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43rd annual Armonk Lion’s Club Fol de Rol at Wampus Brook Park: June 10 & 11

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Looking for a great way to spend the weekend? Come to the 43rd annual Armonk Lion’s Club Fol de Rol at Wampus Brook Park the weekend of June 10 and 11th.  The fair starts Thursday night, June 8th with a DJ, rides and food in the Wampus Brook school yard.  This country fair features over 60 craft vendors, food, rides, carnival games, entertainment, animals, music, face painting and much more! On the weekend, there will be agility dog shows, featuring the Jersey Disc Devil, as well as racing pigs!  There will be live music and lots of other entertainment for the whole family.

The Armonk Lions Club is a volunteer service organization that runs the fair as its only fundraiser. All money raised is used to support local community organizations, community projects and to help people in need by donating to organizations like Guiding Eyes for the Blind and Meals on Wheels. The club also sponsors a scholarship for two deserving seniors from Byram Hills High School.

Admission is free!  Tickets are sold for the rides. Come for the food, come for the fun and come to support the Armonk Lions Club.

Hours are 6 PM to 10 PM, June 8th and June 9th; 11 AM to 10 PM June 10th and 11 AM to 5 PM on June 12th. The Fol de Rol is located in Wampus Brook Park, at Maple Avenue and Bedford Road in Armonk, NY. Visit us at www.armonklions.org  or go the Armonk Lions Fol de Rol and crafts festival facebook page for more information.

Three-Day Spring Festival and Craft Fair at The Church of St. John and St. Mary, May 19-21

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May 19 (6-10 pm), 20 (1-10 pm), 21 (1-6 pm): Come one, come all to enjoy a second Annual Spring Festival at The Church of St. John and St. Mary, 30 Poillon Drive, Chappaqua.

Arthur Avenue fare with dessert cafe, “overflowing” beer and wine garden, riveting entertainment in the way of carnival games, WHUD 100.7FM, and more!

 

 

 

 

 

‘Real Boy’ Documentary Screening at Jacob Burns: June 1

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The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) will screen the documentary Real Boy on Thursday, June 1 at 7  p.m. followed by a Q&A and community reception. The discussion will feature Jamie Bruesehoff whose first-born child transitioned at age 8 and became a national symbol of the transgender community, and Shepard Verbas a prominent spokesperson for trans rights. A reception will follow. The screening is part of the ongoing film series Community Matters: Local Issues, Discussion, Action, sponsored by Westchester Community Foundation, and presented with generous support from National Endowment for the Arts.

 Real Boy is the intimate story of 19-year-old Bennett Wallace who is navigating early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity. At the same time, his mother is making her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Both find support in their communities, reminding us that families are not only given, but chosen.

 Tickets can be purchased online or at the JBFC box office, which opens at noon on weekdays and 11:00 am on weekends.

 About the Speakers

Jamie Bruesehoff is a writer, advocate, speaker, mom, and a pastor’s wife. Her first-born child transitioned at age 8 and became a national symbol for the transgender community.

 Shepard Verbas is program manager at The LOFT Community Center in White Plains and was profiled in National Geographic’s January 2017 Gender issue. They earned a BS in Early Childhood/Special Education at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Shepard also works with LGBTQ youth as Program Specialist with the Center Lane and has many years of experience working with youth and adults in educational and therapeutic settings. In addition, they co-chaired GLSEN Hudson Valley’s LGBT youth outreach initiative, Shared Stories Open Minds, and was an active member of the chapter’s board.

Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Exit 30 Saw Mill River Parkway N/ Exit 29 Saw Mill River Parkway S or the Pleasantville stop on Metro-North Harlem Line

 

TICKETS

Tickets: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers)

Tickets are available online at burnsfilmcenter.org or at the Box Office

Box office opens at noon on weekdays and 11:00 am on weekends

For information and group sales, call 914.773.7663, ext. 6

About Westchester Community Foundation

The Westchester Community Foundation connects generous people to the causes they care about and invests in transformative ideas and organizations to improve lives and strengthen our community. For 40 years, the Foundation has worked to improve the quality of life in Westchester by addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy, and connecting donors to critical, local needs, visit: www.wcf-ny.org.

About Jacob Burns Film Center

Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit arts and education hub located on a three-building campus in the New York Metro area. The JBFC brings the transformative power of film to the surrounding community through unique programming and discussion, shared experiences, and educational initiatives. Since opening in 2001, over 3,000,000 people have enjoyed the best of current American and foreign cinema, unique film series, and special events at the five screen theater complex. A pioneer in visual literacy education, the Jacob Burns Film Center offers courses in filmmaking, screenwriting, and animation for students of all ages at our state-of-the-art Media Arts Lab and develops curriculums for public schools throughout the region.

 

Talk on May 10 on How to Talk to Your Children about the Holocaust

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The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center invites you to our Spring Luncheon, May 10, 12 Noon to 2 PM .  It will be held at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, 295 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, NY  10606.  The cost is $36 includes program and kosher lunch.

Holocaust survivor, Helga Luden, will be the guest speaker.  Barbara Wind, Director, of the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest, will discuss “How to Talk to your Children about the Holocaust.”

For more information, please call (914)696-0738.

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TCO Family Concert! Saturday April 29th

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The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Story Concert
PRESENTED BY The Chappaqua Orchestra
Michael Shapiro, Music Director and Conductor
Saturday • April 29th • 4pm
Chappaqua Performing Arts Center
480 BEDFORD RD • CHAPPAQUA, NY
“Peter and the Wolf”
 
& the Premiere of:
“The Babbling Orchestra”
An original work:
Words by Elliott Forrest(WQXR),
Music by Michael Shapiro
Family Concert
Advance Purchase $20
Concert Day $25
Children Under 4 Free