JANUARY 2011 news in brief Westchester Library System Hosts 13th Annual African American


Literary Tea The Westchester Library System (WLS) will hold its 13th annual African-American Writ- ers & Readers Literary Tea on January 17 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Abigail Kirsch’s Tappan Hill in Tarrytown. The event kicks off a month-long celebration of African American history throughout Westchester County’s 38 public libraries. Held annually on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, this year’s literary tea features a trio of celebrated African-American women including novelist Dolen Perkins-Valdez, obstetrician and author Dr. Yvonne Thornton, and actress and director (HBO’s True Blood) turned author Tanya Wright. This year’s honorary chair is Sena- tor Ruth Hassell-Thompson. For more info visit www.westchesterlibraries.org.


Tanya Wright. Actress and director (HBO’s True Blood) turned author


Red Monkey Theatre Group to present "Twelfth Night" Red Monkey Theater Group will welcome the New Year in January with an abridged pro- duction of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Tal Aviezer. The play, which revolves around a humorous case of mistaken identity, will feature original live music composed and performed by Lauren Anker. The production will be presented as part of ArtsWestchester's "Arts at the X" series on Friday, January 14th at 8 pm, at The Arts Ex- change, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains. For tickets call (914) 428-4220 x 223 or visit www.artswestchester.org


Jane Dubin. Two-time Tony Award-winning producer


New Play Reading Series for 2011 at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center invites playwrights to submit to their inaugural New Play Reading Series starting in 2011. The series will consist of three new works presented at the Center in Sleepy Hollow, which will be selected through a nation-wide blind search process. Tony Award-winning producer, Jane Dubin, and Artistic Director of the Axial The- atre, Howard Meyer, will act as curators of the series. The purpose of the series is to help develop new plays, and to help producers develop the skills needed to produce new works. Each reading will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists involved in the produc- tion. Full submission guidelines and deadlines are available online at www.writerscenter. org or by calling 914-332-5953.


Lynn Honeysett Selected as New Executive Director at Pelham Art Lynn Honeysett. Photo by Domenica Comfort


Center Barbara Carden and Anna Riehl, Pelham Art Center’s Board Chair and President, are pleased to announce that New Rochelle resident Lynn Honeysett will succeed Lisa Robb as the new Executive Director of Pelham Art Center in January. Ms. Honeysett is currently Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications at United Way of Westchester and Putman, a position she has held for 5 years. Previously, she worked in marketing and branding for 15 years and in the 1980s was a TV producer and journalist. "Pelham Art Center is a well cared for treasure, thanks to its excellent boards, staff and the leadership of Lisa Robb,” said Ms. Honeysett. Ms. Robb had been the Director for 11 years and is credited with building several new partnerships to expand the Center's cultural programming in many settings including, k-12 level, after-school programming, special needs, senior centers, and other agencies. Robb also initiated a successful capital cam- paign that resulted in a new media lab and rennovated galleries.


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New Board Members Announced


Joseph Oates, the President of ArtsWestchester’s Board of Trust- ees, recently announced that Karen Greenspan and Frank Schettino were elected to ArtsWestchester’s Board of Trustees.


Karen Greenspan Karen Greenspan earned a dual degree in Arts History and Studio Art from Tulane University. For 20 years, she was a retail buyer for both Bloom-


ingdale’s and Henri Bendel’s. Karen and her husband Andrew, a partner in GHP Realty, and their three children, reside in Chappaqua.


Karen has been actively involved with the arts in the Chappaqua schools. She taught art history classes at the elementary school and was a volun- teer photographer as well. Her most recent project is a video montage of the Horace Greeley High School class of 2011. Greenspan has also been a long-time supporter of the Steffi Nos- sen School of Dance.


Frank A. Schettino


A graduate of Ford- ham University, Frank Schettino is the managing partner and a member of the executive commit- tee at Anchin, a full


service accounting and advisory firm. He has worked for more than 25 years fulfilling the accounting, business, and financial needs of closely held companies. His clients range from aggressive growth to well-established entrepreneurs.


Frank is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accoun- tants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accoun- tants (NYSSCPA). He is also on the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Westchester County Association and serves on the board of the Hudson Valley Hospital Foundation.


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