 21

Mystery Book Club: Meets at 3:30 p.m. to discuss Dark Harbor by Stuart Woods at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Game Building with Scratch: At 3:30 p.m. learn to make games and animations by working with “building blocks” at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Space limited. Call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk to register.

Teen Yoga: At 6:30 p.m. college-bound teens and parents learn about financial planning and how to manage stress at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or register at www.jcconthehudson.org.

 

Wednesday 22

Arrival: Showing at 2 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Spring Film Series: At 6:30 p.m. the Hitchcock film Rope will be shown at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

Thursday 23

Casino Night: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at EF International School in Tarrytown. Call 631-1705 or register at www.greatersleepyhollowtarrytown.com.

Georgia O’Keeffe: At 7 p.m. Susan Altman talks about the painter’s fascinating lifestyle and groundbreaking work at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Basics of Book Collecting: At 7 p.m. Tom Lecky, proprietor of Riverrun Bookstore in Hastings, speaks at the Irvington Public Library. To register call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org/adultp.htm.

Friday 24

Women’s Circle: At 5:45 p.m. explore Jewish women’s issues at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown.   Call 631-1770 or e-mail adulted@tba-ny.org to RSVP.

Literary Evening: At 7:30 p.m. Sophie McManus & Erika Swyler read from their novels at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow. Call 332-5953 or visit www.writerscenter.org.

Saturday 25

Talk Saves Lives: At 11 a.m. a presentation by Daryl Velez of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

The Art & Science of Digital Photography: At 11 a.m. join nature photographer Edward Michael Lach and learn how to better capture flora and fauna at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining. To register call 762-2912, ext. 110 or visit www.teatown.org.

Life in a Vernal Pool: At 1 p.m. see where frogs and salamanders go to mate and lay eggs at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining. To register call 762-2912, ext. 110 or visit www.teatown.org.

A Four-Day Wedding in India: At 2 p.m. armchair travel with Toni McKeen at the Irvington Public Library. Advance registration requested. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org/adultp.htm.

Sense the Wind: At 2 p.m. film about four vision impaired individuals racing in Japan’s 2013 Blind Sailing World Championship at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 to register.

Cullers Centennial: At 8 p.m. two films based on Carson McCullers’ short stories will be screened at the Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew, followed by a discussion with the directors. Call 845-353-2568 or visit www.rivertownfilm.org.

Concert: 10,000 Maniacs perform at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Sunday 26

“The Religion of Sports”: At 11:30 a.m. Rabbi Holtz explores the similarities between two important American institutions at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Call 631-1770 or go to Eventbrite for tickets.

Fiddle Concert: At 2 p.m. Brian Conway accompanied by Brendan Doyle on piano plays Irish music at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

Aging – A Bad Rap: At 2 p.m. Robert Bonvento presents this one-man show at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

Piano Concert: At 2:30 p.m. Robert Rachlin performs the works of Lerner and Lowe at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Organ Recital: At 3 p.m. Jonathan Willliam Moyer plays a work by Petr Eben to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Marc Chagall’s stained-glass windows at Union Church in Pocantico Hills. For reservations call 631-2069.

Monday 27

Guy de Maupassant: At 10 a.m. Sandra Smith explores his life and times in 19^th century France as reflected in his short stories at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org.

Beaded Earrings with Joan Lloyd: At 7 p.m. make a pair for yourself and a battered women’s shelter at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 to register.

Wednesday 29

Florence Foster Jenkins: Showing at 2 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Buttons Galore: At 3:30 p.m. teens can make buttons at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 to register.

 

Thursday 30

“Nonstop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days”: Lecture by Margaret Roach at 7 p.m. at the Esterwood Mansion, 49 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Ferry. Call 589-5589 or visit www.GCIrvington.net.

Friday 31

Peter and the Starcatcher: Presented at 7p.m. by Broadway Training Center Senior Ensemble at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Visit www.IrvingtonTheater.com.   Also April 1 at 7 pm. & April 2 at 3 p.m.

Literary Evening: At 7:30 p.m. poets Lynn McGee, Elaine Sexton & Matthew Thorburn read from their latest collections at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow. Call 332-5953 or visit www.writerscenter.org.

Saturday, April 1

“Memories of Patsy”: At 7:30 p.m. the Patsy Cline Tribute Show comes to the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org.

ONGOING:

Westchester Jewish Film Festival:  March 16 –April 2 at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville.  Call 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org.

Project Feeder Watch: At 10 a.m. on Sundays and Mondays, children ages 7+ join a naturalist for bird watching and brushing up on local bird identification at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.

The Bikinis: Through March 19 at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. & show at 8 p.m. Call 592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com.

History of Opera: Presentation of operatic ensembles by Susan Grunthal from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on six Thursdays starting March 16 at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk to register.

Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training Workshops: Five Saturdays from 9 a.m. – noon and one Sunday from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. starting March 25 at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 488-4250.

Mamma Mia: March 23-June 25 at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. & show at 8 p.m. Call 592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com.

Saddle Up Saturdays with Jonathan Demme: Through March 25 at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Call 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org

Mural Workshop: At 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 5 for pairs of youngsters and adults at the Ossining Public Library. To register call 941-2416, ext. 317 or e-mail llevine@wlsmail.org.

Exhibit: “Wild Africa”, acrylic paintings by Ardeth Schuyler on display at the Irvington Public Library. Reception March 11 at 2 p.m. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org.

Exhibits: Photography of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Old Dutch Burying Ground by Karen Ringen Fraser and paintings of still life and suburban landscape by Clara Shen at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Exhibits: Paintings by Jane Gordon & Rose Ann Kimmel, and art by the Ossining Girl Scouts at the Ossining Public Library. Reception March 4 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. for Gordon & Kimmel. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org.

Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott: New exhibition through April 1 at the Gordon Parks Foundation, 48 Wheeler Ave., Pleasantville. Call 238-2619 or visit www.gordonparksfoundation.org.

Irvington Running Meetup: Group meets multiple times per week to keep fit, keep in touch and have fun. Beginning runners always welcome. Visit www.meetup.com/Irvington-running-Meetup/.

Stone Barns’ Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills: Open Wed. – Sun. from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Produce, meat and eggs available in Farm Store. Call 366-6200 or visit www.stonebarnscenter.org.

Mah Jongg: Mondays at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Call 631-1770 or e-mail adulted@tba-ny.org to ensure there are enough players for a game.

Men’s club: Meets every Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Meetings have varied speakers and are open to the public free of charge. Call 366-7898 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org.

Torah Study: Rabbi Holtz leads a class Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. No previous knowledge required. Call 631-1770 or e-mail adulted@tba-ny.org.

Chess Club: The Warner Library Chess Club meets on the second, third and fourth Thursday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org.

Healthy Life series: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow offers the community a wide range of programs on health-related subjects as well as health screenings and support groups. Visit www.phelpshospital.org.

Films for children: Weekends at noon at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Call 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org.

Children’s programs at the libraries: Stories, rhymes, crafts and songs for children of various ages at Tarrytown’s Warner Library and Irvington Public Library. For Warner, call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. For Irvington, call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org.

 

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