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Celebrate the magic of the full-harvest moon with an evening of music, dance, craft and food. Mooncake Night Market returns this Saturday from 4-8pm with hands-on workshops in Chinese calligraphy, lantern-making, mooncake stamping and more!

There will also be a performance of the Bian Lian "face changing" mask dance of the Sichuan opera, Chinese and Korean instrumental music, a variety of folk and traditional dances, and karaoke!

Get your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/westchester-roots-2024-mooncake-night-market-tickets-921634392277

Presented by Montefiore Einstein.

📍 ArtsWestchester's gallery located at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY.

This Thursday we will be hosting another Wick ‘n’ Pour as a part of our Gallery Nite Out series!

Guests will learn the art of candlemaking from an instructor while enjoying complimentary light bites and a glass of wine or soft drink.

Get your tickets now!

https://artswestchester.org/events/gallery-nite-out-wick-n-pour-custom-candle-workshop-2/

🕕 Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7pm.
📍31 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY.

JazzFest White Plains continues into this weekend with 3 outstanding headliners!

2024 Grammy Award-winning artist Nicole Zuraitis Music will be performing tomorrow night in our gallery.

The acclaimed Vijay Iyer Trio feat. Tyshawn Sorey & Linda May Han Oh will take the stage in our gallery on Saturday.

Both headliners still have tickets available for their 9pm performances.

Click the links below to get your tickets now:

Nicole Zuraitis: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzfest-2024-nicole-zuraitis-quartet-tickets-890483238337?aff=oddtdtcreator

Vijay Iyer Trio: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzfest-2024-vijay-iyer-trio-tickets-893806919557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sunday’s White Plains Jazz & Food Festival will take place at 12:30pm on Mamaroneck Ave. (between Main St. & Martine Ave.). Renowned New York based jazz singer Ekep Nkwelle will be headlining the full day of performances at 6:15pm.

Phylisha Villanueva, Westchester County’s second poet laureate, describes herself as a jazz poet. In fact, she has been performing with the Jazz & Poetry Choir Collective (J&PCC) since its founding in 2011. This form of poetry uses rhythms and patterns, and relies heavily on improvisation and spontaneity, similar to the musical form from which it has earned its moniker. The Collective will perform as part of JazzFest White Plains this week, 9/11 in our gallery!

JazzFest is organized by ArtsWestchester, White Plains BID and the City of White Plains. For the full schedule, visit artsw.org/jazzfest.

https://artswestchester.org/jazz-poetry-a-big-conversation/

Jazz & Poetry: a Big Conversation | ArtsNews Phylisha Villanueva, Westchester County’s second poet laureate, describes herself as a jazz poet, and has been performing with the Jazz & Poetry Choir Collective since 2011.

2024 Grammy Award-winning artist Nicole Zuraitis Music will be performing in White Plains this Friday! The performance will take place in ArtsWestchester's gallery on Mamaroneck Ave.

Zuraitis frequently headlines iconic NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Birdland and Blue Note. Her 6th album How Love Begins won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

This performance is a great opportunity to hear a renowned jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger in an intimate setting right in White Plains.

This performance is a part of JazzFest White Plains, a five-day festival with 18 live performances across downtown White Plains starting on Wed., Sept. 11.

Get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzfest-2024-nicole-zuraitis-quartet-tickets-890483238337?aff=oddtdtcreator

Read more about Nicole Zuraitis in ArtsNews: https://artswestchester.org/nicole-zuraitis-jazz-with-a-larger-purpose/

JazzFest White Plains is co-organized by ArtsWestchester, White Plains BID and the City of White Plains, and presented by Montefiore Einstein.

The good ways- live at Dizzy’s www.nicolezmusic.com

With Labor Day comes an onset of fall arts festivals that feature local artists, live music, family activities and views of the Hudson River. Here are 10 fall festivals in Westchester this September and October.

Read more in :

10 Fall Festivals in Westchester 2024 | ArtsNews With Labor Day comes fall arts festivals featuring artists, live music, family activities and views of the Hudson. Here are 10 fall festivals in Westchester.

The Vijay Iyer Trio feat. Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey will be performing on Sat., Sept. 14 as a part of JazzFest White Plains.

