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  • Aging Alone, Together: Building a Community of Solo Agers

    Virtual Presentation

    Are you aging without a family member nearby or a close friend to take on the role of caregiver or health care decision-maker? Is it time to build or nourish your social network? Have you considered housing options and the importance of other types of life planning as you age? Hosted by DOROT and based on the program developed by Baltimore's Iona Senior Services, this 6-week series is designed for anyone seeking tools, strategies and support to age successfully and plan for the future. Each session offers a topic-specific presentation, coaching, and guidance on critical decision-making and planning for the future, along with conversation, personalized check-ins and assignments. Led by experienced facilitators Marsha Cohen and Susie Kessler.

    Please note: Class size is limited (future workshops will be offered)

    To register and receive the link, please click:  Aging Solo

    Jun 23, 2021 05:30 PM
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  • Relax & Restore Sound Meditation

    Virtual Presentation

    The soothing sounds of multiple singing bowls will calm the mind and harmonize the body, releasing stress, worry, and pain. Sound Healer Michelle Clifton is a licensed massage therapist specializing in sound healing with Tibetan Singing Bowls. Get comfortable with a pillow, blanket and soak up the wonderful vibrations of sound during this special meditation.

    Crestwood Branch, Yonkers Public Library

    Click here to join ZOOM meeting
    Meeting ID: 945 3730 3671 or dial in via telephone +1 929 205 6099
    Meeting ID: 945 3730 3671

  • The Phoenix Art Museum presents… East Meets West

    Virtual Presentation

    East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Exchange Then and Now

    Chinese and Japanese art have both made a significant impact on Western art for centuries. What kind of influence did these art forms have? How were Vincent Van Gogh and Frank Lloyd Wright affected? Does the East-West boundary still exist today? Join us to explore these connections and learn how artists are inspired. Led by Hiromi Yampol, Phoenix Art Museum Docent, M.A. East Asian Studies

    To register and receive the link, please click: East Meets West

  • The Legacy of… The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Virtual Presentation

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Join us as art historian Debbie Wells of Artful Circle tells the story of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 1911. Debbie's presentation will give us additional, personal insight, as Debbie discovered her husband’s family descends from Annie Nicholas, an 18-year-old button-maker and Russian-Jewish immigrant who survived the fire.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

  • Community Arts Monthly Meetup

    Virtual Presentation

    Join fellow artists for our monthly community arts meetup. No matter what you're currently working on, or what you hope to work on, this community arts session is a way to keep artists, musicians, and creatives in the DOROT community connected and accountable to their artistic goals. Bring the supplies you need and consider this an invitation to create! Led by Shannon O'Connor, LMSW

    To register and receive the link, please click: Community Arts

  • CareGiver Focus Groups

    Virtual Presentation

    Are you a caregiver who needs a break? Would you like to choose who provides respite care for your loved one? Join a caregiver focus group to gain a better understanding of your wants and needs as a caregiver and be able to self-direct the respite care provided to you and your loved one.

    Hosted by the NYS Office for the Aging, NYS State Caregiving and Respite Coalition and WCHR County Dept of Senior Programs and Services

    Tuesday, June 29th (Zoom)
    Wednesday June 30 (Zoom)
    Thursday July 1 (Telephone)
    All meetings are 10am-11:30am

    If you are interested in attending contact Colette Phipps at (914) 813-6441 or email cap2@westchestergov.com

  • I.D. Theft Zoom Workshop

    Virtual Presentation

    How do they get my personal information? What to do if you’re the victim? What do they do with it? Steps to prevent fraud and warning signs. Join special guest speaker Mark Lange AIF, AWMA, CRPC, CRPS, RICP for a free Zoom workshop.

    Registration is required. To register for I.D. Theft please click here. 

     

  • Using the New Power of Attorney Form for New York

    Virtual Presentation

    Using the New Power of Attorney Form for New York

    In this webinar, we will walk you through the new Power of Attorney form, which takes effect on June 13th. The speaker will also review allowable modifications to the form in the areas of gifting and agent compensation, finally, we will answer your questions about the new law.

    Speaker: Deepankar Mukerji, Esq., Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association

    Register here for this FREE webinar for Seniors & their Families

    (Dial-in by phone also available; numbers obtained on registration or by calling and leaving a message for Paul at 914.231.3227)

    Limited to first 100 participants
    Contact: bruce@marketingsense2.com

  • Virtual Breath and Relaxation Exercises

    Virtual Presentation

    Virtual Breath and Relaxation Exercises: The Breath Body Mind Method Online

    Come and join us for a six session class that is designed to slow down the breath and the mind. Through the use of breathwork and movements, these evidence-based techniques can balance the nerve system, help manage stress, and calm the mind. The class finishes with a relaxing music meditation.

    Hosted by Linda Ahern, TPL Librarian, Breath-Body-Mind Teacher Lv. 1, Reiki Master, and yoga student/enthusiast.

    The Meditation Group will be a continuing series devoted to the practice of meditation.

    Please Register for the Meditation Group here.

  • The Legacy of… The Creation of Pride Flags

    Virtual Presentation

    Celebrate Pride month by flexing your creative muscles! Using materials found in our homes (like newspapers, magazines, construction paper, and other craft materials) we will create our own Pride flags. Together we’ll learn about the significance of the flags and their origin stories. We’re excited to come together and share what Pride means to us. Facilitated by Lasting Impressions Summer College Intern Amara Gregorek

    To register and receive the link, please click: Pride

  • Film Screening & Director Talk: Remembering Shakespeare

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us for a film screening of Remembering Shakespeare, an original documentary ​directed by Shakespeare scholar and New School professor Cecilia Rubino, that uses the Bard's own words to consider new ways of thinking about memory in our digital age when memory has multiple meanings. ​In reviewing the film, author James Shapiro noted, “[this] hauntingly beautiful film and its unforgettable cast of characters has transformed for me what it means to 'commit' something to memory." Remembering Shakespeare spotlights those who consider Shakespeare's words as vital to live by. Q&A and talk back with Cecilia Rubino will follow the screening.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Shakespeare

  • Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks: The Grandmasters of American Comedy

    Virtual Presentation

    For more than seven decades, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks made America laugh—either through their remarkable solo careers or their legendary partnership. Whether together or apart, they were giants of American comedy. Join us as Brian Rose, professor emeritus at Fordham University, examines their extraordinary achievements.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Brooks and Reiner

     

  • Chappaqua Library Art Lecture Series

    Virtual Presentation

    Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) creates new forms and finds unexpected resonances in her mixed media paintings. Drawing from the histories of art and human civilization, her imagery has representational origins, but remains steadfastly abstract.

    This mid-career survey presents an overview of 30 large-scale paintings and 40 works on paper that examine how forces such as migration, capitalism and climate change impact human populations and possibilities. Julie Mehretu through Aug 8, 2021 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

    Please register here for the Julie Mehretu Art Lecture

    WEEKLY CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY ART LECTURE SERIES (via Zoom) facilitated by Chappaqua Library Gallery curator Larry D'Amico (this program will be recorded).

