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Nicole Briggs

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Bard's Fisher Center Presents 'Adrift' Exhibition By Rhinebeck Photographer ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Fisher Center at Bard College continues to showcase “Adrift,” an exhibition by local photographer Carolyn Marks Blackwood, through Thursday, Dec. 31 from noon to 6 p.m. Photographer Blackwood, who is based in Rhinebeck, presents a series of photographs featuring the Hudson River's water and ice in vibrant, abstract colors. Admission is free. Click here for more information. The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is at 60 Manor Ave., Annandale-on-Hudson.

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Events

Rye's Wainwright House Celebrates Dickens With Tea, Tales RYE, N.Y. -- Celebrate the holidays with tea and tales Saturday and Sunday with “A Dickens of a Weekend” from 10-4 p.m. at the Wainwright House in Rye. The weekend will feature free arts and crafts for kids, holiday snacks and refreshments, live music, a hand bell choir, an Irish dance troop, a marionette show, a caricature artist, a holiday cooking demonstration, free souvenir photos, a raffle and a holiday marketplace offering handcrafted and unique gifts Author Alyssa Capucilli, creator of the BISCUIT children’s books, will make a special appearance Saturday from 9-10 a.m. Meet Capucill…

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Events

Putnam After Dark Presents Medium Message Circle With Carla Blaha PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The next Medium’s Message Circle with psychic medium Carla Blaha will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Putnam Valley Grange Hall. Participants in a message circle sit in a friendly environment and receive information, guidance and messages through Blaha, who receives her information in forms of symbols and impressions. Requested admission contribution is $10. The Putnam Valley Grange Hall is at 128 Mill St., at Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley.

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Events

Warner Library Presents Cooking With Renana In Tarrytown TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Local chef and educator Renana Shvil-Tobi will offer a cooking class, “Cooking by the Book,” Friday at 10:15 a.m. for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Healthy foods will be prepared, accompanied by a picture book related to the food. Children will be introduced to the ingredients, encouraged to explore them with all senses and learn how to measure and take turns making a dish inspired by a children's book. Shvil-Tobi been a cooking instructor for 10 years. She has also been a preschool teacher in a Montessori school in Brooklyn …

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Events

Buddha Body Yoga Founder Michael Hayes Teaching In Briarcliff BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Yoga Teacher's Association of the Hudson Valley continues its program with "Buddha Body Yoga Exploration: Working with Larger Bodies," presented by yoga teacher and Buddha Body Yoga founder Michael Hayes, Saturday, Jan. 9 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Studio at Club Fit, 584 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor. During the three-hour workshop, Hayes will explore the principals and fundamentals of how to teach yoga when working with large bodies. It will help teachers better understand how to work effectively and sensitively with larger individuals, maneuvering …

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Lifestyle

Southport Galleries Celebrates 6 Years, 6 Artists SOUTHPORT, Conn. – Southport Galleries will mark six years as the artistic anchor in the village with a special holiday installation of its most popular painters, “Southport Galleries Celebrates: 6 Years, 6 Artists” Saturday through Thursday, Dec. 24. The exhibit debuts with a special reception open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday during the Southport holiday block party. In 2009, founders and longtime Fairfield residents Kelsey and Sissy Biggers began the meticulous restoration of the 100-year-old hardware store as an historic preservation mission and partnered with Philip Eliasop…

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Events

Astrophysicist Caleb Scharf Considers Cosmos At Westport Library WESTPORT, Conn. -- What does the future hold for Earth? What is our true cosmic status? How significant and unique are we? Columbia University’s renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf will address these questions and discuss his new book Saturday at the Westport Library. Scharf is the director of the multidisciplinary Columbia Astrobiology Center. His new book is called "The Copernicus Complex: Our Cosmic Significance in a Universe of Planets and Probabilities." It is an investigation into the latest scientific thinking about the age-old question of the significance and u…

by Nicole Briggs

12/02/2015

Politics

Cuomo Continues Next Phase Of State's Fight To End AIDS Epidemic In recognition of World AIDS Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a series of announcements regarding the next phase of New York State’s plan to end the AIDS epidemic in the state. Cuomo is committing $200 million in new funding toward HIV/AIDS efforts, which is in addition to the $2.5 billion in public funding that the state currently directs toward addressing the disease. He is also calling on the federal government to increase its contribution nationwide for housing assistance for people living with HIV and AIDS. The governor also announced that in addition to the billions of dollars the state …

by Nicole Briggs

12/01/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Search For Man Who Tried To Lure Child Into Car STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a Hispanic man who allegedly tried to lure a 12-year-old boy into his car Tuesday morning in the area of Eden Road, according to the Stamford Police Department. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 a.m. while the victim was waiting for a school bus. The vehicle was described as an older model four-door turquoise Toyota Corolla with brown tinted windows. The Hispanic male operator was described as being around 40 years old, light skin, with stubble on his face, police said. The suspect was wearing a bei…

by Nicole Briggs

12/01/2015

News

Chappaqua Kids Bring Robotics To Ossining Children's Center CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – The Astromechs and the Brick Bosses robotics teams in Chappaqua held two fundraisers to bring a two-hour LEGO robotics learning experience to the Ossining Children's Center's After School Enrichment program. After learning that the Ossining Children's Center did not have a robotics program, the teams, part of the First LEGO League, held two fundraisers. The teams sold glow-wear for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, as well as LEGO mini-packs, purchased in part with a donation of LEGOstore points by Sam Kaplan, 14, of the Astromechs. The remaining LEGO kits were raffled…

by Nicole Briggs

12/01/2015

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