OCTOBER 2011


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Workshop: The Picture House presents Acting & Improvisation - Grades 5,6,7 & 8. Allows students to develop charac- ters using truthful realism and spontaneity. 10/4-12/6, Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm. www. thepicturehouse.org


5/ WEDNESDAY


Workshop: The Picture House pres- ents Screenwriting - Grades 5,6,7 & 8. Introductory course where participants will begin to understand the writing process. 10/5-12/14, Wednesdays. www.thepic- turehouse.org


Workshop: The Picture House presents Acting & Improvisation. This class for students in grades 2, 3, and 4 allows the youngest actors to learn the art of creating original characters and bringing them to life. 10/5-12/14, Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm. www.thepicturehouse.org


Exhibition Opening: ArtsWestchester presents Opening Reception for eARTh. Contemporary ceramic sculpture and installation exploring the complex realm of nature and the environment. 5:30-8pm.


6/ THURSDAY


Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents International Film: The Class. The 2008 film is in French with English subtitles. 7pm. www.nrpl.org


Music: Hoff-Barthelson Music School presents HBArtist Series - The Faculty in Performance. Pianist Benita Meshulam performs. 10/6, 7:30pm. www.hbms.org


Music: Iona College Council on the Arts presents Harvie S Power Band.


Internationally acclaimed bass player and composer Harvie S will perform Latin, jazz and funk-based music with his power trio. At Murphy Auditorium. 5pm. www.iona. edu/artscouncil


Theater: The Schoolhouse Theater presents Dancing at Lughnasa. Critically acclaimed production of Brian Friel’s award-winning memory play. 10/6-8, Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sat-Sun, 3pm. www. schoolhousetheater.org


Workshop: Play Group Theatre pres- ents Mommy & Me - open class. Through music, stories, games and more, toddlers take the first creative steps towards discovering the world of theater. 11am. www.playgroup.org


7/ FRIDAY


Film: The Picture House presents The Guard. A comedic fish-out-of-water tale of murder, blackmail, drug trafficking and rural police corruption. Various times. www.thepicturehouse.org


Film: The Picture House presents The Tabloid. This film follows the salacious adventures of a beauty queen with an IQ of 168 whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe. Various times. www.thepicture- house.org


8/ SATURDAY


Festival: Historic Hudson Valley presents Horseman’s Hollow. The sec- ond year of highly entertaining haunted mayhem. At Philipsburg Manor. 10/8-30, 7-10pm. www.hudsonvalley.org


Spoken Word: Historic Hudson Valley presents Irving’s Legend. Master sto- ryteller Jonathan Kruk offers a dramatic reading of Washington Irving’s classic tale. At Philipsburg Manor/Old Dutch Church. 10/8-30, 5-8pm. www.hudsonvalley.org


Spoken Word: Historic Hudson Valley presents Legend Celebration. What bet- ter way to spend a haunt-filled weekend than at the homestead of Washington Irving. 10/8-30, 10am-4pm. www.hudson- valley.org


9/ SUNDAY


Festival: Lyndhurst presents Scarecrow Autumn Festival. Scarecrows, animals, farmers market, music, activities. 11am-4- pm. www.lyndhurst.org


Festival: Neighbors Link presents A Nation of Immigrants Festival. Showcasing a broad range of traditions and folk arts including music, dance, visual arts, food and crafts. At Town Hall of Mount Kisco. 11am-6pm. www.neigh- borslink.org


Music: Irvington Town Hall Theater presents Two for the Road. A “Well Traveled” Musical Recollection. 3pm. www.irvingtontheater.com


Music: PJS Jazz Society presents Winard Harper. Drummer Winard Harper is passionate about jazz. At First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon. 5:15-9pm. pjsjazz.org


10/ MONDAY


Festival: Lyndhurst presents Scarecrow Invasion. 500 scarecrows created by local children invade the grounds. 10/10-31, 10:30am-4:30pm. www.lyndhurst.org


12/ WEDNESDAY


Film: Irvington Town Hall Theater pres- ents The Names of Love. Young extrovert Baya Benmahmoud lives by this classic motto: “Make love, not war.” 8pm. www. irvingtontheater.com


13/ THURSDAY


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center / Media Arts Lab presents West Side Story - Part of the “Dance on Film” series. Come see West Side Story in all its big-screen splen- dor. 7pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org


Joan Rivers, Tarrytown Music Hall, 10/14


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center / Media Arts Lab presents Dance on Film Series. Annual tribute runs the gamut from classical ballet to step dancing. 10/13-20, Various times. www.burnsfilm- center.org


Jonathan Kruk tells Irving's Legend, Historic Hudson Valley, 10/8


14/ FRIDAY


Comedy: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- ents Joan Rivers. Joan Rivers is a force of nature and one of the hardest working celebrities in the world. 8pm. www.tarry- townmusichall.org


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center / Media Arts Lab presents The Rising Sun - Part of the “Dance on Film” series. The group Roc Kidz Crew take their hip-hop moves to the piazzas and seaside settings of Italy, Sardinia, and beyond. 10/14-15, Fri, 9:35pm. Sat, 7:40pm. www.burnsfilm- center.org


Film: The Picture House presents 11th Anniversary of Westchester Italian Film Festival. Five different films play throughout the weekend. Various times. www.thepicturehouse.org


Music: Hoff-Barthelson Music School presents HB Artist Series - The Faculty in Performance. Faculty Member William Komaiko, jazz and classical piano. 8pm. www.hbms.org


Music: Irvington Town Hall Theater presents Willie Nile and the Subdude’s Tommy Malone. Enjoy an incredible eve- ning of music. 8pm. www.irvingtontheater. com


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