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‘SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD’ at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center

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Limelight Theatre Company will present four live performances of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, featuring the talents of both Westchester and NYC-local professionals at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center at the end of this month on August 27, 28 and 29.

This highly anticipated production marks Westchester’s return to live professional theatre and will premiere on Friday, August 27th at 8pm. The opening night will be followed by performances on Saturday, August 28th at 3pm and 8pm, as well as on Sunday, August 29th at 3pm.

Written by Jason Robert Brown, the production of Songs of a New World is directed by Westchester’s own Richard F. Grasso, with music direction by Stephen Ferri. With lighting design by Adam Lobelson, sound design by Jon Weston and John Millerd, and a spectacular live band with all-new orchestrations, this production’s stellar team kicks off Westchester’s newest professional theatre company’s first mainstage production in a re-opened New World. Featuring incredible professional talent from both Westchester and New York City, Limelight Theatre Company announces its incredible cast: Grant Evan (Man 1), Stephanie Scuderi (Woman 1), James Harris (Man 2), and Raquelle Viteri (Woman 2). 

The show itself is about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, to take a stand, or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today. Songs for a New World is the first musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County) and this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love, and the choices that we make.

“With the last 17 months of COVID-19, the world has been very closed off and people have spent a very long time not socializing in person. We are in a “New World” now,” says Richard F. Grasso, Director of the production, “My hope is for audience members to feel connected to each character in a different way, and by the end of the piece, I hope everyone will have felt transported and lifted through the power of live theatre.”

About Limelight Theatre Company: The Limelight Theatre Company is a nonprofit professional theatre company that strives to provide inclusive, accessible and affordable performing arts to Westchester and Putnam County, NY. Support the return to live theatre as Limelight Theatre Company tells important stories and places incredible artists and creators in the limelight. The Limelight Theatre Company plans to provide an array of events in the future, including mainstage productions, staged readings, and concerts, as they raise the voices and inclusivity of all artists, cultures, and backgrounds in our performing arts community. Join the return to live theatre right in the heart of Westchester and purchase your tickets for SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD today at https://www.limelighttheatrecompany.com/performances. For more information, you can visit their website at www.limelighttheatrecompany.com or email info@limelighttheatrecompany.com.  

Westchester Business Center (WBC) Opens New Location at Chappaqua Crossing

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Professional and Private Office Spaces Providing the Right Solution for Every Type of Business

After years of success operating Westchester Business Center’s highly regarded main location in downtown White Plains, the team is thrilled to share the news of an additional location opening in Northern Westchester at Chappaqua Crossing this summer.

Chappaqua Crossing is an ideal location to expand the WBC brand given the attractive setting in the recently refurbished Readers Digest Headquarters. It has easy highway access from the Saw Mill Parkway and many available amenities including a Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Life Time Fitness all on the property.

Westchester Business Center offers a variety of office solutions for businesses seeking flexible office space for individuals or teams, co-working spaces, day offices and conference rooms, as well as virtual office services. Their current White Plains location has been a home for many Westchester based business professionals providing them with the flexible office space, service and technology they have needed for over 18 years.

This announcement is coming at an extremely relevant time as many businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic are either looking to downsize or work closer to home after moving back to the suburbs. As COVID-19 hit New York State exceptionally hard this past year, Westchester Business Center has provided a perfect space for those businesses that are transitioning as well as new businesses just looking to get their feet off the ground.

This new location will boast a total of 29 office spaces, 10 coworking spaces, a Zoom room, a therapy room and provide other essential business amenities such as conference rooms, a fully equipped kitchen, and administrative services.

The official grand opening date of their new location is set tentatively for June 1st, and the sales office is set to open on May 1st. Memberships are currently available at the new location for private offices, team rooms, co-working spaces, and virtual membership.  

About Westchester Business Center

The Westchester Business Center (WBC) is a premiere full-service executive workspace for businesses. With convenient locations in downtown White Plains and Chappaqua Crossing, WBC offers easily accessible and centrally located spaces to start or grow a business. With affordable pricing and flexible terms on office space, virtual services, and fully equipped conference rooms, WBC offers something for every business model and budget. Whether you’re seeking conference room space to meet with clients, additional space to support a growing team, virtual services to fill a skills gap, or anything in between, WBC has what you need to succeed.

For more information about the Westchester Business Center or to reserve your space at the new location, visit www.Westchester.Business or call 914-304-4000.

Chappaqua Crossing – A One-of-a-Kind Community

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Photo by Grace Bennett

The highly sought-after hamlets of Chappaqua and Millwood now boast an even greater reason to settle down in beautiful New Castle: Chappaqua Crossing.

Located on the stunning former campus of Reader’s Digest on Roaring Brook Road, upscale multi-use Chappaqua Crossing benefitted from the combined strengths of Summit Development and Greenfield partners working together with the New Castle Town Board to create, as Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein proudly shares: “a vibrant commercial center.”

Comprised of six separate buildings of varying sizes, the 120,000-square-foot center is anchored by a sleek Whole Foods Market, a new fitness club and  a growing roster of retail, service and health care providing tenants.

