November Events 2016

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Chappaqua Craft and Gift Fair

November Events 2016: Still some great stuff to do before the Holiday Events roll around. Here’s 18 what to do’s, from theatre and comedy to craft fairs, local benefits and galas, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week and the last road race of the season.All carefully curated for townies, foodies, culture-vultures and weekend warriors.

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week – Tues-Sun, 11/1-13: Foodies of the world unite! During HVRW you can lunch for just $20.95 or dinner for $29.95 at many local restaurants in & around Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua and beyond. This year HVRW will run from Tues, 11/1 to Sun, 11/13. Okay, that’s two weeks but who’s counting. Check back for updates when the participating restaurants are announced. We’ll give you all the locals, HVRW’s best menus and some carefully selected eateries that are worth the trip. Check out our local guide.

Maybe Never Fell, Axial Theatre – 11/4-20: Howard Meyer’s neew play, Maybe Never Fell explores the scars of the Nazi Holocaust to the present day. The play examines the spiritual journey and search for love and cultural identity of an American Jew. The play previews on Friday night 11/4 and opens on Saturday 11/5 and runs through 11/20 with Friday and Saturday evening performances and Saturday and Sunday matinees. (St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville: www.axialtheatre.com)

Judy Gold, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri, 11/4: 8pm: An Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian, Judy is well know for her two critically acclaimed one-woman Off Broadway shows. Her first, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2006. Her 2012 The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Theatre at Muscoot Farm, Blythe Spirit – Fri-Sat, 11/4-5 & 11/11-12: Muscoot Farm introduces its first ever staged production in the historic Main House. Noel Coward’s Blythe Spiritis an improbable farce with supernatural elements. The 1941 play was adapted for film in 1945. Rex Harrison played Charles Condomine, a novelist in search of material for a book. His scheme to mine the events of a séance he convenes with an eccentric medium backfires when he winds up haunted by his first wife. (Muscoot Farm, Rt. 100, Somers; www.muscootfarm.org)

Divisions: The Art of Variation & Imagination, Ars Antiqua, Chappaqua – Sat, 11/5: 8pm: Mark Kramer’s Ars Antiqua ensemble’s new season launch will feature harpist and early-music specialist Cheryl Ann Fulton in a program of virtuoso music for instruments of the 17th century. She will be joined by baroque violinist, Krista Benion Feeney, theorbo player, Charles Weaver and Mark Kramer playing the viola da gamba. This is a rare opportunity to hear this wonderful music in an intimate and historic setting. A Buffet reception of English Cheeses and Mulled Wine will be presented after the concert. (Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; www.ars-antiqua.org)

Artie Lang, Paramount Hudson Valley, Sat, 11/5: 8pm: Arties’ first stand-up hour special, The Stench of Failure premiered on Comedy Central in 2014. His feature film credits include Dirty Work, Old School and Elf. He appeared on Comedy Central’s Roasts of Hugh Hefner and William Shatner and in the HBO series Entourage. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com

Doug Varone and Dancers, Performing Arts Center Purchase College – Sat, 11/5: 8pm: Doug Varone celebrates his 30th season with a world premiere, co-commissioned by The Performing Arts Center. It will feature dancers from the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance. They will also perform ReComposed. a piece based on the pastel drawings of abstract artist Joan Mitchell and set to a rousing score by Michael Gordon. Doug Varone is a Purchase College graduate and a recipient of its Distinguished Alumni Award. (PepsiCo Theatre, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Local! Northern Westchester Hospital’s Annual Benefit – Centennial Gala – Sat, 11/5: 6:30pm: Benefit Co-chairs, Armonk’s Michaela and Skip Beitzel and Cynthia and Paul Mas invite you to NWH’s Centennial Benefit. Shimmer and shine for cocktails, dinner, dessert and dancing at this event under the Centennial Tent on the NWH campus. The event will honor community honorees Vicki Aranow Feiner & Fred Feiner MD, Babs & Charlie Johnson and Barbara & the late Phillips Lounsbery. The Physician Honoree is Alfred Ringer, MD, Chief Radiation Oncology and Vice-Chairman of the NWH Medical Board. (400 E. Main St., Mt. Kisco; www.nwhc.net)

CraftWestport – Sat-Sun, 11/5-6: Produced by ArtRider, the producers of Crafts at Lyndhurst, and the Rhinebeck Arts Festival. In it’s 41st year, CraftWesport is the longest running indoor crafts festival in CT. It features 175 vendors displaying a variety of media: clay, glass, painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, furniture, metal jewelry, wearable art and specialty foods. With a pop up marketplace, gourmet specialty foods and a create your own handprinted silk Shibumi scarf booth. (70 North Ave., Westport; www.artrider.com)

Scottish Fantasy, Stamford Symphony, Sat, 11/12: 8pm & Sun, 11/13: 3pm: The Stamford Symphony metaphorically dons the kilt in a program featuring Mendelssohn’s Symphony NO. 3, Scottish. Guest Peter Walker will solo on bagpipe on PM Davies’ Orkney Wedding with Sunrise. Caroline Goulding soloes on violin on Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. (Stamford Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.stamfordsymphony.org)

