Most Scarsdale High School seniors would probably argue that their high school experience was not anything like the 2006 Disney Channel film “…
There always seems to be one “book of the summer,” a scrumptious page-turner that everyone snaps up, devours, and raves about to friends. By the looks of it, “The Last Thing He Told Me” has easily won the crown this year. The thriller, about a woman whose new husband disappears, is the No. 1…
Midlife crises are the stuff of sitcoms — and, in many cases, reality. People hit their 50s and often panic, wondering where the time has gone, and what to do with the years they hopefully have left. This typically involves much self-reflection and hand-wringing (and perhaps the purchase of …
By day, she produces political stories and breaking news for CNN’s biggest names. By night, she writes Lifetime thrillers that draw viewers in, hooking them until the very end.
For 84 years, Steffi Nossen School of Dance has been known for turning out highly accomplished hoofers. This past pandemic year, however, the school was involved in a different sort of fancy footwork: figuring out how to showcase and celebrate its most accomplished students.
Artists in all fields felt deeply the effects of the pandemic last year. Some had to deal with loss of jobs and opportunities; others felt empty of inspiration and energy to create. Finally, artists like Scarsdale resident Simone Kestelman used their art to bring solace, color and hope to th…
If you happened to visit Ossining last Saturday for the Hudson River Potters Spring Show and Sale, held at the Bethany Arts Community, you may have spotted an outgoing woman displaying remarkable work — streamlined, luminous teapots, mugs and more. You probably knew immediately that you were…
For most of us, 2020 was a year we’d rather forget. Yet we all can admit, albeit reluctantly, there were some aspects of it that do merit reflection. The depth of our resilience became evident, for instance; so did the extent of our ingenuity. And for Scarsdale’s many creatives, the pandemic…
After months of pandemic-related delays, Scarsdale Public Library is finally able to organize events to celebrate the reopening of its renovated building at 54 Olmsted Road, and welcome the community into the new space.
While indoor performances remain on pause at the Irvington Theater, the dates are set for an outdoor production to be staged by the theater’s newest arts partner.
A welcome sign of the community’s gradual “return to normalcy” is the announcement of Caramoor’s summer season, which will feature 35 live, in-person performances in a seven-week festival, followed by two post-season concert series.
In an uncertain era such as the present one, who couldn’t use a few words of wisdom from somebody who’s lived a rich and multifaceted life? Now there’s a way to get almost 100 thought-enlightening adages in one fell swoop: by getting a hold of “The Book of Normanisms,”penned by Quaker Ridge …
A starving artist Jill Krutick isn’t. A graduate of The Wharton School and NYU Stern School of Business, she spent 16 successful years in finance at Citibank and Warner Music before turning a lifelong love of painting into a second-act career.
While Passover is a joyous holiday, the Seders— the two consecutive dinners during which the story of the Jews’ liberation from slavery is retold — have their fair share of somber moments. Jews gather for one or two evenings to eat, drink, pray and read from a Haggadah, a text that guides th…
It takes more than a pandemic to stop some local venues from serving up original entertainment. Even deprived of an actual stage for an entire year, the Irvington Theater, for example, has been seeking out new material, with offerings such as the Arts Incubator Film Series that premiered on …
Local game show fans may have spotted a familiar face on TV last Sunday night — a young woman flying through the air in a harness, and later getting dropped down a chute into a pile of giant foam cubes. The contestant in question was Laura McDonald, an Edgemont High School grad, class of 200…
Some fundraisers strike the perfect note — a local virtual concert, scheduled for next weekend, will certainly fit the bill. On Sunday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m., Emily Hansen, a Fox Meadow resident and mezzo-soprano, will perform “Music That Matters,” a selection of classical and contemporary …
“Border Cantos/Sonic Border,” a multisensory exhibition featuring the collaboration between photographer Richard Misrach and sculptor and composer Guillermo Galindo, presents a haunting view of the complex issues along the U.S./Mexico border.
In writing “Westchester: History of an Iconic Suburb,” journalist Robert Marchant of Croton-on-Hudson sought to tell the story of American history in a particular place. “I’m continually fascinated by the way suburbs differentiate themselves from the city … how the wealthy want to be perceiv…
What if a groundbreaking technology designed to gather and channel contemporary insights from the world’s most brilliant leaders — Churchill, Gandhi, Lincoln — took a sharp detour and exposed long buried secrets of its creator and his family? In his debut novel, Scarsdale author Marc Sheinba…
For art aficionados, perhaps no pastime has been harder to forgo during the pandemic than lingering in museums, pouring over new and exciting finds. But local culture vultures can now rejoice: The Scarsdale Youth Art Show (SYAS) 2021 Winter Exhibit is open through Sunday, Feb. 28, and anyone…
The COVID pandemic has, by and large, been a time of sorrow. But Brooke Diamond, a Scarsdale High School 10th grader and Fox Meadow resident, has distilled her experiences over the past year into something extraordinary: a beautiful — and now prizewinning — poem. Her composition, “Movement o…
For many of us, the past 10 months since the pandemic began haven’t exactly been our most productive. But artist Cathy Hull, who grew up in Scarsdale, has bucked the trend. In addition to her usual work — crafting ingenious conceptual art for editorial, advertising, corporate and institution…
In music circles, Rebecca Angel has long been known as a talented singer. But now, the 25-year-old can add “award-winning” to that descriptor: Angel, a former Edgemont resident, recently received a nod from the Independent Music Network (IMN) for New Artist Breakout Single. Her jazzy recordi…
The River’s Edge Theatre Co., founded in August 2019, isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic obstruct its mission of using theater “to reflect the human experience, spark conversation, and inspire social change” while raising funds for nonprofit organizations.