  • Morning Meditation with Jen

    Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing, without being overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Simply stated, mindfulness is noticing whatever experience we're having, including all the thoughts, feelings, or physical sensations that are a part of it. Join longtime yoga and meditation teacher Jennifer Monness, founder of The Meditation Lab, who returns to DOROT to share mindfulness practices designed to help better manage stress, increase focus, and regulate emotions. Enjoy one session or all.

    Four Tuesdays beginning July 6, 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

    Jul 6, 2021 09:30 AM
    Jul 13, 2021 09:30 AM
    Jul 20, 2021 09:30 AM
    Jul 27, 2021 09:30 AM
    Aug 3, 2021 09:30 AM

    To register and receive the link, please click: Meditation

  • Eat a Peach by David Chang

    Virtual Presentation

    Readers and food enthusiasts are invited to come together and explore the ways in which food connects, speaks to, and shapes us. Join the new A Stew and a Story Book Club and read both fiction and nonfiction where the culinary plays a defining role in the story. In July we’ll discuss Eat a Peach by David Chang. Books are available to pick up at the Library.

    Led by Megan Fenton.

    Register for the Zoom meeting HERE and you will receive a link to join us.

     

  • Young Vocalists Perform Old Songs

    Virtual Presentation

    Our newest series hosted by Richard Knox features vocalists with a new take on old songs. Hear some of today's great vocalists perform favorites from the Great American Songbook.

    There are 74 spaces available.

    Register for Young Vocalists by clicking here.

    CONTACT: Tracy Wright 914-721-8100 eastchesterlibrary@wlsmail.org

  • Cooking with Rinku Online

    Virtual Presentation

    Cook along with Rinku Bhattacharya in these free cooking classes with a celebration of rice and noodles. Discover new and inspired ways to use these pantry staples to create vibrant and flavorful dishes.

    Classes held via zoom.  

  • John Ridley — Superheroes and Representation in the DC Universe

    Lecture & Author Talk: John Ridley -- Superheroes and Representation in the DC Universe

    In a recorded conversation, co-author and editor Dion Bickham of Comic Book Resources interviews John Ridley about the importance of comic books as a medium, the role of literature in forming our perceptions about who we are and the characters that he explores in The Other History of the DC Universe and The Next Batman.

    A live Q&A follows the interview. John Ridley is the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave.

    Please register here for John Ridley interview

     

  • Summer Theater Series: Shakespeare in Performance

    Virtual Presentation

    Shakespeare's plays have been performed for 400 years, and they continue to be transformed by actors, directors and diverse communities who make the plays their own. As New York City comes back from Covid, our first session in this new series will highlight the astonishing history of Shakespeare performances in NYC. The following sessions will focus on stagings of three plays – ​The Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar and Much Ado About Nothing, which all had seminal performances at New York’s Shakespeare in the Park, along with other legendary productions. Led by Cecilia Rubino, New School Professor and Director, Remembering Shakespeare

    Jul 8, 2021 11:00 AM
    Jul 15, 2021 11:00 AM
    Jul 22, 2021 11:00 AM
    Jul 29, 2021 11:00 AM

    To register and receive the link, please click: Shakespeare

     

     

  • Sparkle & Shine Up Your Life

    Virtual Presentation

    Sparkle & Shine Up Your Life - Decluttering Workshop

    Join Kathleen Fiorito, Expert Home Organizer, for "Sparkle & Shine Up Your Life".

    This workshop occurs twice per month.

    Jul 9, 2021 09:45 AM
    Jul 23, 2021 09:45 AM
    Aug 13, 2021 09:45 AM
    Aug 20, 2021 09:45 AM

    Register for Sparkle & Shine here.

     

     

  • Virtual Walking Tour: DUMBO’s Historic Architecture

    Virtual Presentation

    The neighborhood today known as DUMBO was once the center for the agricultural hamlet of Brooklyn, and grew into a center of commerce, shipping, and manufacturing. On this virtual walk, we'll look at several eras of the neighborhood’s history reflected in its architecture. From the storage warehouses of the 1860s, to the reinforced concrete industrial buildings of the Gairville complex, to the last remaining tenement building in the neighborhood, we'll also examine how these buildings have been repurposed to create one of the most expensive residential and office districts in all of New York City. Led by Cindy VandenBosch and Andrew Gustafson, Turnstile Tours.

    To register and receive the link, please click: DUMBO

  • Great American Songbook

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us to celebrate the Great American Songbook! Come ready to sing and learn about some of your favorite jazz and show tunes. We'll even repeat some songs so you have a chance to really learn them. We can't wait to sing with you soon! This group meets monthly. Led by Tkiya's Carla Friend, Musical Director of Kol DOROT.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Name That Tune!

  • A Monthly Virtual Gathering for Caregivers

    Virtual Presentation

    A Monthly Virtual Gathering for Caregivers

    Join us each month to share time connecting with other caregivers and discussing common challenges in a welcoming, private setting.

    This monthly event is hosted by Susie Sarkisian, Director of Community & Family Services at The Kensington. Susie facilitates our Caregiver Connect program and brings to us a great deal of knowledge, helpful tips and a kind heart.

    More info for Caregiver Connect here.

    Please RSVP to Susie at ssarkisian@kensingtonsl.com

  • Ocean Life

    Warner Library

    Ocean Life with Margerie Gilbert
    Discover life beneath the ocean waves with Marjorie Gilbert. A Free zoom event.


      

  • Legacy of the Olympics

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us as we are transported to Olympia, Tokyo, and beyond! Together we’ll learn about the history of the Olympic games, with attention to games that we’ll remember, as well as the coming events in Tokyo.

    Facilitated by Dr. Jeffrey O. Segrave, professor of health and human physiological sciences, Skidmore College.

    Register for Legacy of the Olympics here.

     

  • The Four Pillars of the New Retirement

    Virtual Presentation

    An extensive study by Edward Jones and Age Wave uncovered four essential "pillars" – health, family, purpose and finances – that can impact your quality of life in retirement. As the country re-opens for business and social gatherings and we transition to a new normal, we will continue this important conversation about the new retirement and how it is evolving. Please join us for "The Four Pillars of the New Retirement," to explore the many ways retirement is changing and ways to take action today to help ensure you can live retirement on your own terms.

    Presenter: Judi McAnaw

    SIGN UP  to learn about the  four essential pillars here. 

     

     

  • Let’s Talk Assisted Living

    Virtual Presentation

    Let’s Talk Assisted Living:
    A Panel Discussion on How to Make a Successful Transition to Assisted Living

    You’ve seen the signs – perhaps falls, increased frailty or worsening medical conditions in your loved one and you know in your heart the best decision is to move Mom or Dad into assisted living. But, where do you start?

    Please join us for this special Ask the Expert Virtual Speaker Series to assist you on your journey and answer questions for a positive transition into Assisted Living.

    Part I: How to Have "The Talk" and How to Pay for Assisted Living
    Tuesday, July 13th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT

    Part II: The Move - How to Get Organized and Sell the Home
    Tuesday, July 27th, 6:30pm to 7:30pm EDT

    Questions regarding this event, please email Brenda Moynihan,
    Director of Marketing & Outreach, bmoynihan@kensingtonsl.com

    RSVP for Let’s Talk Assisted Living 

  • Author Talk: Mary Calvi – “Dear George, Dear Mary”

    Virtual Presentation

    Subject of a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel, this award-winning novel, based on true accounts, explores the relationship between George Washington and his first love, the richest belle of Colonial America Mary Eliza Philipse.

