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September 23, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 39 | www.harrisonreview.com

EMS restructures, appoints executive director

By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer

HUSKIES HAVE IT Fujika Kashimada fights for the ball against a Rye player on Sept. 17. Harrison topped the Garnets 2-1 in overtime.

For story, see page 24. Photo/Mike Smith

Town bonds to repay $635K in tax certioraris

By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer Harrison will be repaying more than $600,000 in tax refunds with borrowed money, after the town board decided earlier this month to bond tax certioraris that could not be funded by the now-depleted Judgments and Claims budget.

The town had already settled two claims for about $247,000 in tax certioraris this year, using funds from the $280,000 certio-

rari budget.

The town was then faced with four certiorari claims this month, totaling $617,306. Town Comptroller Maureen McKenzie said Harrison expects to settle one more claim by the end of the year, which she said will cost the town about $275,000.

That would bring the town’s total tax reimbursements to more than $1.1 million for the year.

Town officials say they can’t predict how much the town will have to pay in tax certioraris in

any given year when drafting their budget. Sometimes, the tax refunds stay within the budgeted amount; this year, the tax certioraris amount to four times the budgeted amount.

Tax certiorari amounts are unpredictable year to year, as property owners sometimes compile multiple years of tax certioraris before making a claim. A certiorari is a legal process by which property owners can grieve their assessment and have their property value reassessed. If the

property had previously been overvalued, a judge can determine that the property owner must be reimbursed by the municipality to which they paid their property taxes.

“These things take many years to come to fruition,” McKenzie said. “The monies that we’re paying out to these properties stem back to the year 2010.”

The Golf Club of Purchase, for example, made claims for six TAX continued on page 20

In an effort to build inroads with the Harrison Town Council and strengthen its relationship with the community, the Harrison EMS board has appointed Eric Singer as its first ever executive director.

Singer will operate as the top administrator in emergency services, in charge of personnel management, financial oversight and community outreach; although he said he will not have sole authority over decisions made in the department.

Cindy Mercado, a former lieutenant of the EMS corps, was appointed as director of the department, and Hector Fuentes, who also served as lieutenant of the department until earlier this month, has now been named assistant director. Both former lieutenants are paramedics, the highest certified level of emergency service provider outside of a hospital.

Singer has never been an administrator at Harrison EMS, but he is captain of the volunteer department in the town of Cortlandt, where he has volunteered as an EMT for 15 years. He said he will continue to volunteer as the captain in Cortlandt while working full time as the executive director of Harrison EMS. The EMS board appointed Singer earlier this month after

interviewing several candidates.

Before the EMS was restructured, the chief was the top administrative position. Now, that position has been dissolved.

Singer said that having a group of directors rather than one individual will allow the corps to operate more efficiently.

“This is a 24/7 operation,” he said. “You can’t do this with one person in charge.”

Singer’s approach to running the EMS corps will rely heavily on community outreach.

EMS plans to offer free Heartsaver CPR courses to groups in the town such as churches, Girl Scouts and teachers. “We’re definitely going more into community outreach programs, which can be CPR training or callbacks to our previous patients to make sure they’re OK,” he said.

The executive director added that he plans to donate defibrillators to groups such as churches. Community outreach, Singer said, is essential to his administration as the captain of Cortlandt’s EMS corps.

To advance his community outreach initiative, Singer has appointed Ron Benson, an EMT, as the corps’ public information officer. Benson will be in charge of managing press releases, social media pages and the corps’ website.

The EMS corps will also EMS continued on page 19

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County BOL looks to renovate Playland pool

As a Sept. 30 deadline approaches, Westchester County legislators propose a compromised alternative to removing Playland’s pool. File photo

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Amidst waning support from Westchester County legislators, Rye Playland’s historic swimming pool will likely undergo renovation rather than removal.

According to county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, just how the county will choose to renovate the pool will be decided in the coming weeks.

“We don’t want to demolish the pool, but we have some details to figure out if we’re going to rehabilitate it,” Parker said.

According to county Legislator Jim Maisano, a New Rochelle Republican, legislators will pursue a compromise between replacing the pool completely and removing the pool, providing critical renovations to its infrastructure.

“There’s not 12 votes to rebuild the pool, and there’s not 12 votes to knock it down,” Maisano said. “Can we explore a way to save the pool for another couple decades?”

The newest proposal, according to a recent county Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, would provide a number of critical renovations to the 90-year-old pool, including the

installation of new filters and relining work that could cost $2.5 million alone.

According to Parker, though the renovations to the pool were initially projected to cost close to $10 million, newer projections expect the cost to be far less.

While prior estimates showed a cost differential between renovation and removal of about $6 million, new estimates from the county Department of Public Works show a lower differential of about $3 million.

A new estimated cost for renovations, given by the Department of Public Works’ Scott Donnelly during Monday’s meeting, puts the projected cost to rehabilitate the pool at about $7 million, whereas removal costs hovered around $4 million.

Maisano, however, said the cost of the renovations won’t come to light until the work goes out for official bid and that he expects a lower rate than projected.

While the clock is ticking for legislators to make a decision on the pool—an original deadline was set for Sept. 30 in an agreement to operate Playland between the county and the management company Standard Amusements—Parker said the Board of Legislators could ask

for an additional extension.

The current agreement stipulates that if a decision isn’t made by the board before the end of the month, the management company could exercise its right to walk away from the contract.

An agreement between the county and Standard Amusements was struck in May and committed the county to $30 million in capital improvements at the park. The 30-year agreement would also see Standard investing $30 million of its own money to park infrastructure and rides over that period.

County Executive Rob Astorino’s Republican administration, as well as Standard Amusements, has already expressed a desire to remove the ailing pool, which hemorrhages 35,000 gallons of water per day, according to a 2007 county report.

But this week, a representative from Standard Amusements told the Review, “Whatever direction the legislators decided to go, we’re fully supportive of that decision.”

According to the agreement, if the pool were to be removed, Standard would have the authority to utilize the pool space for whatever purpose it sees fit.

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Harrison Public Library

Visit harrisonpl.org for more information on programs and library hours.

decisions and paperwork.

The engaging, interactive program outlines the various parts of Medicare and lays out the costs associated with the medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies. Register online on the library’s website or by calling 835-0324. Walk-ins are also welcome.

BOCES English and Citizenship Classes

The West Harrison branch, at 2 Madison St., will be temporarily closed for carpet replacement and other repairs. A reopening date will be announced when possible. All books must be returned to other Westchester Library System locations. Holds will be available for pickup at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building, at 2 Bruce Ave.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. For adults age 18 and up. Southern Westchester BOCES is offering free English and citizenship classes at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. In the fall, the class meets twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings through Nov. 29.

Registration for each class is required online or by calling 835-0324.

Storytime and Craft

Celebrate the freedom to read

On Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. For all ages. Join others at the library for a family storytime and fun craft.

On Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. Celebrate Banned Books Week at the Harrison Public Library by reading “Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood” by Marjane Satrapi, a book that is most often banned.

Read this memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and watch the movie while snacking on Iranian food.

West Harrison branch temporary closing

Singalong Sundays with Chloe On Sundays from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. Participants come together as a community to celebrate early childhood through music and movement. In this class, sing, shake and move. Children and parents are sure to love the captivating songs, live accordion music and activities designed with specific cognitive milestones in mind. This class will feature a variety of child-sized instruments and props, and a wealth of both traditional and original songs to add to your singalong repertoire. Get ready for a fun, creative, and engaging experience. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Demystifying Medicare On Monday, Sept. 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. This is a health information workshop, presented by Westchester Seniors Out Speaking, perfect for anyone trying to navigate their way through our complicated health care system for older adults. It will help those who already have Medicare, as well as people soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical

Chloe’s Sign & Play On Fridays from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Richard Halperin Memorial Building. Give your child the gift of language. This is a fun class where families can learn to communicate with their preverbal children using real signs from American Sign Language. Based on the award-winning Baby Signing Time series, this class will give parents a window into the hearts and minds of their little ones.

