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FREE Musical Theater Workshop Open House (Saturday, October 6, 11am-12pm for ages 3-6 and 12:30-2:30pm for ages 7-16): Come learn firsthand about all the wonderful things happening for kids at ChappPAC this fall. Join Westchester’s finest musical theatre instructors on-stage and learn about all the opportunities for kids this fall at ChappPAC. From 11am-12pm, students ages 3-6 will learn a song from Peter Pan and perform for parents and friends on stage at the end of the workshop. From 12:30-2:30…

The ensemble embraces the full range of the quintet repertoire.  It is a component of the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band. As professional Airman-musicians, the members of Heritage Winds are dedicated to using the power of music to honor our veterans, inspire patriotism and communicate the Air Force story. Sat. Oc.t 13 @ 2PM Sponsored: The Town of New Castle and The Chappaqua Library All library programs are free and open to the public.

Scattered Books will be hosting a live presentation by famed dance photographer (and social media legend) Jordan Matter and launching his new book, Born to Dance.  Jordan’s eclectic photography work (and 10-minute challenges) are known worldwide and we are thrilled to host his very first public appearance in conjunction with his new book!  All tickets come with a seat to the inspiring live presentation plus a signed book and a selfie/photo with Jordan. VIP ticket-holders will enjoy a private meet…

Wicked Workshop (Monday, October 15, 4:30pm-6:30pm): Exclusive opportunity for young theater lovers to Join two current Broadway actors who are former cast members of Wicked! Arielle Jacobs whose Broadway credits include; Jasmine in Aladdin (current), Wicked, In the Heights and Rent and Alicia Albright whose Broadway credits include dance captain in Frozen (current) and Dance Captain in Wicked, as well as national tours of All Shook Up and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Participants will learn a Wicked song and…

Join The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) and Modern Warrior LIVE for a theatrical musical performance highlighting shared human experience, resilience and hope!   Through a tapestry of story and music, the Modern Warrior LIVE ensembles takes audiences on the personal and emotional journey of US Veteran Jaymes Poling and his re-entry into civilian life. Co-created with renowned musician Dominick Farinacci, Modern Warrior LIVE shines a spotlight on behavioral health challenges and pathways to recovery.   Narrated by Staff…

Tim Kubart’s concerts are an indie pop dance party for all ages. Joined on stage by his band, the “Space Cadets” (and a tap-dancing sidekick!), Tim performs songs celebrating real life kid and family moments and milestones. No matter the venue, a Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets show is highly interactive, musically rich, and always speaks to kids at the top of their intelligence.   Tim Kubart discovered his passion for making music for kids and families while volunteering…

Meet the artists at a reception before the Dar Williams’ Concert! Currently on exhibit and for sale at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center are works by members of Northern Westchester Artists Guild. Featured artists include  Leslie Weissman, Peg Kafka Sackler, Jessica J Rubin, Sharon Linsker, Mara Van Fleet, Helene Ocko, Heather Solomon, Chrissanth Gross, hudson road photography, Samantha Kaplan, Mindy Kombert, Lesla Prokopiv-Borovik, Isabel Bolivar and Olimpia Gambacorta.

Called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker, Dar Williams brings her intimate folk/rock stylings back to her hometown for one night at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.

We are Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables, two moms with tons of experience in comedy. Amy wrote a bestselling parenting book, toured the country with a one-woman show called Mother Load, and was a series regular on several sitcoms. Margaret started out in standup, wrote for PBS Kids and MTV, and became a senior writer for Nickelodeons Nick Mom. Along the way, we also each became mothers of three children, now aged 6 to 15. We engage with the same…

A hilarious tale about an elf (Will Farrell) who learns of his true identity as a human, embarks on a journey to New York City to find his biological father (James Caan) and helps New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern-day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF This will be an interactive screening - think Rocky Horror Picture Show, but with snowballs!  

