Best Local Events for Adults March 2019

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Best Local Events for Adults March 2019: Spring Galas and museum openings, fly fishing and beer tastings, cooking classes, Dick Caveat and Blythe Danner.

March

Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund Spring Gala, Mt. Kisco Country Club, Fri, 3/8: 7pm: This year HGSF will feature select LIVE AUCTION prizes and an amazing jewelry raffle. Great food and wine will be served, with a special awards presentation honoring Mike DeBellis, the recipient of our 9th annual Ed Habermann Award and Kelly Mofield Blair, recipient of the Taylor Family Award of Distinction. (hgsf.org)

Blood on the Fields, ChappPac, Fri, 3/8: 7pm: Friends of the Chappaqua Library present a screening of Wynton Marsalis’s Pulitzer Prize winning oratorio on two slaves difficult journey to freedom. Baritone Gregory Porter, scat-singing legend Kenny Washington, and contralto Paula West join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in this ground-breaking work. (480 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua; www.chapppac.org)

Charlotte Posenenske, Work in Progress, The Dia Beacon, Opens Fri, 3/8: This new exhibit at The Dia Beacon is the first North American retrospective of the work of German artist Charlotte Posenenske. The exhibit spans her brief, yet remarkable twelve year career in the 1960’s, including her transitional aluminum wall-reliefs, her final modular sculptural projects that embraced industrial fabrication and mass-produced Minimalism. See our Bucket List: The Dia Beacon for more about this fabulous museum. (3 Beakman St., Beacon; www.diaart.org)

The Chappaqua Orchestra: Together In Music, An Inclusive Family Concert, ChappPac, Sat, 3/9: 4pm: Conductor Barbara Yahr and TCO partners with the Chappaqua EPIC group for a Family Concert spotlighting six special needs students who will perform with the orchestra. This Concert will be a safe space for all children including those with sensory sensitivities. Hang out post-concert for an instrument petting zoo! Ms. Yahr is the Music Director of the Greenwich Village Orchestra. (480 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua; www.chappaquapac.org)

RHONY Star, Luann De Lesseps: Countess & Friends, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sat, 3/9: 8pm: Fresh off earning rave reviews for her performance at NYC’s Feinstein’s 54 Below, Luann De Lesseps, an original cast member of Bravo’s hit TV show The Real Housewives of New York, brings a night of cabaret to The Playhouse. Her global dance hits include “Money Can’t Buy You Class”, “Chic C’est La Vie” and “Girl Code.” (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

The Fly Fishing Film Tour, Tarrytown Music Hall, Sat, 3/9: 8pm: It’s like the Cannes Film Festival for fly fishing enthusiasts. Now in it’s 13th year, the Fly Fishing Film Tour serves up a compilation of the best film footage, stories and personalities in the world of fly-fishing. This year’s “catch” spans the globe following the best in fly fishing action from Alaska to Florida, South Dakota to French Polynesia, British Columbia to the coast of Australia and more. (13 Main St., Tarrytown, www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Local! What’s On at The Guggenheim, Art Lecture Series, North Castle Public Library, Wed, 3/13: 7pm: LIU Professor Valerie Franco offers a sneak peak of the exhibits at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Venice and Bilbao. Preview NYC exhibits of sculptor Constantin Brancusi, (pictured here) contemporary artists R. H. Quaytman, and Hilga af Klint, from the Guggenheim’s Paintings of the Future. Plus a Giacometti Retrospective on view in Bilbao and a massive retrospective on the 20th century whimsical abstract master Osvaldo Licini on view in the Guggenheim, Venice. (17 Whippoorwill Rd. E., Armonk)

Editor’s Choice! John Jay Homestead Lectures, No Property in Man, Princeton’s Sean Willentz, Thurs, 3/14: 6:30pm: Rather than presenting the Constitution as a cynical political bargain enshrining slavery in the new nation, Wilentz argues that it actually restricted slavery’s legitimacy, and kept alive the eventual possibility of antislavery politics at the national level. Wilentz is a Professor of American History at Princeton, the winner of the Bancroft and Pulitzer Prize (finalist), and historian-in-residence at Bob Dylan’s official website. (John Jay Homestead, 400 Jay St., Katonah; www.johnjayhomestead.org)

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Performing Arts Center, Sat, 3/16: 8pm: Aspen’s bold vision – top global choreographers, distinctive groundbreaking repertoire, and virtuoso dancers – has fostered a jewel of a dance company that reflects the pioneering spirit of the American West. Dedicated to curating new ballets, ASFB brings a European sensibility and an American spirit to the contemporary classical genre. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Local! Channeling The Masters, Peter Serkin, The Sanctuary Series South Salem, Sun, 3/17: 4pm: “Peter Serkin is one of the handful of pianists who not only possess a cerebral understanding of the music of our time but the ability to communicate it with feeling. In his hands, even the most formidable works are fluid and expressive.“ – The New York Times Here Peter performs Mozart’s Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Bach’s Goldberg Variations and more. (S. Salem Presbyterian Church, 111 Spring St., S. Salem; www.thesanctuaryseries.org)