Through fun songs, stories and games, parents and children will learn many useful signs for everyday communication. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The Feeley Fund Make the Difference The Eugene J. Feeley Harrison High School Student Aid Fund Inc. has awarded grants to four Harrison High School 2016 graduates. The Faculty Selection Committee chooses students who

She’s not crazy, her name just rhymes with it. Read Lenore Skenazy’s column every week in the Review.

A past contributor to the Daily News and the New York Sun, Skenazy has also appeared on “The Daily Show,” been profiled in the New Yorker and even had her own reality TV show, “World’s Worst Mom.”

are accepted at accredited colleges and are financially eligible.

Lola Geiger, executive director of the Feeley Fund who was ably assisted by Mary Riguzzi, thanks all Harrison residents, parents and faculty for providing the financial assistance for these worthy young people.

Contributions may be sent to The Feeley Fund, Harrison High School, 255 Union Ave., Harrison, NY 10528.

The Class of 2017 may obtain information about the Feeley Fund from the Guidance Department of the Harrison High School.

Manhattanville College Reading by novelist Edwidge Danticat On Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Reid Hall on the Manhattanville College campus, 2900 Purchase St. in Purchase. Award-winning Haitian-American novelist and short story writer, Edwidge Danticat, will read from her latest work of fiction, answer questions and have a book signing. The reading, sponsored by Manhattanville’s MFA creative writing program, is free and is open to the public.

Danticat’s recognition within the literary world includes a Pushcart Short Story Prize, two National Book Award nominations, an American Book Award, a MacArthur Fellows Program genius grant, a Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a Langston Hughes Medal, and Smith College and Yale University honorary degrees.

There will be a 5:30 p.m. open house at Barat House for prospective students who are interested in learning more about the MFA program in creative writing.

Contact Lori Soderlind, director of MFA programs, at 323-5239 or soderlindl@mville.edu for additional information about the reading.

Neuberger Museum of Art Neuberger Museum of Art is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., and is closed on Monday. The museum is located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. For more information, call 251-6100 or visit neuberger.org.

Screening of ‘Megunica’ On Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in NMA Study. Join award-winning Italian filmmaker, Lorenzo Fonda, for a special screening and conversation about his film, “Megunica,” which follows the muralist and animator BLU through Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Argentina. Tickets to public programs are free to Purchase College students, staff and faculty, as well as Neuberger Museum of Art Circle Level Members. General admission: $10.

The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester ‘Phonemena’ On Saturday, Sept. 24 at the JCC, 999 Wilmot Road in Scarsdale. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; show time is 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. General admission is $20; VIP tickets are $25. Tickets are available at jccmw.org or in person at the JCC. Part of the proceeds go to the JCC Stingrays Swim Team.

Experience the “Phenomena,” JCC Stingrays Swim Team fundraiser for people of all ages.

“Phenomena” will be the debut performance of the duo act of David Calamari and Ethan Zack.

The duo brings a brand-new, elegant and witty approach to the art of magic. Both performers are award-winning magicians, and are sure to keep their audiences in wonder and suspense.

Harrison Recreation Mad Science: Crazy Chemworks On Fridays starting Oct. 14 through Dec. 16. No sessions on Nov. 11 and Nov. 25. The registration deadline is Saturday, Oct. 1. This is an after-school club for children in grades K-3 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee: $200. The sessions will be held at either the Veterans Memorial Building, 210 Halstead Ave., or the Leo Mintzer Center, 251 Underhill Ave. For more information or to register, visit Westchester.madscience.org.

Come and spark imaginative learning with some Mad chemistry. Watch as we combine elements and make them fizz, crackle and change color. We’ll delve into molecules and chemical reactions that produce light, gas and even slime. Some of the weekly topics in this session include Lab Works, Junior Reactors, p.H. Phactor, Slime Time, The Glow Show, Dry Ice Capades, Icky Sticky Stuff, Chemistry Corner, The Mystery of Chem and Kitchen Chemistry.

Halloween window painting contest On Sunday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Harrison business districts. The rain date will be Sunday, Oct. 23. Registration applications are available at recreation centers, and the deadline is Friday, Oct. 8. This annual activity is for children in grades K–8 and Harrison residents only. Fee: $10. There will be three categories: individual, family and team.

County events Westchester County Car Show Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites classic car buffs to the Westchester County Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Registration for exhibitors on that day is from 8 a.m. to noon. Admission is free for spectators. There is a parking fee of $5 per car. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.

The show will feature displays of a wide variety of classic and collectible cars, street rods and motorcycles, all carefully restored to mint condition or modified for performance. The Westchester Street Rod Association will present more than 100 trophies to the best vehicles, classified by decades up to modified 2016.

For information on entering a car or bike, call 260-9274, 666-2057, 844-8240 or 203-536-0747.

For information about being a vendor at the event, call Beth Bricker at 231-4645.

The car show is sponsored by Westchester County Parks, the Westchester Street Rod Association and Sassone Bros. Auto Body Repairs.

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Town Council approves $355K in flooding relief

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer After nearly a decade of residents being burdened with major flooding issues, the town/village of Harrison approved a pivotal drainage improvement project on Sept. 15, in an effort to alleviate flooding near Pilgrim and Puritan roads.

The town board also extended the Pilgrim Road Drainage District to four properties in the 12home neighborhood, including 11, 15, 21 and 17 Pilgrim Road.

The road drainage improvements, which will be performed

by ELQ Industries, will include mobilization, removal and disposal of substructures, with excavation and disposal of rock, and concrete sawcutting. Construction will also include the disposal of several storm drainage systems, cement concrete curbs and manholes, PVC area drains, and relocation of utilities.

“It’s been quite a process for many years,” said Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican. “But everything takes time, and we’re

grateful for the residents’ patience.”

According to Deputy Town Attorney Christopher Cipolla, funding for the improvements, which total $355,215, will not cost the town or any of its taxpayers. The project will be entirely funded by taxes collected from members of the drainage district, which was formed in 2007 after reports of significant flooding issues.

In 2012, a number of Pilgrim Road residents, accompanied by the Pilgrim Road Association, pleaded for immediate action at a public hearing to resolve what was, and continues to be, a lack of sufficient drainage at a low spot on the road. The public hearing was held to seek approval from private property owners at 4 Puritan Road to aid neighbors of the adjacent Pilgrim Road where the flooding issues exist.

In order to implement the plan, lawmakers also needed the approval of homeowners at 5 Pilgrim Road, as the pipe would have had to run under the two private properties. The construc-

tion would have required shallow dredging on each of the properties to bury the pipe; however, the homeowner at 4 Puritan Road condemned the improvements.

As of press time, all of the homeowners on Pilgrim Road have since voiced approval of the project, which no longer includes construction to the Puritan Road home, according to Cipolla “When there’s any sort of significant rain, the road becomes impassable,” Cipolla said. “It floods to the point where residents can’t get on and off the street, and emergency vehicles have a very difficult time passing.”

According to Harrison fire Chief John Masciola, emergency vehicles have endured flooding on Pilgrim Road a couple times in the past. “Recently we haven’t had to go to Pilgrim Road, but I know in the past the road has flooded and has caused a number of issues,” he said. “If we had to get through it, our trucks are pretty big, so we would.”

Town Engineer Michael Amodeo was unable to be reached for comment, as of

The Harrison Town Council approved a major drainage improvements project on Sept. 15 to alleviate flooding on Pilgrim Road, pictured, which has experienced drainage issues for nearly a decade. Photo/Franco Fino

press time.

There is currently no timetable for when construction will begin, but there is a clause for the project that maintains that it must

be substantially complete by Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Empire State Purchasing Group, a New York state bid system that provides a way for local govern-

ment agencies to notify vendors of request for proposals and bid opportunities.

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Volunteering brings

comfort, inspiration to local resident

I live an hour and 15 minutes away.… She is still my mom and will always be my mom.”

Living with her mother having dementia evokes a wide spectrum of emotions.

“You go through these stages.

When you look at this person you love most in the world, and you know what their journey is going to be from that moment on... I didn’t know what to do.

[I tried] to be a really good daughMargaret Desharnais’ mother, what that represented.” ter, to be a support to my parents.”