    Author Mary Calvi, TV news anchor, journalist and 12 times New York Emmy award winner, writes the story she crafted after years of research that took her around the world.

    Interviewed by John Diaconis

    Cosponsored with the Miller House

    Please register here for Dear George, Dear Mary

  • Emergency Rental Assistance Program Info Session

    Virtual Presentation

    The Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Westchester County assists households that have experienced financial hardships due to COVID-19. Get information for both rentors and landlords.

    Presenters:
    Leonard G. Townes, Commissioner, Westchester County Dept. of Social Services
    Blanca Lopez, Assistant Director of Operations for Westchester County

    Thursday, July 15th
    11:00 AM -12:00 PM

    Click here to register and for information on eligibility and rent relief for Westchester Tenants and for Westchester Landlords

  • Queer British Art 1861–1967

    Virtual Presentation

    In 2017, the Tate Gallery in London staged a landmark exhibition focusing solely on art made by queer British artists (among them: Duncan Grant, Gluck, David Hockney and Francis Bacon) between the years 1861 and 1967. Join us for a virtual walk around that exhibition to relive its most memorable moments. Discover the disproportionate contribution queer artists made to the cultural output of Britain during a time when same-sex desire could land you in prison for life.

    Led by George Benson, Art Historian

    Register for this webinar here.

  • Monday MindSet

    These days we are all looking to connect with others​, especially during this time when we're more isolated than usual. Talking about what is on our minds can improve our ability to embrace change and cope with our daily concerns and challenges. Join us for a thoughtful group discussion about what’s on your mind, how to access your inner strengths and get your mind set for the week ahead.

    Led by DOROT Social Workers Jackie Pykon, LCSW, and David Rozon, LMSW.

    Note: This seven session group will be limited in size, with enrollment opened on a regular basis.


    Jul 19, 2021 04:00 PM
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    Aug 9, 2021 04:00 PM
    Aug 16, 2021 04:00 PM
    Aug 23, 2021 04:00 PM
    Aug 30, 2021 04:00 PM
    Time shows in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Register for Monday MindSet here.

  • History of the Jersey Shore

    Virtual Presentation

    Join author and photographer Kevin Woyce for a colorful tour of New Jersey's coastal history, from the long-ago days of lighthouses and shipwrecks to the founding of today's most popular summer resorts. The slide show includes his original photography of Jersey Shore lighthouses, amusement parks, boardwalks, and hotels, plus vintage maps and images of historic people, places, and events.


    REGISTER to learn more about the Jersey Shore. 

     

  • Special Needs Planning and Guardianship for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

    Virtual Presentation

    Are you the parent or grandparent of a child with an intellectual or developmental disability such as autism?

    This workshop will provide an overview of the legal and financial steps to access critical supports and government benefits.

    Topics covered will include guardianship proceedings in Surrogate’s Court, government benefits for individuals with disabilities and the estate planning that must be done to protect an inheritance or lawsuit settlement for people with disabilities.

    Planning is empowerment. Learn about the steps that will provide you with peace of mind that you have done everything in your power to secure for your loved one’s future needs.

    Speaker: Frances M. Pantaleo, Esq., Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP

    Limited to first 100 participants

    Email: bruce@marketingsense2.com

    Register for this FREE webinar for Seniors & their Families here.

    Dial-in by phone also available; numbers obtained on registration or by calling and leaving a message for Paul at 914.231.3227

  • What’s the Difference? Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, & Lewy Body Dementia

    Virtual Presentation

    Please join Norma Loeb and experts from the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association on Wednesday, July 21 for "What's the Difference?," a timely and important conversation hosted by Renewal Care Partners.

    We'll discuss the nuances in diagnosis, progression, and care for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Lewy body dementia from a plurality of perspectives: research, professional support, and family caregiving.

    Register here: What's the Difference

     

  • Clothes Make the Queen

    Virtual Presentation

    Queens throughout history have used what they wear to convey messages about their beauty, royalty, and power. From Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s false beard to Marie Antoinette’s extravagant gowns, it's time to dive into the fascinating stories of how queens across continents and time periods have dressed the part — and how their position in the public eye allowed them to speak using their appearance as much as their words.

    Led by fashion historian Caroline Ellenowitz-Hess

    Register for Clothes Make the Queen

     

  • Travel Sketching: A Legacy Arts Series

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us as we “travel” to new places exploring nature, culture, tourism, and tradition through an artistic lens. We’ll have an opportunity to reflect on travel stories of our own and use newfound inspiration for a guided mixed-media art project each week. Our travel itinerary includes: Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Southeast Asia, Fallingwater at Mill Run, PA, and Ghana. Suggested art supply list will be provided upon registration.

    About the Facilitator: April Lombardi is an artist, expert in the field of art education and art history. Her 40-year career in art includes over 27 years of teaching drawing, painting, digital media graphics, and Advanced Placement Art History at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

    Jul 26, 2021 12:30 PM
    Aug 2, 2021 12:30 PM
    Aug 9, 2021 12:30 PM
    Aug 16, 2021 12:30 PM
    Aug 23, 2021 12:30 PM
    Aug 30, 2021 12:30 PM

    Register for Travel Sketching: A Legacy Arts Series here.

  • You’re Vaccinated…Now What?

    Virtual Presentation

    You've gotten your COVID-19 vaccine, but do you still feel slightly uneasy walking into stores? What should we keep in mind about the variants we hear about in the news? What best practices should we keep in mind if we spend time both with vaccinated friends AND our unvaccinated grandkids or loved one?

    Please join us for a conversation with a medical specialist who has been on the ground throughout the pandemic and is available to offer us all helpful guidance.

    Led by Steven Chang, Nurse Practitioner at New York Presbyterian

    To register and receive the link, please click: You're Vaccinated

  • Zoom Secrets of the NYC Subway

    Virtual Presentation

    Enjoy a breathtaking one hour virtual tour of the history, architecture and art work of the New York City Subways. We start with a palatial City Hall station (opened on October 27, 1904)–a masterpiece with its Guastavino tile arched ceiling, stained-glass skylights and brass chandeliers. The tour continues with terra-cotta bas reliefs of American bald eagles at the 33rd Street station. There is a view of the grand steel arched viaduct above the 125th Street valley in Harlem which rises over sixty feet. There are gorgeous stained-glass windows on elevated lines, sculptures of “little creatures” on the 14th Street (A, C, E and L) lines, including a brass alligator coming out of a manhole. We will talk about the original elevated lines which crossed over the Brooklyn Bridge, the Malbone Street train wreck during the Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and the old Sheepshead Bay Race Track.

    Presented by Oscar Israelowitz. Oscar has been presenting slide shows, lecture programs and guided walking, bus and boat tours and now Zoom programs since the early 1980s to hundreds of congregational groups, schools, senior citizen and adult living groups, public libraries and college and university groups throughout the New York metropolitan area.

    Register for Secrets of the NYC Subway here.