Local! Argus Quartet, Caramoor – Sun, 11/13: 3pm: Caramoor’s 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quarter-in-Residence performs Bartok, Theofanidis and two works by Knox and Man commission by the iconic Kronos Quartet. Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah: www.caramoor.org)

Local! Music of the Gilded Age: London, France & America, Chappaqua Orchestra – Sun, 11/13: 3pm: Music by Adolphe Sax and W.S. Gilbert, as well as the songs of Jerome Kern. Vocalist Elizabeth Gerbi, saxophonist Christopher Brellochs, and pianist Cynthia Peterson. (Chappaqua Library, 198 S. Greeley Ave.: www.chappaquaorchestra.org)

Chappaqua Cares Empty Bowls Westchester, Whippoorwill Club – Sun 11/13: 5pm: Chappaqua Cares 2nd Annual Empty Bowls benefit will be held at the Armonk’s Whippoorwill Club on Sunday, 11/13 at 5pm. Empty Bowls benefits to end hunger was started in the 1990’s by Michigan high school students and has since been replicated worldwide. Part of each Empty Bowls event is the sale of handprinted bowls by local students and even celebrities. Last year Chappaqua Cares auctioned off a bowl from Pharell. This year the will auction off a bowl from Hillary Clinton. (150 Whippoorwill Rd., Armonk; www,chappaquacares.org)

National Theatre Live Frankenstein, Performing Arts Center Purchase College – Sun, 11/13: 3pm: Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock) and Jon Lee Miller alternated playing the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in Nick Dear’s adaptation of Mary Shelly’s novel. They also shared the Olivier Award for Best Actor for their performances. Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Steve Jobs) directed this 2011 production. And it sold out it’s run at London’s Royal National Theatre in a nano-second. You can see it recorded live in London and broadcast here in digital HD on the big screen. (Pepsico Theatre, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Local! All Mozart, Anthony Newman & Bedford Chamber Concerts – Wed, 11/16: 8pm: Taking in a concert with Anthony Newman, Bedford’s High Priest of Bach, at the acoustically significant St. Matthews Episcopal Church made What To Do’s Bucket List. Here Newman and his chamber music buddies from NYC perform an All Mozart program including Symphony no. 40, Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Violin Sonata in D. (St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 382 Cantitoe St., Bedford; www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org)

Local! Wine in the Woods, Westmoreland Sanctuary – 11/18: 6-9pm: Westmoreland’s fundraiser will be held in their historic 200-year old church that serves as their nature museum. It will be transformed by naturally derived décor to complement its permanent exhibits of native flora and fauna. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Westmoreland Sanctuary’s core conservation focus is restoring native plants to our community and forest. These habitat restoration efforts are used in their teachings to nearly 10,000 school children each year. You also can sponsor a tree in their forest . (260, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco; www.westmorelandsantuary.org)

Rabbit Hole, The Armonk Players – November 11-19: The Armonk Players present, Rabbit Hole, David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer-winner for Best Drama. The play follows Becca and Howie Corbett’s bittersweet journey back from the tragedy of their son’s death. The play originally starred Sex in the City’sCynthia Nixon, who won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress. The play includes comedic touches. Fri-Sat, 11/11-12: 8pm & Sun, 11/13: 4pm & Thurs-Sat, 11/17-19: 8pm. (Whippoorwil Hall, 1 Kent Place, Armonk; www.armonkplayers.org)

Glengarry Glen Ross, Armonk’s Smalltown Theatre Company – Fri-Sat, 11/18-19: 8pm: Armonk’s Smalltown Theatre Company presents a stage reading of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about four desperate Chicago real estate sellers who will do anything to unload undesirable real estate to unwitting buyers. You know the lines: “A-B-C- A- always B- be C-closing! Always be closing. Always be closing.” And this one: “‘Cause we’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired. You get the picture?” (Hergenhan Hall, 40 Maple Ave., Armonk; www.smalltowntheatre.com)

Forgotten Broadway, Emelin Theatre – Fri-Sat, 11/18-19: 8pm: Martin Charnin, the creator of Annie, returns with a new musical review of some of the best Broadway tunes. Shelly Burch and the David Shenton Trio will treat you to the music of Rogers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Lerner & Loewe, the Gershwins, Kurt Weill and Noel Coward. Martin Charnin narrates and provides the backstage secrets of the legends of the Broadway musical. (153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

L.A. Theatre Works Judgment at Nuremberg, Performing Arts Center Purchase College – Sat, 11/19: 8pm. LATW commemorates the 75th anniversary of WWII in this radio theatre production of Abby Mann’s Judgment at Nuremberg. This great courtroom drama four follows the military tribunal of four German judges tried for their complicity in Nazi atrocities. LATW’s production is adapted from the 1961 film that was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. It was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. (PepsiCo Theatre, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; www.artscenter.org)

