Tag Archives: New Rochelle

Tough Choices

  It’s going to be a tough choice no matter how you slice it. No, I’m not talking about the election. I’m talking about the weekend. Jazz Fest is sizzling this weekend in White Plains with a terrific line-up of musicians from Brazil, Africa and New Orleans. Two outstanding evenings are Friday with the Gary Smulyan […]

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The Real Humanitarians

I have never thought of myself as a humanitarian, but then again, who am I to argue with Commissioner Mae Carpenter? She brilliantly runs the Public Private Partnership for Aging Services in Westchester, making sure our seniors are well cared for. This week, in front of 200 guests she presented me with a humanitarian award.  […]

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Remembering Ruby

Ruby Dee was never too busy. That is how I remember her. Would she record a TV spot for ArtsWestchester? Happy to do so. Would she say a few words at a local school? In a heartbeat! A poetry reading with her family at ArtsWestchester? Of course! Accept an arts award? Yes…but…heaven knows she didn’t […]

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Art Speaks ‘Round the World

Art Speaks ‘Round the World

My guest blogger this week is my creative and talented executive assistant Alison Kattleman. Italy has always been a leader in the arts. Such names as Giotto, Caravaggio and Guttuso come to mind. Now there’s a new voice in the grand tradition of Italian painting—the Arcane Movement, which has, since its inception some two years […]

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