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Pleasantville Farmers Market Moves Indoors Saturdays In December Pleasantville Farmers Market Moves Indoors Saturdays In December
Pleasantville Farmers Market Moves Indoors Saturdays In December PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- An indoor farmers market in Pleasantville is about to open for the holiday shopping season and will run until March. The Pleasantville Farmers Market with 40 vendors runs Saturdays, from Dec. 3 to March 25, at Pleasantville Middle School. Products include winter-grown vegetables, humanely raised meats and regionally sourced prepared foods; apples, squashes, root vegetables, cheeses, honey and preserves. “While we are always striving toward improvement, we feel that the market is extremely vibrant and healthy as we enter our fifth indoor season,” says Peter Rogovin, p…

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by Donna Christopher
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Bedford Turkey Trot Kicks Off On Saturday Bedford Turkey Trot Kicks Off On Saturday
Bedford Turkey Trot Kicks Off On Saturday BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The 12th-annual Bedford Turkey Trot, a mainstay race in Bedford Village, will be held on Saturday morning. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. on Court Road, which is in front of Bedford Village Elementary school. It will end at Bedford Village Memorial Park.  The race is 3.1 miles, which means that it is a 5K. Registration is scheduled to take place at the park at 7:45 a.m., with a check-in deadline of 8:30 a.m. for all runners. This year's Turkey Trot reports having 475 entires.

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol' 'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol'
'American Idol,' Broadway Star Judges 'Westchester Teen Idol' Star power is coming to find the next great Westchester singer, as PMT Productions announced former "American Idol" contestant and Tony-nominated actor Constantine Maroulis as its final judge for the 10th "Westchester Teen Idol" contest. The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26  at The Irvington Town Hall Theater. Maroulis joins Broadway's Angela Decicco, known for her performances in "Les Miserables" and "Evita" along with Dan Montez, the artistic director of Taconic Opera. Maroulis recently released the singles, "Here I Come…

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by Josh Mansour
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Famous Millwood Turkey Trot Trial Dramatized In Pleasantville Famous Millwood Turkey Trot Trial Dramatized In Pleasantville
Famous Millwood Turkey Trot Trial Dramatized In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Arc Stages’ Community Stage theater company will be performing “In Defense of the Turkey Trot” Nov. 18-19 at Arc Stages, 147 Wheeler Ave. Both performances will have an 8 p.m. start time. The play, written by Michael A. Baker, focuses on a momentous 1912 trial that took place in Millwood. During the case, Stuart Baker, the playwright's grandfather, defended an 18-year-old woman named Grace Williams, who had been arrested for the scandalous crime of dancing the Turkey Trot and singing “Everybody is Doing It” in front of her neighbor’s house. The trial attracted natio…

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by Jay Waitkus
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Hudson Valley Celebrates Halloween With Killer Costumes Hudson Valley Celebrates Halloween With Killer Costumes
Hudson Valley Celebrates Halloween With Killer Costumes It was quite the spooky day in the Hudson Valley Monday as Halloween saw the streets filled with ghosts, vampires, monsters and demons. Helping to keep the peace in Elmsford was Batman, who showed up at the school's Halloween Parade looking suspiciously like Superintendent Joseph Ricca. The superintendent promised students from  Alice E. Grady Elementary School and the Carl L. Dixson Primary School that he would march in costume if they managed to collect 200 cans of food for the local pantry, part of the district’s “Scare Away Hunger” campaign. The idea for the initiative came from parent…

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by Sam Barron
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Hundreds Of Kids Flock To Pleasantville Ragamuffin Parade Hundreds Of Kids Flock To Pleasantville Ragamuffin Parade
Hundreds Of Kids Flock To Pleasantville Ragamuffin Parade PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- It's not everyday you see a zebra, a minion and a DJ walking down Bedford Road in Pleasantville. The village held its annual Ragamuffin Parade on Saturday, giving kids a chance to strut their stuff in their Halloween costumes. Kids walked toward Memorial Plaza where they enjoyed rides, pumpkin decorating, crafts, games, face painting and refreshments. Before the parade, the village held its annual Tina's 5K Run/Walk, which raises money for the The Tina Shaina Gambino Memorial Foundation.