This is an exciting opportunity to hear the acclaimed jazz trio live in an intimate gallery setting. There will be performances at 7 & 9pm at ArtsWestchester located at 31 Mamaroneck Ave.

Get your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzfest-2024-vijay-iyer-trio-tickets-893806919557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Read more about the Vijay Iyer Trio in ArtsNews: https://artswestchester.org/essay-vijay-iyer-trio-crafting-presence-and-sewing-compassion/

JazzFest White Plains is co-organized by ArtsWestchester, White Plains BID and the City of White Plains, and presented by Montefiore Einstein.

Vijay Iyer Trio: COMPASSION (Full track video) 'Compassion' - the title track from the new Vijay Iyer Trio album.Vijay Iyer: pianoLinda May Han Oh: double bassTyshawn Sorey: drumsOut on CD, 2-LP gatefold,...

We are excited to be hosting a new series of creative art-making workshops starting on Sept. 28!

There will be 2 6-week long workshops for adults (18+YO) that will both run on Saturdays through Nov. 9 (no class on Nov. 2).

Visual artist Yohanna Roa will lead a collage making workshop exploring various media including paper, fabric, magazines and more.

Ceramic artist Vicky Youngman will lead a clay therapy workshop which will explore the magical healing properties of clay art. *

* This workshop series is not intended to address any diagnosed mental health conditions.

Learn more & register: https://artswestchester.org/creative-university-2024/

Our new list of upcoming arts events is out now! Click the link below to check out exhibitions, live music, theater productions and more throughout Westchester County.

https://artswestchester.org/arts-picks/

Our Arts Picks page is updated bi-weekly on Thursday. You can also go to the link below to sign up to receive Arts Picks in your email.

https://artswestchester.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=79ab7eaf45352de3c6db670f0&id=e34cfde034

Photo credits in the image captions.

Thank you to WestFair Business Journals for spreading the word that we will be honoring Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins at our benefit concert. The concert features two-time Grammy Award-winning band The Wallflowers.

The concert will take place on Tues., Nov. 12 at The The Capitol Theatre.

Head to artsw.org/benefitconcert to learn more.

GOVERNMENT/ARTS WORKING TOGETHER ArtsWestchester will honor Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins at its Tuesday, Nov. 12 Benefit Concert featuring The Wallflowers. Jenkins was chosen because he has helped to expand the county’s vision of the arts to include diverse forms of creative expression from the grassroots commu...

JazzFest White Plains is right around the corner with performances from Wed. Sept. 11 through Sun. Sept. 15! Our lineup of artists on Fri., Sept. 13 features two renowned jazz vocalists.

The evening performances feature 2024 Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger Nicole Zuraitis. Zuraitis won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album with her sixth album How Love Begins. She will have performances at 7 & 9pm at ArtsWestchester.

The day performance features jazz singer Vanessa Racci. Racci’s album Jazzy Italian was in the Top 10 Traditional Jazz Albums of 2022 on the RMR Jazz chart. Her performance will take place at 12pm at the White Plains Public Library Plaza.

Go to artsw.org/jazzfest to learn more!

We will see you there!

“The The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, SUNY promises its audiences a significant leap forward into the post-pandemic world. That’s according to its Artistic Director, Ian Driver, who explains that the center’s new season begins and ends with shows that fully embrace the vast capabilities of its spaces. Everything in between falls in tow: ‘We’re moving into a different gear.’ The season kicks off on September 27…”

Read more about the PAC’s new season in ! https://artswestchester.org/performing-arts-centers-new-season-a-leap-forward/

We are excited to announce that at our benefit concert featuring The Wallflowers on Nov. 12, we will be honoring Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins.

“Jenkins has strengthened the public-private partnership between the arts and government by supporting innovative programs such as ArtsWestchester’s Art$WChallenge Grant program and ArtsMobile services,” said ArtsWestchester CEO Kathleen Reckling. “He recognizes arts and culture in Westchester as a critical economic engine and has always worked with ArtsWestchester to ensure the accessibility and diversity of the arts for residents, particularly those in our underserved communities.”

