ONGOING & UPCOMING
Summer Movie Madness will takes place at the following locations: August 3 – Willson’s Wave Pool, Mt. Vernon showing “Coraline;” and August 10 – Saxon Woods Pool, White Plains showing “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Call 864-PARK for ticket information.
The Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Avenue, Pelham presents the Faculty and Student Showcase Exhibition through August 15. In addition, the exhibition “The Things Themselves: Contemporary Still Life” will be on view from September 10 through October 30 with an opening reception and all-age art workshop on September 10 from 6:30 to 8pm. For more information call 738-2525.
Westchester County Parks will sponsor the following festivals: August 1 from 5 to 8pm – Yiddish Heritage Festival at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla; August 15 from 1 to 7pm – Indian Heritage Festival at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla. For more information call 864-PARK.
The Bronxville Women’s Club, 135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville will host the following events: Tuesdays, Movie Nights at 6:30pm –August 3 Charlie Chaplin: The Great Dictator, August 10 The Thin Man; Wednesdays at 11:30am – Summer Socials, August 4 and 11; Thursdays from 2 to 4pm – Square Dancing on August 5, and 12. To register for any of these events call 337-3252.
The Bereavement Center of Westchester will hold the following events: Young Adult Group for ages 18 to 28 every other Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30pm, October 12 through June 7 at The Chapel School, 172 White Plains Road, Bronxville and Bereavement Support Group for Adults (who have lost a spouse or life partner) for 10 Thursdays from 7 to 8:30pm beginning October 21 through January 6 at The Bereavement Center of Westchester, 69 Main Street, Tuckahoe. For additional information call 961-2818, ext. 317.
Jazz Forum Arts presents Jazz at the Beczak Environmental Education Center, 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers on four Sundays, August 8-29 from 2 to 4pm. For more information visit www.jazzforumarts.org.
Bicycle Sundays will take place on September 12, 19 and 26th from 10am to 2pm. A portion of the Bronx River Parkway will be closed to cars for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers, walkers, and those with scooters and strollers. For a complete list of rules and regulations go to www.westchestergov.com/parks. In case of inclement weather, call the County Center at 995-4050.
The Pelham Chamber of Commerce is planning a Fall Fest, an old-fashioned down-home crafts fair with artisans, home-made food, games, contests and music on October 16 in conjunction with The Pelham Children’s Center’s Pumpkin Sale and morning race/walks. The Chamber is seeking exhibitors. For more information contact Christine Farahat at Christine@gracious-living.com.
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Starting at 5:30pm, the group Bronx Beat, will entertain at The Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Bronx, featuring the music of West Africa sponsored by The Bronx Council on the Arts. Registration requested by calling 718-885-1461.
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At 7:30pm, the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor, Maestro James Sadewhite will present a concert at Untermyer Park, 945 N. Broadway, Yonkers. For more information call 631-6674 or visit www.yonkersphilharmonic.org.
At 10:30am, the Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will hold “The Lazy Hazy Puppet Days of Summer.” Come move, dance and sing with Jill Liflander and her puppet pals for children ages 2 to 7. For more information call 723-3470.
From 9am to 4pm, the 5th Annual “Day with Dolls” hosted by the Mt. Vernon 3D Cloth Doll Club and the Manhattan Doll Club will take place at The Village Lutheran Church, 172 White Plains Road, Bronxville. For complete details call 667-7100 or www.3dclothdollclub.com.
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The 3rd Annual “Swinging for the Sisters” Golf Outing and Dinner will be held at the Pelham Country Club, Pelham Manor. Proceeds will support the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk’s retirement fund. For more information call 631-363-2422, ext. 2060.
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The Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers presents singer Nanny Assis from Bahia performing at 1:30pm. Call 963-4550 for details.
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Starting at 10:30am, The 14th Annual Golf and Tennis Classic to benefit Blythedale Children’s Hospital will take place at Sunningdale Country Club, Scarsdale featuring a full day of golf or tennis, putting contest, cocktail reception and dinner. For questions or to receive an invitation, call 592-7138, ext. 303.
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From 12:30 to 3:30pm, experience the river as The Hudson River Museum in Yonkers and The Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club team up to bring boating in single or 2-person kayaks in the protected JFK Marina Cove, one block north of the Museum at 511 Warburton Avenue. Children under 8 must kayak with an adult. No experience is needed but participants must be able to swim. For more information call 963-4550.
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At 7pm, join Dr. Robert DeCandido, Ph.D., better known as “Birding Bob” to learn about owls at The Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Bronx. Call 718-885-1461 to register.
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The Westchester County Parks presents Screenings Under the Stars 2010 with the film Avatar at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla. The park opens for picknicking at 5pm, entertainment at 6pm, and the movie begins at sundown. Admission is free. For additional information call 864-PARK.
At 8pm, a Bluegrass Performance by the M Shanghai String Band will take place at The Bronx Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, Bronx. Call 718-817-8700.
The Scarlet Letter will be performed on Saturday, September 25 at 8pm in the Academic Arts Theatre on Westchester Community College’s Valhalla Campus, 75 Grasslands Road. To purchase tickets call 606-6262 or visit 
The Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will hold the following programs: August 22 at 2pm – Bold, Beautiful, Breathtaking Butterflies; August 28 at 2pm – Feeding Fun. For details call 723-3470.
Milton and Julia Joseph perform Saturday, August 21 at 7pm at Urban H20, a riverfront music venue at Beczak, 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers. Opening for them is the Tribes Hill Song Circle. Tickets are $10 and include free beer from the Hudson Valley’s award-winning Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, bring your own mug. For tickets call 337-1900, ext. 13 or visit 
The latest exhibition at the Hudson River Museum on the work of Hudson Valley resident Richard Deon entitled, “ Paradox and Conformity” on view until September 5th. For complete details call 963-4550 or visit 