Some eat & sleep dance so others can eat and sleep. Our motto since 2006, Will Dance for Food has been performing to raise awareness and funds for organizations that help families who are food insecure. We believe that a parent should not have to choose between paying their rent and feeding their family. Through tickets sales the studios and their families, friends and sponsors have raised over $100,000.00 in the past 10 years. All funds beyond production costs have…

COME SEE THE TALENT OF LYT'S SENIOR CAST OF SPELLING BEE AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOU WILL BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPELLING BEE! (YES, SPELLING BEE IS INTERACTIVE AND WE WILL ASK FOR SOME VOLUNTEERS FROM THE AUDIENCE, BUT YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM IN THE LOBBY BEFORE THE SHOW)   TWO GREAT CASTS - TWO GREAT PERFORMANCES Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn't everything. Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for…

Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has also scored numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard Album and Singles charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz. Vanessa will perform her greatest hits and holiday tunes for the benefit of San Miguel Academy of Newburgh with Chappaqua’s own, Frank Shiner as the opening act. Vanessa is a long-time supporter…

Learn all about Musical Theatre Comedy at this fun filled workshop led by Broadway Veteran John Treacy Egan (My Fair Lady, Sister Act, Bye-Bye Birdie, The Little Mermaid, The Producers).  Broadway is famous for it’s musical comedies. Come learn about what it takes to be funny on stage at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center…And did we mention it’s FREE!

Please join Hubbels Music of Bedford Hills, NY in a night that showcases just some of Hubbels’ hardworking and extraordinary young pianists. In addition to students performing the works of composers such as Bach, Chopin, Gottschalk, and Albéniz, they will be joined by faculty members Kate Demas, Jarod Kashkin (pianists)  Andy Bhasin (violin). Ticket sales will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hudson Valley. Come out and help us celebrate this young talent!

Outspoken, precocious, lovable Junie B. Jones stars in a colorful, funny, fast-paced musical about new friends, new glasses, sugar cookies, the annual kickball tournament, and other various first-grade angst-ridden situations. Follow her adventures as she writes down the story of her life in her “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal.” This new musical is based on four volumes in Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones series of books, illustrated by Denise Brunkus and published by Random House: Junie B, First Grader (at Last!);…

A year after the shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Dave Cullen, the NY Times bestselling author of Columbine, offers an intimate,deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors who became activists and pushed back against Congressional leaders and the N.R.A. Cullen has written for Vanity Fair, Buzzfeed, Politico, New Republic, Newsweek, The Guardian, Washington Post and has appeared on Today, NBC Nightly News, PBS Newshour, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, Morning Edition, Anderson Cooper 360, Rachel Maddow, Chris…

From the Audition to Opening Night come learn about what it takes to make it on stage! The focus of this Workshop is to show you what you have on the inside and to show you how to bring it out! Let go of fear and doubt and get yourself on that stage and in the show. Work with our amazing instructors led by NYC Actor and Choreographer Michael Fielder (Off-Broadway/Nat’l Tours: Mambo Kings, Carnival, Havana After Dark).  Come and…

Yale Alumni Series Psychology and the Good Life: Teaching the Most Popular Class at Yale Over the span of one week in January 2018, Psyc 157: Psychology and the Good Life, became the most popular course in Yale University’s 300-year history. Laurie Santos, professor of psychology and cognitive science, began developing the course after her work as head of one of Yale’s residential colleges brought the mental health struggles of students on campus into focus. Cosponsors: Yale Westchester Alumni Association…

Blood on the Fields Wynton Marsalis’s Pulitzer Prize winning oratorio on slavery and freedom, tells the story of two slaves, Jesse and Leona. It carries us along on their 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 remarkable, ground-breaking work. Cosponsors: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Friends of the Chappaqua Library and Town of New Castle DIGITAL CONCERT NETWORK The Digital Concert Network is an exclusive network…

Conductor Barbara Yahr and TCO partners with the Chappaqua EPIC group for an interactive and inclusive Family Concert spotlighting the special needs community playing with the orchestra.