Jenkins’ community involvement includes service on the boards of the Greyston Foundation, the United Way, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Community Advisory Committee, Westchester County Crime stoppers and the Community Planning Council of Yonkers. He was President for over five years of the Yonkers Branch of the NAACP. He also has served as President of the Yonkers Community Action Program.

Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins to be honored atArtsWestchester’s November 12 Benefit Concert | ArtsWestchester FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins to be honored atArtsWestchester’s November 12 Benefit Concert White Plains, N.Y. – (August 19, 2024)—ArtsWestchester will honor Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins at its Benefit Concert featuring The Wallflowers...

In its current exhibition, Candescence, Pelham Art Center celebrates the legacy of its late executive director, Charlotte Mills Mouquin Voznesenskaya (Mouquin).

Candescence displays some of Mouquin’s own works, but also aims to emphasize her influence on the many other artists she came into contact with, whose works, stories and memories are also on view.

Read more in : https://artswestchester.org/charlotte-mouquin-was-candescence/

Images, both by Charlotte Mouquin: (left) Color Web 2 (right) Warrior

Calling all Westchester Youth Artists! We are looking for creative minds from people 12-18 years old to meet with a mural artist to brainstorm ideas for a large mural at the ArtsWestchester gallery to be created this Fall. Come down to the gallery on Thursday, August 22nd from 1-4pm (must participate the whole time) to draw and talk about how you envision the future of our region. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Please RSVP to this free program by emailing [email protected]

Photo credit: VASH

In conjunction with our current exhibit “Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of the Negro Leagues,” we were honored to partner with the African American Men of Westchester to host a Meet and Greet in our gallery today with Mr. Pedro Sierra, a Negro League pitcher with the Indianapolis Clowns and the Detroit Stars from 1954 – 1958.

We were joined by many baseball fans including New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Mayor Tom Roach, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, State Senator Shelley Mayer, Assemblywoman Amy R. Paulin, County Legislator Terry Clements, African American Men of Westchester President John Tuller, ArtsWestchester CEO Kathleen Reckling and more.

Mr. Donovan Mitchell, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Player Relations for the New York Mets was here to introduce Mr. Sierra who shared his incredible story with all in attendance. Thanks to News 12 Westchester for coming out to help spread the word about the exhibit and sharing the news of this important part of baseball history.

“Discover Greatness” is on exhibit at ArtsWestchester’s downtown White Plains gallery through Sunday, August 18th. Gallery hours are: Tues-Fri and Sun: 12-5pm and Sat: 12-6pm.

ArtsWestchester is proud to be partnering with this amazing organization as part of our IMLS Westchester Heritage Ambassador Program! Congratulations Los Herederos, Naomi Sturm and Mauricio Bayona on the opening of this new cultural center in Jackson Heights!

In the depths of the Jackson Heights subway station, a cultural center emerges The MTA is turning empty retail spaces throughout the subway system into sites of culture and community.

Did you know? ArtsWestchester’s historic White Plains building is home to 30 artists and creative small businesses. Included in that group is Madelyn Jordon Fine Art who relocated to White Plains in 2023 after 22 years in Scarsdale.

Thank you to WestFair Business Journals and Jeremy Wayne for sitting down with founder, Madelyn Jordon as her gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Eye on Small Business by Jeremy Wayne: Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, White Plains Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, celebrating its 30th anniversary, has relocated to ArtsWestchester in White Plains from Scarsdale.

We were recently joined by the arts community to thank our elected officials for their support of the arts in Westchester. We announced $400,000 in Arts Alive grants for 114 artists and arts organizations throughout the county.

Stay tuned for exciting arts coming to your corner of the county, from Mexican dance workshops to outdoor festivals.

Thanks to Arc Stages for hosting this celebration of the arts!

All photos by Susan Nagib.

cc: Senator Pete Harckham, Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, NYS Assemblymember Chris Burdick, Margaret Fox Photography, New York State Office of Children and Family Services and County Legislator Terry Clements.

Have you attended any of these yet? Which ones are on your calendar?

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10 Live Music Series in Westchester This Summer | ArtsNews A diverse array of free and affordable live music events are occurring in every corner of Westchester County this summer, making it easy for guests to immerse themselves in the arts.

