A14 calendar WEDNESDAY 8/1


Film: Blue Door Gallery presents New York Riverlight International Film Fes- tival. A celebration of films from around the world. 7/26-8/4. www.facebook.com/ newyorkriverlight


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Give Me The Banjo. Film and Q&A with filmmaker Marc Fields and banjo player Tony Trischka. 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org


Spoken Word: Hudson River Museum presents Brown Bag Lunch and Round Table Talk. Discuss the roles of women civilians in WWII with playwright Catherine Ladnier. 12-1:30pm. www.hrm.org


Tours: Horace Greeley House - New Castle Historical Society presents Tour of the Historic Horace Greeley House. A handsome example of 19th century architecture & home. Through 12/31, Tues- Thurs. www.newcastlehs.org


THURSDAY 8/2


ArtsW Events: ArtsWestchester presents Mixed Media Madness. Free workshop with Teaching Artist Marc Pollack. At Mount Vernon Public Library. 6/28-8/2, 2-4pm. www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org


Comedy: Paramount Center for the Arts presents Capitol Steps. A group of Senate staffers satirize the very people and places that employed them. 8pm. www.paramountcenter.org


Family & Kids: Washington Irving pres- ents From a Child’s Perspective. Travel back to the 19th century and explore the home of Washington Irving. Thursdays through 8/30, 10am-5pm. www.hudsonval- ley.org


Music: Rye Arts Center presents Fortè- A Singing and Performing Show Choir. Students sing, dance and help create a show stopping performance. 8/2-8/23, Thurs: 4:30-6pm. www.ryeartscenter.org


Theater: Bronxville Women’s Club presents Shakespeare on the Patio. Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 8/2-8/5, Aug 2nd: 7:30; Aug 3rd: 8pm; Aug 4th: 8pm; Aug 5th: 7:30pm. www. bronxvillewomensclub.org


SATURDAY 8/4


Music: Chappaqua Library presents Concert: The Really Terrible Orchestra of Westchester. Ensemble of musical ama- teurs perform classical compostions. 3:30pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org


SUNDAY 8/5 8/12, 1-2:45pm. www.hrm.org


Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center presents Annual Small Press Celebration. Meet members of First Inkling, Toadlily Press, the Westchester Review, and our own Slapering Hol Press. 4:30pm. www.writerscenter.org


MONDAY 8/6


ArtsW Events: ArtsWestchester pres- ents Storytelling Workshop. Free work- shop with Teaching Artist Stuart Nager. At Mount Vernon Public Library. 8/6-8/23, 2-4pm. www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org


Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents Disney Hit Parade: “Escape to Witch Mountain”. Two young orphans with psychic powers are lured to the man- sion of an evil millionaire. 6-7:40pm. www. nrpl.org


TUESDAY 8/7


Dance: New Rochelle Public Library presents Bokandeye African Dance & Drums. African dance to djembe drum- ming. 7-8pm. www.nrpl.org


WEDNESDAY 8/8


ArtsW Events: ArtsWestchester pres- ents Arts Alive Project and Artist Grant Information Session. Funding opportunity for Artists and Cultural Organizations based in Westchester. At Ossining Arts Council. 5pm. www.artswestchester.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music. This classic 1969 documentary cap- tures the Man in Black fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album. 7:30pm. www. burnsfilmcenter.org


Lectures: Hudson River Museum pres- ents Arts in the Afternoon: Women in the Army. Tour 236 years of womens' service in the U.S. military. 1:30-3pm. www.hrm.org


Music: Hudson River Museum presents Brown Bag Lunch and Round Table Talk. Discuss the roles of women civilians in WWII, hosted by playwright Catherine Ladnier. 8/8-8/15, 12-1:30pm. www.hrm.org


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Family & Kids: Hudson River Museum presents Magic Sundays. Magic show for audiences of all ages. Sundays through


Music: Chappaqua Library presents Kuan Family Chamber Music & Friends. Chamber players on piano, violin and cello. 3pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org


WEDNESDAY 8/15


ArtsW Events: ArtsWestchester pres- ents Arts Alive Project and Artist Grant Information Session. Funding opportunity for artists and cultural organizations based in Westchester. At Mt. Vernon Public Library. 6pm. www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Pom Poko. Film screening followed by Reel Talk w/JBFC Programmer Christopher Funderburg. 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org


FRIDAY 8/17


Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center presents Open Mic Night. Come and share what you’ve been working on. 8pm (sign up begins at 7:30pm). www.writerscenter.org


SUNDAY 8/19


Family & Kids: Hudson River Museum presents Creative Connections. Take a tour of the exhibit Westchester Women & War and stay for a workshop led by Croton- on-Hudson artist Joe Mullins. 12:30-4pm. www.hrm.org


TUESDAY 8/21


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents How to Grow A Band: Chris Thile and Punch Brothers. Film and Q&A with filmmaker Mark Meatto and WFUV Music Director Rita Houston. 7:30pm. www.burn- sfilmcenter.org


WEDNESDAY 8/22


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents From the Shelley Archives: The Who in Texas 1975. This amazing concert captures The Who at the height of their musical power. 5pm. www.burnsfilm- center.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents From the Shelley Archives: Bob Dylan and The Band (1965-1980). Rare footage of Bob Dylan and The Band with an introduction by film archivist Bill Shelley. 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcen- ter.org


Lecture: Chappaqua Library presents Lecture: Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography. Stunning and


Give Me The Banjo. Jacob Burns Film Center, 8/1, (with guest Tony Trischka, above)


THURSDAY 8/23


Music: Paramount Center for the Arts presents Blues Traveler. Their iconic sound of music live on stage. 8pm. www.para- mountcenter.org


MONDAY 8/27


Workshops: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center presents HVWC Fall Open House and Reception. Our teachers talk about the upcoming season. 6-8pm. www.writer- scenter.org


WEDNESDAY 8/29


ArtsW Events: ArtsWestchester pres- ents Arts Alive Project and Artist Grant Information Session. Funding Opportunity for Artist and Cultural Organizations based in Westchester. 9th Floor Gallery. 6pm. www.artswestchester.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Twelve Thirty. Screening followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jeff Lipsky. 7:45pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Flannel Pajamas. Screening followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jeff Lipsky. 4:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org 


thought-provoking photography from con- temporary Chinese photographers. 7pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org


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