The Bee is Back on Friday Night January 31

Teams have been dusting off their dictionaries in preparation for the upcoming Scarsdale Spelling Bee on Friday, January 31st at 7:30pm. Spectators of all ages will swarm to the Scarsdale High School auditorium on Friday, January 31st for a night of stellar spelling, silent auction, food for purchase and trivia, including local celebrity emcee Ed Coleman, the radio voice of the New York Mets. This community event is brought to you by the Friends of the Scarsdale Library and aims to be the Friends’ primary fundraiser for 2020, supporting the Scarsdale Public Library.

Corporate event sponsors include Country Bank, Houlihan Lawrence, Mercedes of White Plains, The Gabelli Foundation and Pilates Glow. Bites from Chop’t, Giannoni’s and Once a Lil Cupcake will be for sale starting at 6:45pm.

Arrive early to check out the silent auction featuring items such as Shakespeare in the Park tickets, SAT/ACT Prep packages, Manhattan art walk, F Factor Counseling Package, Yankees tickets, empty Metropolitan Museum of Art tour with docent, fitness classes and more! An early arrival will also enable you to catch a glimpse of the library’s construction progress slideshow. Prizes to be given to trivia winners!

Spectator admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18. Entrance on Brewster Road.

This is also a perfect time to become a ‘Friend’ of the Scarsdale Library or renew your commitment to FOSL. For further details visit scarsdalelibrary.org or stop by the Friends’ table at the Bee. Throughout this transition period during construction of the Olmsted Road building, Friends of the Scarsdale Library continues to play a pivotal role in sponsoring popular programs such as free museum passes, children’s events, book talks, writers’ workshops and so much more! Proceeds from the Spelling Bee will go towards the enhancement of these enriching programs.