By Ary Hammerman Since the late 1980s, saxophonist Mike Phillips has played music in Westchester, his home county. He grew up surrounded by jazz at Mount Vernon High School and went on to perform with Prince, Stevie Wonder and Micheal
Read MoreCelebrate the rich legacy and history of Judaism at the 47th Annual Westchester Jewish Music & Arts Festival on Sunday, Aug. 20, from noon to 6 p.m. at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. “Our cultural festivals help to enlighten County residents
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Janet Garber likes to tell anyone that will listen that her latest book took 40 years to write. Of course, Garber didn’t actually spend four decades writing “The French Lover’s Wife,” which was released in April. She had jotted down
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The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges, but it also provided time for individuals to try new things. One case in point is Paul Rodden, a nine-year-old fourth-grader at Matthew Paterson Elementary School in the Carmel School District. Rodden, who resides
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Great music, a fun and memorable storyline and a timeless message are some of the qualities that a theater patron often hopes to come away with when buying a ticket to a show. Later this week, the Community Theater of
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Last Saturday afternoon’s weather may not have been what anybody would have drawn up for a successful Pleasantville Music Festival, but it didn’t prevent several thousand music lovers and the performers from having a great time. Despite stifling heat and
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For those attending this Saturday’s 17th Pleasantville Music Festival, if Main Stage performer The Allman Betts Band conjures up memories of 1970s rock for some, that wouldn’t be off base. One of the most anticipated acts at this year’s festival,
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In his music career and in life, Pete Francis has been faced with obstacles, but each time has seemed to emerge stronger from the experience. A founding member of the groundbreaking indie band Dispatch, which formed at Vermont’s Middlebury College
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By Lily Spinda One of Westchester’s biggest music festivals allows families and friends to jam out to original music. It also gives three Westchester-based bands the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of new people. The 17th annual Pleasantville
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The northern Westchester-based indie soul/funk band Smooch has played in all types of venues throughout the county, from bars and breweries, to farms and street fairs. It took a bit of a fortuitous break for them to land a spot
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