Marian Desharnais, was diagShe said the primary feeling Sometimes, she said it’s easnosed with Alzheimer’s disease that followed was one of total ier not to think about exactly about four years ago. helplessness and loss of control. what is happening to her mother.

Looking back, Margaret De“That there is no cure, there is “There are days when I try sharnais realizes there were just research going on—and not not to think about it. When I go some signs something was even that much—and seeing that to see my mom, there’s always amiss—for example, her mother the drugs… they say they slow something new. It’s hard to do developed a habit of not finish- the progression, but we don’t re- that.… When I’m with her, we ing sentences. But no one of the ally know,” she said. just laugh and have a good time eight adult children in the family Since then, her mother’s and make sure that she’s active.” wanted to face the fact that Al- progression has been slow but Margaret Desharnais became zheimer’s might be a possibility steady. Now 83, she lives full interested in volunteering after for their mother. time with Margaret Desharnais’ getting involved with the Orange “When she got the final diag- sister, who is her primary care- County Walk to End Alzheimnosis, I remember being on the giver in Orange County. Nev- er’s. She enjoyed “helping out phone with my sister and just ertheless, Margaret Desharnais and doing the walk with my fambeing devastated,” said Marga- makes a point to stay in close ily and my mom, and… seeing ret Desharnais, a Mamaroneck contact with her mother. the people come together workresident. “When you hear some“Every day, you’re just sort ing for the cause.” one has Alzheimer’s, you know of in it,” Margaret Desharnais “I think as a result of that every person’s journey who has said. “She’s a part of my daily [sense of helplessness] and me been diagnosed with it [is differ- existence. I talk to her numerous feeling that I wasn’t contributing ent], but you also know the end times a week. She really is a dai- as much to her overall daily care, result. I didn’t even want to face ly part of my life, even though I wanted to do something for the cause in general to make a difference there. Last summer— I’m a teacher, so I have the summer off—I decided to do some volunteering,” she said.

Margaret Desharnais found an outlet for her feelings in helping the Alzheimer’s Association. Now the captain of Team Desharnais in the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s, she also serves as chairperson of the Westchester Walk committee that organizes volunteers.

“I’m not a scientist. I can’t take on the daily care of my mom like my sister,” she said. “I volunteer, and I do what I can… simply because I am at least doing something—hopefully put a chink in this dreadful disease.”

She says that working with others involved with the Alzheimer’s Association has been Margaret Desharnais and her mother, Marian Desharnais, at the both comforting and inspiring. fundraiser she held at the Alex and Ani jewelry store earlier this year.

Margaret Desharnais’ mother, Marian Desharnais, at the Orange County Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Marian Desharnais was diagnosed with the disease four years ago. Contributed photos

“I feel that when I go to the walk, and I see all the people that on a daily basis work so hard… the social workers at the Alzheimer’s Association, the advocates that go to Washington,” she added. “It’s inspiring, and it makes you feel less alone.

There’s something about that commonality that gives you a little boost when you need it.

“I did a fundraiser at Alex and Ani in June,” Margaret Desharnais said. Although she was worried that few people would show up, “I think they had at least 40.

Everybody who came in was in some way connected with it.

Those are the kinds of things that are inspiring. Something like this makes people think outside of themselves.”

She recognizes that the value of her volunteer work stretches beyond immediate personal benefits to her family.

“Any of the volunteering I do will hopefully someday help find a cure or at least slow it down.

That won’t happen in my mom’s case, but that doesn’t stop me,” she said.

She describes getting involved with the Alzheimer’s Association as providing a kind of emotional release, similar to the kind of comfort one might find in a support group.

“You think you’re so alone,

and no one knows the pain or the dysfunction you’re going through… then you sit down and listen to people,” Margaret Desharnais said. “My family is learning as we go. But it’s amazing—you can be surrounded by your family and still feel alone, and then when you open yourself up to this and face it and talk to other people who are going through it, too… it alleviates that feeling.”

The Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at White Plains High School, located at 550 North St. in White Plains. Registration starts at 9 a.m., followed by an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. and the walk at 10:30 a.m.

To sign up to participate or to or donate to the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit WestchesterWalk.org, or contact Karen Finnegan, walk director, at kfinnegan@alz.org.

For information about Alzheimer’s disease and the resources the Alzheimer’s Association offers to help families, visit alz.org. For information about programs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones in Westchester or Rockland counties, visit alz.org/hudsonvalley. Call 800-272-3900 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour helpline. (Submitted)

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Lifestyles of Westchester County/SEPTEMBER 2016 VOL. 5 NO.7

INSIDE WESTCHESTER COUNTY

FALL FOR THE ARTS

ArtsWestchester to host three live jazz concerts ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle Caramoor still has more to offer A new season at the Emelin Theatre Hoff-Barthelson: a lifelong enjoyment of music

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ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle ArtsFest returns to New Rochelle, kicking off on Friday, Sept. 23 with a free drive-in movie experience at Hudson Park in partnership with YoFi Fest. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. with food trucks and live music by Third Stone, with the feature presentation “The Blues Brothers” starting at 7:30 p.m. Parking for 54 cars will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and there will also be a free ArtsFest trolley running between the New Rochelle train station and Hudson Park from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for those who prefer to bring a blanket or a beach chair.

ArtsFest continues on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, and the weekend will be packed with a full calendar of art events and activities, from behindthe-scenes tours of artists’ studios—including world-

renowned 3-D artistCharles Fazzino’s Museum Editions studio, where visitors can meet the artist and dabble in interactive arts projects—to a classic car show, LEGO Day at the Huguenot Children’s Library in New Rochelle, a dazzling “Dance Fest” on Saturday afternoon and the 5th annual Lincoln Avenue Arts & Culture Fest, sponsored by grow! LPGC, with activities, demos, food and music. Also on the menu are art exhibits at the Rotunda Gallery, 5 Anderson, 4H4 Gallery, College of New Rochelle, Iona College, Jolo’s and the New Rochelle Public Library, interactive activities at the Pelham Arts Center and a free “History Hop” trolley tour giving a narrated tour of downtown points of interest both days, plus film screenings at the New Rochelle Public Library and New Rochelle

High School.

An official ArtsFest calendar will be mailed to city residents and available at venues as well as online.

“Designing, printing and mailing the calendar, plus the cost of renting the trollies and other equipment really adds up, so we’re very grateful to the generous sponsors who make ArtsFest possible,” said Theresa Kump Leghorn, president of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts.

ArtsFest sponsors include Gwen Appleyard, Charles Fazzino, ArtsWestchester, Montefiore, Alvin & Friends Restaurant, Iona College, Haina Just-Michael and Bernard Michael, Gallery Roc, AJ’s Burgers, the New Rochelle BID and John Reverrol of R Patisserie.

Visit the NRCA website at newrochellearts.org for more information. (Submitted)

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Caramoor still has more to offer Following a tremendously successful 71st summer season, Caramoor’s fall offerings include chamber music, jazz, American roots and young artist showcases. Versatile cellist Alisa Weilerstein—a MacArthur genius grant winner, described by the Daily Telegraph as “truly a phenomenon,” who has a long history with Caramoor— performs the complete Bach Cello Suites for the first time in her career on Oct. 15.

Students age 18 and under can look forward to attending free concerts: two chamber music performances at the end of the weeklong Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, of which Weilerstein herself is an alum; the Argus Quartet, the 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, playing the first concert of its residency on Nov. 13; and

cellist Edward Arron with violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Andrew Armstrong on Nov. 20.

Legendary Beat poet David Amram and Silver City Bound perform American roots music on Oct. 22; and French jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée gives a concert inspired by improvisational gypsy music, presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center on Nov. 5.

Caramoor’s fall lineup is rounded out by tours of the historic Rosen House; familycentered holiday events such as “Spooky Tales: Stories to Tickle Your Spine” and “Santa Visits the Rosen House”; inspiring benefit events; and “Holiday Tea Musicales” throughout the month of December.

Music mentorship and education is integral to Caramoor’s mission, giving audiences the opportunity to

see star musicians on the rise.

After a weeklong intensive program of mentoring by distinguished artists that include violinist Pamela Frank, violist Nobuko Imai, and cellist Ralph Kirshbaum, the Evnin Rising Stars participants present chamber music by Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, Dvoák, Korngold

and Hindemith.

