From the New Rochelle Arts Council:

New Rochelle’s own Ruby Dee, inimitable star of stage and screen, will be at Alvin & Friends in New Rochelle (49 Lawton Street; 654-6549) tonight from 6 to 9 pm for the premiere of the trailer for a new documentary “Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee.”

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The New York Botanical Garden nearby in the Bronx opened a gorgeous tribute to French Impressionist Claude Monet this past weekend.

His amazing garden at Giverny is re-envisioned indoors at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, including a re-interpretation of the lovely Japanese bridge and pond that inspired his impressionist art.

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NEW ROCHELLE– Nice piece in New Rochelle Now about 4 modern movies about, or filmed in, New Rochelle:  Catch Me if You Can,  Michael Clayton,  Good Fellas and City Slickers 2.

Let’s not forget the Thanhouser Film Studios of 1909-1918 was one of the first movie studios in the country, The studio is noted for filming the first serial in motion pictures, named The Million Dollar Mystery, as well as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Submitted to the Looppool on Flickr by DeCicco Photography

from the Westchester Philharmonic:

The Westchester Philharmonic’s 2011-12 season at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College comes to a close with a member of the jazz world’s “first family,” saxophone superstar Branford Marsalis, on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8 pm and Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 3 pm.

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Kitchewan Organic Farm, Ossining

Photo: Jacqueline Silberbush

Tom Rush, American folk and blues singer and songwriter will be at the Watercolor Cafe tonight, May 16, at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $50.

The Watercolor Cafe is at 2094 Boston Post Rd, Larchmont, NY.

Reservations: (914) 834-2213 

“Genuine wit… elegant melodies… immensely enjoyable…very funny… impeccable timing. His unruly white hair and droopy moustache lent him airs of both wit and wisdom, and he played both roles effortlessly. It was a great night of musical entertainment.”

Jim White
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

So they don’t look like teenagers anymore. Who does? But they’re still The Beach Boys. We’re just grown up.

Tonight at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Doors open 6:30.

Paige Bradley: "Expansion"

from the Rye Arts Center:

RYE– The Rye Arts Center is staging Beyond Rodin – New Directions in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, through June 16.  at 51 Milton Road, Rye, NY.

The exhibit will feature the work of 20 U.S.-based sculptors who are creating innovative contemporary works built on a foundation of anatomical rigor and classical training in sculpting the human form.

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SCARSDALE– Elena Rosenberg is a local artist working with a material we often overlook as an artist’s medium…fiber. She creates  hand-knit fashion accessories, clothing, and fiber jewelry.

“I work with natural materials, including silk, merino wool, organic cotton, alpaca, cashmere, bamboo,” she writes.  “My designs are modern, elegant, and innovative, with nods both to the classically elegant and the fashion-forward.”

Her collection includes shawls, wraps, scarves, cowls, capelets, shrugs, hats, gauntlets;  Iready-made pieces and custom-made garments. She will do custom knit shawls and wraps for brides and bridesmaids.

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Happy Mothers Day!

Sponsored post.
Coming to the Emelin June 2 at 8:00 pm

Scottish singer songwriter Amy Belle has already achieved much in her career. She has performed with Rod Stewart on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London in front of an audience of more than 5,000. She is also a prolific young writer and has had several of her songs covered by a number of other recording artists, including Miley Cyrus.

Her personal You Tube video hits count in the millions. Once a member of successful female three-piece The Alice Band, she has reunited with her former band mate Audrey Nugent to form the duo, Dolls.

After two years of writing together, Dolls have produced an album of beautifully crafted songs replete with symbolic, wonderfully heartfelt lyrics and their trademark heavenly harmonies, recorded at fellow Scottish songwriter KT Tunstall’s beautiful studio deep in the English countryside in February of this year.

On June 2nd 2012 they will be appearing for one night only at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck as the first gig in the United States for their debut album.

They invite you to join them for a memorable evening of acoustic music played with heart and soul from the UK’s most up and coming artists. It will be a night of two halves; the evening will commence with a 45 minute solo set by Miss Belle playing some of the songs that have made her famous. She will be joined for the second half of the show by Audrey, when they will perform the songs from their Dolls debut album.

June 2nd at 8pm
Emelin Theatre
153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-698-0098
www.emelin.org/amybelle

LARCHMONT–If you missed this story in LoHud a while back, it bears repeating, particularly for those in the Sound Shore area who know the Rocking Stone, on Rockingstone Avenue, Larchmont/Town of Mamaroneck. Steven Kling is making a film on the rock.

(And we included it in our video below)

You must admire a man who is on a mission.

Stephen Kling is such a man.

A few weeks ago, Kling walked into Mamaroneck Town Administrator Steve Altieri’s office and asked him a question: Would it be OK if he re-set the Rocking Stone to make it rock again?

“He looked at me like I was a maniac,” Kling recalled. “I mean, how many people come in and ask that question?”

It wasn’t altogether clear how the rest of the conversation went.

In any case, Kling was dead serious.

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photo: cardcow.com

A very cool Mothers Day gift guide from Cool Hunting. (What I wouldn’t do for that poodle USB hub…)

What are you getting?

A selection of Friday- Sunday events from theLoop Events Calendar:

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No, we can’t believe it either. Not that we have anything against some racy fiction, but when it’s badly written, boring and on the New York Times Best Seller List?

The Fifty Shades of Grey phenom continues.  And if you’re really obsessed, you can meet the author in Eastchester.  E.L. James, author of the “Fifty Shades” trilogy, will be at the Willow Ridge Country Club on May 11. The event promises lunch, wines, dessert and Q and A.

James was named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012.