Luminaries Steven Spielberg, Barbara Corcoran and Albert Einstein are among the scores of smart, creative, out-of-the-box thinkers who have struggled with dyslexia, a disorder that distorts a person’s perception of letters and numbers, making word recognition and math equations a formidable …
The present, as we know all too well, is a scary time to be living in. But what will the future be like? Gish Jen, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based author and Scarsdale High School distinguished alumnae, Class of ’74, explores the possibilities in her latest novel, “The Resisters.” The paper…
Caramoor has announced two special holiday programs, the latest in the Katonah-based arts center’s ongoing efforts to remain connected with its audience and offer inspiration to the community during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Leslie Kimmelman’s latest book, “The Eight Knights of Hanukkah,” tells the story of a diverse group of children — mounted on steeds and clad in armor — who save the Jewish holiday that marks a miracle: a menorah burning for eight days and nights on a single night’s worth of lamp oil.
Maria Ciampi’s birthday is Dec. 25 so it’s no coincidence, said the Hartsdale resident, that someday she’d write the original book for “Kris Kringle, the Musical,” an off-Broadway show about Christmas.
The Scarsdale rec department held a Sketch the ’Dale contest for all artists in the village, whether a beginner, advanced or professional, to sketch a favorite building or location, view or image, and submit it for all to see. The winners were announced via Zoom Nov. 24. There were 19 submis…
The award-winning New Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. John T. King, opens its 27th season with a virtual production of the beloved holiday favorite, Handel’s Messiah, Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. This audience favorite was recorded live in early November under strict safety protocols …
Hour by hour, day by day, note by note, the painstakingly tedious process dragged on for months.
When you think of Fox Meadow, what comes to mind? Probably stately, leafy streets graced by Tudors and Colonial-style homes. A hundred years ago, though, you’d have conjured very different mental images: of peacocks, for example, and sprawling tennis courts. Not to mention asparagus.
The Westchester Broadway Theatre (WBT) will close its doors after 45 years of business due to COVID-19, according to a statement released Oct. 26.
Singer Mariah Carey is known and loved the world over. But whom does the idol herself idolize? Fans learned the answer when the diva’s bestselling memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” was published last month. In it, she gives a shout-out to Carole Demas and Paula Janis from “The Magic Gar…
Writers, it’s often said, draw inspiration from the most random of sources. For Scarsdale’s Brooke Lea Foster, lightning struck while she was vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard and saw a magazine ad for a rental property called The Swindle. Something about the charming three-bedroom cottage, s…
Festivity in the Hudson Valley usually shifts into high gear around Halloween, with local historic sites such as Washington Irving’s Sunnyside and Van Cortlandt Manor hosting themed events. But this year, owing to pandemic-related restrictions, many of this region’s beloved seasonal attracti…
She didn’t get the bird she was looking for, but Scarsdale High School senior Anastasia Stefanou made the most of her time standing out in the cold on a blustery day at Jones Beach. The result was an award-winning photograph that Stefanou entered in the Audubon national photography contest. …
Given everything 2020 has thrown at us so far, who among us wouldn’t like to escape — if not from the year itself, at least from the monotony of staying home? A getaway is, sadly, rather difficult to arrange right now. But crack open “The Bluebell Girls,” the third novel by Scarsdale residen…
On March 11, life as we knew it in Westchester changed abruptly. A cluster of cases of the novel coronavirus erupted in New Rochelle, which led state officials to set up a containment zone in which residents could move about, but not leave.
Before COVID-19 became 2020’s boldface shocker, Americans were fixated on another story: the college admissions scandal. The public first got wind of the tawdry tale in the spring of 2019, when U.S. federal prosecutors announced their investigation into the matter, code-named Operation Varsi…
This year has brought us a terrifying pandemic along with devastating fires. Did anyone have an alien invasion on their 2020 Bingo card, too?
Scarsdale High School graduate Sam Friedman (’20) and SHS junior Jake Lubin are the recipients of the 2020 Best Shorts Film Competition Award of Merit for their production, “Boy on the Moon,” a 10-minute dramatic vignette about three teenagers in a dicey situation and facing feelings of frie…
“The show must go on” may sound trite, but it has never been more true than it is now, as performing artists face unprecedented challenges practicing their craft in the age of COVID and shape-shifting to adapt to new media.
Scarsdale resident Jill Krutick, a contemporary abstract expressionist who uses texture, form and color to suggest the intense beauty and constant flux of nature — galaxies, skies, blossoms and tides — was one of the artists selected for the MvVO Ad Art Show taking place in New York City dur…
When St. George’s Choral Society kicks off its first performance on Nov. 21, choir members — anywhere from 25 to 250 of them — will sing their hearts out individually and remotely. Joining their prerecorded portions will be four soloists and a seven-member chamber ensemble performing live. W…
For music lovers eager to put live performances back into their datebooks, Caramoor in Katonah is offering “Beginner’s Ear,” a unique series designed to bring mindfulness to the concert experience. Caramoor’s Sunken Garden provides a fitting setting to clear the mind and nourish the spirit w…
Donna Rubin cried the day American Legends was forced to close its doors in March due to growing concerns over COVID-19. From the time the cards, comics and collectibles store on Central Avenue reopened June 9 through Topps National Baseball Card Day (NBCD) on Saturday, Aug. 8, she hasn’t st…
The Hudson River Museum reopened to the public Saturday, July 25, four and a half months after COVID-19 shut it down on March 13.