Caramoor’s Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence program has in past seasons featured the likes of the Pacifica, Daedalus and Ariel Quartets. This year the incumbent is the Argus Quartet, currently Fellowship Quartet-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music

and the first group to be mentored by the Brentano Quartet in that capacity.

Their program pairs the dark and brooding with the light and ecstatic, and features Bartók’s “Quartet No. 4” along with music by Wu Man, Christopher Theofanidis and Garth Knox. As part

of the residency, the group lends its time and talents to Caramoor’s “Student Strings” in secondary schools with a classroombased program of concerts, conversations and performance clinics.

For tickets and more information, visit caramoor.org.

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The Emelin Theatre’s new season

An exciting new season at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, filled with world-class dance, music, film, comedy, family fare and more, begins this Saturday night.

The oldest continuously operating performing arts theater in Westchester County, the Emelin’s mission is to promote a cultural life that entertains, educates, and invigorates. Well known for its high-quality and affordable programs, it offers a broad mix of entertainment appealing to all ages and tastes. Here are some highlights of the upcoming season.

Two-time Emmy Awardwinning comedian and actor Judy Gold gets things started on Sept. 24 with two back-toback shows of her raucously funny stand-up. Star power abounds throughout the season with performances by Billy Porter, the Tony Award-

winning Broadway star of “Kinky Boots” and “Shuffle Along,” the legendary rock icon Don McLean (“American Pie,” “And I Love You So,” “Castles in the Air,” “Crying,” and “Vincent”) and the consummate “comedian’s comedian” Robert Klein.

The virtuoso guitarist John Pizzarelli, the creator of Broadway’s “Annie” Martin Charnin, and those Americana music aficionados, The Subdudes, are back by popular demand. Exciting new talent including one of the best young bands in bluegrass Flatt Lonesome, the three young virtuosos of The Claremont Trio and the incredibly talented, and ridiculously young rock group Lions On the Moon, are also slated to perform.

The award-winning Family Series continues to offer the very best in kids’ events, including an

encore performance of “Pinkalicious,” as well as new work sure to delight, like “Hatched” and “Pete The Cat.” The eclectic performance series “Dance Off The Grid” enjoys its fourth consecutive season at the Emelin featuring the work of nine incredible companies who are redefining today’s dance landscape.

There’s even more to celebrate! It’s the 35th anniversary of bluegrass at the Emelin, and the series has just been nominated for the 2016 Event of Year award by the International Bluegrass Association. Emelin Film Club, named Best of Westchester 2015, has a new programmer, David Schwartz, chief curator of The Museum of the Moving Image, as well as a new state-of-the-art digital cinema system which allows for enhanced sound and image quality, and a greater ability to show the best new films from around the world.

See your favorite artists and help support quality performing arts right here in Westchester.

Download your full 201617 season catalog and buy your tickets today. For more information, call 698-0098 or visit emelin.org. The Emelin Theatre is located at 153 Library Road in Mamaroneck.

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Hoff-Barthelson: A lifelong enjoyment of music Westchester County’s premier community music school since 1944, HoffBarthelson has achieved national recognition for its comprehensive music program for students aged 6 months through adulthood. Under the tutelage of one of the best faculties available anywhere, students may benefit from a sequential curriculum of individualized instruction, musicianship classes, small and large ensembles, and frequent performance opportunities. Hoff-Barthelson offers a comprehensive Jazz Studies Program, Summer Arts Program, and an extensive Community Outreach Program. Students are enabled to realize their full potential in the school’s warm, familial and supportive environment.

At Hoff-Barthelson, students acquire skills leading to a lifelong enjoyment of

music through its cuttingedge curriculum focusing on individualized instruction, sequential musicianship classes, and a variety of large and small ensembles. The school’s

youngest students (starting at 4 months old) acquire skills that include the ability to focus and concentrate, to listen and observe, to cooperate and to take turns with peers

through group music and movement, recorder, and pre-twinkler classes. Students may then graduate to Hoff-Barthelson’s Suzuki program—the most comprehensive Suzuki program in Westchester County.

More advanced students may take advantage of a complete menu of individual lessons, music theory, ear training, composition, analysis, conducting, small and large ensembles including three orchestras and four choruses, and much more—all under the tutelage of a faculty drawn from the nation’s most distinguished performers and educators.

Along with classical music studies, Hoff-Barthelson boasts one of the most fully equipped music technology

labs in the country, comprehensive jazz and composition studies, and a five-week Summer Arts Program for second- through 10th-grade students.

Hoff-Barthelson’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphony reserved for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Selected by

the New York Philharmonic as a partner in its new Philharmonic Academy Jr. program in 2014, HoffBarthelson is the only music school in Westchester County and the tri-state area to hold this honor.

Hoff-Barthelson’s faculty is featured in performance on the HB Artist Series throughout the school year.

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Visit Cuba with The Rye Arts Center

As travel restrictions begin to loosen between the United States and Cuba now is the time to explore the rich culture of our estranged neighbor.

This fall, The Rye Arts Center is offering a series of opportunities to experience the island nation, no visa required.

The series of events is anchored by a photography

exhibition, “CUBA: From the Rooftops to the Streets,” featuring the works of JoAnn Cancro. Her stunning photographs capture the crumbling beauty of the colonial Spanish architecture as well as the enduring spirit of an oppressed people. As you explore Cuba through her lens, you will see cityscapes

in disrepair, dancers and musicians, sturdy American cars, and people going about their lives–each speaking volumes with a glance.

Throughout the collection, vibrant colors are juxtaposed against bleak imagery, setting a tone that is both uplifting and disheartening.

“Knowing that most

Americans may never have the opportunity to experience the country as it is today, my hope is to convey that despite living with very little, the people in Cuba are full of joy and dreams,” Cancro said.

A free reception celebrating the photography exhibit will be held at The Rye Arts Center 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24.

That same night at 7 p.m. the Arts Center invites you to enjoy an evening of music, dancing, and Cuba-inspired food and drinks. Cocomama, an all-female band whose

members hail from four continents, will perform their unique brand of music. The group began in 2005 playing salsa music, but over the years the growing diversity of the group was reflected in their music which draws influences from Afro-Caribbean, Latin, Jazz, Soul, and more. While dancing is not required, it will be nearly impossible to resist the infectious beat.

This party will transform The Rye Arts Center into a Cuban dance hall for one night.

Along with the band’s virtuosic and beautiful music, guests

will enjoy light fare and drinks including Cuban sandwiches, and free-flowing mojitos and Cuba Libres.

Tickets are $95, with proceeds benefiting the organization’s extensive outreach programs.

The series of Cubanthemed events will also include a family workshop on Oct. 1; a discussion of photography in Cuba on Oct. 19, and a book signing with photographer JoAnn Cancro on Oct. 22.

To purchase tickets or learn more, visit ryeartscenter.org or call 967-0700. (Submitted)

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The Purchase College Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, under the helm of the interim director, Seth Soloway, is poised to become much more than a traditional presenter during its upcoming season, which begins this month.

While many audience favorites are back—Joshua Bell, Black Violin, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and David Sedaris—the 2016-17 season will take a big step forward towards advancing a dynamic new vision that deepens The PAC’s commitment to artistic excellence, now and for the future. Look for The PAC to be curating and commissioning new work, incubating upand-coming artists, and further engaging its patrons through behind-the-scenes programming.

One of the most exciting aspects of this season will be an expanded focus on collaboration with the conservatories, alumni and faculty of Purchase College.

This includes projects such as the Jazz at The Center series, festival style events co-curated with Jon Faddis, worldrenowned trumpet player and faculty member. Jazz at The Center begins on Oct. 8 with

Piano Spectacular, featuring four exceptional pianists: Bill Charlap, Gerald Clayton, Benny Green and Helen Sung, plus special guests including Pete Malinverni, director of Jazz Studies, Purchase College.

In another collaboration, Tony Award-winning musical theatre actress Joanna Gleason will spend time on the Purchase College campus working with students across disciplines, and headlining four Campfire to Cabaret evenings at The PAC. Campfire to Cabaret is new type of experience that is part master class, part live theatre; each evening will culminate in the performance of a story that is developed right in front of the audience’s eyes. Catch the first on Oct. 6—get your tickets now, because seating is limited for this up close and personal event.

