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Balancing the Scales in a Selfie World: March 20 at Byram Hills High School

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Please come to the final Wellness Speaker Series event at BHHS in Armonk for the 2016/17 school year.  Wellness_Flyer Balancing..March 2016.jpeg

Dr. Joanna Bronfman will present – Balancing the Scale in a Selfie World along with Molly Gerster, a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist.

The program will cover how to empower a positive self image, differentiating between healthy eating and restricting, how the media impacts all of our self images and striving to create balance in our lives.

This event is appropriate for adults and teens.  

March 20 at 7 p.m. BHHS Auditorium

Dave Barry Returns Home to Speak at North Castle Public Library

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“At Easter, each person was issued a potted hyacinth, and we’d sing a song that had a lot of “alleluias” in it, and every time we’d get to one, we’d all hoist our pots over our heads. This is the truth. Remember it next time somebody tells you Episcopalians never really get loose.” ”—Dave Barry

Dave Barry. Photo by Ezra Goh.

Armonk, NY—Best-selling humorist and author Dave Barry returns to Westchester County this spring where he will speak before a live audience in his hometown of Armonk. “Dave Barry: A Homecoming” will occur Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., at the North Castle Public Library’s Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk, NY. General Admission is $50 per person. An exclusive reception with the author begins at 6 p.m. Reserved tickets can be purchased at EventBrite.   

Barry is a columnist with the Miami Herald. He joined the Herald in 1983. Barry attended elementary and middle school in Armonk, and was voted “Class Clown” when he graduated in 1965 from Pleasantville High School. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his newspaper columns in 1988, and has since written more than 30 books, including the Peter and the Star Catcher series. This past September, he published his latest called Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland.

Barry has been called the “Mark Twain of the Baby Boomer Generation.” Often, he writes about childhood and parenting, including his days in Armonk, where he and his family attended St. Stephen’s Church, located in the historic Bedford Road District on Route 22 near Interstate 684. The church is currently celebrating its 175th anniversary.

Proceeds raised by the Barry appearance will fund capital improvements St. Stephen’s. The church’s parish hall serves as a meeting and service facility for a number of Westchester County non profits, including the North Castle Boy Scouts. The Treasures Consignment store is also based at the hall. Treasures is a significant contributor to the Mt. Kisco Food Pantry.

Copies of Barry’s newest book called Best. State. Ever. will be available for purchase on site. The author will sign books following his appearance.  

GenerationsForward of the HHREC: Open Meeting Planned on March 21

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The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center is having a GenerationsForward Open Meeting on March 21 at 7 p.m. Westchester Location To Be Determined.

GenerationsForward, a second-and-third generation Holocaust Survivor group, is run by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center.  The group meets monthly and provides training for  members to help educate and continue the legacy.  Jill Sarkozi’s group, Safekeeping Stories, has helped GenerationsForward members write their parents’ or own experiences, for example.

 

Members of GenerationsForward who have completed an 18-week workshop on learning how to tell their family’s Holocaust stories. Most of the women have now become members of the HHREC Speakers Bureau.

For more information and location, please contact Millie Jasper at (914)696-0738 or mjasper@hhrecny.org  New members are always welcome.

Fantastic Finds: A New Chappaqua Store to Benefit Support Connection

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Ready to help you find something fantastic… at the new Fantastic Finds supporting Support Connection, and their year-round breast and ovarian cancer support services. (L-R): Volunteers Ellen Cober, Joanne Mortell (store manager), Jennie Menton and Pauline Gudisman pictured with Support Connection staff member Celeste Baccari.

Support Connection, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of “Fantastic Finds”, an upscale resale shop at 400 King Street in Chappaqua, NY (former site of the Discovery Shop). All proceeds from sales at the shop will benefit Support Connection’s free, year-round breast and ovarian cancer support services.

Fantastic Finds boasts a wide inventory of new and gently used items in pristine condition. Shoppers will find great prices for high-quality merchandise such as:

  • Men’s and women’s clothing
  • Jewelry
  • Accessories such as scarves and handbags
  • Household items such as small or accent furniture, housewares, small appliances, china, home decor
  • Musical instruments

Store hours for shopping are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. All items sold at the store have been donated.

Fantastic Finds is staffed with volunteers who handle sales, inventory, and accepting donations. Support Connection Executive Director Katherine Quinn is excited about this new venture: “This is a wonderful opportunity for Support Connection. The need for our free counseling and other support services for those living with breast and ovarian cancer grows every year. We are grateful to have a new way to raise funds to meet this ever-increasing need. The store is also a terrific way to let more people know that we’re here for them.”

