This Weekend 07.08.09

There’s lots to do around theLoop this Mother’s Day weekend. Be especially sure to check out our special list of opportunities to enjoy some live music over the next few days.

 

 

 

 

Mamaroneck High School is hosting Jam for Sudan this Friday from 6 – 9 p.m. Stop by the baseball field and enjoy the outdoor concert, featuring live performances by 11 student bands. Barbeque, Rita’s Italian Ices and t-shirts will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit International Medical Corps (IMC). www.imcworldwide.org

Friday is Teen Night at the Rye YMCA from 7 – 10 p.m. Enjoy access to the basketball courts, pool, workout equipment; or hang back with friends in the Teen Lounge and play video games, air hockey, pool, ping-pong or fooseball. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. www.ryeymca.org

Teens in seventh grade and up are invited to the Mamaroneck Library’s Teen Movie Night, featuring Sherlock Holmes this week. Head over to the Harbor Pavilion at 7 p.m. to see the film, or get arrive a little early to enjoy door prizes and refreshments when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. www.mamaronecklibrary.org

The Mamaroneck Artist’s Guild’s Trunk Show will feature work by Olga Bedoya, Beth Marlow, Mary Partian, Aurelio Castano and Dabanga Dos Santos. The show’s opening reception is on Thursday from 5 – 7 p.m. Show hours are: Thursday and Friday, noon – 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

New Rochelle’s annual Senior Citizen Prom takes place this Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Hugh Doyle Center. There will be live music by the Peter Childs Band and New RO Voices 6. $10. www.newrochelleny.com

The Rye Historical Society is holding A Tribute to Rye, a gala fundraiser, this Saturday from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend this event honoring Rye. Tickets can be purchased online via PayPal. $500 Patron; $250 Benefactor; $125 Sponsor; $50 offer your own tribute. www.ryehistoricalsociety.org

The Mamaroneck Indoor Farmers’ Market runs from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. this Saturday. Be sure to check out some of the 20+ vendors selling cheese, produce, honey, bread and much more. And from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., stop by the Pelham Art Center’s table to make a craft for Mother’s Day.

MUSIC

Purchase College is hosting the Music Conservatory of Westchester’s 80th Anniversary Celebration Concert, featuring pianist Garrick Ohlsson and student ensembles this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a dinner prior to the concert at Rye Brook’s Doral Arrowood. And don’t forget about the younger artists—there’s also a Youth Ensembles Concert on the same day, at 3:30 p.m. www.musicconservatory.org

The ArtsWestchester Hosts series will cap off with a new urban jazz concert featuring Bob Baldwin and Porter Carroll Jr. this Saturday at 8 p.m. The concert will take place at The Arts Exchange. $25 at the door; $20 in advance; $5 discount for students, seniors and ArtsWestchester members. www.artswestchester.org

The Westchester Chorale Spring Concert will take place this Saturday at the Larchmont Avenue Church, 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance online or at-the-door. $25 general admission; $20 seniors; $10 students. www.westchesterchorale.org

New Rochelle’s the Knarly Vine will have live music starting at 9 p.m. this Saturday, featuring Warpold Wine Music—a combination of rock and jazz. www.thegnarlyvine.com

Stop by Larchmont’s Watercolor Café this Sunday at 4 or 7 p.m. for a live concert by folk artist Michelle Shocked. Reservations are strongly suggested. www.watercolorcafe.net

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Learn about the roots of jazz music and its premier artists during Jazz Explorations, a music class at the New Rochelle Public Library this Friday from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. www.nrlp.org

The Pelham Art Center will have an opening reception and all-age art workshop this Friday at 6:30 p.m. to introduce Looking Back: Forty Years at the Pelham Art Center, featuring work from the past four decades. www.pelhamartcenter.org

As part of the Sound Shore Shakespeare Festival, New Rochelle High School’s Linda Kelly Theatre will play host to Shakespearean Jukebox this Friday and Saturday, featuring the Knighthorse Theatre Company. Starting at 7:30 p.m., attendees can enjoy an interactive event where the audience can choose from 38 plays they want to see. $15 adults; $10 seniors and students. www.nredfund.org

More Westchester events from our Arts Calendar…

5/7/2010
 
Music: Concordia Conservatory presents Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere. World Premiere of "Kiss the Stars Goodnight": an original song cycle for students in Concordia Conservatory’s Chamber Music Program. 5/7/2010, 7:30pm. 914-395-4507 or www.concordiaconservatory.org

Theater: Irvington Town Hall Theater Foundation presents Sweet Charity. The Tony award-winning musical comedy is packed with explosive, Fosse-indebted dance numbers, snappy Neil Simon dialogue and the all too real and raunchy world of Times Square denizens circa 1960’s. 5/7/2010-5/8/2010, 7:30pm. 914-591-6602 or www.irvingtontheater.com

Film : Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc. presents "Dance on Camera" Film Series. Our annual tribute to dance runs the gamut from classical ballet to the avant-garde, the studio to the streets, emerging talent to international legend. Jacob Burns Film Center/Media Arts Lab. 5/7/2010-5/13/2010. 914-773-7663 or www.burnsfilmcenter.org
 
Film: Paramount Center for the Arts Inc. presents Harold Lloyd’s "Speedy" with live music. This fast paced dramatic comedy, shot in the streets of New York, explores the theme of modernization, pitting the last horse drawn trolley in the city, against the evil forces of the transit monopoly. Alloy Orchestra will perform their original score. 5/7/2010, 8pm. 914-739-2333 or www.paramountcenter.org

