AUGUST 2012 news in brief


Logo Chosen for New Rochelle’s 325th Anniversary


Libraries receiving grants include: Briarcliff, Montrose, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Yonkers Riverfront, Ruth Keeler Memorial Library in South Salem, Scarsdale Public Library, John C. Hart Li- brary in Shrub Oak, Somers, and Warner Library in Tarrytown. Collaborating with professional teaching artists, the librar- ies will present a series of skill-based artist residencies designed to foster mastery and social engagement – two key ingredients for positive aging – cul- minating with a free public event.


“This initiative…is instrumental in


Bright, colorful, unforgettable: that describes the striking design created by graphic designer Deborah Haley, whose work has been selected as the official logo for the City of New Ro- chelle’s upcoming 325th anniversary celebration. Ms. Haley received $325; two runners-up, Jesse Sanchez and Andrew Morejon, each received $100. The competition was a collaboration between the City of New Rochelle and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, to provide a symbol representing 325 years of growth and development for the city. Haley explained that her logo’s “colorful, undulating squares represent New Rochelle’s growth and economic development along the Sound,” while the orange fleur-de-lys reflects the City’s rich Huguenot histo- ry and its demographic vibrancy today. For info on the 325th anniversary, visit: www.NewRochelleNY.com/325.


Ten Westchester Libraries Receive Creative Aging Grants


furthering our mission to help libraries serve our underserved populations, including the growing population of older adults in Westchester,” said WLS Executive Director Terry Kirchner.


For program information visit: www.WestchesterLibraries.org or www.LifetimeArts.org.


The “Queen of Soul” Comes to Westchester


Newly-appointed Hudson Valley Writers' Center Executive Director Jo Ann Clark


The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center (HVWC) in Sleepy Hollow has an- nounced the appointment of its new Executive Director, Jo Ann Clark. A former administrator at St. Stephen’s School in Rome and past Director of CITYterm at the Masters School, Clark also has extensive teaching experi- ence from the School of the Art Insti- tute of Chicago, to Columbia University Teachers College, to the HVWC itself. For the past two years, she served as the HVWC’s Chair of Programming, helping to expand the center’s read- ings and courses and to build partner- ships with schools and organizations throughout the county and beyond.


“I have felt honored to be a part of The Creative Aging program at Yonkers Riverfront Library


Lifetime Arts, Inc. and Westchester Library System (WLS) have announced the first of two rounds of Creative Ag- ing Program grants totaling $23,493 to ten Westchester libraries, to support free arts programs for older adults.


Aretha Franklin, one of the most influential and important voices in the history of American music, will make her only New York appearance this fall at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. As part of the Pepe Infiniti Concert Series, a performance will be held on Tuesday evening, November 13. Franklin, whose repertoire spans pop, soul, jazz, rock, blues and gospel, was named the #1 Vocalist of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2009. The legendary songstress will be joined by members of the Westchester Philhar- monic for this once-in-a-lifetime show. For tickets and info, visit : www.wmconcerts.com.


the Writers’ Center’s growth, and feel excited now to begin guiding its future course,” said Ms. Clark. “It’s a joy being part of this wonderful community serv- ing the craft and art that is writing.” For more information about Hudson Valley Writers' Center, visit: www.writerscenter.org.


Writers’ Center Appoints New Executive Director


Renowned Tenor Performs for UN Secretary-General


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(left to right) Luciano Lamonarca, President of the Puglia Center of America with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations


On July 10, tenor Luciano Lamonarca, President of the Puglia Center of America in New Rochelle, was invited to perform at a reception hosted by the Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). The guest of honor was Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, top world diplomat and Secretary-General of the UN. Lamonarca, who was previously the youngest opera singer to perform at the UN in New York City in 2007, sang two famous arias, “O Sole Mio” and “Granada,” and the operatic master- work, “Nessun Dorma,” from Turandot. Following the performance, Ki-moon praised, “I would like to have at least a tenth of your powerful voice during my speeches."


“I...assured him that undoubtedly his voice, the voice of peace, reaches much further, to remote corners of this globe...to whom he calls to make this world a better place to live in,” said Lamonarca. For more info on the opera singer, visit: www.LucianoLamonarca. com.


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