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EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT: NUTCRACKER DREAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts | A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT NUTCRACKER DREAM MATINEE & EVENING PERFORMANCES DECEMBER 16 – DECEMBER 29, 2023 The Emelin Theatre resumes a holiday tradition – NUTCRACKER DREAM – in partnership with Westchester’s premier professional dance company Ballet…
Doctorow Statue Coming to New Rochelle
The syncopated sounds of ragtime music will be heard in New Rochelle this fall as the city celebrates a new piece of public art designed to honor the memory of one of its best-known authors: A new bronze statue of E.L. Doctorow will be installed in mid-October at Huguenot Park, echoing the bronze statue of…
NRCA Launches “All About the Arts” Podcast
Have you ever wondered how world famous 3-D artist Charles Fazzino got his start? How GQ model Alvin Clayton moved from posing to painting? Or what it takes to tell your story on The Moth? The New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) has the answers on its new podcast “All About the Arts,” making…
The Schoolhouse Theater presents 3-Way Stop by James Sheldon
3-Way Stop By James Sheldon At the Schoolhouse Theater, October 13-29 Directed by Owen Thompson The Schoolhouse Theater is proud to present the Westchester Premier of James Sheldon’s 3-Way Stop, directed by Schoolhouse Artistic Director Owen Thompson. This fascinating, formidable, and wickedly funny evening of three one act plays from master playwright James Sheldon is…
NRCA Bringing The Moth to New Rochelle
ArtsFest will kick off this year on Thursday, October 19th with a visit from The Moth, which will be bringing one of its acclaimed StorySLAMs to New Rochelle for the first time. The Moth will alight at Trinity St. Paul Parish Hall (311 Huguenot St., New Rochelle) for a live, community-focused open-mic storytelling competition in which…
OPEN AUDITION: The Nutcracker, with Westchester Ballet Company
** MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT ** WESTCHESTER BALLET COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS FALL 2023 AUDITION SCHEDULEThe Ballet Company Welcomes Young Dancers, Ages 6 -18, to Audition for The Nutcracker September 1, 2023 – Westchester Ballet Company will hold its fall auditions at two locations this year, one for young beginners, ages 6-14,…
Ragtime Jazz Brunch to Celebrate Doctorow’s New Rochelle
Get ready to try “The Bunny Hug,” “The Foxtrot” or maybe even “The Castle Walk”: This fall ArtsFest – the New Rochelle Council on the Arts annual weekend celebration – will include a very special fundraiser, a Ragtime Jazz Brunch celebrating the dedication of the new statue of E.L. Doctorow coming to New Rochelle. Guests…
ArtsFest 2023 Coming Up October 19th through 22nd
ArtsFest 2023 – an exciting weekend-long celebration of the arts — will take place in New Rochelle and surrounding communities from Thursday, October 19th through Sunday, October 22nd . Organized by the non-profit New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) ArtsFest spotlights the diversity of arts and artists in our community, with open studios, live music…
Ichabod: A frightening, new immersive production is coming to Bethany Arts Community
For Immediate Release September 9th, 2023 Press Contact: Meghan Covington Email: riversedgetheatreco@gmail.com Ichabod: A frightening, new immersive production is coming to Bethany Arts Community Ossining, NY – River’s Edge Theatre Company and Bethany Arts Community are teaming up to bring a frightening new, immersive theatre production to Westchester this fall. Ichabod will run October 20-22…
Nathan Flower Joins Axial Theatre As Associate Artistic Director
Westchester, NY – Under the leadership of Artistic Director Cady McClain, Ossining resident Nathan Flower is joining the company as Associate Artistic Director. When asked to comment on the company’s announcement, Flower offered, “I have an instinctive knack for supporting theater makers in leadership; being able to help them realize their vision. Cady is…