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Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center
Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Join the Rye YMCA in celebrating the opening of "Heads Up! A Distracted Driving and Walking? poster exhibit at Rye Arts Center. Each year, the Rye Y sponsors a poster contest for Rye High School students that highlights the dangers of distracted walking and driving.  An opening reception and informal awards ceremony was held Jan. 25 at the Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Road in Rye. The exhibit is free and open to the public through Feb. 16. See how these talented students use photography and digital technology to get across an important message.…

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by Jon Craig
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Rye Legislator Discusses 'Guns In Westchester' On 'Local Live' TV Show Rye Legislator Discusses 'Guns In Westchester' On 'Local Live' TV Show
Rye Legislator Discusses 'Guns In Westchester' On 'Local Live' TV Show This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Guns in Westchester County is Thursday evening's topic of discussion on LMCTV's "Local Live." The weekly cable television show's guests include Mamaroneck resident Mark Lane and Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker of Rye, one of nine Democratic legislators who recently voted to ban the sale of guns on county property. The 9 to 8 vote was prompted by news that a gun show was returning to the County Center in White Plains this weekend as reported here by Daily Voice. Other local gun news has included the opening of a gun s…

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by Jon Craig
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Got The Winter Blues? Shed Them With Psychic Readings, Meditation In Rye Got The Winter Blues? Shed Them With Psychic Readings, Meditation In Rye
Got The Winter Blues? Shed Them With Psychic Readings, Meditation In Rye This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Rye’s Wainwright House understands that 2016’s political machinations and other woes left many folks feeling like they’d been through the wringer, physically, mentally and spiritually. That’s why it’s offering a number of programs this month that are designed to reduce stress and kickstart the healing process, namely: music, mindfulness and mediumship. Take a deep breath now; the setting, an historic 1780 mansion overlooking Milton Harbor, is serenity itself. Dr. Celine Daly and Julie Harris of Harmonic Alchemy will be at Wainwright House from 1:3…

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by Carol Reif
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Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March
Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March RYE, N.Y -- The Community Synagogue of Rye is organizing a group to the NYC Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21. Anyone and everyone who supports equality and civil rights is invited. The March, a sister event to the DC one on the same day, goes from  Dag Hammarskloldj Plaza to Trump Tower beginning at 11 a.m, though, with so many predicted to attend, there are staggered starting times. The synagogue group's scheduled marching time is at 11:50 a.m. They are asking folks to meet at Grand Central in front of Vanderbilt Hall at 10:50 a.m. The group is also organizing meet-ups at the Port Cheste…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta
World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It's called the "Power of She" but it might as well be called the Power of Tao. Ninety-eight-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch has captured America's heart since her turn on "America's Got Talent" in 2015. Westchesterites knew her far longer from her years as the founder of the Westchester Institute of Yoga and from teaching at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale and at the Fred Astaire Studio in Hartsdale. Now, she's a cover girl, gracing the January cover of Athleta and highlighting the brand's nod to being fierce -- and fit -- at any age. And now f…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre
Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Three-time Grammy nominee Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could will perform two all-ages shows at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck on Saturday, Jan. 14. Attendees can expect a rootsy and rollicking good time, according to a release from the Emelin Theatre. Rymer makes infectious rock ‘n’ roll for kids and families, the release said. Following a decade-long career with RCA Records jam band From Good Homes, recording and touring with big-name music acts from the Dave Matthews Band to Bob Dylan and Bob Weir's Ratdog, Rymer ventured into family music as he started h…

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by Ken Davis
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Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi
Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye Arts Center will display the work of acclaimed Italian painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi from Jan. 21 - March 4. The exhibition is titled "Nenne Sanguineti Poggi: An Artist Without Borders." The opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, from 3 - 5 p.m. Poggi’s paintings, which have been shown on three continents, reveal a strong influence from Africa, where she lived for 30 years, according to a release from the Rye Arts Center. Poggi was hired by then Emperor Haile Selassie to create monumental projects, including large-scale mosaics, which still sta…

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by Ken Davis
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Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit
Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you are looking for something free and mentally stimulating to do in January, a free exhibition in downtown White Plains puts a surgical lens on the ways art can be healing and how healing can be an art. The exhibit reopens on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and runs through Jan. 14 when there is a closing reception planned with the artists. ArtsWestchester’s fall exhibition titled "Remedy" explores human attempts to relieve society’s modern ailments. The exhibit sponsored by Westchester Medical Center opened in October. “From our growing biotech industry to booming world…

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by Jon Craig
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Rye's Wainwright House Offers Food, Fun In January Rye's Wainwright House Offers Food, Fun In January
Rye's Wainwright House Offers Food, Fun In January RYE, N.Y. -- Wainwright House in Rye was abuzz with activities in December, ranging from a gingerbread decorating contest to horse-drawn carriage rides. But the holiday fun’s not over yet.  In January, the historic 1780 mansion on five acres overlooking Milton Harbor will be the setting for a film screening, brunch and a wine tasting. “December was an exciting month for Wainwright House”, said Bill Guyre, president of its board of trustees. “Hundreds of new people visited Wainwright in addition to our members who enjoyed classes and programs; and, coming attractions for 2017 promise to be…

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by Carol Reif
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Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- After a seven-year hiatus, gun shows are returning to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.  NorthEast Gun Shows and Westchester Collectors announced a two-day firearm and knife show/sale at the County Center for Jan. 21-22, the weekend after Inauguration Day. More details can be found by clicking here. After a gunman murdered 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in November 2012, County Executive Rob Astorino canceled a show scheduled for February 2013 at County Center. There hasn't been one since. More than 3,600 p…

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by Jon Craig
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Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye
Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- If you see fire trucks in your Rye neighborhood Sunday afternoon, don't be surprised to see Santa Claus aboard. He will be riding the trucks and passing out candy canes, an event organized by the Rye Fire Department. Approximate times/locations: 1 p.m., Indian Village - Stopping at Intersection of Mendota and Onondaga. 1:30 p.m., Louden Woods - Stopping at Intersection of Thistle and Holly Lane. 2 p.m.,  Dublin- Stopping at Intersection of Maple and High Street. 2:30 p.m., Rye Recreation - Stopping at Rye Recreation parking Lot. 3:3 p.m., Playland Manor - Stopping at Inter…

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by Donna Christopher
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Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash
Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Forget boring dinners at relatives houses for the holidays. Kick-off the festivities in style this year at Wreck the Halls on Monday, Dec. 19, when The Cookery heads to Elmsford's Captain Lawrence Brewery to spread holiday cheer “with carnage and beer.”  The first-ever Wreck the Halls holiday bash is sure to stir up some holiday trouble when the Dobbs Ferry restaurant whips up an impressive lineup of dishes while they're rocking to live music by Rockaway Bitch, an all-female Ramones cover band, and The Fat City Rockers. A few of the dishes planned -- of course to sample wi…

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by K Reakes