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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…

Music at Asbury Presents “God Bless Us, Everyone”

Music at Asbury Celebrates 250th Anniversary of Asbury Church “God Bless Us, Everyone” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MUSIC AT ASBURY FREE CONCERT SERIES GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021 AT 4 P.M. Tuckahoe, NY – Asbury-Crestwood United Methodist Church will celebrate its 250th Anniversary with a free holiday program, “God Bless Us, Everyone,” presented…

Sanctuary Series Resumes Concerts on November 7 with Pianist Jeffrey Biegel

The Sanctuary Series begins its 2021 – 2022 Fall Season with the return of virtuosic pianist, Jeffrey Biegel, for a recital entitled, “Hope and Reflection,” featuring Bach and Beethoven as well as several new pieces the artist wrote during the pandemic. One of which, “Reflection of Justice: An Ode to Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” he premiered…

Arc Stages to present Merrily We Roll Along, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, beginning November 12

For immediate release: Contact Information: Adam Cohen adam@arcstages.org / 914-747-6206 Arc Stages to present Merrily We Roll Along, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, beginning November 12. Pleasantville, N.Y. — Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages presents Merrily We Roll Along for their Community Stage. The Community Stage is the second wing of a company that also includes a thriving Educational…

Fall Concert – Salute to Percy Grainger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 5, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:  Curt Ebersole – Conductor/Music Director, Westchester Symphonic Winds Phone: (914) 281-1976 · E-Mail: info@westchestersymphonicwinds.org Website: www.westchestersymphonicwinds.org Westchester Symphonic Winds Opens 34th Season with Salute to Percy Grainger WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Westchester Symphonic Winds (WSW) opens its 34th season on November 14, 2021, at 3:00 p.m….

ArtsWestchester Award Winner Presents World Premiere

Pamela Sklar’s award-winning project Words into Music will receive its in-person world premiere on Saturday, November 20th, 1:00 PM in Mt Vernon, NY. Based on personal conversations with Mount Vernon community members, Words Into Music highlights people’s shared experiences with family situations, community issues, personal struggles, hopes and dreams. Their poignant, beautiful, and sometimes devastating experiences inspired Pamela Sklar,…

CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY KICKS OFF ITS 2021-22 HOCH CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES WITH “A NIGHT IN ITALY” ON NOVEMBER 6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date:     October  17, 2021 Contact:  Kathleen Suss — Executive Director, Concordia Conservatory Phone:    (914) 395-4507 | Email: ksuss@concordiaconservatory.org   CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY KICKS OFF ITS 2021-22 HOCH CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES  WITH “A NIGHT IN ITALY” ON NOVEMBER 6   Bronxville, NY – Concordia Conservatory PLAYS ON!… announces the opening concert…

Curators Tour of Fall Into Layers, Contemporary Quilts at Blue Door Art Center

Join guest curators, Arlé Sklar-Weinstein and Randy Frost, for a Curators Tour of the Fall Into Layers, Contemporary Quilts Exhibition on Saturday, October 16, 1:30 – 2:30pm. Be guided through the work of twenty fabric artists with commentary by these two accomplished artists. Learn about quilting as an art form and have your questions answered….

Tamara Payne on Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography of Malcolm X Presented by Purchase College

Purchase College-SUNY will present Tamara Payne in Conversation with Professor Andrew Salomon on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Payne will be discussing her late father’s award-winning book, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held digitally via Zoom….