Purchase College graduate and Conservatory of Dance faculty member Doug Varone returns to The PAC on Nov. 5 with the world premiere of “Into the Shelter of the Fold,” co-commissioned by The Performing Arts Center.

Performing alongside the professional dancers of Varone’s company will be 14 dancers from the Purchase

College Conservatory of Dance.

And for those who want to dig a little deeper, another new and interesting addition is a program called Backstage Pass. By purchasing the pass, patrons will gain access to a variety of behind the scenes events, giving them a “peak behind the curtain.” Events like master classes, artist talks, meet and greets, tours, open rehearsals and more will all be available with the Backstage Pass. For more information, contact The PAC box office at 251-6200.

“With an eye to the future and a finger on the pulse of social consciousness, The PAC is poised for an era of change,” says Soloway of the upcoming season. “We look forward to seeing you this season and experiencing our new and exciting vision.”

The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College is located on the SUNY campus. For tickets and more information visit artscenter. org, or call the box office at 251-6200. Box office hours are Wednesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m, with additional hours before weekend and evening performances. (Submitted)

Mamaroneck Arts Council presents Arts Live initiative Exciting things are happening under the village of Mamaroneck Arts Council’s new Arts Live initiative, which makes the arts more visible to the community.

The art of wall murals has been revived with “Free,” a soaring multicolored representation of a bird in flight by local and nationally renowned artist Piero Manrique, at the corner of Center and Mamaroneck avenues.

Manrique noted he grew up down the street from the mural location. “Every day I passed Center Avenue as I walked to school. I never imagined that one day I would be asked to paint a mural on that very same street. I’m very excited to be sharing my art with the community,” he said.

The mural’s strategic location ensures that residents and visitors will get a sense of Mamaroneck’s vibrant life.

Conversations about the arts will take place at

the Mamaroneck Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 13; participants to be announced.

Last spring, this Art/Life lecture series presented dancer and choreographer Megan Williams and abstract artist Henry Mandell.

Williams talked about the life of a professional dancer, her years with the Mark Morris Dance Company and her work as a teacher. She choreographed an original dance for the occasion and performed it during the lecture.

Mandell spoke about his work, some of which incorporates text, which is transformed “into complex patterns from the outlines of the words,” as he explains on his website. “Using stories, raw data or poetry as a starting point and working by hand, the shapes of the letters are repurposed with digital tools.”

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Arts Council presents its annual Arts & Crafts Fair at the

Mamaroneck Public Library and Emelin Theatre lobby.

Some 40 vendors will display one-of-a-kind works such as jewelry, hand-painted scarves, knitted and crocheted items, paintings, ornaments, pottery, photographs, bags, glass creations and more.

Last spring, the council unveiled the first Arts Live project, the village’s first sculpture garden. Two works

by Ernest Shaw, “Untitled, Ruin Series” and “Jacob’s Ladder,” were donated by council member Michael Rosenbaum and family and were installed near the village offices at 169 Mount Pleasant Ave., on the Library Lane side facing the Mamaroneck library.

The Arts Council is a committee of volunteers supported by the village of Mamaroneck and by donations and sponsorships. Its activities are on the village website, villageofmamaroneck.org, and on its Facebook page.

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Enjoy a season of the arts Do you consider yourself a lover of music and the arts?

If you do, you are in very good company. According to the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts, nearly half of American adults attended at least one type of visual or performing arts activity that year. Nearly the same amount participated in some type or artistic activity.

Going to the theater or attending a concert are popular ways to indulge one’s passion for the arts. Fortunately, there are many additional ways for men and women to support the arts.

• Become an arts patron.

If you find yourself attending shows multiple times a year, it may be worth the investment to become a patron of a performance group or a particular theater.

Membership may entitle you

to advance notification and the opportunity to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the masses. Many organizations even provide complementary offerings to members, including free beverages, complementary tickets to certain performances and entry to member lounges before and/or after the show.

Don’t dismiss local theater groups, either, as even high school and college students put on impressive shows.

• Join a discount ticket membership group. Such groups offer discounted ticket rates to members and can help you save a good deal on the purchase of tickets over the course of a year, so speak with human resources personnel at your place of employment to determine your eligibility for such groups.

• Explore different genres.

If you have a tendency to gravitate toward musicals,

stray from the norm and try a drama on your next night out. Expand your musical horizons as well. Don’t shy away from a particular type of music because it isn’t what you’re accustomed to. You never know what you may discover when you experiment with different musical styles.

It’s quite possible you will fall in love with a new style of music.

• Shop well in advance.

Although you may periodically earn discounts if you wait until the last minute to purchase tickets, it’s often wise to shop around months before a performance.

Shopping early affords you your choice of seats and reduces the risk of losing out to a sellout.

There is no time like the present to enjoy the arts.

Don’t miss the bevy of artistic endeavors that take place locally and in city centers.

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ArtsWestchester to host three live jazz concerts Three live jazz performances will take place in the intimate setting of ArtsWestchester’s downtown art gallery for the fifth annual White Plains Jazz Fest this year as part of the six-day festival.

A collaboration between ArtsWestchester, the city of White Plains and the White Plains BID, Jazz Fest will take place Tuesday, Sept.

20 through Sunday, Sept. 25 featuring a lineup of established jazz and blues musicians like Source International Africa Jazz Band and Gary Smulyan’s Organ Quartet.

“This year’s Jazz Fest showcases a range of international styles with a spotlight on African and Latin jazz music,” explains Janet T. Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO. “Westchester audiences are in for a treat with the diversity and quality of live music coming to Jazz Fest venues throughout the city of White Plains.”

The following performances will take place at ArtsWestchester’s intimate venue, located at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, during the 2016 White Plains Jazz Fest:

Gary Smulyan Organ Quartet Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Admission: $25 Featuring Mike Ledonne (organ), Peter Bernstein (guitar) and Joe Farnsworth (drums) Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone) started learning the alto sax as a teenager. While still in high school, he sat in with major jazz artists such as legendary trumpeter Chet Baker, saxophonist Lee Konitz, trombonist Jimmy Knepper and violinist Ray Nance. In 1978, he joined Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd, with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer John Riley, young musicians who would be at the forefront of present-day jazz. He then joined the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and worked with the Mingus Big Band and Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. He also performed and recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana Ross, and has over 10 recordings under his own name. Smulyan is a four-time winner of the Down Beat Critic and Reader’s Poll, and is a multiple winner of numerous other official polls, including the Jazz Journalists Award for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner for his work with King, Lovano, Holland and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are available online at artsw.org/jazzfest.

Source International African Jazz Band Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. Admission: $25 Featuring Sylvain Leroux (saxophone and tambin), Abdoulaye Diabate (guitar

and lead vocals), Emi Yabuno (piano and keyboards), Mamadou Ba (bass) and Robert Bonhomme (drums) Source International African Jazz Band performs original music inspired by the traditional sounds of Guinea and Mali that will get audiences out of their seats. The group was founded as an improvisational group

by Quebecois flutist Sylvain Leroux, with a standard formation of bass, drums, keyboards and winds, but was soon transformed into an explorative African jazz unit when Malian singer Abdoulaye Diabate joined the group.

Sylvain Leroux (flute, tambin, alto sax, leader) was born in Montréal in 1956. He studied classical music at Vincent d’Indy School of Music and at the University of Montreal. He attended the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, and CONCERTS continued on page 16

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participated in workshops led by worldclass artists. In Montréal, he worked with Yaya Diallo in performances and a recording of the LP “Nangapè,” founded and led Mysterioso, a group dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk, and performed at the Montréal International Jazz Festival in 1983.

Concurrently, he was a member of Bantamba a group that broke new ground in the meeting of traditional and modern African music. Since then, in New York, he has been freelancing for many groups and dance companies in the Afro-Brazilian, African and African-American fields. In 1995, he travelled to Conakry, Guinea to study the tambin, the flute of the Fulani people. He has become one of the rare outsiders to master this instrument. He has recorded with Nego Gato, Naby Camara, Mohamed Diaby, Magbana, Martino Atangana, Abdoulaye Diabate, Lucia Hwong, Emeline Michel, with Takadja on the Juno-nominated album “Diye,” and on the 2005 World Music masterpiece BataMbira by Michael Spiro and Michael Williams. He also leads the Fula Flute Ensemble.

