AUDITION NOTICE:
Summercliff Players present
"Once On This Island"
Auditions will be held on May 20th and 21st at the Briarcliff Recreation Center on Macy Road for the 2012 Summercliff Players’ production of "Once on This Island". Offered through a cooperative effort with the Briarcliff Manor Recreation Department, the Briarcliff Friends of the Performing Arts and the Briarcliff Manor Community Coalition, this is the summer troupe’s sixth season. Registration is open for students ages 11 to 21. "Once on This Island" is a show with a catchy, contemporary, and Caribbean-flavored score by the Tony® Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The show will be directed by Kathleen Donovan-Warren with Musical Direction by Nadia Rizzo and Technical Direction by James Britt. Rehearsals will run Monday – Friday, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, from June 25 – July 26. Two public performances are scheduled for July 27th and 28th. Registration is not limited to residents of Briarcliff Manor and tuition is $420 per performer with a $25 non-refundable audition fee.
For additional audition information please email or visit [link]

Friday, May 18
13th Annual Arts Bash [link]
ArtsWestchester, White Plains
Join us for an exciting exhibition, Sculpture: On and Off the Wall …meet the artists…tour artist studios…sample fine wine…and taste signature dishes from some of Westchester’s top restaurants.

Saturday, May 19 from 12pm - 5pm
Family ArtsBash, hosted by ArtsWestchester [link] | ArtsWestchester, White Plains
At the event, Westchester residents of all ages can discover the work in Sculpture: On and Off the Wall, enjoy nine workshops, explore artist studios throughout the building, and play StickerMania to win fun prizes.

Monday, May 21 from 6pm – 9pm
Greenburgh Library Foundation:
Books & Cooks --- Mystery Edition,
A Literary Feast [link] | Greenburgh Public Library
Tickets on sale for $135 per person
Go on line to purchase
This restaurant showcase features food presented by local chefs and a meet and great with many notable authors.
Leading the culinary contributors as Honorary Restaurant Chair is David DiBari of the Cookery in Dobbs Ferry. Confirmed partners include: Bistro Z, Caffe Azzurri, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Coffee Labs Roasters, 42 the Restaurant, Good-Life Gourmet, The Great American BBQ Company, Harvest on Hudson, Milonga, Mughal Palace, Prospero Winery, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, and the SB&G Grill.
The new mystery and suspense theme is inspired by special guest and New York Times best selling thriller author, Andrew Gross as Honorary Chair. Several other local authors will attend which include: Ira Berkowitz (Sinners’ Ball), Marek Fuchs (A Cold Blooded Business), Rinku Bhattacharya (The Contemporary Indian Table), and M. Angela Lynch-Clare (White Chocolate). They will be on hand to sign books and talk about their publications.

Saturday, June 2 @ 7pm
Boys & Girls Club
of Northern Westchester --
18th Annual Humanitarian Award DinnerLexus of Mount Kisco, 275 Kisco Avenue, Mount Kisco
The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester will host its 18th Annual Humanitarian Award Dinner honoring Richard J. Smith, President, Entergy Wholesale Commodities Business. The John Beach Award will be presented to the Junior League of Northern Westchester. The Club’s annual Youth of the Year Award will be a featured presentation. The cocktail reception begins at 7pm, followed by a sit down dinner, awards ceremony, live and silent auctions and dancing. Highlights this year include an award presentation by former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Actor Billy Baldwin will serve as Master Auctioneer. The dinner is open to all by advance registration. Individual tickets are available for $350, as well as sponsorship tables and journal ads. For further information, please contact Hospitality Resource Group at 914-761-7111 or email.

Saturday, June 2 @ 7pm
The Pets Alive Fur Ball Gala Fundraiser [link]
The Doubletree, Tarrytown
We NEED your help. Every month, Pets Alive runs in a budget deficit. We supplement that deficit each year by throwing fundraisers. Our biggest and most important one - our annual Fur Ball Extravaganza. This is a huge event that we need to be successful in order to raise money to fill in the gaps and holes of our expenses all year.
We are reaching out today to ask for your support for our Fur Ball which raises these critical funds for our animal rescue, the daily care of the animals, and our important advocacy work on behalf of animals everywhere.
It is only with the generosity and creativity of all of our friends and supporters that the Fur Ball can be a success. Our largest and most important annual fundraiser, funds raised are critical for enabling the rescue of last chance animals and our work towards creating a No Kill nation.

Tuesday, June 26, Registration & Brunch/Lunch 10:30am – 12:15pm; Shotgun - 12:30pm; Cocktail Reception, Dinner and Awards - 5pm
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester’s 10th Annual Golf Invitational [link]
Westchester Hills Golf Club, 401 Ridgeway, White Plains
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester (HPCW) will host its 10th Annual Golf Invitational. All proceeds from the event will benefit HPCW’s continuing effort to provide comfort, care and compassion to every individual and family facing serious or life-threatening illness. Registration begins at 10:30am with brunch/lunch. A shotgun start will follow at 12:30pm. Ticket prices are $400 per golfer and $1,600 per foursome. For ticket purchases and sponsorship packages, contact Holly K. Benedict at 914.682.1484 x122.


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