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Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 22, 2024) – After an extensive national search, ArtsWestchester’s Board of Directors announced today the appointment of Kathleen Reckling as its new CEO, effective July 1, 2024. She is succeeding Janet Langsam who, after 33…

ArtsWestchester Awards More Than $550,000 in Grants to Local Groups

ArtsWestchester Awards More Than $550,000 in Grants to Local Groups WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK (July 10, 2023) – ArtsWestchester will award more than $550,000 in grants to 164 groups in Westchester and Rockland counties through a New York State Senate Arts Initiative. The funding has been made available by State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins…

Ozland Festival

JULY 5, 2023.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    On Saturday, September 16, 2023, Antonia Arts will be having its 3rd Annual “Oz Land Festival” in Downtown Peekskill, NY, and “The Artist Spot” at 925 South Street where Antonia Arts Inc., is based. Scarlett Antonia, Founder of Antonia Arts, Inc., has been planning the event, which will…

June at Hudson Valley MOCA

May 4th —August 4th, 2023 Gen Z : A student exhibition Presented by Hudson Valley MOCA and Peekskill Central School District High School artists curate and create this exhibition as part of our Young Docents Program in Peekskill High School. New in How We Live Marie Watt, Singing Everything:  Crescendo from the Whitney Museum Writing…

Myra Lucretia Taylor to star in (mis)UNDERSTANDING MAMMY: The Hattie McDaniel Story At the Schoolhouse Theater, July 14 – 30 Directed by Seret Scott

The Schoolhouse Theater is proud to present the Westchester Premier of Joan Ross Sorkin’s (mis)UNDERSTANDING MAMMY: The Hattie McDaniel Story, directed by multi award-winning director Seret Scott. This sizzling drama with music is the second production of TST’s 2023 Season and will be performed at the Performance Space at 3 Owens Road in Croton Falls…

JazzFest White Plains Announces 2023 Lineup!

JazzFest White Plains Announces 2023 Lineup! Headliners include the John Scofield & Joe Lovano Quartet, Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner, Mike Phillips and More! Artist Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/artswestchester/sets/72177720308849494 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (June 14, 2023) – JazzFest White Plains returns brighter than ever with more than 15 live performances taking place across five days, September 6-10,…

Lincoln Glenn Features Water-Themed American Art from 1850-1980

Lincoln Glenn Gallery is excited to announce Jump Right In: Waterways in American Art, 1850-1980. The exhibition will be on view at Lincoln Glenn’s Westchester gallery at 126 Larchmont Avenue from June 23rd through August 31st. Throughout history, American waterways have been utilized for trade, leisure, sport, and human migration. From the earliest painting in…

Theater under the stars: Sherwood Forest comes to Irvington this July 13-16!

IRVINGTON, NY — Irvington Theater and its Arts Partner River’s Edge Theatre Company have teamed up once again to create some outdoor theatrical magic this summer – this time in a co-production of Adam Szymkowicz’s patriarchy-smashing comedy, Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood, coming to Irvington next month! This “sweet farce” (Time Out…