Rye Chamber of Commerce meeting
The next meeting of the Rye Chamber of Commerce will take place on Wednesday, March 5, at 8:30 a.m. at Morgan’s Fish House, 22 Elm Place, Rye.
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester event
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester will hold their 9th annual Caring Friends Breakfast honoring The New York State Building Officials’ Conference. The event will be held on Wednesday March 5, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at our Rye Brook Campus: 1186 King St., Rye Brook, 10573.
Antonees Gourmet Family of Tuckahoe will be providing the food.
The New York State Building Officials’ Conference has been very generous by participating in our annual Taste of Westchester event, bringing Santa to the agency to visit the children we serve and by donating toys to our school program the past two years.
This year, The New York State Building Officials’ Conference chose Cerebral Palsy of Westchester as their charity of choice. It will host a golf tournament to raise money to enhance the recreation room at Cerebral Palsy of Westchester. Cerebral Palsy of Westchester cannot thank The New York State Building Officials’ Conference enough for their help.
The New York State Building Official’s Conference is a group of building officials that meet once a month to review code updates and code enforcements at 42 municipalities in Westchester County. The group has 150 active members. For more information on this event please contact:
Joan Colangelo
Director of Development
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester
914-937-3800, ext. 215
Joan.Colangelo@cpwestchester.org
Rye YMCA events
Seeds to Schools Garden Workshop
Friday, March 7, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A free half day workshop at the Jay Heritage Center for teachers, parents, school administrators, community volunteers, non-profit staff and anyone who is interested in developing or maintaining a school edible garden. Space is limited–please email Denise Woodin at denise@ryeymca.org to RSVP.
Rye Y Centennial Basketball Team versus the Harlem Ambassadors
Sunday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. The internationally acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors take on the Rye Y team, consisting of local coaches and teachers, in a fun-filled, family-friendly evening of basketball showmanship featuring high-flying slam dunks, ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines. Visit www.ryeymca.org for details and to purchase tickets.
Middle school nights
Grades 6 to 8, Saturdays 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free for members, except special events, $5 non-members. Open gym, Xbox, ping pong, foosball and air hockey.
March 8, Pillow Bash, March 15, March Madness 3-on-3 basketball event; March 22, adrenaline rush; March 29, karaoke night
Wainwright House events
Wainwright joins with Mannes
College for salon music series
What could be more wonderful than the classic elegance of Wainwright House for an evening of classical music? Announcing The Mannes Music Salon Series at Wainwright featuring the gifted young artists of The Mannes College New School for Music with Artistic Director Pavlina Dokovska.
Starting this December, Wainwright House and Mannes College will offer a series of four classical music programs, each to be followed by a reception where guests will be able to meet and spend time with the artists. The dates of the salon series are March 1 and March 29. The evening program will begin at 8 p.m. followed by a reception with the artists. Tickets are $30 per salon or $100 for the series of four.
Each of the salons will offer four individual programs and will include two evenings of piano and two evenings of chamber music. The series will be led by Artistic Director Pavlina Dokovska. Each evening will present pre-concert remarks, deepening the audience understanding and appreciation of the works performed.
Founded in 1916, Manhattan’s Mannes College The New School of Music trains and nurtures classical musicians of all ages. Mannes College is a division of The New School, an intellectually rich and dynamic institution renowned for its excellence, diversity and integrity.
Wainwright House is the oldest non-profit, non-sectarian holistic educational and learning centers in the United States.
The salon series will be concluded with a grand finale evening on April 26, 2014.
Do not miss your chance to hear world-class performances by the future stars in classical music. For reservations, call Wainwright House at 914-967-6080 or visit their website wainwright.org. Seating is limited.
Wainwright Winter JAZZ
Brunches are back
Join us for our second and third concerts in a series of three. All with a delicious brunch by Corner Stone. See if those winter blues just don’t go jump jiving away.
Save the date
March 9, Luke Hendon and Bandjango
Time: Noon to 3 p.m. Place: Wainwright House
Price: $35 Member, $45 Non-Member,
$50 Walk-in
Register at wainwright.org or 967-6080
Winter/Spring 2014 Program Guide is out
Classes in yoga and movement? Health and well-being? Environment? Creative? Spiritual exploration? Retreats? Children membership at donor level an up, receive free annual yoga and movement classes. Classes are in session and can be pro-rated. Register at wainwright.org.
Rye Arts Center events
Arts education program announces docent training
March 27 and 28
The Rye Arts Center will be offering Famous Artist Docent training March 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Performing Arts Room of The Rye Arts Center. Parents interested in bringing the Famous Artist Program to their local elementary school are encouraged to contact The Rye Arts Center or racfamousartists.wordpress.com to register their school to participate in this very popular arts education program. This year’s Famous Artist is the utterly unique Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who was a court painter to the Habsburg Emperors. Arcimboldo is best known for his portraits composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures, weapons and other physical material.
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