Donated items (new or in excellent condition) can be brought to the store Monday through Saturday, from 10:30 am to 4 pm. The following items are gratefully accepted: men’s and women’s clothing (clean and on hangers); jewelry; accessories; small/accent furniture; china; housewares; home decor; new small appliances; musical instruments. (Please note: No electronics, computers, DVD’s, CD’s, etc.)

ABOUT SUPPORT CONNECTION: Support Connection, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization that provides free, confidential support services and programs to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Founded in 1996, Support Connection is based in Yorktown Heights, NY, but through their toll-free services they help people across the country. Services include: One-on-one counseling with professional counselors who are cancer survivors; ongoing peer-to-peer support groups; Ongoing wellness classes; Holistic health workshops; Public educational programs; Information and referral services; A toll-free cancer information and support hotline. To learn more, visit www.supportconnection.org or call: 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. Support Connection Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support: We’ve Been There. We Care.

 

 

 

 

Horace Greeley High School Presents “The Laramie Project,” A Modern Classic

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Reserve your Tickets for the following performances: March 8th, 9th and 10th at 7 p.m. and March 11th at 8 p.m.

On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside of Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepherd’s death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its citizens. From transcripts, the playwrights constructed an extraordinary chronicle of life in the town after the murder. Since its premiere, The Laramie Project has become a modern classic and one of the most-performed theater pieces in America.

This docu-drama brings to light startling realities about the society we live in and causes audience members to question their own morals and beliefs and those of their fellow Americans.

Due to the subject matter, this production is not recommended for children under 13. ​  

Tickets:

http://greeleytheater.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=5064&framed=true 

Cast and Crew credits, below.

 

CAST & CREW

Cast:

Sarah Bogner: Allison Mears, Tiffany Edwards, E-mail
Writer, Conrad Miller, Jury Foreperson, Cal Rerucha, Shadow

Oliver Bradley: Jonas Slonaker, Matt Galloway, Newsperson, Russell Henderson

Fiona Dubrosa: Andy Paris, Baptist Mininster, Governer Jim Gerringer, Aaron McKinney, Reporter, April Silva

Jackson Gautreau: Doc O’Connor, Harry Woods,
Dr. Cantaway, Shannon

Violet Gautreau: Leigh Fondakowsk, Marge Murray,
Baptist Minister’s Wife, Matt Mickelson, Lucy Thomson, Newsperson

Tova Greene: Barbara Pitts, Romaine Paterson, Reporter

Sam Harasimowicz: Gil Engen, Jedidiah Schultz, Dennis Shepard, Doug Laws

Amanda McHugh: Catherine Connolly, Sherry Aanenson, Jen

Laurel Kastner: Amanda Gronich, Eileen Engen, Sherry Johnson, Rob Debree

David Katz: Greg Pierotti, Jon Peacock, Aaron Kreifels,
Bailiff

Jacob Kaufman-Shalett: Sargeant Hing, Stephen Belbr,
Father Roger Schmidt, Murdock Cooper

Samantha Phillips: Zackie Salmon, Moisés Kaufman,
Newsperson, Phil Labrie, Anonymous, Kerry Drake, Gene Pratt

Gillian Shenkman: Rebecca Hilliker, Zubaida Ula, Judge

Lindsay Shiner: Reggie Fluty, Trish Steger

Kaylee Sparro: Phillip Dubois, Priest at Funeral, Debbie, Bill McKinney, Jeffrey Lockwood

Izzy Thomasses: Stephen Mead Johnson. Kristen Price, Rulon Stacey, Andrew Gomez, Reverend Fred Phelps
 

Crew:

Student Producer/Technical Director/Sound Assistant JAKE O’DONOVAN
Stage Manager/Light board operator COLLIN DAMMANN
Projection  Assistant  GABE EHRLICH​
Camera Operator/ Program Designer VIVIAN ZYMECK
Costume Assistant ASHKA JHAVERI
Makeup KENNY NOHAVICKA

                     
Construction Crew:

MAX AUERBACHER
ASHKA JHAVERI
ISABELLA JOHNSTONE
BEN KAUFMAN-SHALETT
ASHKAY  KRISHNAN
HOJIN LEE
JAKE O’DONOVAN
ETHAN RICH
MOIRA SEMEL
LUKE SMITH
VIVIAN ZYMECK