Your Best Bets: What to Do This Weekend (and Beyond)
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See the history of Irish step dancing; get mesmerized by live magic; observe this year’s Earth Day; unwind to the sounds of the saxophone; learn how to make spectacular salads; and more
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Patrice’s Picks: This Week’s Three Best Bets
1. Irish Cinema Showcase: Steps of Freedom (4/22)
Learn about the history of Irish Step Dancing with this 84-minute film directed by Ruan Magan. Trace its history from folk dance to a style loved by millions around the world. The film will be shown as part of the YoFi Irish Cinema Showcase in Yonkers on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. The short, Mam’s Old Chair, will be shown following Steps of Freedom. Another film hailing from Dublin, Ireland, is directed by Sheena Walsh. The showcase includes films throughout the weekend. Tickets are $10.
YoFi Digital Media Art Center
28 Wells Ave
Yonkers
For more info and tickets click here.
2. Illusionist Rick Thomas (4/23/22)
Wowing audiences at sold-out performances in Las Vegas for the past 15 years and in venues around the world, such as the Sydney Opera House in Australia, magician Rick Thomas is also a star of Masters of Illusion and The Illusionists on Broadway and was named “Illusionist of the World,” the industry’s highest recognition, by the World Magic Awards. Performance time 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and up.
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main St
Tarrytown
For more info and tickets click here.
3. Climate Hope: How Do We Fix This? (virtual) (4/25)
Continue celebrating Earth Day by learning how to care for our planet with this zoom lecture given by Dr. Stephen “Mitch” Wagener of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Western Connecticut State University on April 25 at 5:30 p.m. The virtual lecture will discuss escaping old habits and forming new attitudes to cut emissions, regenerate the biosphere and create a better world for future generations. This lecture is free and open to the public.
For more info and to register click here.
Events + Culture Calendar
Thursday, April 21
Matt Garrison at Mary Ann’s Port Chester (Port Chester): Matt Garrison brings his smooth saxophone sounds to Mary Ann’s Rock and Guac Music Series on April 21, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Presented by Moving Forward Connections, the evening will include music and the Mexican flavors that first became known in Chelsea in the early 1980s. Reservations are suggested.
Mary Ann’s
23 1/2 Main Street
Port Chester
For more info click here.
Sunday, April 24
Irvington Historical Society, et al. Present “Westchester’s Revolutionary War Places” (Irvington, virtual): The Hudson Valley is filled with historic places dating back to the Revolutionary War and even earlier. Learn about some of the Revolutionary War places and people who made history. Some names you will recognize, others will be new to even most history buffs. Register for the free zoom lecture given by RW250 President Constance Kehoe.
For more info or to register click here.
Tuesday, April 26
Seasonal Salads: Beautiful and Delicious Ways to Enjoy the Harvest (Bronxville, virtual): Chef Vanessa Young shares how to liven up salads with spring and summer bounty in this zoom gathering on April 26 at 4 p.m. Learn how to make salads that are more than greens and become hearty meals. Free and open to the public. Register in advance.
Bronxville Public Library
201 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville
For more info and to register click here.
Wednesday, April 27
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 (Pleasantville): Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 explores a little-known chapter of the writer’s prolific life, a period in which she helped ignite the Afro-German Movement and made lasting contributions to the German political and cultural scene before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German reunification.” The English/German film has subtitles. This film is part of the REMIX: The Black Experience in Film, Media, and Art series. Tickets: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers).
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville
For more info and tickets click here.
A media specialist in the education and not-for-profit sectors, Patrice Athanasidy has written in the Hudson Valley for over 25 years. A Bronx native, she loves exploring all the Hudson Valley has to offer from parks to theaters to historic places. Athanasidy is an adjunct professor of communication at Manhattan College and also an alumna. Now a resident of Westchester County, she is a wife and mom of three grown children and has written columns about living family life on the autistic spectrum.
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