One might argue that it doesn't matter if you've discovered hip places to go in Westchester if you don't have anyone to accompany you. It certainly isn't much fun to go to a film or restuarant alone and sometimes you just don't want to show up to an art opening by yourself. Problem solved: Meetup.com.
I was so excited when I happened upon this website which describes itself as the "world's largest network of local groups". After a few minutes of browsing the site, I realized that there are Meetup groups for all kinds of personalities or interests. Like wine tasting or coffee cupping? They have a group for that. Like to party at Happy Hour? They have lots of groups for that. Want to try yoga, gardening, or scrapbooking? You're covered.
Here is a highlight of just some of the Meetup groups available in Westchester--
New Girlfriends of Westchester: Recently I joined this group to make friends with other 20-something women. Past meetup events included a blook club, games night, wine tasting & Halloween related activities.
New In Town: This group plans a vareity of social groups for singles and couples, including cocktail parties.
Wednesdays Wine Social: Want to learn more about wine? Try this monthly Meetup at Chiboust in Tarrytown.
Westchester 20 Somethings: Into the Happy Hour scene? This group organizes events like a trip to Dave & Busters and a Halloween pub crawl.
DIY Craft Club: Time to get inspired at these group crafting events.
Tarrytown Raja Yoga: Try out this yoga group hosted by Betsy Ho who studies at the Himalayan Institute.
Novice Hikers: This group has over 1,000 members and has already hosted 127 meetups!!
12.14.2010
12.10.2010
Talk Cinema series at SUNY Purchase
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While my husband is no longer a student at SUNY Purchase, I still keep up with the campus events, in hopes of finding something to do on the weekends. Approximately once a month the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at SUNY Purchase hosts a great film series called Talk Cinema, hosted by film critic Harlan Jacobsen. What makes these film showings so unique is the audience doesn't know ahead of time what film they are about to view. One reason for the secreacy is that the films are being shown ahead of their release dates! Past films include Brokeback Mountain, Amélie, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
The next screening is Thursday, December 16th at 7pm. Adult tickets are $17.50 (plus handling fees) and can be purchased on the PAC's website or in person. You can find the PAC on the SUNY Purchase campus at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577.
12.03.2010
December events at Sarah Lawrence College
A great way to find cultural events in Westchester is to check out websites of the area colleges and universities. I had forgotten that Westchester is home to the premier liberal arts institute, Sarah Lawrence College. SLC is such a goldmine that I can't believe I didn't consider checking out their events until now.
Here are highlights of the December events at SLC:
TONIGHT Friday 12/3/10: A screening of the new movie "Rabbit Hole", starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Sandra Oh. The film starts at 7pm in the Donnelley Lecture Hall in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center.
Thursday 12/9/10: SLC's gamelan ensemble, Gamelan Angklung Chandra Buana, will be performing at 7pm in Reisinger Concert Hall. If it weren't for Jackson who wrote a college research paper about gamelan music, this event never would have jumped out at me. I think we might check it out.
Friday-Sunday 12/10-12/12/10: During this weekend there will be five dance performances, all part of the Winter Dance concert series. Most of the performances are in the evening but there is one afternoon performance on Sunday at 2pm. While the website doesn't give details about style, the SLC Dance program site says that students enrolled in this area of study learn modern, post-modern, ballet and world dance forms. All performances take place in the PAC Dance Theatre.
Sarah Lawrence College is located at 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708. You can also download a visitor's brochure with directions and a campus map.
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The college's website has a monthly calendar of campus events that are open to the public. While some descriptions are minimal and pricing information not included, I did find some of this information also listed on the ArtsWestchester website, and see that many of these events are free. Can't get better than that!
TONIGHT Friday 12/3/10: A screening of the new movie "Rabbit Hole", starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Sandra Oh. The film starts at 7pm in the Donnelley Lecture Hall in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center.
Thursday 12/9/10: SLC's gamelan ensemble, Gamelan Angklung Chandra Buana, will be performing at 7pm in Reisinger Concert Hall. If it weren't for Jackson who wrote a college research paper about gamelan music, this event never would have jumped out at me. I think we might check it out.
Friday-Sunday 12/10-12/12/10: During this weekend there will be five dance performances, all part of the Winter Dance concert series. Most of the performances are in the evening but there is one afternoon performance on Sunday at 2pm. While the website doesn't give details about style, the SLC Dance program site says that students enrolled in this area of study learn modern, post-modern, ballet and world dance forms. All performances take place in the PAC Dance Theatre.
Sarah Lawrence College is located at 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708. You can also download a visitor's brochure with directions and a campus map.
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