Abdoulaye Diabaté (guitar, vocals) was born in Kela, Mali to the Diabaté family, a clan renowned as battlefield djialilu (griots), who would accompany the warriors in battle to recount what took place and became reputed as powerful vocalists. Raised in the heart of the Mande tradition, Diabaté has also spent three decades performing contemporary and traditional music. His career led him to a fusion of these styles. In 1973, he joined the world famous Ballets Koteba as a singer and guitarist and toured the world playing guitar with Les Go de Koteba and singing with Ballets, particularly in Waramba, known as the African Opera. In New York, he has become a key exponent of the Malian music and vocal tradition, collaborating often across genres and cultures. In 2002, he was a featured artist of the Smithsonian Folkways compilation “Badenya: Manden Jaliya in New York City.” Since then, Diabaté has collaborated with jazzmen Don Byron and Peter Apfelbaum, and with guitaristjournalist Banning Eyre. In 2005, he released his first American album, “Haklima,” followed by “Sara” in 2009, a tribute to the great djali tradition from which he emerged. Tickets are available online at artsw.org/jazzfest.

The White Plains Jazz and Food Festival Sunday, Sept. 25, noon to 5:30 p.m.

Admission: Free Featuring multiple artists and more The 2016 Jazz Fest culminates with a free day of jazz on Mamaroneck Avenue with the White Plains Jazz and Food Festival. The festival will feature performances by Baby Soda, Joe Boykin & Friends, Mayra Casales, Bob Baldwin & Friends, Wali Ali and headliner Awa Sangho.

ARTSWestchester Gallery Events

Presented in conjunction with “Remedy” Rhythms & Cures: Healing Drum Circle with Damon Jackson Saturday October 22, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Get empowered and invigorated by the beats and rhythms of an African drum circle. An ancient therapeutic approach to healing and self-expression, drumming has been used across cultures and centuries to create and maintain physical, mental and spiritual health. Damon Jackson leads drummers and dancers in this interactive workshop. Program is open to all ages.

Sangho, “The Golden Voice of Mali,” brings the sound of the Sahara to the White Plains Jazz and Food Festival on Sunday. The festival headliner was raised near Timbuktu, Mali, a region noted for a diversity of worldclass musicians and singers. Later, she moved to Abdijan, the capital of Ivory Coast, where she quickly became immersed in its music and dance scene. She was recruited into the acclaimed L’Ensemble Koteba D’Abidjan, noted for a blend of theatre, music and dance.

Sangho joined Les Go De Koteba, a vocal trio that recorded five albums and performed worldwide. Sangho’s lyrics are socially conscious, often communicating reverence for the people who have touched her life, conveying controversial habits of culture and directing her message to the youth. Her music percolates with the rhythms and resonance of Africa.

For the full schedule of free and affordable Jazz Fest concerts or to purchase tickets, visit artsw.org/jazzfest.

For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, nonprofit arts council in New York state. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County.

ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neoclassical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. which has since been transformed into a multiuse resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.

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Free Your Worries! A Guatemalan Worry Doll-Making Workshop Saturday October 29, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Get rid of your worries in this hands-on crafting workshop! Using simple, easy to handle materials, you can participate in a centuries old Guatemalan tradition while replacing your troubles with these friendly, pocket-sized figures. Program is open to all ages.

Make Your Own Mandala Workshop with Ann Ladd Saturday November 5, 2016, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Clear your mind as you embrace the meditative qualities of creating your own mandala.

Mandalas are sacred circles which are used to evoke healing, personal development, and calm. In this workshop, you'll create your own sacred circle using cut paper. Program is open to all ages.

New Ways To Eat Right, Right Now: Talk and Food Sampling with Shop Rite Nutritionist Inga Voloshin Saturday November 5, 2016, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Get a jump on your New Year's resolutions with a new approach to healthy eating. Join White Plains Shop Rite Nutritionist, Inga Voloshin, for tasty, good-for-you samples and get easy-to-follow tips for eating right through the holidays and into 2017. Program is open to all ages.

Life in Motion: Collaborations in Arts, Engineering and Medicine Monday December 12, 2016, Time TBD NYU faculty members are collaborating across the arts, engineering, and medical fields in a pioneering graduate course to help change the lives of people with physical disabilities.

In this talk at ArtsWestchester's Gallery, NYU professors discuss how artists think out of the box to innovative and improve the way we live now. Call 428-4220 for program time.

Remedy Artist Talk and Closing Reception Saturday January 14, 2017 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join us for a last look of the exhibition “Remedy” and enjoy a chance to meet the artists in the show. This reception is an official “Arts & Craft Beer Fest” event.

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ArtsWestchester premieres fall exhibition, ‘Remedy’ New medications, advancing technologies and traditional healing practices have impacted the way today’s maladies are diagnosed and treated. Hospitals across the country are bringing artwork into treatment centers, hiring art therapists to work with patients and turning those green hospital walls into more attractive canvases. It seems as though the medical profession has embraced the restorative power of the arts.

Meanwhile, in the wake of Paris and Orlando and the AIDS epidemic, to name but a few, artists have been pivotal in raising awareness and in providing a means for expressing collective grief and solidarity. The arts have also been our remedy, giving us a voice when words have felt insufficient, or provided communities with safe havens.

With these realities

in mind, ArtsWestchester has assembled a group of artists inspired by the tools, institutions and methods of curing as well as the role art can play in both personal and collective healing.

Irvington-based cameraless photographer Carol Pfeffer is inspired by current neuroscience research. Her “Brain State” series interprets sensory events in the brain’s cortexes and explores neurological issues such as synesthesia, a phenomenon in which the stimulation of one sense involuntarily induces perception of another sense.

The works are created through chemical and light exposures in a darkroom without the use of an actual camera.

Works like Laura Splan’s “Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft” blend humor and craft with the tools of modern medicine to provoke questions about

what can provide comfort in times of physical or mental distress. Splan’s soft sculptures, made through the tedious and time-consuming process of latch hooking, transforms these commonly prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants into cozy, domestic objects. The oversized pillows provide a different kind of comfort than their prescription counterparts.

Guyanese-American performance artist Damalia Abrams is interested in the ways traditional remedies can both heal the self and nonmedical ailments plaguing our society. Inspired by growing tensions between police and citizens of color in America, Abrams will perform a new interactive work, “Mad Tea Party: Herbal Medicine to Soothe Anger & Anxiety” during the exhibition’s opening reception.

“Asylum” is a captivating body of work by New York photographer Christopher Payne who documented some seventy abandoned mental institutions in thirty states.

Payne’s photographs are both lyrical and ghostly portraits of a forgotten age of mental health care. Today, these palatial institutions of healing are in

need of healing themselves, condemned and replaced by outpatient facilities.

“Remedy” is a provocative show that opens broad discussions about our approaches to health care, selfempowerment and collective healing.

The exhibition opens with a special reception on

Oct. 1 and runs through Jan. 14, 2017. ArtsWestchester’s gallery hours are: Tuesdays to Fridays from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. For exhibit details, visit artswestchester.org. “Remedy” is made possible thanks to support from Westchester Medical Center.

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continue working to mend relationships with the town board.

Harrison EMS is a nonprofit organization funded partially by donations and partially by a stipend from the town. The town board continues to give EMS a $45,833 stipend on a month-tomonth basis, although EMS officials have said they are working on earning a contract from the town, which would grant EMS a quarterly $137,500 stipend. The corps was paid on a quarterly basis until April.

In March, before Singer was the head of the department,

EMS said they would have to discontinue services in the following month because they had not received payment from the town. In response, Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, released a list of 17 grievances against EMS, most of which referred to mismanagement by the EMS board and then-chief Joe Bilotto.

Bilotto, who worked for the department for 23 years and served as chief until the restructuring, resigned this month.

