Past Happenings

Sat., Sept. 29th, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Volunteers for the 3rd Annual Great Chappaqua Bake Sale will raise money at One South Greeley Ave. to help feed hungry children. Named by Share Our Strength as the #2 fundraising team in the country, last year’s bake sale raised almost $12,000. While this event has proven that even a small community can make a big difference in the fight against childhood hunger, there is much more work to be done. The sale supports Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale campaign and its No Kid Hungry initiative to end childhood hunger by 2015.

According to the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and the Homeless, 2010 saw a 30% increase in the number of people seeking food and shelter.

From October 12 through the 14, the 19TH ANNUAL JURIED WESTCHESTER FINE CRAFT SHOW will return to the Westchester County Center bringing unique and high style objects of art to the NYC/Westchester area. This is one of those special shows that area residents look forward to each year. The pleasures of wearing and accessorizing with beautiful handmade objects will be vividly apparent as 100 of America’s best contemporary artists exhibit their incredible work at this prestigious juried showcase and sale. Predominately one-of-a-kind, all handmade objects made from wood, metal, glass, paper, leather, decorative fiber, clay and ceramics; the artists’ work will include furniture, pieces for tabletop and interior accents, exquisite jewelry, and unique designer fashion.

Two of the artists participating this year were featured in the White House Collection of American Craft: Cliff Lee, bringing exquisitely hand carved fine porcelain pieces, and Peter Petrochko with masterfully lathe turned, pieced and carved vessels and sculptures in wood. Many other participating artists are represented in important corporate and private collections, as well as in major museums such as: Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, New York’s Museum of Art and Design, The Corning Museum of Glass, and more.

A private Preview Benefit will be held Friday, Oct 12 at 8:30-11 AM, for the Art Therapy Program at the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. Attendees will be able to meet the artists, view and purchase work ahead of the opening of the show to the public; it is an ideal pre-purchasing opportunity for Interior Designers and collectors of fine American craft. All guests will be eligible for door prizes from many sponsors including Eileen Fisher and Morton’s The Steakhouse. The Preview tickets are $40 and available only at www.westchestercraftshow.com

On July 26 The Club at Briarcliff Manor and The SPCA of Westchester to Present “Pet-a-Palooza” Community Event

Bring your Dog to this Special Event Featuring Dog and Cat Adoptions, Contests for Dogs and their Owners, Pet Portrait Photography by Geoff Tischman, and Prizes and Special Treats from Pets a Go Go Doggie Day Spa

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY (July 2012) – The Club at Briarcliff Manor, Westchester’s premier senior living community currently under development, is teaming up with The SPCA of Westchester to present Pet-a-Palooza at The Club, a fun-filled afternoon for pet lovers to be held Thursday, July 26.

This community event, which will run from 2- 4 pm, will be held at The Club’s Information and Design Center at 25 Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor. Come with your dog and socialize with other pet lovers at Pet-a-Palooza at The Club, featuring complimentary refreshments for dogs and their owners, including a special canine ice cream stand. Play with puppies and consider a dog or cat adoption through The SPCA of Westchester. You can enter your dog in contests for Best Dog Trick, Most Obedient Dog, and Friendliest Dog. Winners will receive prizes provided by Pets a Go Go, the new doggie day care, spa and resort located across from the SPCA on North State Road in Briarcliff Manor.

Pet-a-Palooza at The Club will also feature professional portrait photographer Geoff Tischman, who will take photos of your dog with family members. Sitting fees of $25 for the portraits will be donated to the SPCA.

The SPCA of Westchester, which is located in Briarcliff Manor, will bring its air-conditioned adoption van to the event. Dogs and cats will be available for adoption throughout the afternoon.

In the weeks leading up to the event, The Club at Briarcliff will post information and host a photo contest on its Facebook page http://Facebook.com/TheClubBCM. Enter your pet to be voted best dressed, funniest, best smile, most attitude and most expressive eyes, among other categories, by Facebook visitors and staff members of The Club and The SPCA of Westchester.

The SPCA is the only humane society in Westchester County empowered to enforce laws relating to animal cruelty. The SPCA receives no federal, state, or county funds, and relies solely on the financial support of people who care about the welfare of animals.

Located on the former site of King’s College and the historic Briarcliff Lodge, The Club at Briarcliff Manor is a fee-for-service continuing care retirement community currently under development featuring 325 spacious apartments, townhomes and villas with best-in-class services and amenities. The Club offers a variety of entrance fee refund programs with pricing starting at $419,900. For more information about how you can put a plan in place for as little as $10,000 at The Club at Briarcliff Manor, please call 914.923.4050 or visit online at www.TheClubBCM.com.