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Join us for a fundraiser for the Dirks family.
Robert Dirks, a Chappaqua resident, lost his life in the tragic Metro North train crash. We are holding a fundraiser for his family. All proceeds will be donated to the scholarship fund for his children.
Sunday, March 15th from 1:30p-3:00p
$50/child
Gymnastics, bounce house, crafts, inflatable slide, face painting & treats!
Register by calling 914.244.8811.
March 5, 2015, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Chappaqua Library Theater
If you became too sick to convey your wishes, would your family, friends or doctors know what kind of medical care you want? Do you struggle with knowing what end-of-life healthcare options are available for family members? Planning ahead can reduce stress and allow greater autonomy when making end of life decisions for your family or yourself.
The League of Women Voters of New Castle is hosting a healthcare forum on March 5, 2015 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Chappaqua Library to start a conversation about palliative care, hospice, advance care planning, and other issues to consider when taking charge of present and future healthcare decisions.
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Martha Jacobs – Moderator
Senior Minister at the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua
Former hospital chaplain, author of A Clergy Guide to End of Life Issues
Hal Federman, MD and Dorothy Cafran RN, BSN, CHPN
Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center at Northern Westchester Hospital
Topic: Palliative care and healthcare decisions in the hospital setting
Mary Spengler, MS, Executive Director, and Nancy Caputi, RN, BA
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester
Topic: Hospice- what it is and how it works
Susan Ferlauto, Esq. and Roberta S. Goodman, Esq., Attorneys
Elder Justice Unit at Pace Women’s Justice Center
Topic: Advance care planning, including health care proxies, living wills and powers of attorney
Refreshments will be served and there will be plenty of time for questions.
For more information please contact the League of Women Voters of New Castle at lwvnewcastle@gmail.com or Amy McNamara at 914-238-8342.
Join us for the 5th annual Think Fit for Kids Family Fitness & Fun Festival. Raising funds for children’s brain cancer research.
Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Club Fit, Briarcliff Manor
1:30pm – Check In, Silent Auctions
2-3:00pm – New this year: 3D Twister, Mobile Archery & Carnival Games. Back by popular demand: GaGa, Zumba, Basketball, Drum Circle, Mommy & Me.
3-4:00pm – DJ, Food, Face Painting, Airbrush Tattoos & lots more!
Chappaqua Library Auditorium
195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY
A French-American Musical Exchange brings French saxophonists Nicolas Prost and Anne Lecapelain to the United States for a collaboration with American saxophonist Christopher Brellochs and pianist Cynthia Peterson featuring music by Debussy, Ibert, and Milhaud.
Suggested donation $10
Tickets for Harvey Presents: An Evening with Harvey Fierstein are on sale now. Admission is $40 for adults, $25 for students. Students must produce a valid school photo ID at the door. Seating is limited.
Order tickets online or call (914) 232-3161 ext. 161 for more information.
Fierstein spent 10 years acting in off-Broadway plays before his “Torch Song Trilogy” made it to Broadway in 1982 where it won the Best Play Tony Award as well as Drama Desk, Obie and Dramatist Guild awards. Fierstein also won Tony, Drama Desk, and Theater World acting awards for his portrayal of the lead.
Fierstein won his third Tony for the libretto of the musical “La Cage Aux Folles,” and his starring role as Edna in the musical “Hairspray” earned him a fourth Tony Award. He is the first person in history to win Tonys as an actor as well as a writer on both the dramatic and musical sides of the theater world.
His other acclaimed plays include current Broadway hit, the 2013 Best Musical “Kinky Boots” (Tony nominated for Best Book), “Newsies” (Tony nominated for Best Book), “A Catered Affair” (Drama League winner Outstanding Musical of the Year) and “Casa Valentina” (Tony nominated for Best Play).
In addition to serving as a social and political commentator with opinion pieces and essays featured on the TV series “In the Life,” and on the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times and Huffington Post, Fierstein has appeared in several films and TV shows. Fans remember him from his role in “Mrs. Doubtfire” playing the brother of Robin Williams’ character. He also appeared in “Independence Day,” “Death to Smoochy,” “Bullets Over Broadway” and the Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk.” He narrated the documentary and won a News & Documentary Emmy Award.
Young people might know Fierstein from reading his children’s book, “The Sissy Duckling” and seeing the HBO film version which won him the Humanitas Prize. He lent his distinctive voice to the character of Yao in Disney’s animated feature “Mulan,” a role he later reprised for the video game Kingdom Hearts II and the direct-to-DVD sequel “Mulan II.”
Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2008, the Ridgefield resident returned to the stage in the 2011 Broadway revival of “La Cage Aux Folles,” playing the lead of Albin for the first time.
Pat Collins, an Emmy Award-winning critic, has enjoyed a long friendship with Harvey Fierstein. They co-hosted a syndicated Tony special last year. Collins won Emmys for the Pat Collins Show and as a member of the news team at WCBS TV where she served as its film and theater critic. Subsequently, she covered entertainment news for Good Morning America and The CBS Morning News. At WWOR-TV, Collins hosted a number of behind the scenes Broadway specials in addition to reviewing film and theater for the “10 O’Clock News.” Collins has hosted several specials for CUNY TV including “Kinky Boots: The Road To Broadway,” a three-part series on independent films, and a special marking the 50th anniversary of “Fiddler On The Roof.”
Collins serves as the president of The Joe Raposo Music Group which administers the catalogue of compositions of her late husband Joe Raposo, a co-creator of “Sesame Street” and its longtime musical director. Pat and her husband William Sarnoff live in Bedford.