Join Westchester’s finest musical theatre instructors on-stage and learn a song and dance combination from Frozen The Musical. At the end of the workshop we invite all the parents and siblings into the theatre to watch the kids perform what they have learned on stage! Ages 6-12

Hear from the journalist and filmmaker of the documentary, My Underground Mother, a film about abuse and trafficking during the Holocaust with a talkback by the filmmaker along with a women's advocate from Met Council. This Program is about the strength of women, presented by Friends of ChappPAC through a generous grant by UJA Federation of New York. The program will start with a documentary showing of My Underground Mother, which traces Marisa Fox’s search for her mother’s hidden identity,…

LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE’S Award Winning TEEN DRAMA Presents “A Thought-provoking, highly recommended production that packs a wallop as well as a message of tolerance and rejection of senseless hate.”-Cary Ginell The Laramie Project is a documentary-styled play that analyzes the death of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student who was brutally murdered because of his sexual identity. The play was created by playwright/director Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. The theater group traveled from New York to the…

LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE’S Award Winning TEEN DRAMA Presents “A Thought-provoking, highly recommended production that packs a wallop as well as a message of tolerance and rejection of senseless hate.”-Cary Ginell The Laramie Project is a documentary-styled play that analyzes the death of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student who was brutally murdered because of his sexual identity. The play was created by playwright/director Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. The theater group traveled from New York to the…

Westchester Oratorio Society Performing The Creation (Die Schöpfung) by Joseph Haydn Westchester Oratorio Society Benjamin Niemczyk, Artistic Director present Haydn, "Die Schöpfung" (The Creation) WOS Festival Orchestra Catherine Steinbrink, Soprano Jeffrey Strand, Tenor David Salsbery Fry, Bass This performance is made possible with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation. The Westchester Community Foundation's mission is to connect generous people to the causes they care about and invest in transformative ideas and organizations to improve lives and strengthen our community.…

Complicit: The Roosevelt Administrations Inadequate Response to the Refugee Crisis See the award winning documentary, Complicit, and stay for a post screening discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Ruth Kalish. Then hear from Jane Ginns, Board member of HIAS, on current refugee policies and immigration issues. Buy tickets for Complicit at Brown Paper Tickets https://brownpapertickets.com/events/4208627 $25/ticket (includes $5 contribution to UJA) $10/student ticket Program made possible by the Friends of ChappPAC and a generous grant from UJA Westchester

Pout Pout Fish - the Musical Production Kick off Memorial Day weekend by bringing the family to see The POUT-POUT FISH, a new musical based on the bestselling book series featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure! Presented by @TheaterWorksUSA. Swim along with pouty Mr. Fish and his friends in this new musical adventure. Utilizing live actors and puppets, this colorful adaptation of The New York Times bestseller is sure to turn the poutiest of frowns…

Pout Pout Fish - the Musical Production Kick off Memorial Day weekend by bringing the family to see The POUT-POUT FISH, a new musical based on the bestselling book series featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure! Presented by @TheaterWorksUSA. Swim along with pouty Mr. Fish and his friends in this new musical adventure. Utilizing live actors and puppets, this colorful adaptation of The New York Times bestseller is sure to turn the poutiest of frowns…

Chappaqua Library Presents Tony Auth’s cartoons, seemingly simple and always direct, influenced public opinion and politicians for more than forty years. “Our job is not to amuse our readers. Our mission is to stir them, inform and inflame them.” Auth, a Pulitzer Prize winner, documents the changing political and cultural landscape of our time. From LBJ to Obama, from the energy crisis to the financial crisis, this talk will show more than 100 cartoons that touched the lives of countless…

Join us for our Kick-off to Summer Reading with our friend The Dirtmeister!  All ages welcome (but best suited for grades K and up).

Chappaqua Library presents Conductor Benjamin Niemczyk leads this amateur ensemble in performing Rossini’s Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri, Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday, Rodgers’The Sound of Music, Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz and Beethoven’s Overture to Fidelio.

