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PHOTOS BY LESLIE REGAN
The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival was as always, and in its fourth year, an amazing way to get kids excited about reading. Children and adults from in town or out of town all took pleasure in meeting authors and finding new reading material. There were plenty of exciting booths to peruse, a dazzling array of genres to pick from, and a variety of fun arts and crafts to enjoy!
Photos by Andrew Vitelli
Nice weather, live music, and fresh-baked donuts brought hundreds of local residents and visitors to the 5th Annual Cider and Donuts Festival on Sept. 18 at Wampus Brook Park in Armonk.
The festival included games and rides for children and plenty of food (including warm donuts from Beascakes Bakery in the hamlet) for kids and parents alike. For the second year, the festival partnered with Jamie’s 5K Run for Love, with proceeds benefiting the North Castle Public Library’s children’s programs as well as the Armonk Chamber of Commerce. The festival merged this year with the Pre-School Association Fall Carnival.
Westmoreland Sanctuary Nature Center and Wildlife Preserve will hold its Annual Fall Fundraiser, this year themed Wine in the Woods on Friday, November 18th, 6 to 9 pm. This celebration of Nature will take place at Westmoreland’s historic 200-year old church that serves as its Nature Museum, located at 260 Chestnut Ridge Road, Mt. Kisco, To purchase tickets or become a sponsor, please visit www.WestmorelandSanctuary.org
Eric Ripert, chef and co-owner of the renowned restaurant Le Bernardin will be speaking about his new book, “32 Yolks: From My Mother’s Table to Working the Line” at North Castle Public Library’s Whippoorwill Hall as part of the Chefs are the New Rock Stars Series on Tuesday, November 15.
The program will be moderated by Stephen Mancini of Restaurant North. A book signing will follow the event. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the Friend’s website at www.fncpl.org
On November 2, Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF), a Mamaroneck-based nonprofit committed to fighting pediatric cancer, will host the Rock The Cure Annual Gala at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York. The evening will feature legendary rock music performed by NYC’s Unforgettable Fire, “the world’s greatest U2 Tribute Band,” live and silent auctions and delicious food and drink. The gala is expected to draw hundreds of loyal supporters and rock ‘n roll fans, young philanthropists and advocates for pediatric cancer awareness. This year’s event will be in memory of Paul Ulysses Jimenez, a 10 year-old Westchester boy who passed away in January, 2016, from a rare form of cancer in the skeletal muscles called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
Please visit: www.pcffallevent.org/rockthecure/ or contact Nancy Joselson at 914-777-3127.