But Chappaqua Crossing is about more than retail and service options. Historic Wallace Auditorium, saved from demolition through a unique consortium of municipal and private support, was donated to the town in 2017, and renamed the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center (ChappPAC). Established to provide diverse arts and cultural programming for community members and people throughout the region, the 425-seat venue is one of Westchester’s best-kept live performance secrets. See next page for more details about ChappPAC, and how to support this New Castle jewel of a newcomer.

Ready to move in? The newly-revitalized, historic Cupola Building contains 64 apartments and provides a unique mix of market rate and affordable housing units, and the North Village of Chappaqua Crossing will feature 91 Georgian-style two- and three-bedroom residences to be built by Toll Brothers with amenities galore. chappaquacrossing.com

Empowering Westchester Residents to Better Health at the Innovative Center for Healthy Living

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Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) believes that health care is about getting involved in health rather than just sickness. The hospital is supporting, coaching, and empowering Westchester residents to become partners in their care. From physical therapy to weight management to the new and innovative Center for Healthy Living, the NWH services offered at Chappaqua Crossing are designed to keep the people of Westchester healthy and out of the hospital, enjoying the activities they love.

Through the Center for Healthy Living, NWH offers the community free Healthcare Navigation services. A Healthcare Navigator can work with you to understand your health and wellness needs and can connect you with experts and services that can support you best. Some people are seeking physician referrals, others are looking for specific counseling or support, and others are in search of wellness classes. The Healthcare Navigator is available to help you in these situations and many more. To learn more, contact Lauren Selsky, Healthcare Navigator at 914-666-1955 or lselsky@northwell.edu.

Rehab services at NWH’s Chappaqua Crossing site span several specialties from physical, occupational and speech therapy to cardiac and pulmonary rehab. The goal: to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with impairments, disabilities or those recovering from an accident, illness or surgery. NWH also offers a concussion management program at Chappaqua Crossing that uses a multidisciplinary approach to effectively treat adolescents and adults who have sustained concussions. Whether the goal is to speed recovery, decrease pain or return to activities –or a combination of these goals–NWH rehab services provide patients with the education, support and motivation that they need to succeed. For more information, visit nwhrehab.org

Just next door is home to NWH’s innovative new Center for Weight Management which takes a clinical, evidence-based approach to weight management and helps you identify the core reasons you’re struggling with weight loss. The Center will help you overcome these obstacles and empower you to adopt lifelong healthy behaviors.

Northwell Health Physician Partners Surgical Services can also be found at NWH’s Chappaqua Crossing Campus, offering the community access to top-notch specialty surgery including, surgical weight loss, plastic surgery and Medi-Spa services, and Vein Center.

NWH’s clinical excellence, comprehensive services and compassionate care has earned the trust of patients, their families and referring physicians. To learn more about these services and many more, visit nwhc.net.

News courtesy of Northern Westchester Hospital

Fidelity Investments® Opens New Chappaqua Investor Center

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As pictured, staff at Fidelity Investments’ Chappaqua Crossing Investor Center celebrate the opening of their newly-opened facility, located at 480 Bedford Road.

The 5,250 square feet office is a state-of-the-art facility providing area investors with access to investment guidance, as well as Fidelity’s broad array of products and services. Fidelity now has more than 197 investor centers around the country, with 19 investor centers located in the New York City area.

“Fidelity Investments is excited to be opening this Investor Center at Chappaqua Crossing, which is a full-service investor center with a unique design, driven by the needs of our clients and based on customer feedback and pilots designed to better understand what would work,” said Andrew Davison, Branch Manager of the Chappaqua office. “Our objective in designing this space was to create an inviting and engaging environment, one that provides the best possible experience for our clients.”

Fidelity Investor Centers provide clients with education, innovative technology and one-on-one guidance to help them develop strategies for a variety of financial objectives. At Fidelity’s local offices, clients can work with a Fidelity Investment professional to:

  • Evaluate retirement readiness and get help preparing a retirement income plan
  • Conduct a comprehensive portfolio review
  • Take advantage of Fidelity’s Portfolio Advisory Services1 which provides ongoing portfolio management
  • Review useful information on estate planning, charitable giving, life insurance and college planning2
  • Participate in a wide offering of free educational seminars and workshops

Pictured are the staff at the Investor Center, including Andrew Davison, Branch Manager of the Chappaqua office (shown, center). Andrew Davison brings more than 12 years of financial services experience to his position overseeing the renovated investor center.  Mr. Davison holds the Series 7, 9, and 10 registrations and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM designation.  At the investor center, he works with a team of 13 associates dedicated to helping investors with their investment needs.

To learn more about the new Investor Center and how it can help with your financial planning decisions, contact: Andrew Davison, Branch Manager at 914-215-6225 ext.54666.

1. Fidelity Portfolio Advisory Service® is a service of Strategic Advisers, Inc., a registered investment adviser and a Fidelity Investments company. This service provides discretionary money management for a fee.
2. Fidelity does not provide estate planning, legal or tax advice. Laws of a particular state and your particular situation may affect the information. Consult with your attorney or tax adviser regarding your specific legal or tax situation.