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by Sam Barron
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Grab Your Broom And Go: Westchester Spooks With Halloween Happenings Grab Your Broom And Go: Westchester Spooks With Halloween Happenings
Grab Your Broom And Go: Westchester Spooks With Halloween Happenings WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you haven't made your Halloween plans yet, don't worry. There's still time to attend one of the many area events going on around town. The only problem? Picking just one! Saturday, Oct. 29 The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pelham Picture House, Pelham: What better way to celebrate Halloween then with a loving couple, a few lost monsters, and a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania. Sing and dance through a campy, sloppy salute to horror movies and sexual liberation. Bring your sense of humor. And some toast. Wear your Rocky Horror Picture Show inspire…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Five Hudson Valley Walks To End Alzheimer's Expect To Raise More Than $1M Five Hudson Valley Walks To End Alzheimer's Expect To Raise More Than $1M
Five Hudson Valley Walks To End Alzheimer's Expect To Raise More Than $1M The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter held five walks around its seven-county region over the past few weeks, starting with the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 25 at White Plains High School and ending with the Putnam walk on Oct. 16 at the Putnam Office for Senior Resources in Carmel. Walks were also held in Montgomery, Pomona and on the Walkway Over the Hudson between Highland and Poughkeepsie. The events are expected to raise a record high of about $1 million to support families living with the disease and fund research seeking a cure. “I’m proud to see such gro…

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by Jay Waitkus
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Take Leap For Special Olympics In Westchester Polar Plunge Take Leap For Special Olympics In Westchester Polar Plunge
Take Leap For Special Olympics In Westchester Polar Plunge WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y. -- Special Olympics New York is looking for brave souls willing to take a leap of faith into Long Island Sound for the 8th annual Westchester Polar Plunge.This year's event, named Freezin' for a Reason, takes place Nov. 12 at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Organizers are hoping to surpass the $99,000 goal for the event. Last year, more than 600 people took the plunge to raise a record $96,000, organizers said. Money is used to support 3,500 athletes from the Hudson Valley region competing in Special Olympics New York.  Special Olympics athletes are never charged…

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by Amy Maciaszek
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Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah
Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah KATONAH, N.Y. -- Known across the world for her efforts to provide an education to young girls and women, Kakenya Ntaiya will attend a reception and present a talk at the Katonah Village Library on Thursday, Nov. 3. Ntaiya's presentation, which begins at 7:30 p.m., "Courage! Empowerment! Social justice," tells the story of how she made a deal with her father that she would undergo a traditional Maasai rite of passage, female circumcision, if he would let her go to high school.  Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to…

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by K Reakes
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Chappaqua Orchestra To Perform Director's Original 'Frankenstein' Score Chappaqua Orchestra To Perform Director's Original 'Frankenstein' Score
Chappaqua Orchestra To Perform Director's Original 'Frankenstein' Score Underscoring is the music in a film that plays in the background during a scene or a dialogue, often with the purpose of establishing a theme or mood.  "Frankenstein," the 1931 pre-code classic horror movie was released without underscoring. But that changed in 2001 when the Chappaqua Orchestra's Boris Koutzen Memorial Fund commissioned contemporary classical composer and conductor Michael Shapiro to score the film.  Fans of classic movies, Frankenstein, and movie scores will have the chance to hear Shapiro's work in context on Friday, Oct. 28 when he conducts 15 members of The Ch…

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by Zachary Croce
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Enjoy Live Jazz Concert In Chappaqua From The Daniel Lauter Quartet Enjoy Live Jazz Concert In Chappaqua From The Daniel Lauter Quartet
Enjoy Live Jazz Concert In Chappaqua From The Daniel Lauter Quartet CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Chappaqua Station is to host The Daniel Lauter Quartet for an evening of “cool, original music, super catchy melodies, and awesome beats.” The Oct. 22 jazz performance is scheduled for 8-11 p.m. at the 1 Station Plaza café, according to a statement from the band. The jazz quarter is composed of Lauter, a Chappaqua resident, on saxophone; Charles Blenzig, a Purchase Conservatory teacher, on piano; Seth Moutal on drums and tabla; and Lee Marvin, a member of the Lehman College faculty jazz ensemble, on the upright bass. Tickets to the event, which include a table reservation…

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by James O'Rourke