Friends of Scarsdale Parks Spring Festival on June 8
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Friends of Scarsdale Parks (FOSP) will hold its annual Spring Festival and Heritage Tree Project on June 8th at the Scarsdale Public Library, 54 Olmsted Road, from 2- 5pm on Sunday, June 8th. Included in the program will be a free lecture and native shrub giveaway to lecture attendees. The lecture will feature Deanna Curtis, Curator of Woody Plants at the New York Botanical Garden, who will offer advice on how to use native trees and shrubs in the home garden. A spring flowering tree or shrub will be raffled off to benefit the work of FOSP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preserve and beautify Scarsdale's parks and open space since 1956.
Mayor Steves has been invited to commemorate this year's Heritage Tree prior to the lecture with the reading of a proclamation for 3 stately Dawn Redwood trees on the grounds of the Library Pond. The program will also feature representatives from: Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Audubon Society, the Scarsdale High School Community Garden, the Native Plant Center of Westchester Community College and FOSP. Starting at 2:15 pm there will also be a "ponding" presentation for children of all ages given by Duncan Wilson, the principal of the Fox Meadow elementary school. Cornell Master Gardeners will be on hand to offer practical gardening advice, and the High School Garden Club will hold a plant sale. The Scarsdale Forum is co-sponsoring the event.
International Fair on Sunday May 18
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The second International Fair will be held on Sunday May 18 from noon to 4:30 pm at Scarsdale High School.
The event promises to be a wonderful exhibition to showcase the cultural diversity of the community with samples of world cuisine, cultural displays, performances, and much more.
· Country/Region Display Booths with a variety of activities and treats
· Music and Dance Performances
· Sports Demonstrations
· Games, Crafts, and Dance Workshops
· International Book Fair
· Student Art Exhibit and
· Magnificent Food Court with a separate entrance contribution
The following countries and regions will be represented: AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CARIBBEAN ISLANDS OF ST VINCENT AND HAITI, CHINA, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, QUEBEC, SOUTH AFRICA, and USA.
Tickets: Pre-event entry: $8/individual, $20/family (at door: $10 and $25)
Pre-event food court: $6/plate (at door: $8/plate)
For pre-event sales, visit the International Fair page on the Scarsdale Schools website, here --or click here to purchase tickets.
Ticket sales and will call, book fair, art display and auditorium seating will open at noon and the ppening ceremony with the Parade of Nations begins at 12:30.
Food Court and Country Booths will be open from 1pm to 4:30pm
For further information please email: scarsdaleintlfair@gmail.com.
Night of Rock 2014: A Benefit for The Center@862
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The Scarsdale Teen Center, popularly known as The Center@862, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary at the eighth annual Night of Rock on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Night of Rock 2014 kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with teen talent at The Center, 862 Scarsdale Avenue, followed by several adult bands.
For Good Measure, Scarsdale High School's first a cappella group, is the opening act followed by adult performers Stuart Bassel, Michael Gliedman and Lee Miller of McStuly, playing the music they heard at their teen center and The Offbeats, a band of Scarsdale High School 60's-70's alumni rockers. The Center staff and volunteers will keep it rocking through the night!
In addition to the live musical performances, there will be a 50-50 raffle going on through the night featuring donations from rock band Skyfactor, several albums produced by Loma Vista Record Company and sports memorabilia from Steiner Sports. Lange's pizza and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
In addition to the live musical performances, Lange's pizza and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
Adult tickets are $20 online/$25 at the door. Student tickets (ages 10-18) are $10 online/$15 at the door. To buy tickets online, please visit: www.TheCenter862.com. All proceeds benefit The Center @ 862. For further information, contact: 914-722-8358.
Back by Popular Demand: Teen Writers' Conference
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The 4th annual Scarsdale Teen Writers' Conference will be held this year on Friday, May 16, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Scarsdale High School. The event, which has grown in popularity, is organized by the Scarsdale Public Library Teen Advisory Board. Registration is required at the library website www.scarsdalelibrary.org.
The event gives high school students the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of published writers.
The program will include:
Writing Fiction with Sheela Chari. Chari is an author of children's and young adult mysteries. She will teach a class on creative writing. Her novel Vanished was chosen as a 2012 Children's Literature Honor Book by the Asian/Pacific American Library Association and was nominated.
Taste Test with Barbara Josselsohn, a journalist back by popular demand, who will again conduct a class on writing reviews of various products. This year cookies, every kid's favorite treat, are in the spotlight. Josselsohn is a freelance magazine writer specializing in home and family topics. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Parents Magazine, American Baby, Consumers Digest, Westchester Family and The Scarsdale Inquirer.
For the third consecutive year the conference will have a panel of authors in various fields
to answer students' questions about writing. This year the panel will consist of: Erin Foster, a freelance travel writer specializing in Walt Disney World and co-author of The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line, published in April; Carrie Gilpin, the education reporter for The Scarsdale Inquirer; and Scarsdale native Jacob Appel, a playwright, bioethicist, and novelist, who has had his acclaimed short stories published in 215 literary journals.
For additional information contact chablatt@gmail.com or vgbeizer@gmail.com.
How the Millenial Generation is Shaping Our World
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On May 9, 2014 David Burstein, 25, the CEO and Co-Founder of Run for America, a movement bringing the rising generation of talent into our political system and mobilizing political leaders to start solving the world's biggest problems, will speak at the Scarsdale League of Women Voters Annual Spring Luncheon.
Burstein is the author of Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World, which explains how today's young adults are becoming the most powerful change agents in modern history. David will speak on Millenniums, the largest generation in history, their rise, their power, what makes them different, and how and why they are changing everything; from our biggest institutions to the way we love.
David is the former Executive Director of Generation18, a nonpartisan young voter engagement organization that grew out of the documentary film, 18 in '08, which he directed and produced about young voters in the 2008 election. For his work, David received a 2009 DoSomething Award. David's 2012 follow-up film, Up to Us, produced with OurTime.org and Comcast, focused on the optimism and resilience of the Millennial Generation in the face of the economic crisis and their continued desire to vote and participate in public service.
David has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, NPR, ABC Evening News, and C-SPAN, and in The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, Politico, Salon, The Huffington Post, and many others. David is a contributor to Fast Company, and he is the Founding Co-Director of the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship @ Chicago Ideas Week, which helps outstanding young social entrepreneurs grow their impact. He serves on the advisory boards of Watson University, The Civic Life Project, and The Westport Youth Film Festival. He is a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
The public is invited to the Scarsdale League's annual spring luncheon which will follow the League's annual meeting, to be held at the Scarsdale Golf Club on May 9, 2014, at noon. Admission is $40 ($45 at the door), High School and college students discounted to $20. Please RSVP by May 6 to: Anne Lyons, 82 Greenacres Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583 or online at lwvs.org., Event Tickets. Questions: please contact Anne Lyons, aulyons@gmail.com.