Chappaqua Craft & Gift Fair – Sat, 11/19: 10am-4pm: 32nd annual craft fair featuring over 85 vendors presenting handcrafted jewelry, designer clothing, handbags and accessories, original artwork, tableware and furniture, bath and beauty products, children’s gifts, floral designs, gourmet foods and more. Plus raffles, kids creations and donation alley. This event produced by the Bell Middle School PTA benefits the Bell Middle School. (Robert E. Bell Middle School, 50 Senter St., Chappaqua; www.chappaquacraftfair.com)

Ballets with a Twist, Cocktail Hour: The Show, Westchester Community College – Sat, 11/19: 8pm:This NYC based company performs the works of Marilyn Kraus set to the music of Grammy-nominate composer Stephen Gaboury (Kinky Boots). Cocktail Hour, their signature show, is a collection of nine theatrical dance vignettes celebrating iconic American culture in Manhattan. Iconic cocktails such as Champagne, Bloody Mary, Margarita and the Shirley Temple inspire each work. Academic Arts Building, 75 Grasslands, Valhalla;

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Reflections, Sat, 11/19: 5pm: Anne-Marie McDermott (piano), Ida Kavafian (violin) and David Shifrin (clarinet) perform two distinctive sets with the Calidore String Quartet. The first features Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, Schoenfeld’s Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano and a Mendelssohn string quartet. The second set features three pieces inspired by the power of Jewish music. Including Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes and Bloch’s “Nigun” from Baal Shem and Three Pictures of Hassidic Life. (Recital Hall, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase College; www.artscenter.org)

Go For Baroque, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Sat, 11/19: 7pm: The Westchester Oratorio Society present Go for Baroque, featuring selections by Handel, Bach, Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Purcell and Charpentier. TWOS will be joined by the critically acclaimed organist, James Kennerley. (44 Village Green (Routes 22 & 172), Bedford; www.westchesteroratorio.org)

Pianist Dmitri Levkovich, South Salem, Sun, 11/20: 4pm. The Sanctuary Series begins its 2016-2017 with “Playing Homage,” a concert featuring Ukrainian-Canadian pianist Dmitri Levkovich in the Sanctuary of the South Salem Presbyterian Church, 111 Spring Street, S. Salem, NY at 4 PM. Advance tickets begin at $25 ($15 students). For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.theSanctuarySeries.org.

Edward Arron & Friends, Caramoor – Sun, 11/20: 3pm. Famed cellist Edward Arron reunites with violin virtuoso Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Andrew Armstrong for a witty program of Stravinky, Tchaikovsky and more. Including Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, Schnittke’s Musica Nostalgica for Piano and Cello, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor and Gliere’s Eight Pieces for Piano and Cello. (Photo by Gabe Palacio) Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah: www.caramoor.org)

Bedford Turkey Trot – Sat, 11/26: Billed as “the hardest 5K in New York”, the Turkey Trot raises funds for Bedford Community Table/Pantry. The course begins on Court Road at the Bedford Village Elementary School. The halfway point is at the top of Indian Hill Road – not for the faint of heart – and finishes at Bedford Village Memorial Park. Pre-registration required. 7am for sign-in. Walkers start at 8am, runners at 8:20 am. (Bedford Village Elementary School, Court St., Bedford; www.bedfordturkeytrot.org)

Theatre at Lyndhurst Mansion, Sherlock Holmes – 11/25-12/4: M&M Performing Arts and Red Monkey present Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Copper Beeches at historic Lyndhurst Mansion. You’ll follow the drama through Lyndhurst’s carriage house, exploring the mansion room by room as Sherlock and Dr. Watson are drawn into the secrets of the Rucastle family. What’s with that threatening hound? The locked and forbidden room on the top floor and the mysterious stranger who keeps appearing at the windows. This is a one of a kind experience – only at Lyndhurst. (635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown; www.lyndhurst.org)

Sponsored! Cherylyn Salon Children’s Cancer Fund Benefit – Mon, 11/28: 11:30am-2pm: Join Armonk’s Cherylyn Salon in the fight against cancer at their annual boutique and fashion show luncheon at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua. To reserve your seat or table call 914.273.7900 or email cherylynsalon@aol.com. (11 Kittle Rd., Chappaqua)

Hooray for Hollywood, Benefit for the Bedford Playhouse – Fri, 12/2: 6:30pm. A cabaret performance of the greatest songs f the Golden Age of Hollywood from the Six Of Clubs in the ballroom at John Jay Homestead. The evening begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 pm followed by the performance at 7:15pm. (John Jay Homestead, 400 Jay St., Katonah; http://www.bedfordplayhouse.org/events/)

Hot Ticket Alert! Steve Hofstetter, Palace Stamford – Wed, 12/7: 8pm: One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, the original writer for collegehumor.com has also released five albums and three books. His national TV debut came on ESPN’s Quite Frankly. He has appeared on CBS’ Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, Showtime’s White Boyz in the Hood and VH1’s Countdown. He is the host of Laughs on Fox networks and has garnered over 45 million views on You Tube. PS Don’t heckle this man! (61 Atlantic Ave, Stamford; www.palacestamford.org)