  • Psalms: Spiritual Poems to Boost Resilience

    Virtual Presentation

    *Space is limited*

    Many spiritual traditions embrace the Psalms, the beautiful Biblical poetry expressing gratitude, despair, exhilaration, joy and trust. In the Jewish tradition, Psalms often provide courage and comfort. In this series, we will explore six Psalms to help us reflect on our experiences of seeking and finding resilience. We will discuss why previous generations loved these poems and how they might help us as well.

    Class handouts will be provided upon registration. Led by Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Facilitator at Institute for Jewish Spirituality

    To register and receive the link, please click: Psalms

  • The Artistic Legacy of… Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle

    Virtual Presentation

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recent blockbuster exhibit featuring Jacob Lawrence’s narrative series Struggle . . . From the History of the American People (1954-6) was a show-stopper, delving into the birth of the American Republic and the exertions of its peoples—leaders, women, laborers, indigenous Americans, and the enslaved.

    Join us when arts educator Reva Blumenfeld returns to DOROT to add context to Lawrence's life and his seminal series, and to explore the artist’s long, critically acclaimed and successful career.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jacob Lawrence

  • The Great British Baking Tour

    Virtual Presentation

    Are you missing the “Great British Baking Show?”

    Join UK travel/relocation consultant Claire Evans for a delightful culinary tour of the UK inspired by “The Great British Baking Show” television series.

    Learn about making a proper cup of tea, regional specialties, their origins, and the particular parts of the UK they hail from.
    She’ll translate the trickiest parts of British recipes for Americans so you can try them in your own kitchen. Pick up useful travel tips as well, just in case you’d like to create your own tour!

    Please register HERE for the the baking tour Zoom link.

    Co-sponsored by the Bedford Free, Lewisboro & Pound Ridge Libraries.

  • Louisiana Culture in Art

    Virtual Presentation

    Join art  &  film lecturer Prof. Val Franco for a look at the vibrant arts scene in contemporary Louisiana. Loosely Inspired by the setting of Brit Bennett’s newest novel, the Vanishing Half, we’ll focus on contemporary culture and its effects on the visual arts in Louisiana today, while we also take a peek inside the holdings of the New Orleans Museum of Art and its incredible outdoor sculpture garden. We’ll also turn the spotlight on the contemporary arts scene in New Orleans through artists like muralist Brandon Odums & abstract artist Mallory Page, multimedia artist Franco Alessandrini, and representational painter James Michalopoulos. We’ll even explore the Big East’s gallery scene as exemplified by the Stella Jones Gallery.

    1: Go to the Zoom.us website
    2: Click on "join a meeting"
    3: enter meeting ID: 878 0879 9248
    4: Enter Passcode: 683628

  • Caring for the Caregivers Like We Care for Patients

    Virtual Presentation

    True wellness is achieved when the mind, body and spirit are all nourished. Caregiver Centers are designed to do just that. Join us for a presentation on how they help ease the burden associated with caring for a loved one by providing support, counseling and community resource information free of charge. 

    Presented by Ellen Woods, Program Director Vitality & Caregiver Program, and Pam Lipperman, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator, both at Phelps Memorial Hospital.

    Register for Caring for the Caregivers here. 

  • Art Wars! The Founding of the Met, MoMA and Whitney

    Virtual Presentation

    and What Each Museum Argues is Art

    After the Civil War, stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe, elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than money. On this virtual Museum Mile tour, we'll discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, all while competing with each other and highbrow institutions overseas. This tour focuses on museum architecture as a reflection of the founders, missions, and the collections of each, as well as the surprising role the U.S. government played in defining what is art. Led by Deb Zelcer, Prowler Tours

    To register and receive the link, please click: Art Wars

     

  • Self-Portraiture + Intergenerational Connections

    Self-Portraiture + Intergenerational Connections
    Three Mondays, Begins August 2 - 16, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
    *Space is limited*

    Most people think the “selfie” is a relatively new concept in photography, but artists have been documenting themselves since the camera was invented. In this workshop, we'll look at artists who used self-portraiture, become familiar its many forms, and cover approaches to produce our own self-portraits by working individually and as part of a group “collective” along with DOROT’s summer teen interns. We'll also explore how to edit our work digitally using apps like Instagram to share our work and gain a following. Led by Jonathan Smyth, Visual Artist, and Dana Stirling, Fine Art Photographer

    To register and receive the link, please click: Self-Portraits

  • Photographing the Beauty Around Me: Digital Photography for Beginners

    Virtual Presentation

    Photographing the Beauty Around Me
    Digital Photography Beginners Virtual  Workshop for Older Adults

    Led by professional photographer Rhynna Santos
    No previous photography skills required.
    Digital cameras will be loaned to participants to use for the class.
    To participate you will need:
    • An email address
    • An internet/ wifi connection
    • Laptop or desktop device with a camera
    (please note: tablets are not compatible with the
    digital camera equipment)
    • Preregistration is required and space is limited.

    Workshop meets virtually Tuesdays from 2pm - 3:30

    August 3,10, 24, 31, Sept 7, 14 (no class Aug 17) Tuesday Sept 21 

    Please contact Marikay Capasso for an application form and more information on Digital Photography email qcq@westchestergov.com
    or (914)813-6427

  • Making Health Care Decisions for Another Person

    Virtual Presentation

    For Older Adults and their Families: as part of our continued focus on advanced directives, this webinar will review what health care agents and surrogates need to know to become effective decision-makers and advocates. Whether you may act as a health care agent for a friend or family member one day or are a health care provider or advocate, this session will raise your awareness around the decisions agents and surrogates must make and their implications.

    Speakers: Gretchen Flint, Professor Emerita, Pace Law School
    Roberta S. Goodman, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, Pace Women's Justice Center

    Limited to first 100 participants

    Contact: bruce@marketingsense2.com

    Register for Health Care Decisions for Another here.

    (Dial-in by phone also available; numbers obtained on registration or by calling and leaving a message for Paul at 914.231.3227)

  • Legacy Storytelling

    Virtual Presentation

    *Space is limited*

    Join us to learn how to tell our stories as a way to share our legacy, to communicate, and to form human connections. As we explore the art of first-person oral storytelling, we’ll mine our lives for authentic material, discover the "arc" of our stories, and shape them in a way that's both meaningful and fun to tell aloud.

    Facilitated by Ivy Eisenberg, Award-Winning Comedian, Storyteller and Humorist

    Aug 4, 2021 12:00 PM
    Aug 11, 2021 12:00 PM
    Aug 18, 2021 12:00 PM
    Aug 25, 2021 12:00 PM
    Sep 1, 2021 12:00 PM

    To register and receive the link, please click: Legacy Stories

  • Summer Music Series: The History of Jazz

    Virtual Presentation

    From Marching Bands to Big Bands

    August 5, 12, 19, 26

    The sounds of marching bands, combined with Ragtime's syncopated rhythms, may have led to the rise of Jazz. Yet the 1920s' concept of jazz is not the same one we hold today around this beloved genre. Join us for this special four-week workshop as we trace the development and definition of jazz all the way from Dixieland to the sound of Big Bands.