However, it is not clear if or when the town board will enter into a new contract with EMS. Last month, the Review reported that Harrison officials were

considering joining a consortium with the Port Chester-Rye Brook-Rye Brook EMS or the Mamaroneck EMS district. Belmont said that option has not yet been ruled out.

EMS officials said they hoped the new administrative structure would help persuade town officials to agree to a contract.

“It is a positive step.” Belmont told the Review. “They’re moving in the right direction for sure.

They had some issues trying to right the ship for a while, but now I think they’re moving full speed ahead.”

CONTACT: corey@hometwn.com

Harrison’s ambulance corps is now under the direction of Eric Singer, an 11-year veteran of the unit who also serves as captain of the volunteer EMS corps in the town of Cortlandt. File photo

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It’s still great to live in Harrison HARRISON HAPPENINGS Mayor Ron Belmont

It’s that time of year again and our community is eagerly awaiting the annual It’s Great to Live in Harrison/Columbus Day celebration. This year’s events are as follows: On Saturday, Oct. 8, there will be a block party and fireworks display at 7 p.m. at the West Harrison Fire Department (rain date is Sunday, Oct. 9). There will also be an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harrison police headquarters.

On Oct. 9, the car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the West Harrison business district. On Monday, Oct. 10, the annual parade will begin at 10 a.m. (lineup is at 9:30 a.m.) on the corner of Halstead and Thatcher avenues, with a festival to follow at Ma Riis Park across from Town Hall. I hope

to see many friends and familiar faces at these wonderful events.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Harrison Recreation Department, the Harrison Public Library and L & J Books LLC are co-hosting the Harrison Book Club Festival. The event will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the West Harrison Senior Center and is designed to bring all Harrison book clubs together to share their practices and favorite books. Register at the library or email LandJBooks@ gmail.com. Space is limited, so sign up early.

This year’s Harrison Educational Foundation fundraiser will be take place on Monday, Sept. 26th. The golf outing and dinner reception will be held at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, and proceeds will be used to support curriculum enrichment programs at all six Harrison schools. It’s a wonderful event and I look forward

to it each year. For more information, please visit harrisoned. org/golf.

I am very happy to report that the town/village of Harrison has been named one of the safest communities in New York state. When considering a move, knowing how safe different communities are is very important. Backgroundchecks.org has compiled a list of the safest towns and cities in the state, using information based on FBI violent crime statistics and research data.

In closing, please take note that Thursday, Oct. 6 is Organ Donor Enrollment Day. Registration is now open and teams have already started registering and planning ways to sign up as many New Yorkers as possible.

Just one organ donor can save up to eight lives. I encourage all who are interested in this lifesaving effort to sign up. The registration form is available at enrollmentday.org.

Sid is a very sleek and friendly kitty. This charming boy keeps himself in tiptop shape by monitoring the activities in the Pet Rescue clinic. Every evening, he comes out of his cage to insure everything is in order.

In the morning, he greets us with head-butts and purring. He is an energetic cat who loves to leap and investigate all. About 3 1/2 years old, this beautiful tabby is good with some dogs and some cats.

A good family cat, any family would be lucky to have this beautiful boy in their home. He is neutered, up-to-date with all vaccinations, in excellent health and microchipped. His adoption donation is $100. To meet Sid, contact Pet Rescue at 835-3332 or 835-4133, or visit NY-PetRescue.org.

(Submitted)

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years of tax refunds, totaling $227,000.

Because these tax repayments can be compiled over years before a claim is made, municipalities can borrow money for up to a 10-year period, according to Councilman Steve Malfitano, a Republican.

“This isn’t a one-year event,” he said. “The law recognizes that there are multiple years of refunding being addressed.”

The $635,000 bond for this tax settlement will be repaid over a five-year period.

During a town board meeting, McKenzie said Harrison has previously—but not al-

ways—bonded to cover tax certioraris beyond the budgeted amount.

Harrison is required to pay a total of $4.5 million in bond repayments this year, a portion of the total $46.6 million the town has in outstanding debt.

Of that debt, $2.9 million is related to tax certioraris which were bonded in 2011, 2012 and 2014. The largest of those bonds was in March 2011, for $1.5 million, and is expected to be paid-in-full by 2025.

Malfitano said bonding large settlements is a matter of fiscal responsibility, and gains the trust of credit rating agencies.

“What they want to see is

that you’re managing your budget process responsibly; and if you’re having an issue with funding you’re expenses, they’d much prefer to see a tax rate increase,” he told the Review, adding that an unexpected $600,000 expense would be perceived as a poor budgeting practice by credit agencies.

“Since this is an unbudgeted liability, it would not make sense to me that we take money out of fund balance to fund it,” the councilman said during the town board meeting.

McKenzie could not be reached for additional comment as of press time.

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September 23, 2016 • THE HARRISON REVIEW • 21

Americans and their changing weddings RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

Your friend, or niece, or roommate is getting married and you’re invited!

To Hawaii.

And you live in the Bronx.

And so do they.

Or the invitation arrives, “Saddle up to Sarah and Wesley’s wedding at Dave’s Dude Ranch in South Dakota.” And the closest Sally and Wesley have ever come to straddling a horse was the carousel in Central Park.

What is the deal with these weddings set several time zones away from friends and family?

“Sometimes it’s strategic,” says Karen M. Dunak, an associate professor of history at Muskingum University in Ohio (though a Jersey gal by birth), and author of the new book, “As Long as We Both Shall Love.”

Destination weddings, she believes, can be a way of keeping a wedding small and affordable, without hurting anyone’s feelings. Hold the wedding in Guam and you can invite even your parents’ friends, and still not spend the $30,000 that has become the typical American wedding price tag.

Dunak’s book traces the trends in American matrimony.

Before World War II, she discovered, many Americans had their weddings at home. “It’s very common, from 1910 to 1930, to drive to the justice of the peace, go home and have a big chicken dinner. Or a minister comes to the parlor and they do it there.”

What’s more, different communities had different traditions. Lake County, Indiana, for instance, was a Romanian enclave in the early 20th century.

There, says Dunak, “The bride would walk down the street and neighbors would put eggs in her basket. These would be used to make baked goods for the wedding.” Everyone chipped in. In Nebraska, by contrast, the weddings were just the bride, groom, siblings and parents.

After the war, Americans experienced a surge in religiosity, Dunak says, and what’s more, they finally had a little extra cash.

So they started holding fancier weddings outside the home, in the church.

This did not just happen spontaneously. Movies like “Father of the Bride” served almost as instruction manuals. In that 1950 Spencer Tracey/Elizabeth Taylor hit, the parents end up hiring a snooty caterer and blanching at the bills. Welcome to the new normal.

That norm was reinforced by the bridal magazines. These were once read only by the East Coast elite, but by the ‘50s, bridal magazines had gone national, teaching everyone to spend, spend, spend on cakes, floral arrangements, cummerbunds...

And then come the ‘60s.

When the counter-culture started its countering, wedding culture was, of course, in its crosshairs. After all, what could be more staid and sexist? Why was the bride wearing white— to advertise her virginity? Why was daddy walking her down the aisle—to transfer ownership from one male to the next?

“People thought, ‘Weddings are dead. This is it, done, that ship has sailed,’” Dunak said.

“Department stores were closing their bridal salons.” But the valiant bridal magazines did not throw in the bouquet. Instead of pushing the old wedding model, they turned on a dime and played

along with the revolution. You can have a wedding and still be liberated, they told readers. A wedding could be hip. Do your own thing.

So instead of formal ceremonies, couples started writing their own vows. They chose different music. Brides wore peasant dresses, grooms wore bellbottoms. And the American wedding, God bless it, was saved.

By the ‘80s, it was bulking back up, and that’s what we’ve been seeing for a generation or two: My big, fat American wedding, egged on by an ever-growing list of specialists who promise to create a Kardashian-like affair.

The photo shoots are Vogue-worthy. The desserts are Pinterestready. The dresses star in TV shows. And the bridesmaids?

They have to play along. “There is this undercurrent of, ‘How much is my friendship worth?’” says Dunak. Some brides put their friends in a very awkward position: Are they willing to buy a dress that looks hideous and costs a fortune?