Local! Schwab Vocal Rising Stars, Love at The Crossroads, Caramoor, Sun, 3/17: 3pm: Artistic Director Steven Blier selects four young voices and a pianist for a weeklong residency, culminating in this Music Room performance Love at the Crossroads. Here they explore the complexities of love in song from Faure and Schubert to Cole Porter, Vernon Duke and Stephen Sondheim. Assisted by Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director of the New York Festival of Song. (149 Girdle ridge Rd., Katonah, www.caramoor.org)

Local! Bedford Chamber Concerts, Vladimir Feltsman (piano), Wed, 3/20: 8pm: The world-renowned pianist and Bach devotee, Vladimir Feltsman performs Bach: Partita No. 1 and Chopin 4 Nocturnes & Ballade No. 3. Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic in 1963 at age 11 and made his US debut in September 1987 in a concert for President Ronald Reagan and debuted at Carnegie Hall later that year. (St, Matthews Church, 382 Cantitoe St., Bedford; www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org)

Editor’s Choice! Portland Cello Project: Homage to Radiohead, Performing Arts Center, Sat, 3/23: 8pm: Portland’s alt-classical group brings a huge, orchestral ensemble – including brass, percussion, and guest vocals by Patti King of The Shins – to perform a night in homage to Radiohead. The first set features unique renditions of classical Radiohead pieces. In the second set PCJ will perform Radiohead’s seminal OK Computer album in its entirety. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Top Craft Quaff Alert! The Westchester County CenterBeer Fest, Sat, 3/23: 4-8pm: Sample over 200 craft beers from local and micro- breweries at the County Center’s annual spring craft beer fest.. With live music from the Grand Prize winners of MTV’s Ultimate Cover Band contest, The Zoo. (198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)

Local! REBEL Baroque, A Rococo Extravaganza, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Sun, 3/24: 4pm: One of the most aired period instrument ensembles in America today, and our local fave, REBEL Baroque performs works by Edelmann, Schobert, C.P.E. Bach & J.C. Bach. (44 Village Green, Bedford, www.rebelbaroque.com)

Dick Cavett Presents a Conversation with Blythe Danner, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sat, 3/23: 7:30pm: Emmy Award-winner, Dick Cavett interviews the Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner. Danner is best known for her role as Dina Byrnes in Meet the Parents, and its sequels Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers. She has appeared in three Woody Allen films: Another Woman, Alice, and Husbands and Wives. Her celebrated television roles include “Huff”, “Will & Grace,” “We Were the Mulvaneys” and “Back When We Were Grownups.” She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

A Taste of Westchester, Tredici North, Chopped Champ Fanelli, Wed, 3/27: 6-8pm. Take a cooking class with Chopped! champion Chef Giuseppe Fanelli. An alumnus of NYC’s legendary Rao’s, Chef Fanelli will demonstrate how to prepare a mushroom salad; risotto with English peas and guanciale, and a proper hangar steak with springtime asparagus. For dessert, her will whip up a seasonal strawberry tart with vanilla gelato. (578 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, 914-997-4113; register here.)

Lilla LoCurto & Bill Outcault: Much Madness is divinest Sense, Neuberger Museum, Purchase College: Opens March 27: In this new exhibit at the Neuberger, artist team Lilla LoCurto and Bill Outcault explore issues relating to the human body using advanced technologies. Photographs, drawings, video animations, installations, and an interactive, life-sized marionette that interacts with the visitor will be on view. The marionette is featured thematically throughout the exhibition. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.neuberger.org)

A Taste of Westchester, Le Fontane, Twisted Italian, Wed, 3/27: 6-8pm. Chef Messina demonstrates the art of making Sicilian arancini (rice balls). Learn how to make Sicilian style swordfish and a classic spaghetti carbonara with egg yolk, pancetta, and onions. The restaurant prides itself on its homemade desserts and they will demonstrate how to make cream puffs with Italian coffee. (Corner of Routes 100 & 139, Katonah, 914-232-9619; register here.)