    Led by Gordon Herman, Pianist, Composer and Musicologist

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jazz

  • Up the Yangtze

    Virtual Presentation

    Tonight we’ll join Prof. Val Franco for a look at the construction of the world’s largest power station, China’s Three Gorges Dam. The massive scale of this incredible project, completed nine years ago this July, in an area formerly known for its beauty, has wreaked havoc on the surrounding environment while displacing over 1.3 million people from nearby communities. How does China deal with its natural resources, cultural sites, citizens & landscape, as it rushes towards increased shipping capacity and industrial domination? In Mandarin & English with English subtitles.

    You will need a Westchester Library Card to do this:

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website.  We watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID 690 885 641
    Then enter Zoom password 022366

  • POP-UP Repair Shop, Town of Bedford

    Bedford Hills Train Station 46 Depot Plaza, Bedford Hills, New York

    Bring your beloved but broken items and learn how to fix them alongside our Volunteer Repairers at the Take It Or Leave It Shed (TIOLI Shed), behind the Bedford Hills Train Station.

    Find our pop-up at the TIOLI shed behind the Bedford Hills Train Station on August 7th between 10 am and noon.

    This is a free community event, and all are welcome! We’ll have volunteers ready to help with:
    · Electrical repairs
    · Mechanical repairs
    · Electronics
    · Ceramics
    · Clocks
    · Minor sewing fixes
    · And we hope to add more repair types as we get additional volunteers!

    Do you know how to fix bikes, repair jewelry, mend toys and dolls, re-pot plants, or anything else? Sign up to volunteer as a Repairer! We welcome repairers of all skill levels to lend their services (you’ll need to bring your own tools).

    Click here to fill out the  RSVP if you plan on attending or would like to volunteer!

  • The Bling’s the Thing

    John C. Hart Memorial Library 1130 Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY

    The Bling's the Thing Earring Workshop is a fun activity for teens and adults alike. Joan teaches attendees to make bead earrings for adults and kids. The only requirement is that, for every pair someone makes to keep they make one for Joan to donate to a battered women's shelter. Currently she donates about 900 pair of earrings to 30-35 shelters all across the country.

    Event Type(s): Adult Program, Teen Program

    John C. Hart Memorial Library Community Room

    Register for The Bling's the Thing here.

  • Morning Taichi with Shifu Alex Lamas

    Virtual Presentation

    Shifu Alex Lamas will lead his traditional Tai Chi class and you can follow in the comfort of your own home.

    Qigong and Tai Chi has been shown to very beneficial for balance, coordination, blood circulation and general health and well being, something that is vital in these times.

    Shifu Alex Lamas has been training and teaching Kung Fu and Tai Chi for 20 years, in 2001 he became an instructor at Kwan’s Kung Fu. As a Kung Fu and Tai Chi teacher, Sifu Lamas has brought his program to schools, campuses, Buddhist temples and senior centers across Westchester County. He has also been studying meditation for 20 years and is an official tour guide at Chuang Yen Monastery in Kent, NY.

    Please Register Here for Taichi. 

    Registering once will register you for all sessions.

  • Protecting Yourself from Financial Elder Abuse and Senior Scams

    Yorktown Library 1130 E. Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY

    According to the National Council on Aging, financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re often referred to as “the crime of the 21st century.”

    Join elder law attorney Lauren C. Enea, Esq., as she shares her insights on financial elder abuse and senior scams, as well as the important estate planning documents to help protect against financial abuse as one ages. Lauren C. Enea practices exclusively in elder law protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families. She is an associate at Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP in Somers and White Plains.

    Use this link to Register for Protect Yourself from Financial Elder Abuse and Scams

    This program is scheduled to meet at the library.

  • An Eye for Espionage: Women Spies in Wartime

    Virtual Presentation

    Women such as Mata Hari and Virginia Hall made their marks as spies during WWI and WWII. Seductive and cunning, they were instrumental in shaping the outcome of the war, provided they weren't caught before they could share their information. Let’s explore their stories together, compare and contrast their techniques and contributions to history and meet a few other spies along the way. Led by Maxine Simson, Educator

    To register and receive the link, please click: Women Spies

  • Citizens of the World

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Prof. Val Franco for this utterly delightful film from one of her favorite Italian auteurs, Gianni di Gregorio. This gentle, humorous and thought provoking work looks at how we see our lives unfolding, how we see ourselves and how we perceive and connect with others. In Italian with English subtitles with a wonderful cast.

    You will need a Westchester Library Card to do this:

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then
    meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641

    Then enter Zoom password: 022366

  • Gentle Chair Yoga

    Bring awareness to your breath and explore yoga poses while seated in a chair. Benefits include stress reduction, flexibility, and balance. Led by Nobue Hirabayashi, Hatha Yoga Teacher.

    To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Gentle Chair Yoga

    Multiple sessions:
    Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM
    Aug 23, 2021 11:00 AM
    Aug 30, 2021 11:00 AM
    Sep 13, 2021 11:00 AM
    Sep 20, 2021 11:00 AM
    Sep 27, 2021 11:00 AM
    Oct 4, 2021 11:00 AM
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    Oct 18, 2021 11:00 AM
    Oct 25, 2021 11:00 AM
    Nov 1, 2021 11:00 AM
    Nov 8, 2021 11:00 AM
    Nov 15, 2021 11:00 AM
    Nov 22, 2021 11:00 AM
    Nov 29, 2021 11:00 AM
    Dec 6, 2021 11:00 AM
    Dec 13, 2021 11:00 AM
    Dec 20, 2021 11:00 AM
    Dec 27, 2021 11:00 AM

  • Qigong

    Virtual Presentation

    Improve balance, posture, and flexibility as you coordinate simple movement sequences with breath. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and energized. Led by Siewli Stark, Certified Mind-Body Specialist.

    To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: QiGong

    Aug 16, 2021 03:00 PM
    Aug 23, 2021 03:00 PM
    Aug 30, 2021 03:00 PM

    Sep 13, 2021 03:00 PM
    Sep 20, 2021 03:00 PM

    Oct 4, 2021 03:00 PM
    Oct 11, 2021 03:00 PM
    Oct 18, 2021 03:00 PM
    Oct 25, 2021 03:00 PM

    Nov 1, 2021 03:00 PM
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    Nov 15, 2021 03:00 PM
    Nov 22, 2021 03:00 PM
    Nov 29, 2021 03:00 PM

    Dec 6, 2021 03:00 PM
    Dec 13, 2021 03:00 PM
    Dec 20, 2021 03:00 PM
    Dec 27, 2021 03:00 PM

  • Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s

    Virtual Presentation

    Early diagnosis gives people with Alzheimer’s disease the opportunity to make key decisions about treatment, care and planning, and the power to make choices about their own health and future. This program will increase awareness of the benefits of Alzheimer’s early detection, and provide information about memory loss and normal aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and other forms of dementia. Also learn about the risk factors, 10 warning signs, diagnostic process and resources to help.

    Presented by Jody Addeo, MPH, Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley Chapter.

    Register for the 10 signs of Alzheimer's here.

  • Health Care Decision Making

    Virtual Presentation

    Health Care Decision Making: What Matters Group Conversation

    What Matters is focused on advance care planning to enable, empower, and encourage us to think about, plan for, and take steps to ensure that our health care wishes will be known, respected, and honored. Join DOROT for this group presentation to learn more about advance care planning, choosing an agent to speak for you if you're unable to speak for yourself, completing or updating an advance directive and having "the conversation" with the important people in your life. Led by DOROT Social Work Staff

    To register and receive the link, please click: What Matters

     

  • Guided Meditation with Amy

    Whether you’re new to meditation or are already a practitioner, this class is an ideal way to build calm and nurture yourself during this unprecedented time.

