Holiday Cheer

The Scarsdale Woman's Club will host a Holiday Open House on Wednesday, November 30, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Enjoy the Club's annual celebration of the holidays and see Rowsley all decked out for the occasion. The Scarsdale Middle Schoool Jazz Band will give a special performance at 1:30 pm, and the Club's own Choral Singers will perform holiday songs at 3:15 pm. The always popular Holiday Thrift Boutique will feature "Treasurers from the Attic" and quality items to raise money for the Club's outreach programs. There will be special table displays, a pottery exhibit and sale, a display of decorated gift baskets bound for a Westchester nursing home, and sales of poinsettias and wreaths. Sample delicious punch, festive holiday cookies and tea sandwiches. The Scarsdale Woman's Club is located at 37 Drake Road, Scarsdale. Call 914-723-0024 for further information.

The Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) at Westchester Reform Temple are sponsoring their Annual Holiday Boutique on Thursday, December 1, 2011, from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. The event will include over 35 specialty vendors displaying a range of enticing, one-of-a-kind items with varied price-points and a “cash for gold and any size sterling silver” table. For the first time, this year’s boutique will feature extended evening hours including a wine and cheese tasting sponsored by Vintology, Scarsdale, from 5:00 -7:00 pm.

There is no admission fee to this event, which is open to the public. Parking is also free. Checks and credit cards are accepted by most vendors. Westchester Reform Temple is located at 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale. For more information, please call 914-723-7727 or visit www.wrtemple.org .

The Lustgarten Foundation is holding a Girls Night Out holiday boutique on Thursdays December 8 from 7 – 9pm. The event will take place at Willow Ridge Country Club at 123 North Street in Harrison. The boutique will feature clothing, belts, purses, scarves, personalized gifts, candies and chocolates, wines, sake, a beauty bar and lots more. There will be a DJ and food and drinks and a raffle. The cost is $55 per person and you can register online at http://www.lustgarten.org/girlsnightout . Payment will also be accepted at the door.

Bet Am Shalom on Soundview Avenue in White Plains will host their 18th Annual Judaica Craft Show, featuring the finest in contemporary Judaica on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 8:00 - 11:00pm and on Sunday, December 11, 2011 from 9:30am - 5:30pm. The entry fee is $8 or $7 with postcard or voucher. Learn more at: http://betamshalom.org/judaica_craft_show

Also attend a session on "Collecting Judaica,” a creative approach to starting &and building your own collection, on Tuesday, November 29 at 8:00 pm at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue. This session is free of charge.

Bonnie Shyer, Dana Hokin, Stefanie Bartell-Zednik and Suellen Singer

On Thursday, November 3, 2011, Pediatric Cancer Foundation hosted its annual Shop For A Cure boutique located at Brae Burn Country Club. The children’s charity publicly thanks Brae Burn Country Club for hosting the boutique

Cheryl Rosen, President of Pediatric Cancer Foundation, credits Boutique Chairs Judith Elkins and Wendy Schimel with producing this successful event. “Although this boutique takes place on one day it takes an entire year to coordinate every last detail. Thank you Judi and Wendy as well as Boutique guests and vendors for helping us to…hold the hand of a child.”

Judith Elkins and Nancy Joselson