Naturalist and teacher Rob Handel is executive chef at The Bees Knees Café at Heather Ridge Farm in Preston Hollow, NY.  He’ll be speaking to us about picking and cooking with wild mushrooms found in the Hudson Valley. Presented by the Garden Club of Dobbs Ferry Free and open to the public  

MIKE EPPS is generating an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers for being not only one of the funniest comic actors in town, but also for his burgeoning dramatic talent. In spring 2018 Harper Collins published Epps’s autobiography called Unsuccessful Thug, written by Mike about his life and childhood; growing up in poverty and how comedy saved his life.      He can next be seen in the Amazon feature Troup Zero starring opposite Viola Davis, Allison Janney and Jim Gaffigan;…

Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss Friday September 20, 8:00 PM Irvington Town Hall Theater 85 Main St, Irvington, NY 10533 Q&A - Reflections on the creative process - to follow performance. Founded in 2015 by acclaimed dancer/ choreographer Caleb Teicher, Caleb Teicher & Company (CT&CO) adds innovation to America’s rich music and dance traditions (particularly Tap Dance, Vernacular Jazz, and Lindy Hop). With a runtime of 60 minutes (no intermission), Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss blur the boundaries of of different…

Music Conservatory of Westchester invites prospective students and their families to go Back to Music this fall! Explore music classes for toddlers, children, teens, and adults at our Open Houses! The Conservatory offers private lessons, group classes, and performing ensembles for students at all experience levels for all instruments and genres. Learn from expertly qualified faculty and join a welcoming musical community like no other! Register for classes online today at https://mcw.asapconnected.com/! Visit musicconservatory.org for more information about the Music…

Come celebrate the many cultures in our community! Everyone is welcome! Enjoy a day of free family fun programming in the scenic Kingsland Point Park along the Hudson River. Music, dance, children's activities, food vendors and more. With your help, our first annual Cultural Festival will become a wonderful tradition! Spread the word, attend, and if you can volunteer (sign up here).

In this generative workshop, we will explore the praise poem, using multiple prompts to reimagine how to praise objects, people, emotions, art, poetry and of course ourselves. Questions explored as we work our way into these praise poems include: How is the personal political? How can we successfully weave our complicated pasts into these poems? What kind of poetic forms can we use to create praise poems? We will write a variety of praise poems, which may include narrative poems,…

Saturday, September 21 7:00pm:  Program and Study in preparation for the Days of Awe:  We will be hosting a staged reading of Merle Felds play, “THE GATES ARE CLOSING.” 9:00pm:  Refreshments and Social Time, followed by Havdalah (Observance for the end of Shabbat) 9:30pm:  Reform Selichot service

TICKETS Presented by Irvington Theater Three veteran New York City comics come to the IT to deliver a night of hilarious comedy. Ophira Eisenberg (host of NPR's “Ask Me Another”) will host the evening, followed by Moody McCarthy (two Letterman appearances, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, “Last Comic Standing”) and Andy Pitz (Letterman, Craig Ferguson). Presenting sponsor: Eric Bernstein, Compass of Dobbs Ferry (https://www.compass.com/agents/westchester_ny/eric-bernstein/www.compass.com/agents/westchester_ny/eric-bernstein/)You can view clips of the comics here:Ophira Eisenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERMrRA1YgMA Moody McCarthy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__WEKRGJRSs Andy Pitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLEID4dGfwU Tickets (Reserved Seating):…