Westchester Happenings: Friday, Dec. 2
Friday, Dec. 2
Mount Kisco Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony: Followed by cookies and cocoa and a visit by Santa at the American Legion Hall. Presented by the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce. Mount Kisco Village Hall, 104 Main St., Mount Kisco. 6 p.m. Info: 914-666-7525 or e-mail MtKiscoChamber@aol.com.
Racism Workshop: An Undoing Racism workshop will be held in upper Westchester through Dec. 3 at the Fourth Unitarian Society of Westchester, 1698 Strawberry Rd., Mohegan Lake. The training costs from $175 to $350. The program is being offered by the New Orleans-based People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. Register at www.antiracismalliance.com.
Music Events: A series of music events will be held this weekend at 12 Grapes Music & Wine Bar, 12 N. Division St., Peekskill. On Dec. 2 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., The Hahnbone Band will perform rhythm and blues and soul. Admission is $10 or $5 if a dinner entrée is purchased. On Dec. 3 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Blues Buddha will perform. Admission is $10 or $5 with the purchase of a dinner entrée. On Dec. 4 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the acoustic duo of ZZ Berman & Jimmy Tate will perform. Info: www.12grapes.com.
Chappaqua Garden Club Annual Wreath Sale: Wreaths, swags and centerpieces designed by club members for its annual fundraiser. Chappaqua Train Station, Chappaqua. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Westchester Amateur Astronomers: The organization is hosting a special talk by Dava Sobel, award-winning science journalist and author of several books including “Longitude” and “Galileo’s Daughter.”Pace University’s Miller Hall, 861 Bedford Rd., Pleasantville. 7:30 p.m. Free. Info: www.westchesterastronomers.org.
Old Mills Singers Anniversary and Holiday Concert: Celebrating 40 years, this community chorus will perform favorites and a variety of holiday themed songs. Santa and his elves will be coming to our show as the audience shares in a sing-along. Ossining High School, 29 S. Highland Ave., Ossining. 8 p.m. Adults: $15. Seniors and children: $10. Also Dec. 3. Info: 914-762-3765 or visit. www.oldmillsingers.org.
Contemporary Art Exhibit: “Circa 1986,” is being held through July 2012 at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 1701 Main St., Peekskill. The exhibition includes 65 artworks by 47 international artists who emerged with significant work in New York between 1981 and 1991. Info: 914-788-0100 or www.hvcca.org.
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