Thank you to News 12 Westchester, Tara Rosenblum and Lee Danuff for sitting down with our new CEO Kathleen Reckling. She is succeeding Janet Langsam who, after 33 years of stalwart leadership at ArtsWestchester bolstering the county’s cultural infrastructure, is transitioning from CEO to CEO Emerita.

“It’s a great honor to take on this incredible leadership position at ArtsWestchester, an organization that is deeply respected and that has significant personal meaning for me. I am excited to continue my work alongside our dedicated Board of Directors and many community partners. This is an exceptionally dynamic time for the arts in the lower Hudson Valley, with a booming creative workforce and unbounded vision among our many new and established cultural organizations. I look forward to guiding and empowering our talented team as we seek new opportunities to expand our impact and support of this diverse and ever-growing arts sector.” - Kathleen Reckling, CEO of ArtsWestchester.

New Arts: Westchester CEO gives News 12 sneak peek of new exhibit In her first television interview as CEO, Kathleen Reckling sat down with News 12's senior reporter Tara Rosenblum.

Thank you to everyone who came to ArcStages this morning to celebrate the Arts Alive grant recipients and to recognize the NYS legislators.

This year, ArtsWestchester will award $400,000 in Arts Alive grants to 114 local art and cultural projects throughout Lower Hudson Valley made possible through a New York State Senate Arts Initiative.

"The Arts Alive grants are vital in nurturing the local arts ecosystem. They empower community groups and individual artists to bring their creative visions to life, fostering cultural engagement and enhancing the quality of life in our region," - Kathleen Reckling, CEO of ArtsWestchester.

Caramoor Jazz Festival is this Saturday! Head to Katonah, NY to check out an exciting line-up of musicians including the Herlin Riley Quartet, Julius Rodriguez, headliner Matthew Whitaker and more.

Check out ’s page to learn more about upcoming performances.

🗓️ Sat., July 27

🕕 12:30pm

📍 Caramoor

Hudson River Museum recently announced new showings of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon"! These screenings combine music from the iconic album with visuals of the solar system. More info in 👇

Hudson River Museum Extends Pink Floyd Planetarium Viewings The Hudson River Museum (HRM) recently announced new showings of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon. These shows will be held every summer Saturday from July 13 through August 17 (except July 27). The show is recommended for ages 10 and up.

JazzFest White Plains returns for its 13th year this September with an exciting line up of artists.

This years festival will feature intimate performances at ArtsWestchester by the Jazz & Poetry Choir Collective with Phylisha Villanueva, Nicole Zuraitis & Vijay Iyer feat. Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey.

Get your tickets now as seating in ArtsWestchester’s historic venue is limited.

To get your tickets & learn more go to: https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazz-fest-2/

JazzFest White Plains is co-organized by ArtsWestchester, The City of White Plains & The White Plains BID with presenting sponsor Montefiore Einstein.

"During the four-day affair, venues open their doors and welcome new visitors to explore their space. Participants offer exhibitions, workshops, performances and one-time-only arts events offered specifically for the program."

Find out which Westchester groups are participating in this year's festival! https://artswestchester.org/westchester-arts-groups-embrace-upstate-art-weekend/

Westchester Arts Groups Embrace Upstate Art Weekend Helen Toomer launched Upstate Art Weekend (UPAW) in 2020, a result of her feeling physically separated from art and people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From magic to mermaids, here are 10 Westchester outings to get you through the summer while keeping your creative little ones happy and entertained this summer!

Free Artsy Things to Do in Westchester With the Kids This Summer This summer, ArtsNews is sharing some themed lists of free and affordable (under $20) outdoor arts events throughout the County – like family-friendly events.

There is still time to bid on our golf auction. Even if you can’t join us on the course, you can still participate online. Bid on various items including a Walt Frazier autographed basketball jersey, tickets to the Capitol Theatre plus dinner at Bartaco and more.

To bid go to: https://m.biddingforgood.com/auctions/341761817

⛳️ Bidding closes on June 17th at 7pm EDT

🏌️‍♂️ To learn more visit: https://artswestchester.org/golf/