Local! Proof, Hudson Stage Company, Whippoorwill Hall Theatre, Fri-Sun, 3/29-4/7 & Fri-Sat, 4/12-13: Armonk’s Hudson Stage Co. presents Proof, David Auburn’s mind twister about an enigmatic young woman, Catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father, and an unexpected suitor. They are all pieces of the puzzle in the search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof. Originally produced on Broadway in 2000, the play won the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award. (North Castle Public Library, 19 Whippoorwill Rd. E., Armonk, www.hudsonstage.com)

April Preview

The Color of Light, Schoolhouse Theatre, Thurs-Sat, 4/3-27: 8pm & Sun, 4/7-28: 3pm: This new play about Henri Matisse, by Jesse Kornbluth, follows the relationship between Matisse and a young nursing student he hired while recuperating from intestinal cancer in the south of France in 1942. Five years later, now a nun, she asked Matisse to design a stained glass window to raise money to fix a hole in her chapel’s roof. Instead he designed and built her a new chapel, the Chapelle du Rosaire – his masterpiece. (3 Owens Rd., N. Salem; www.schoolhousetheatre.org)

English Cheese & Sparkling Wine Alert! Esterhaza to London, Music & Remembrances from Haydn’s Travel Dairies, Ars-Antiqua, Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Chappaqua, Sat, 4/6: 8pm: Mark Kramer and his period instrument ensemble perform two piano trios from Joseph Haydn, Scottish Songs for William Napier and Beethoven’s Variations on ‘God Save the King’ – just the kind of music in the private salon concerts he frequented on his trips to London. (191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; www.ars-antiqua.org)

The Sonicals Piano Duo, S. Salem Presbyterian Church, Sun, 4/7: 4pm: Since meeting in 2016 in an impromptu concert where there were two pianos, but no Piano Duo music, George Lopez and Joel A. Martin, have been reinventing music for two pianos with informed improvisation that redefines the chamber music experience. Here they perform works by Rachmaninoff, Bach, Chopin and Schumann. (111 Spring St., S. Salem; www.thesanctuary series.com)

Risotto , Hawthorne, Rice is nice, Mon, 4/8: 5:30pm: What’s in a name? This restaurant serves risotto ten ways every night! So they know how to prepare rice. At this class host Kevin Oliveros and chef Rutilio Dias will demonstrate how to prepare arancini (rice balls), pork ragu and wild mushroom risotto, and a lesson on risotto pudding. (788 Commerce Street, Thornwood
914-769-6000; Register here.)
Clock Tower Grill, Brewster, Funny Bone, Tues, 4/9: 5:30pm. Chef Rich Parente prepares his famous steamed buns with sweet soy braised pork belly with green apple kimchi (and they are good!) Plus Fregoli (toasted pasta) with clam sauce and his twist on the childhood favorite, a Funny Bone swiss roll with peanut butter and chocolate. (512 Clock Tower Drive, Brewster , 845-582-0574, Register here.)

Local! Bedford Chamber Concerts, Guitar & Surprise, Wed, 4/10: 8pm: Dr. Anthony Newman’s Bedford Chamber Concerts performs Newman’s new Easter Quintet, plus Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, and two compositions for guitar, Boccherini’s Fandango quintet and Vivaldi’s guitar concerto in D (St, Matthews Church, 382 Cantitoe St., Bedford; www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org)

A Taste of Westchester, Peter Pratt’s Inn, Into The Forest, Wed, 4/10: 6-8pm. Chef March Walker and owner Jonathan Pratt go deep into the woods foraging for morels and ramps for this class. You will toast, courtesy of Jon, while he shows you how to prepare wild morels with breast of organic chicken. Jon will create a salad of shaved asparagus with lemon, pine nuts and Parmesan, showcasing the springtime treasure. For dessert there’s local blueberry ice cream made in Jon’s way-back machine. (673 Croton Heights Road, Yorktown Heights 914-962-4090; register here.)

Alexander Tharaud, The Goldberg Variations, Caramoor, Sun, 4/14: 3pm: French pianist Alexandre Tharaud took a sabbatical year to perfect his interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a set of 30 variations on an original theme that is one of the pinnacles of the keyboard literature. His 2015 recording of this demanding and complex work received widespread acclaim and praise for his unique approach to the masterpiece. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.com)

Quatuor Ébène, Caramoor, Sun, 4/28: 3pm: “In the string quartet world, to play both Mozart and Bartók well is considered quite a demonstration of versatility. When Quatuor Ébène plays Mozart and Bartók well, it’s just getting started.” — Boston Classical Review Here they perform string quartets from Faure and two by Beethoven. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.com)

May Hot Tickets

Only in Bedford! Gentleman’s Poker Night, Bedford’s Historical Hall, Thurs, 5/2: 7pm: Get your seat at the table for a night of Texas Hold’em, dinner & prizes to benefit the Bedford Historical Society’s educational programs. Nothing says Bedford like Texas Hold’em right? Professional dealers offer a refresher at 6:30pm, with games from 7- 11pm. Purchase tickets at www.bedfordhistoricalsociety.org)

Christine Ebersole, Caramoor, Fri, 5/4: 8:30pm: The Rosen House Music Room transforms into an intimate cabaret for this annual Benefit Concert. Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Christine Ebersole delivers a celebration of the American Songbook, and mingles with guests at the champagne reception in the Formal Dining Room after the show. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.com)