Music: School of the Arts at Purchase College presents Interdepartmental Chamber Music. Performances by students from the Conservatory of Music School of the Arts at Purchase College. 5/7/2010, 8pm. 914-251-6700 or www.purchase.edu

Theater: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Sandy Mark’s Manhattan Comedy Show. This comedy show features four of the best comedians you will ever see. Russ Meneve, Dan Naturman, Lynne Koplitz and Sandy Marks are national headliners and world-class talents who have performed all around the globe. 5/7/2010, 8:00 pm. 877-840-0457 or www.tarrytownmusichall.org

5/8/2010

Music: ArtsWestchester presents Keyboard Magic: Bob Baldwin and Friends with Porter Carroll Jr. The Arts Exchange 5/8/2010, 8 pm. 914-428-4220 or www.artswestchester.org

Music: Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts presents Faith Prince: A Leap of Faith; Cabaret in the Music Room. Prince is a celebrated singer, known for her cabaret appearances and for her work with the Boston Pops, Utah Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, etc. 5/8/2010, 8:30pm. (914) 232-1492 or www.caramoor.org

Music: Concordia Conservatory presents Chamber Music Festival 2010: Works by Beethoven, Marais, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Dowland, and Schubert. Concordia Conservatory. 5/8/2010-5/9/2010, 7:30pm. 914-395-4507 or www.concordiaconservatory.org

Music: First Unitarian Society of Westchester presents Western Wind Vocal Ensemble. The Western Wind embraces a repertory that includes a huge range of music from Renaissance motets to rock ‘n’ roll, from medieval carols to early American music to the avant garde. South Presbyterian Church 5/8/2010, 7:30 pm. 914-693-1065 or commongroundfusw.com

Theater: Friends of Music Concerts, Inc. presents Carter Brey/Christopher O’Riley Concert. Kusel Auditorium at Sleepy Hollow High School 5/8/2010, 8:00 pm. (914) 861-5080 or www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org

Workshop: Friends of New Rochelle Public Library presents BID Family Day: Hooray for Mom! Kids in Pre-K to Grade 5 are invited to make a gift to show their moms how much they love her. 5/8/2010, 12:30-2:00 pm. (914) 632-8254 or www.NRLP.org

Music: Friends of New Rochelle Public Library presents Classical Concert: “In Wondrous May” with Tenor Richard Slade. Join tenor Richard Slade and guest artists Fred Katzenberg, oboe; Diane Guernsey, pianist; and Cynthia Reynolds. 5/8/2010, 3:00 pm. (914) 632-8254 or www.NRLP.org

Music: Hoff-Barthelson Music School presents The Genius of Art Tatum. Arnold Laubich, guest speaker. Recorded examples along with never seen videos. 5/8/2010, 3 pm. 914-723-1169 or www.hbms.org

Theater: Katonah Museum of Art presents SANDGLASS THEATER’S INES ZELLER BASS TO PERFORM ISIDOR’S CHEEK. Young children and their families will be delighted by Isidor’s miniature world as Ines Zeller Bass performs Isidor’s Cheek on a revolving table. 5/8/2010, 1:30pm & 3:30pm. 914-232-9555 or www.katonahmuseum.org
 
Theater: Tarrytown Music Hall presents The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. 5/8/2010, 1pm. 877-840-0457 or www.tarrytownmusichall.org

Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Westchester Symphonic Winds. Curt Ebersole, conductor/music director. This volunteer adult community wind ensemble provides opportunities for players and audiences alike to enjoy the finest music for winds/percussion by award-winning composers and the area’s finest soloists. 5/8/2010, 8 pm. 877-840-0457 or www.tarrytownmusichall.org

Music: Westchester Chamber Music Society, Inc. presents "To Listen and to Enjoy: Classical Music with a Latine Flavor," in collaboration with the Greenburgh Public Library. Greenburgh Public Library. 5/8/2010, 2:00pm. 914-967-7399 or www.artswestchester.org

Music: Westchester Chorale, Inc. presents Service Sacre.The Westchester Chorale, Douglas Kostner, Music Director, will present its Spring concert entitled “Service Sacre”, featuring Milhaud’s. Larchmont Avenue Church. 5/8/2010, 8pm. 914-725-7507 or www.westchesterchorale.org

Music: Westchester Symphonic Winds presents Season Finale – Celebrating composer John Barnes Chance, a prominent and award-winning composer of the twentieth century. Tarrytown Music Hall. 5/8/2010, 8pm. 877-840-0457 or tarrytownmusichall.org

5/9/2010

Music: Chappaqua Orchestral Association presents The Cassatt Quartet. Acclaimed as one of America’s outstanding ensembles, the Manhattan based Cassatt String Quartet has performed throughout North America, Europe, and the Far East. Muneko Otani, violin; Jennifer Leshnower, violin; Michiko Oshima, viola; Nicole Johnson, cello. Chappaqua Library Auditorium 5/9/2010, 3:00 pm. 914-238-2779 or www.chappaquaorchestra.org

Workshop: Clay Art Center presents Helping Hands – Mothers Day Parent/Child Clay Workshop. Mother’s Day Edition! A one-day workshop for a child (ages 5 – 11) and special adult (parent, grandparent, relative, nanny or friend) to create magical memories while working on a clay project together that will be fired and picked up later. Clay Art Center 5/9/2010, 1:30pm – 4:30pm. 914-937-2047 x222 or www.clayartcenter.org

Music: Performers of Westchester presents Piano, Cello, ViolinTrio. The program will include Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit; Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor; Debussy, Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor. Performers of Westchester 5/9/2010, 4pm. 914-478-3308 or www.performersofwestchester.org