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Cortlandt Manor/Peekskill Belly Dance & Multi-Cultural Dance. Become a Dancer at any Age!
2026-05-16 12:15 - 2026-06-13 13:15, 2026-05-23 12:15 - 2026-06-20 13:15 (America/New_York)
Belly Dance & Multi-Cultural Dance/Cortlandt Manor/ Peekskill ONGOING: EVERY SATURDAY Afternoon
Class time: 12:15 pm to 1:15pm / $20.00 Cash Drop In
THE DANCE CONSERVATORY
2050 E. Main St (RT 6)
Cortlandt Manor, NY
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Become a Dancer at Any Age!
Great for Moms & Daughters, Seniors.
Get Fit, Have Fun, Make Friends, while learning dance from around the World!
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TONES THE ENTIRE BODY: abdomen, hips, thighs, arms
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DANCE STYLES:
Bollywood, Turkish & Latin, Arabic Pop, Gipsy Kings, Bamboleo, Shakira routines, Hips Don’t Lie, Havanna.
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Attire: Yoga pants, long skirt, barefoot or slippers. Bring a bottle of water
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For Information:
Contact Sarah Bell
914-874-4541
www.Facebook.com/DanceWSarah

Spring Flower Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop
2026-05-16 13:00 - 16:00 | KinoSaito Art Center, 115 7th St, Verplanck, 10596
In this beginner-friendly workshop, students will be introduced to the essential tools and techniques used in stained glass work while creating their very own flower suncatcher. Participants will learn how to safely cut glass, grind edges, apply copper foil, and solder their pieces together. Please wear durable clothing and closed-toe shoes. The age minimum for this workshop is 14.
$50 | Member Discount | RSVP Required
$20 materials fee included in the ticket price.

Catch Me If You Can
2026-05-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-29 19:30 - 22:00 | White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Place, White Plains, NY, 10601, United States
Based on the hit film and the incredible true story…
Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Musical, Catch Me If You Can was created by a Tony Award-winning “dream team,” with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray).
Seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale, Jr., runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. When Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent, Carl Hanratty, he pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes.
Recommend for ages 10+

Demystifying Medicare & Healthcare Coverage for Seniors
2026-05-17 13:15 - 16:30 | Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, 10520
Demystifying Medicare is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated healthcare system for older adults. The workshop is for people who already have Medicare and are considering changes in their coverage, as well as those soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical decisions.
Demystifying Medicare is offered as part of the ongoing work of the Westchester Library System to provide authoritative, actionable information that supports seniors in being connected and well-informed. In this engaging session you will learn about the various parts of Medicare and the costs associated with medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies.
Topics include original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, prescription drug plans (Part D), Medigaps (supplemental plans), and cost-saving programs like EPIC that can help seniors with limited resources.
This program is co-sponsored by the Croton’s Recreation Department. Come and get a handle on this thorny subject in a user-friendly atmosphere. Plan on 3 hours to include some lighthearted interactivity and questions; pre-registration requested at (914) 271-6612 or at https://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/event/demystifying-medicare-and-healthcare-coverage-seniors-10214.
More information and other dates: seniors.westchesterlibraries.org/demystifyingmedicare. Free in-person help is available at some libraries, more information at seniors.westchesterlibraries.org. Counseling and instruction is provided by HIICAP-certified volunteers (Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program) in partnership with the county’s Department of Senior Programs & Services. Their helpline is (914) 813-6100.

How Media Shapes Memory, Identity, and Daily Life
2026-05-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-25 09:30 - 11:30 | Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY, 10708, United States
Sarah Lawrence College Extension Course:
This six-week discussion-based course draws on ideas from cognitive and developmental psychology to explore how media becomes woven into personal and collective identity. Together, we’ll consider why certain televised moments stay with us for decades, how news outlets shape what we pay attention to, and how advertising and storytelling appeal to emotion, nostalgia, and belief.

Hudson River Museum Presents “Modern Women | Modern Vision: Photographs from the Bank of America Collection
2026-05-19 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-20 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-28 12:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date
An exhibition featuring the works of some of the most celebrated women photographers will be coming to the Hudson River Museum in its only showing in the New York Metropolitan area. “Modern Women | Modern Vision: Photographs from the Bank of America Collection” will be on view from January 30–May 10, 2026. This exhibition, loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities® program, features nearly 100 images dating from 1905 and 2015, celebrating the contributions of women to the development and evolution of photography.