Join Susan and James Patterson for a fun moderated discussion and book signing of the brand new picture book Bigger Words for Little Geniuses! Families are welcome. The interactive presentation including Q & A begins at 5:00pm on the main stage followed by a book signing at approximately 5:45 in a lobby room. Only Patterson picture books will be sold at the event. Please limit adult Patterson books brought from home to ONE per person as we want to focus…

Please join us on Sunday, September 8 at 2:00pm at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center to screen this enjoyable film, "Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story" sponsored by Bet Torah. The delightful Etgar Keret will speak after the film. You can meet him and buy his new book, “Fly Already” at the reception following the film. Go toinfo@scatteredbooks.com to order the book in advance.

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: Clearwater Walkabout Chorus, founded by Pete Seeger, promotes his vision of bringing social, environmental and historical awareness through folk music and other activities. The chorus appears on Pete Seeger’s Grammy Award-winning CD: Peter Seeger at 89   All library programs are free and open to the public.

Join us for this audition intensive workshop as we bring NYC theatre professionals to Westchester! About this Event Open to High School students in grades 9-12 What is Casted!? Casted is a unique one day "Audition Experience" where students grasp knowledge of all categories of an audition while working with trained Broadway and NYC professionals. Our goal is to get students as comfortable as possible with an audition for any upcoming college program or school/local production. Students are broken down…

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: Naturalist Paul Rosolie discusses his novel about a young girl trying to save a tiger in the changing landscape of a modernizing India. Informed by a decade of research of endangered species in the rainforests--plus experiences with the legends of local people in remote villages--this gripping story explores our relationship to the natural world. Mr. Rosolie is a conservationist, naturalist, explorer, and award-winning wildlife filmmaker and his work to preserve ecosystems and wildlife…

Friends of Chappaqua Performing Arts Center (ChappPAC) is bringing Battle of the Bands, featuring three local bands. The three bands are Red Grenadine with The Horn Dogs, Ripchord and Station Agents. Mark Goodman, who started MTV's VJs will serve as Emcee for the evening. A meet and greet cocktail party will take place with the bands at 6:00 and a reserved seat is included with the $150 ticket. General admission tickets with open seating is $50/ticket. Beverages, beer, wine and…

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: Celebrate 2019 NYC Climate Week as we join with 5 Westchester Audubon groups for a screening of a film depicting how Americans are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change. Cosponsors: Bedford Audubon, Bronx River-Sound Shore Audubon, Central Westchester Audubon, Hudson River Audubon, Saw Mill River Audubon, Federated Conservationists of Westchester County  and Town of New Castle All library programs are free and open to the public.

A musical parody about the challenges of motherhood. If you are a mom or have a mom, this show is for you! Bring your mom, your sister, your daughter for a night of laughs, refreshments by Beernoggin' and light hors d'oeuvres by Graze NY food boards! Tickets $70 Show starts promptly at 8:00pm Register at LiceOut911 Brought to you by LiceOut911 & ABCNY Moms - The Local Moms Network 100% of the net proceeds provide lice products and services to…

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Songbook Innovative original compositions performed by “New York City’s house band.” DRINKS AND REFRESHMENTS BEFORE SCREENING PROVIDED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Cosponsors: Jazz at Lincoln Center and Friends of the Chappaqua Library DIGITAL CONCERT NETWORK The Digital Concert Network is an exclusive network designed to provide FREE content of the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Public Libraries across the country. Library programs are free…

Chappaqua Library and Town of New Castle present Join a panel of mystery writers as they discuss real-life elements of their craft. Moderator and author Chris Knopf is the winner of the 2013 Nero Award, Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery, finalist for the Connecticut Book Award and listed in NY Times’ “Recommended Summer Reading” column by Marilyn Stasio. Former journalist and author of two suspense series, Suzanne Chazin has been a two-time recipient of the Washington Irving Book Award…

Chappaqua Library  and Town of New Castle present: Dancing Through Borders An Illustrated Talk by James Alexander-Sinclair One of the foremost garden designers in the United Kingdom, James Alexander-Sinclair has designed gardens from Cornwall to the Western Isles and from London to Moscow. He is also an award winning writer and author of Gardener’s World: 101 Bold and Beautiful Flowers. Cosponsors: Garden Conservancy, Westchester Land Trust and Friends of the Chappaqua Library All library programs are free and open to…