    Led by Amy Gross, Meditation Instructor

    To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Guided Meditation

    Aug 18, 2021 12:00 PM
    Aug 25, 2021 12:00 PM
    Sep 1, 2021 12:00 PM
    Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM
    Oct 6, 2021 12:00 PM
    Oct 13, 2021 12:00 PM
    Oct 20, 2021 12:00 PM
    Oct 27, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 3, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 10, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 17, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 24, 2021 12:00 PM
    Dec 1, 2021 12:00 PM
    Dec 8, 2021 12:00 PM
    Dec 15, 2021 12:00 PM
    Dec 22, 2021 12:00 PM
    Dec 29, 2021 12:00 PM

  • Women & Money Roundtable: Today’s Financial Markets

    Virtual Presentation

    Elizabeth Maccarone, Julia Strayer, and Cathy Tanzilli will cover the latest market news and how that might affect your decision making. They will also give you background and context for understanding why market movement occurs and share strategies for keeping ahead of what might come.

    Cathy Tanzilli, CRPC®, CTFA
    Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Cathy was a vice president and executive account manager for BankBoston’s Private Bank responsible for trust services. Previously, Cathy was a trust officer with Chemical Bank in New York for 16 years. Cathy has a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Finance from St. John’s University. She is a member of the Fairfield County Estate Planning Council and the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils.

    Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC®, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
    Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.

    Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor
    Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation.
    Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.

    To register for Women & Money Roundtable, click here.

    This series is in partnership with several other libraries and organizations.

     

  • Tour of DePaul Art Museum of Chicago: LatinXAmerican Exhibition

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us for a virtual tour of this Chicago museum’s highly acclaimed LatinXAmerican exhibition! This intergenerational exhibition features nearly 40 Latinx artists, bringing voice to those artists and communities too-often omitted from our histories as a city and a nation. This “highlights tour” with Behar will explore the impetus behind the exhibition and the museum’s multi-year LatinX initiative, while discussing such themes as immigration, family, and materials through an incredible range of artworks.

    Led by Ionit Behar, Assistant Curator at DePaul Art Museum; Ph.D. Candidate in Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago

    To register and receive the link, please click: DePaul Art Museum

     

    https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuf-CvqTIpH9MNz1sbnP5y2bm6vaJoXPDk

  • Community Arts Meetup

    Virtual Presentation

    Join fellow artists for our monthly community arts meetup. No matter what you're currently working on, or what you hope to work on, this community arts session is a way to keep creatives in the DOROT community connected and accountable to fulfill their artistic goals. Bring the supplies you need and consider this an invitation to create!

    Facilitated by Shannon O’Connor, LMSW .

    Aug 19, 2021 3:30 PM
    Sep 14, 2021 3:30 PM
    Oct 11, 2021 12:00 PM 

    To register and receive the link, please click: Arts Meetup

     

  • Lady Liberty: The History of the Statue of Liberty

    Virtual Presentation

    The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, after more than twenty years of planning, fund raising, and construction.

    Presenter Kevin Woyce will explain how she was built and what she symbolizes, and introduces some of the people involved in her creation, including sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, engineer Gustave Eiffel, architect Richard Morris Hunt, and newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

    The program ends with brief histories of Ellis Island and Liberty State Park.

    Please register HERE for the Zoom link to Lady Liberty.

  • Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High Cs

    Virtual Presentation

    Join conductor and master presenter Cesare Civetta as he explores the fascinating life and glorious singing of one of the greatest tenors of the 20th Century: "Luciano Pavarotti: King of the High C's.” Cesare will share little known facts, rare photos, interviews, recordings and footage from master classes and great performances.

     
    To register and receive the link, please click: Pavarotti

  • Great American Songbook

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Carla to celebrate the Great American Songbook! Come ready to sing and learn about some of your favorite jazz and show tunes. We'll even repeat some songs so you have a chance to really learn them. We can't wait to sing with you soon! This group meets monthly. Led by Tkiya's Carla Friend, Musical Director of Kol DOROT

    Aug 20, 2021 2:00 PM
    Sep 10, 2021 2:00 PM

    To register and receive the link, please click: Songbook

     

  • How About Adolf

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Prof. Val Franco for an exploration of this breakout film that was a blockbuster in Germany. When the family black sheep shares his choice of name for his future child all hell breaks loose. Issues of societal mores, personal and national histories, as well as familial and cultural expectations all come into play in this thought provoking comedy. In German with English subtitles

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website.  We watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
    Then enter Zoom password: 022366

  • Mindful Monday: Yoga Nidra

    Virtual Presentation

    Please join us for an introduction to mindfulness. Rarely do we make good decisions when we act from a place of fear. Practicing mindfulness through breathing, chair yoga and Yoga Nidra can help to shift into a place of love. Where would you prefer to be? Workshop facilitated by Helena Svedin from Adventure to Peace.

    Join Zoom Meeting for Yoga Nidra here

    Meeting ID: 982 4134 4547 Passcode: 262396

    OR dial by your phone 1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 982 4134 4547 Passcode: 262396

  • The Power of Vibrant Aging

    Virtual Presentation

    Sherry Saturno, Executive Director, will present on Gramatan Village, aging-in-place and how it helps older adults age vibrantly. Gramatan Village supports aging-in-community with a network of volunteers, Community Partners and peer connections that enable members to stay independent and engaged in the community.


    Ms. Saturno, LCSW, LNHA, DCSW, is dually licensed as a clinical social worker and nursing home administrator.

    Click to register for The Power of Vibrant Aging.

  • Parasite

    Virtual Presentation

    Let’s jump into the socio-political messages of this engrossing, deep, dark look into desperation and deception. A tight knit, poor and completely unethical modern Korean family will do anything to change their circumstances. Referred to as both a comedy & a dark fairy tale, this film swept the Oscars a few years back, causing quite the sensation. Join Prof. Val Franco to discover just how far one family will go to move up the ladder. In Korean with English subtitles.

    Please load Kanopy through the Library website.  We watch the film independently and then
    meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.

    Go to Zoom.us website.
    Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
    Then enter Zoom password: 022366

  • Healthy Living for your Brain and Body

    Virtual Presentation

    At any age, there are lifestyle habits we can adopt to help maintain or even potentially improve our health. These habits may also help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possibly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity, exercise, diet and nutrition, and social engagement. In each area, we will discuss what we know, drawing on current research, as well as what we can do — steps to take now to improve or maintain overall health in each area.

    Presented by Jody Addeo, MPH, Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter.

    Register for Healthy Living here.

     

     

  • Ann Pearlman: My Life as a Writer

    Virtual Presentation

    Pulitzer Prize nominee author Ann Pearlman returns to our library for a very special presentation, sharing fascinating stories of her life and writing career.