Friends of Kensico Cemetery Free Walking Tours
2026-05-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-05-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-05-26 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-05-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Kensico Cemetery, 273 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, 10595, United States
Please register for your preferred tour and date via the website.
Historical Tours 5:30-7:00 PM:
Music, Mystery, and Mausoleum Stories: Guided by Patrick Raftery, Associate Director/Librarian, Westchester County Historical Society
❖ The Lake View Tour (1 mile) Tue, May 5 & Thu, May 7, 2026
Highlights include artists, architects, swindlers, and muckrakers.
❖ The Ossipee Loop Tour (0.6 miles) Tue, May 19 & Thu, May 21, 2026
A World’s Fair mystery, a Broadway angel, and one good witch.
Tree Tours 5:30-7:00 PM:
Identification, Adaptations, and Ecology: Guided by Michael Cook, Superintendent of Grounds, Kensico Cemetery, and David Prosser, Land Steward, Pound Ridge Land Conservancy
❖ Tree & Landscape Tour (1 mile) Tue, May 26 (Mike Cook) & Thu, May 28, 2026 (David Prosser)
Diverse tree collection and landscapes through Kensico’s Level II Arboretum.
❖ Invasive Species Walk (1 mile) Thu, June 11, 2026 with David Prosser
How invasive plants and insects affect local flora and fauna.

The Human Story of Nature: Myths, Models of the Universe, and the Modern Mind
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY, 10708, United States
Sarah Lawrence College Extension Course:
A fascinating exploration of the interaction between people and nature throughout history.

Cookbook Club
2026-05-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Mamaroneck Library, 136 Prospect Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543, United States
Mamaroneck Public Library
mamaronecklibrary.org/events
Please see flyer for details.

Creative Voices: A 6-Week Writing Program for Women with ADHD with Amy Reyer
2026-05-21 18:00 - 2026-06-25 19:45, 2026-05-28 18:00 - 2026-07-02 19:45 | Hudson Valley Writers Center, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 10591, United States
This 6-week course meets for 1.75 hours, from 6:00-7:45 p.m., on 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, and 5/21, in-person at the Hudson Valley Writers Center.
Questions or wondering if it’s a fit? Reach out to Amy at amy.reyer@reyerec.com.
Creative Voices is a co-creative environment for women with ADHD—where structure meets spontaneity and your ideas finally have room to run. Whether you’re drawn to memoir, essay, fiction, or poetry, this class offers an encouraging, judgment-free space to explore your voice and follow your creative flow wherever it leads.
Along the way, you’ll also get practical, research-informed insights about how ADHD shows up in women—often in ways that are overlooked or misunderstood. We’ll gently reframe old stories of “not enough” and invite you to understand your mind in a more compassionate, nuanced way, while learning how to harness the strengths of an ADHD brain: originality, intuition, and out-of-the-box thinking.
We’ll focus on storytelling, confidence, and connection—with a rhythm that works for the ADHD mind: lively discussions, short bursts of writing, and plenty of laughter along the way. You’ll leave each session with progress you can feel and a community that truly gets you.
BIO: Amy Reyer is a longtime HVWC student currently writing a memoir about her early childhood with undiagnosed ADHD in the 1970s. The project inspired her to create a writing workshop for women with similar experiences. She holds a master’s degree from Yale and a Ph.D. in American Studies from George Washington University and is an ICF-certified executive coach and mindfulness educator. Over the past decade, she has researched the history of child psychiatry and the misdiagnosis of girls with ADHD. Previously, she produced women’s programming for major media outlets, including Discovery Communications, XM Satellite Radio, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah/Harpo, Real Simple, and More magazine.

Jazz at Reid Castle | Miles Davis @ 100!
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Manhattanville University, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, 10577
Trumpeter Mark Morganelli had the good fortune to meet his musical inspiration, Miles Davis and will pay tribute to the ground-breaking artist who changed music several times over his career. This concert will focus on Miles’s 1950’s output, as reflected in the group’s For Miles CD recorded in Torino, Italy.

Love in the Archive Film Series: Films from the Fluxus Archives
2026-05-29 18:00 - 20:00 | KinoSaito Art Center, 115 7th St, Verplanck, 10596
Alison Knowles (b. 1933-2025) was an American visual artist, poet, and founding member of Fluxus. The Fluxus group ethos sought to disassemble traditional barriers between art forms, while rejecting the exclusivity of the art world in favor of art as an open and participatory experience accessible to all.
The Misfits – 30 Years of Fluxus is an unconventional video portrait of the Fluxus movement, produced largely in Venice at the 1990 reunion, when many of the original Fluxus artists met for a major exhibition in connection with the Biennale, almost thirty years after the first iconoclastic Fluxus concerts were held in cities around the world. This portrait includes interviews with leading Fluxus artists, including Alison Knowles and Yoko Ono, plus documentation of their works, and historic archival footage from thirty years of groundbreaking performances, films, and video tapes.
“Topless Cellist” Charlotte Moorman is Nam June Paik’s heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman’s career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the “Topless Cellist” and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman’s performances include Otto Piene’s Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams’ Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman’s friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.