New Castle Recreation and Parks presents FREE Family Movie Snacks will be available for purchase. Event sponsored by Compass and Friends of Chappaqua Performing Arts Center  

New Castle Recreation and Parks present The Rocky Horror Picture Show Ages 18+ Only $20 Includes Interactive Kit Snacks will be available for purchase. DeCicco's will be on site selling wine and beer. Event sponsored by Compass and Friends of the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. Purchase Tickets

Join us for this audition intensive workshop as we bring NYC theatre professionals to Westchester! Open to High School students in grades 9-12 What is Casted!? Casted is a unique one day "Audition Experience" where students grasp knowledge of all categories of an audition while working with trained Broadway and NYC professionals. Our goal is to get students as comfortable as possible with an audition for any upcoming college program or school/local production. Students are broken down into small groups…

The Town of New Castle Recreation & Parks Department Presents “ELVIS LAS VEGAS SHOW” SALUTE TO VETERANS Starring Patrick Perone, Elvis Tribute Artist Free Concert Transportation provided for New Castle Seniors, please call 238-8888 Contact Number: 914-238-3909 (Recreation & Parks Office)

Hear the legendary Philippe de Montebello, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, speak about the changing world of museums and art. The Himmel Award is held in honor of Betty Himmel "in recognition of creators, conceivers, radical thinkers and risk-takers that provoke new thinking in art and design." The program will include a talk by Philippe de Montebello, a conversation with KMA Executive Director Michael Gitlitz and questions from the audience. You may also purchase a ticket which…

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: Journalist, New York Times op-ed columnist and author, Gail Collins. Gail Collins is most recognized for her work with the New York Times which she joined in 1995 as a member of the editorial board and later as an op-ed columnist. In 2001 she was appointed the first female editorial page editor. Her new book No Stopping Us Now: A History of Older Women in America is a lively, fascinating, eye-opening look…

Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: A free screening of the documentary film The Biggest Little Farm. Before the screening guest speaker Allison Turcan, Founder of D.I.G. Farm in North Salem, and host and producer of the podcast Getting Dirty, will discuss what it takes to be a local farmer. The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester, as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland, and dream to harvest…

DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WE HAVE RESCHEDULED THE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AND CHELSEA CLINTON AUTHOR EVENT. AS SOON AS THE NEW DATE IS ANNOUNCED WE WILL SEND A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL. PLEASE HOLD ON TO YOUR TICKETS!!!!!   ALL TICKETS WILL BE HONORED FOR THE NEW DATE. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE NEW DATE PLEASE CONTACT PAM THORNTON AT THE CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY thornton@wlsmail.org. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. Join Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton as they…

RELOCATED TO CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY THEATER Chappaqua Library & Town of New Castle present: “Big Band Holiday” Celebrate the season with a swinging array of holiday classics. Two master vocalists join the band for this unforgettable show. DRINKS AND REFRESHMENTS BEFORE SCREENING AT 6:30 PM PROVIDED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Cosponsors: Jazz at Lincoln Center and Friends of the Chappaqua Library DIGITAL CONCERT NETWORK The Digital Concert Network is an exclusive network designed to provide FREE content of the world-renowned…

6 piece jazz fusion instrumental and vocal group covering Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Chaka Kahn, John Scofield, Stevie Wonder, Micheal Brecker, George Benson. (2) one hour sets with a 15 minute intermission. General admission tickets are $20 available at www.eventbrite.com and through the bands website www.hvejb.com.

Join Westchester County's Premiere Dancers who are raising awareness and funds for our neighbors in need. All proceeds beyond production costs are donated to the Community Center of Northern Westchester. STOMPIN' ON HUNGER SINCE 2006 some eat & sleep dance so others can eat & sleep... Our motto since 2006, Will Dance for Food has been performing to raise awareness and funds for organizations that help families who are food insecure.  We believe that a parent should not have to…