A highlight of recent events in our community
10 Reasons for Climate Hope with David Pogue at Bedford Playhouse
Photography: Peter T. Michaelis
David Pogue spoke with a full house about how to stay optimistic and do your part for the environment.
1Marie Scanlan, David Pogue, Harmony Dixon
2Jack Yaggi, Dex Osherow, David Pogue, Owen O’Reilly, Madden Osherow, Hank Hearon
Yellow Studio Exhibit Opening
Living Color featuring Yuko Nishikawa, Debbie Hesse & Courtney Alan Rossy.
1Tina Villaveces, Courtney Alan Rossy, Christopher Brescia
MKCCC Panel & Dinner
The Mount Kisco Child Care Center held a panel discussion focused on Empowering Nonprofit Boards: Influencing Policy and Driving Change.
1Christie Noelle Krase, Tiffany S.W. Hamilton, Kathy Halas, Dawn Meyerski, Senator Pete Harckham, Legislator Erika Pierce
The Power Pause: In Conversation with Author Neha Ruch at the Darien Community Association
Photography: Bambi Riegel, Riegel Picture Works
A community of like-minded women came to hear about Neha’s mission to update and elevate the perception of stay-at-home motherhood in America.
1Laura Nolen and Jessica Carreiro
2Neha Ruch and attendees
3Julie Vincent, Chelsea Leach, Kelly Torchiana and Jolie Roberge
4Jess Swick and Meghan Waters
5Hilary Arnier, Neha Ruch and Elizabeth Butler
Kind HeARTs Coalition Community Art Day
Artists of all ages created hundreds of squares to be combined into a community piece to benefit Neighbors Link.
1Anastasia Guadron, Ali Tejtel, Amanda Stanford, Julianne Farella
James Florio Photography Exhibit and Conversation at Grace Farms
Photography: Melani Lust
Guests stepped into artist Florio’s world during a mid-residency presentation in the Grace Farms Library, which was transformed into an intimate gallery showcasing his work and elements from his Montana studio.
1Emily Altman, James Florio, Chelsea Thatcher, Toshihiro Oki, Sharon Prince
2Jessica Talley, Emma Gallo, Cas Friese, Debbie Propst
3Toshihiro Oki, Amanda Martocchio, Michael Biondo, Nancy Geary
Community Center of Northern Westchester Groundbreaking for New Building
The Community Center broke ground on a renovation and expansion project in January. A hub of emergency resources, CCNW serves 3,000+ food insecure families annually.
1Gerri Tortorella, Chris Burdick, Clare Murray, Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg, Ellen Calves, Ryan Becker
Westmoreland’s Winterfest
Photography: Peter T. Michaelis
Guests enjoyed a bonfire and winter merriment.
1Bailey & Reece Brooks, Beatrice Smith, Billy Reighley
2Jon Jadielski, Christopher Hayward, Alex Grodner
3Ellen & Harvey Calves, Clare Murray, Peter Michaelis
4Suzzara Durocher, John Durocher, Ann Paul
“Battle at Versailles” Screening at Bedford Playhouse
Photography: Peter T. Michaelis
The film’s director, Fritz Mitchell, joined a crowd at the Bedford Playhouse for a screening and Q&A after the film.
1Karen Bjornson, Andy Yu, Marie Scanlan, Jennifer Funigiello
Welcome Baby Box Packing Charity Event
Volunteers gathered at the Bedford Playhouse to pack Welcome Baby boxes to be delivered to low-income pregnant women with all of the essentials for their baby’s first four weeks of life.
1Candice & Jackie Milano, Sarah Steinhardt
2Kate Quigley, Shannon Jones, Emily Safian, Andrea Behrman
3Emily Safian, Sarah Steinhardt, Mackenzie Mas, Brittany Forman
Bedford Art Show
Founded in 1973, the annual Bedford Art Show exhibits local painters, photographers, sculptors, jewelry-makers and ceramicists. This year, judges of the show included Joseph Abboud, Alexandra Kotur and Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe.
1Sherri Owles, Jodi Kimmel, Julie Testwuide
2Robin McCree, Meg Le Comte, Kathleen McKenna-Schoen, David McCree
3Tina Villaveces, Emily Fisher, Cydney Chase
4Tony Marcogliese, Casey Carter
5Michael Mast & Megan Cedro Mast
6David Pogue, Anita Stockbridge, Nicki Pogue, John Stockbridge
BRLA Winterfest
The Bedford Riding Lanes Association held a winter hike that culminated with a bonfire, complete with s’mores, hot chocolate and apple cider for the kids!
1Mik Gasiorowski, Ben Morton, James Darcy, Blakely Lowry, Christy Counts, Chloe Gasiorowski
2Lara LeBrun and Wendy Belzberg
3Blakely Lowry, Megan Carlton, Molly Breuer
4Lindsay Cain Hearon, Vanessa and Avinash Khachane and their kids
Katonah Museum of Art: Jonathan Becker: Lost Time Exhibition Finale
Spanning Becker’s illustrious career from his formative period in Paris as a protégé of Brassaï through today, his work features some of the most fascinating and important subjects across contemporary culture. Whether celebrated within the pages of Vanity Fair and Vogue or gracing museum walls, Jonathan Becker remains one of the leading visual storytellers of our time, and he’s a local!
1Murray Fisher and Alix Thorne
2Sara Arnell and Chase Beck
3Sheila Cabra Kotur & Patricia Becker
4Basis & Mark Zeh, Giles Copp
5Nancy & Jon Bauer, Isabel Vincent, Ray Dowd
Eat & Greet with Max Tucci & Knipschildt Chocolate at the Adirondack Store in New Canaan
Max Tucci, in collaboration with a local chocolatier, shared his new treats and signed his book The Delmonico Way on a chilly Sunday morning at the Adirondack Store in preparation for Valentine’s Day.
1Max Tucci and Helene deDube-Parker
2Camilla Culler and Amy Frattarola
3Christine Finch Oleynick, Max Tucci, Maureen Kaminsky, Matthias Haynes, Stephen Dori Shin
4Michael Kaplan, Jan George, Max Tucci