Fly out for the bachelorette weekend? Buy a gravy boat from the registry?

Under that kind of pressure, something had to give, and finally, it has. Gliding down the aisle is the latest trend: The Do It Yourself Wedding. Everyone pitches in to make the food, arrange the flowers and decorate the backyard.

Which, when you think about it, isn’t too different from the Romanian weddings of 1900 Indiana.

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something true: The American wedding may constantly be changing, but we remain married to it.

CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

ArtsWestchester announces Arts Alive grants ArtsWestchester invites artists and nonprofit organizations to apply for 2017 Arts Alive Grants. Awarded annually, these grants are specifically designed to support communitybased artists and emerging arts organizations.

The variety of projects that receive Arts Alive Grants each year illustrates Westchester’s artistic and cultural diversity. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Oct. 4. Applications are available, and may be accessed electronically by visiting artswestchester.culturegrants.org.

“At the core of ArtsWestchester’s mission is making arts accessible to people of all communities, backgrounds, income brackets and age ranges throughout Westchester County.

Arts Alive Grants make this possible and engage people who

may not have the opportunity to participate in the arts,” explains ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam.

An independent panel comprised of artists, as well as business, civic and cultural leaders will review the applications and make award recommendations to ArtsWestchester’s board of trustees. Funds are available in two categories: • Arts Alive Project Grants provide financial support for a range of projects that demonstrate a strong community benefit.

• Arts Alive Artist Grants provide direct support to artists to create new work related to the community.

Projects supported this year included writing workshops for students in Greenburgh; affordable live jazz concerts in Mount Vernon; free ethnic arts festivals

in White Plains; and a series of clay sculptures that highlight the diversity of Westchester’s communities. Also funded through Arts Alive was a staged reading at Paramount Hudson Valley, based on local playwright Mona Z. Smith’s telling of the true story of Canada Lee, an AfricanAmerican actor who was blacklisted in Hollywood due to his civil rights stance.

For more information or to download an Arts Alive application, visit artswestchester.org/ aw/arts-alive-grants.

Arts Alive Project Grants are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, DEC, a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature, and administered by ArtsWestchester. (Submitted)

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September 23, 2016 • THE HARRISON REVIEW • 23

A fond farewell to Vin LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

It may seem paradoxical on the surface, but over the last several years, new technology and innovations have helped people connect to the history of baseball in a major way.

I’m not talking about historic game clips that can be found on YouTube and Twitter or the digitized versions of old newspaper clippings available on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s website. I’m talking about the fact that, thanks to MLB.tv, it gave a new generation of baseball fans the chance to appreciate the greatness of Vincent Edward Scully.

Since 1950, Vin Scully has been calling games for the Dodgers, bridging the organization’s existence in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles. And in his 67 years as the preeminent play-by-play guy in baseball—he’s also done football and golf—he has be-

come one of the most beloved broadcasters in the history of the game.

But in October, at the end of the 2016 season, the 88-year-old will be hanging it up, retiring from the booth, severing one of the last remaining relationships that the MLB of today has with a bygone era.

Sure, yesterday’s legends are trotted out from time to time, at All-Star Games and on days when each organization around the league opts to pay tribute to its past stars, but Scully was an everyday reminder of the game’s legacy, a man who called games featuring everyone from Jackie Robinson to Clayton Kershaw.

And to think, if it wasn’t for apps like MLB.tv, today’s younger fans—if they weren’t West Coasters—might not have ever gotten the chance to hear him call a game.

Scully, who called his fair share of World Series games (28 to be exact), hasn’t exactly been a figure on the national stage for

quite some time, working his last Fall Classic TV broadcast in 1989, meaning that for most of my adult life, my only real knowledge of Scully came from watching baseball highlights— like Kirk Gibson’s World Series homer in 1988 or Mookie Wilson’s dribbler through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986.

That all changed when I sprang for the MLB.tv package. I got it, ostensibly, to follow my out-ofmarket Red Sox, but I soon lost myself in the wide variety of games—and announcers—that were now available for my consumption. I got well-acquainted with Hawk Harrelson, whose angry, unquestionably biased calls during White Sox games were both laughable and engrossing. I got the chance to listen to Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow call Giants games and continue to establish themselves as perhaps the best two-man booth in the game.

And then, there was Scully.

I can’t tell you how many nights over the last few years I’ve

On Oct. 2, Vin Scully will call the last Major League Baseball game in his illustrious 67-year career. Sports Editor Mike Smith urges you all to tune in. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.com

clicked on the Dodgers’ broadcast at 10:10 p.m., just to lay in bed and listen to Scully’s silvery voice describe things as mundane as a fly ball to left field, or a young Dodger fan enjoying an ice cream cone.

There is simply something soothing about his rhythms, something unimpeachable about

his delivery, that transports fans back to the days when the only way you could see the game— without physically going to the ballpark—was tuning the dial on the transistor radio, to a voice you implicitly trusted.

After Oct. 2, the game simply won’t be the same anymore. So I urge you all to tune in to the last

week’s worth of broadcasts of one of baseball’s greats.

It’s going to be a different world next year, when Scully won’t be around to wish us a pleasant good evening, wherever we might be.

Follow Mike on Twitter @LiveMike_Sports

24 • THE HARRISON REVIEW • September 23, 2016

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Huskies edge Garnets GIRLS SOCCER

HARRISON RYE HARRISON HS

CLASS A

2 1(OT) 9/17/16

Game Notes: •H arrison’s Kayla Hymowitz scored the game-winner in the first overtime period

•R ye’s Hannah Freidrich and Harrison’s Kate Ryan combined to make 29 saves

•H arrison and Rye will square off again on Oct. 5 at Rye High School

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Saturday, Sept. 17, Harrison and Rye wrote another chapter in the storied rivalry between the two schools, this time on the soccer pitch, as the Huskies’ girls topped Rye 2-1 in an overtime thriller at Harrison High School. Both the Huskies and Garnets appear to be among the top teams in Class A this year, and Saturday’s showdown promised to be a preview of the grueling battle for a league championship that could come down to the two soccer powers.

Rye goalie Hannah Freidrich sends the ball downfield against Harrison.

Freidrich had 15 saves.

Harrison senior Kayla Hymowitz netted the game-winner shortly into the overtime period, beating Rye goalie Hannah Freidrich on a header to give Harrison the win and push the Hus-

Two players chase down the ball at Harrison High School.

kies to 3-3 on the season. Both teams scored in the first half, and played to a scoreless draw in the second in order to push the game into extra time.

Harrison’s defense, led by Nicole Waldman and goalie Kate Ryan, who notched 14 saves, clamped down after the Hymowitz goal to preserve the win.

According to Huskies’ coach Jon-Erik Zappala, games between the Huskies and Garnets always come with added intensity, due to the longstanding rivalry and both teams having their sights set on a league title this year.

“The adrenaline, you can feel it, and so can the girls from both teams,” he said. “I just thought on Saturday that we did a great job communicating on the field, our first touch was excellent and we had really great chemistry.”

Although he believes his team gave up too many scoring opportunities to the Garnets, Zappala feels that playing in a highenergy, overtime game should benefit his team as the season wears on.

“It definitely plays a major role having these early overtime games,” Zappala said. “It’s getting you ready physically, men-

Harrison’s Fujika Kashimada battles for position with a Rye player on Sept. 17. Harrison topped Rye 2-1 in overtime. Photos/Mike Smith

tally and emotionally for what can lie ahead because a lot of the sectional games can come down to overtime.”

Rye was able to bounce back from Saturday’s loss with a 1-0 win over Lakeland on Monday, Sept. 19. Sara DeGraw scored the game’s lone goal in the first half and Friedrich came up big with an impressive stop with five minutes to play in order to keep the Garnets on top. The Huskies, who traveled to Tappan Zee on the same day, were not as lucky, as they fell 3-0 to the Dutchmen without Hymowitz and several other key players, who were recovering from minor injuries.

“We were dealing with a couple of strains,” Zappala said.

“But Tappan Zee hustled, they played very fast, and gave 100 percent the whole time.”

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Giovanna Guzman looks for an open teammate against Rye.