    Ann Pearlman is eclectic, a writer in several genres and an artist in several media. Getting Free: Women and Psychotherapy was written with two colleagues and used as both a consciousness-raising book in the women’s movement and a college textbook. Keep the Home Fires Burning: How to Have an Affair With Your Spouse, garnered the attention of the Oprah Winfrey Show and other TV talk shows. Her memoir, Infidelity, was nominated for a National Book Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and made into a Lifetime movie by Lionsgate

    Ann has lived in three countries and eleven different cities, most in the Midwest, and, for the longest stretch of time, in Ann Arbor, where The Christmas Cookie Club series is set.

    Registration for My Life as a Writer here.

     

  • Labor Day in Art

    Virtual Presentation
    Art Series with Prof. Valerie Franco
     
    Labor Day in Art - You Relax, I’ll Paint: -From Lowry to Van Gogh, Gorson to Sant’Elia, artists have been inspired by the work (and workers) around them.   Labors as diverse as filling train chests, harvesting crops, distilling spirits and running an electric power plant are just some of the jobs we’ll be celebrating from various time periods, artists, countries & styles. 
     
    1: Go to the  Zoom.us website
    2: Click on "join a meeting"
    3: Enter meeting  ID: 878 0879 9248
    4: Enter Passcode: 683628

  • Life & Legacy of George Gershwin

    Virtual Presentation

    Summer Music Series:  Life & Legacy of George Gershwin

    George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions span both popular and classical genres and include favorites such as Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and the opera Porgy and Bess. In his short life, Gershwin penned a number of America's most recognizable pieces of music that continue to resonate today. Join us as we listen and discuss how Gershwin's transformed the sounds of a nation. Led by Gordon Herman, Pianist, Composer and Musicologist.

    To register and receive the link, please click: George Gershwin

     

  • Matriarchs Art Workshop

    Virtual Presentation

    El Segundo Museum of Art Presents: Matriarchs Art Workshop

    Join the El Segundo Museum of Art for a virtual tour and hands-on art workshop of Experience 37: MATRIARCHS, a 2018 exhibit that featured multiple works by 12 contemporary women and two-spirit Indigenous artists representing 14 Indigenous communities from the United States and Central America.

    Featured are an array of media including fashion, metalwork, photography, painting, basketry, and video. Together we'll look at two artworks before starting our art activity, using personal symbols to design and draw a garment that tells a story. Led by ESMoA Docent.

    * Space is limited *

    Read more more about MATRIARCHS : https://esmoa.org/experience/matriarchs/

    To register and receive the link, please click: ESMoA

     

     

  • Art Series with Prof. Valerie Franco – Florine Stettheimer

    Virtual Presentation
    Florine Stettheimer
     
    Born in Rochester, NY in 1871, Florine created quite a scandal with her feminist nude selfie-portrait. She was no stranger to controversy, with her paintings that explored sexuality & race, but, as we’ll see with Prof. Val Franco, she also created less controversial images of various social activities & gatherings. 
     
    2: Click on "join a meeting"
    3: Enter meeting  ID: 878 0879 9248
    4: Enter Passcode: 683628

  • American Short Stories:  Family, Forgiveness and Community 

    Virtual Presentation

    American Short Stories:  Family, Forgiveness and Community 

    In this "short" programming month for DOROT, please join us to read and discuss short stories written by masters of the craft. During our three-session program, we'll look at pieces from master storytellers Grace Paley, Hans Christian Anderson, Dagoberto Gilb and Edwidge Danticat. We'll provide you with digital copies of the stories to read in advance, each with themes that echo and link, and all designed to get you thinking and discussing. Led by Jennifer Gilchrist, PhD., Adjunct Professor, Hunter College

    Three Thursdays: September 9, 23 and 30, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM

    * Space is limited *

    To register and receive the link, please click: Short Story

  • Author Talk: “My Melancholy Baby”

    Lewisboro Library 15 Main St., South Salem, NY

     “My Melancholy Baby” with Michael G. Garber

    We welcome back our Sunday Author Talk program with a visit by local resident Michael G. Garber, author of the recently released My Melancholy Baby: The First Ballads of the Great American Songbook. The book is a detailed biography of ten of the most enduring American popular love ballads – songs that shaped the music industry and the lives of ordinary people. Michael titled his book after the 1911 song “My Melancholy Baby,” and he will focus on it for this talk. A book signing will follow his presentation.

    Michael lectures on the performing arts, film, and media, and is a specialist in Tin Pan Alley and the American musical on stage and screen. He did the final proofing and indexing for the book in England, where he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Winchester. He got “stuck” there by the pandemic and has happily returned to the USA just in time for the release of this book – hot off the press!

    Please register for Michael G. Garber author talk here.

  • Fall Creativity with Judika

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us in using your creative energies and your paints for these virtual classes. Judika will host a Zoom art class each week. Participants will paint a new painting in each class and/or participate in our artistic community for suggestions and support while working on their own art projects. Each participant supplies their own materials, acrylics, watercolors or oils. Space is limited.

    9/13/2021
    9/20/2021
    9/27/2021
    10/4/2021

    Click here to register for Fall Creativity

  • Bonnie Rapp’s Broadway Entertainment

    Bronxville Public Library 201 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, NY

    Join Bonnie as she takes you on a journey through the timeless songs of Broadway 1943-1956.

    Bonnie Rapp had the honor of playing the lead role of Christine Daaé in the National Tour/San Francisco Company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. Some of Bonnie’s favorite roles include Maria in The Sound of Music, Kate in Kiss Me, Kate, Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Louise in Gypsy and Sister Amnesia and Sister Leo in Nunsense, Nunsense II and Nunsense Jamboree. In addition, Bonnie has appeared in numerous galas, fundraisers, and Broadway concerts, including performances at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.

    This program will take place in-person indoors in the Yeager Community Room of the Bronxville Public Library.

  • The Health for Life Program (HeLP)

    Virtual Presentation

    A Free Program To Help You Manage Chronic Conditions

    When: Six Tuesdays:
    September 14, 21, 28; October 5,12,19
    Time: 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Where: online via Zoom
    There is no charge for the workshop but pre-registration is required

    Those who complete the workshop are able to keep the workshop reference book and relaxation CD

    Do you have chronic pain or care for someone who does?

    This program can empower participants to:
    • Better manage chronic health pain
    • Communicate effectively with health care professionals and family
    • Realize health care savings by avoiding trips to doctors and hospitals
    • Enjoy an enhanced quality of life

    Sessions are open to Westchester residents age 55 and older

    For more information, contact Marikay Capasso at (914) 813-6427 or email mqcq@westchestergov.com

  • Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk Series

    Virtual Presentation

    Reducing your risk for chronic disease starts in the kitchen. The foods we eat and prepare for ourselves and our families can be nourishing, satisfying and healthy. Join Northern Westchester Hospital


    Registered Dietitian Amy Rosenfeld for an informative 3-part virtual cooking series. Through this class, you will understand how to put the nutritional recommendations of the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and the American Diabetes Association into action. You will learn realistic cooking techniques to prepare nutritious and delicious meals that reduce your risk for heart disease,
    cancer, and diabetes.