She will be signing her book from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets to the event cost $85 and can be purchased at www.divamoms.com.

New York Times Columnist to Discuss New Book- submitted by Friends of the Larchmont Library:

 So you made a mistake. Don’t fret! That mistake could very well lead you to surprising success. Larchmont resident, Alina Tugend, whose ShortCuts column appears in The New York Times Business Section, will read from her new book  “Better by Mistake,” in which she explains how understanding our mistakes can reap positive rewards…without fail.

Come to this entertaining and enlightening discussion on Sunday, May 6th at 4:00 p.m. in the Larchmont Village Center, 121 Larchmont Avenue. Complimentary wine and snacks at 3:30. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Friends of the Larchmont Public Library.  http://www.friendsoflarchmontlibrary.org  (914-954-7481)

Looking for things to do? Be sure and check our Events Calendar…. 

a few ideas…
Friday night:

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There’s a very strange and famous rock hidden beneath the vines on Orienta Avenue and the Boston Post Road.

We even did a TV story on it: watch MAMARONECK ROCKS

Now look what’s going to happen:

WHAT: A short briefing on the provenance of “The Washington Rock,” the official uncovering of the Rock Face, and then a photo opp for officials and media.

WHERE: On the grassy patch beneath the rock wall of Liberty Montessori School (formerly the Washington Arms Restaurant) on Orienta Avenue at West Boston Post Road.

WHEN: Saturday, May 05, 2012. Gathering at 11:00 a.m., briefing and ceremony from 11:15 to 11:30.

WHO: Peter Fellows (Mamaroneck Historical Society) will be giving the briefing, Haley Ganis and Jesse Seaman, senior students of Liberty, will be doing the unveiling.

SPONSORS: Liberty Montessori School, Mamaroneck Historical Society, Walter’s Hot Dogs

We hope he or she says “yes….”

Photo: Jacqueline Silberbush

from V-Day Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow 2012:

A group of Rivertowns women are producing, directing and acting in Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, to be performed on April 28, 8pm at The Purple Crayon Center in Hastings-on-
Hudson.

V-Day Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow 2012 is a group of mothers, daughters, girlfriends and professional women from all walks of life that came together out of a conversation over wine, food and friendship.

This idea of giving something to the sisters, mothers and friends in our communities who live in fear and violence quickly grew into an organized well-oiled production  once co-producers Tracy Brown and Elyssa Feldman- Most assembled their team.

“We emailed, we registered, and we committed,” says Feldman-Most. “Our individual reasoning for committing differs from woman to woman and of course our experiences and histories are varied, but our desire for all women and girls to feel safe, empowered and proud unites us.”

 
All proceeds from the fundraiser and performance will benefit V-Day (www.vday.org) (10%) and Hope’s Door of Westchester (90%).

Rafael Ferrer Dulzara Lithograph Courtesy of Nancy Hoffman Gallery

from the Neuberger Museum, Purchase:

An opportunity for collectors to buy world-class art at less than gallery prices…
Paper Jam 2012, an annual auction and dinner party to benefit the Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College, will be held at the museum on Saturday evening, April 28. This popular event is an art collector’s joy.  Whether you are a seasoned or beginning collector, you can acquire work during the Silent and Live auctions by some of the hottest contemporary artists, at some of the coolest prices.

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Shaving arm in preparation for more tattooing

They’ll tattoo the body of a grown man or gently pierce a little girl’s ears. And those who visit Big Joe and Sons say they’ll never go anywhere else.

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Emma Pfaeffle

The Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY presents its 2012 Spring Dance Concert — a rare opportunity for audiences to enjoy an unparalleled performance and the choreography of four distinguished artists in a single program.  From April 27 – 29, 2012, the Purchase Dance Company will perform pieces by Lar Lubovitch, Stephen Petronio, Mark Morris and Jessica Lang.   All performances will be held on campus at The Performing Arts Center.

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Orienta Hoops by Jacqueline Silberbush

Submit your local photo by email or to www.flickr.com/groups/looppool, and we’ll post one at the end of every weekday.

After asking fans to vote for which movie they want to see, The Picture House is proud to be showing ANNIE HALL for our Date Night. At times hilarious, nonsensical, romantic and tragic, this is truly one of the greatest and most sincere films to ever touch American screens.

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In our story last week, below, we mentioned the Johnson Truck was expecting another Lil’ Johnson Jr.

A baby boy arrived this morning weighing in at 8 lbs., 9 oz. Bigger than a Po’ Boy, that’s for sure. Congrats!

I just had an almost perfect New Orleans style bowl of Red Beans and Rice. The brown sauce had just the right amount of Cajun seasoning.

It was served from a truck.

One of the things, I always say, that makes a town world class, is the ability to access gourmet grub on wheels. Look at these sites devoted just to street food in New York, Portand, Ore., and Washington, DC.

Mamaroneck jumps into the fray with Johnson Truck.

The big green comfort cookery parks at Harbor Island Park most days (though Mrs. Johnson is about to deliver a baby, so there may be a slight hiatus) and has a license to be here until Fall. It’s near the playground at the moment, but will move beach side come summer.

Swing around to the window and you’re greeted by Chef Johnson and Lil’ Johnson Jr. sporting chef hats and spouting expressions like “come y’all and feel our fine funky flavors!”

There’s blackened shrimp, chili, etouffee, grits, and hot dogs for the kids. “Johnson Jambalaya,” “Momma’s Creole Lobsta Roll” and plenty of meals for “Vegematarians.”

The video below was submitted to the Food Network Eat St. contest last year, where chef came in first in the US, but lost the contest to a Canadian contestant. Must watch!

Chef wanes philosophic. “I’ve always said, Canadians are people too.”