    September 14 - 12pm-1pm Heart Disease
    October 21 - 12pm-1pm Cancer
    November 4 - 12pm-1pm Diabetes

    Register for Reduce Heart Disease Risk
    Register for Reduced Cancer Risk 
    Register for Reduced Diabetes Risk 

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera

    Virtual Presentation

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents: The New Woman Behind the Camera
    Wednesday, September 15, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

    The "New Woman" of the 1920s was a powerful expression of modernity, a global phenomenon that embodied an ideal of female empowerment based on women making revolutionary changes in life and art. Featuring more than 120 photographers from 20+ countries, this groundbreaking exhibition, on view at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art through October 3, explores work of diverse “new” women who embraced photography as a mode of professional and artistic expression from the 1920s through the 1950s. Led by Mia Fineman, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art

    To register and receive the link, please click: New Woman

  • Art Series with Prof. Valerie Franco – Ein Hod Arts Colony

    Virtual Presentation
    Ein Hod Arts Colony- Let’s take a look at some of the great creative hot houses around the world, starting with a look tonight at the artists of the  Ein Hod artist colony in Israel.  Prof. Va Franco will discuss several of the  numerous artists from various disciplines who explored their art and pushed themselves under the safe space that Ein Hod provided. 
     
    2: Click on "join a meeting"
    3: Enter meeting  ID: 878 0879 9248
    4: Enter Passcode: 683628
     

  • Going to the Dogs

    Virtual Presentation

    The Phoenix Art Museum Presents: Going to the Dogs

    Dogs have been muses to artists for thousands of years, from ancient cave dwellings to pop-art installations. Greeks and Romans favored dogs as pets and valued them for their faithfulness and courage, while artists from Picasso to Warhol were fascinated by their beloved pets. Dogs intrigue us, engage us emotionally and are living symbols of protection, loyalty, companionship and unconditional love. We’re going to take a look at how artists have shown their admiration and respect for canines in paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography from the 1st Century B.C. to the present. Led by Carole Kauffman, Docent at the Phoenix Art Museum

    To register and receive the link, please click: Best Friends

  • Small Steps to Better Health

    Virtual Presentation

    Small Steps to Better Health - A Four Part Health Coaching Series is a program that covers healthy life choice options on and off the plate.

    You’ll get weekly support, wellness and food advice, plus inspiration to take you to your health goals. We will cover sleep, stress busters, mindfulness as well as what to add to your plate and what to avoid. Each week you will receive a follow-up email with some delicious and easy recipes too!

    With Anita Greenwald, Certified Health Coach

    Chose one or more sessions:

    Oct. 8, 2021 01:00 PM

    Click here to register in advance for Small Steps to Better Health

  • Healing through the Energetic Body

    Virtual Presentation

    Join us as we learn how traditional Eastern healing methods are used to focus on the energetic body. In this workshop, we'll explore the vayus (channels of energy in the body), discuss the nadis (energy channels), and learn how alternate nostril breathing can help balance our energy. Participants will visualize the colors associated with the seven chakras - energy centers in the body - and learn affirmations for each. Led by Julia Hough, Practitioner, Yoga Alliance

    To register and receive the link, please click: Energetic Body

  • Author Talk: Julie Satow – The Plaza

    Virtual Presentation

    From the moment in 1907 when New York millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt strode through the Plaza Hotel's revolving doors as its first guest, to the afternoon in 2007 when a mysterious Russian oligarch paid a record price for the hotel's largest penthouse, the 18-story white marble edifice at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street has radiated wealth and luxury.

    For some, the hotel evokes images of F. Scott Fitzgerald frolicking in the Pulitzer Fountain, or Eloise, the impish young guest who pours water down the mail chute. But the true stories captured in the newly-published The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel also include dark, hidden secrets.

    Join us to learn more from award-winning journalist Julie Satow, who pulls back the curtain on Truman Capote's Black and White Ball and The Beatles' first stateside visit and reveals how, during the Great Depression, a few dowager widows were the lifeline that saved the hotel, and how foreign money and anonymous shell companies have transformed the iconic guest rooms into condominiums shielding ill-gotten gains.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Author Talk

     

  • Life Sketches Writing Workshop

    Virtual Presentation

    View life experiences in new ways to write personal and family stories. Participants will be inspired to write about important people, places and milestones in this six week session. Author and writing teacher, Kim Kovach, brings fun, fresh ideas to turn memories and life events into interesting personal stories to share with family and friends. Classes will be via Zoom.

     Email cutchel@wlsmail.org to register for Life Sketches Writing.


    Registration will be for all 6 sessions: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 & 10/26

    Kim Kovach teaches fiction writing and narrative nonfiction writing for adults. Kim is the author of six fiction books and writes a weekly newspaper column, as well as magazine articles. www.kimkovachwrites.com

  • Somers Library Launches a Classics Book Club!

    Virtual Presentation

    Have you ever asked yourself “I wish I had read that one!” or “I should read that one again!”? Book clubs are increasing, and reading can be a safe and productive activity during COVID. But why would you read or reread a book title termed classic? In 1986, Italo Calvino wrote: “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”

    This is your opportunity to join us as we start a new bimonthly book group on Tuesday nights beginning September 21. Our list of reads begins with Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Copies of books to be discussed will be reserved for members of the group. Call the library to reserve your copy.

    Register for the Classic Book Club here.

     

  • End of Life Planning

    Virtual Presentation

    Planning for our death isn't something we're eager to focus on. Yet, we have the opportunity to make our hopes, desires and wishes known, and help ease the burden for our loved ones. This topic has become especially relevant, as the pandemic has caused many of us to refocus on what's most important in life. Join us for a roundtable discussion on trends, strategies and simple steps you can take to better prepare for the challenges and transitions that come with end-of-life.

    Presenter: Judi McAnaw

    Click here to register for End of Life Planning.

     

  • Get Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment!

    Virtual Presentation

    Virtual workshops!

    Fall 2021 Virtual Medicare Basic Workshops dates

    10 a.m. to noon.
    • Sept. 23, 2021
    • Oct. 13, 2021
    • Nov. 18, 2021
    • Dec. 1, 2021

    Come learn the basics of Medicare Parts A, B, C and D.

    Get details about Medigap insurance, cost-sharing and preventative benefits. Hear tips on how to get ready to enroll in Medicare Part D 2022 and benefit programs offering cost saving measures. Counseling is provided by a HIICAP (Health Insurance Information, Counseling & Assistance Program) trained counselor.

    To register for these workshops, send an e-mail to Vaughn Mosley at vqmc@westchestergov.com or call (914) 813-6389.

    Phone counseling and assistance is also available by calling the Department of Senior Programs and Services Medicare Information Line at (914) 813-6100, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

  • The Art of Identity and Building Community – Artist Talk

    Virtual Presentation

    Artist Talk: Felicia Lang – The Art of Identity and Building Community

    Join us as we welcome California artist Felicia Liang, known for her food illustrations, still-life artwork, and portraiture, who explores and honors her Taiwanese American heritage through colored pencil, digital artwork and visual storytelling. Felicia will share how a 100 Day illustration project exploring her family’s immigration from Taiwan, her upbringing, and Asian American history led to a career illuminating stories of the communities and cultures she engages with. One of her latest works with 282 line-drawings of New York’s Chinatown, made during the pandemic, has been featured in Artsy, Refinery 29, and New York Magazine.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Artist Talk