Two Historians to Speak at Scarsdale Library
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Martha Hodes, author of Mourning Lincoln will appear at Scarsdale Public Library on Monday March 7 at 7 pm. Hodes is a Professor of History at New York University, and has taught as a Fulbright scholar in Germany and as a Visiting Professor at Princeton University. Her book is a National Book Award Longlist Finalist and Hodes won the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, which is awarded annually by Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The prize, for "the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, carries a $50,000 cash award.
In her book, published by Yale University Press, Hodes uses the letters, diaries and writings of ordinary citizens from 1865 to chronicle the rage incited by Lincoln's assassination. The news of Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been documented, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people.
Jill Lepore called it a "lyrical and important new study . . . deeply disturbing . . ." and Michael Burlingame in the Wall Street Journal said the book is "a stunning piece of research, based on an extraordinary range of materials often overlooked by traditional historians"
In addition to Mourning Lincoln, Hodes is the author of The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century, which was a finalist for the Lincoln Book Prize, and White Women, Black Men: Illicit Sex in the Nineteenth- Century South, winner of the Allan Nevins Prize for Literary Distinction in the Writing of History. She is a winner of NYU's Golden Dozen Teaching Award.
Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase and the author will sign copies.
George Washington's Westchester Gamble
Westchester's role at a critical moment in the American Revolution will be explored by Dr. Richard Borkow, author of "George Washington's Westchester Gamble: the Encampment on the Hudson and the Trapping of Cornwallis," at the Scarsdale Public Library on Sunday, March 6, at 2 p.m.
Borkow focuses on the summer of 1781 with Washington's army encamped at Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Hartsdale, Edgemont and White Plains. The war seemed deadlocked with grim prospects facing the allied American and French troops. Washington recognized that a decisive victory was needed and in August he led the army to Virginia to face the British under General Cornwallis. This risky maneuver required secrecy and deception to convince the British that Manhattan, not Virginia, was the target of the allied armies.
Dr. Borkow is a physician at Blythedale Children's Hospital and the village historian of Dobbs Ferry. Light refreshments will be served.
SMS Math Team Places First at Westchester Putnam Competition
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Scardale Middle School math teacher Steven Weiss announced that for the sixth year in a row, Scarsdale took first place at the Westchester/Putnam Mathcounts competition on February 6, 2016. Sixteen schools and over a hundred kids participated. In an unprecedented feat, the students who made up the four-person team placed first through fourth individually. When including the six individual competitors, Scarsdale placed seven students out of the top twelve. These twelve participate in a buzzer competition won by Popham student Zachary Wang. Butler student Eric Wei was the top scorer on the written portion for the second year in a row.
Team members
Deyuan Li
Ben Wang
Zach Wang
Eric Wei
Individual Competitors
Ishaan Kannan
Depei Li
Spencer Martin
Abhinav Vittal
Michael Wei
Brandon Yazdi
A Taste of Scarsdale and Spelling Bee Coming Soon
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Save the date for two upcoming events sponsored by the Scarsdale Library.
It's no secret that firefighters are among the best cooks in town, but their recipes and the techniques that they use remain a mystery to most of us. Now, Scarsdale's firefighters share their favorite meals with the community. Come hear them speak, sample their food, and learn about the volunteer cooking that they do for the families of critically ill and traumatically injured children as part of the Meals that Heal Program at the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley.
The Scarsdale Cookbook Club is an evolving program that will invite residents, cooks and authors to share food-related stories, recipes, and, of course, food.
Subsequent gatherings of the Scarsdale Cookbook Club will bring cookbook authors and food writers to the library. While the roster is still being developed, Melissa Clark will come next year. (She's already booked for April 2017.) In addition to speaking, Melissa will sign copies of her newest cookbook (due out at around the time of her visit.) The club will host events that involve sharing of recipes among community members (with a potluck component).
A Taste of Scarsdale...What's Cooking at the Firehouse?
The Scarsdale Public Library invites you to a special event to kick off The Scarsdale Cookbook Club on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Scott Room of the Scarsdale Public Library. Register in person, by phone (914) 723-1300 or online here.
Spelling Bee February 5, 2016
Join friends and neighbors for the sixth annual Friends of the Scarsdale Library Adult and Teen Spelling Bee, on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:30pm in the High School Auditorium. Teens challenge adults, families challenge friends and neighbors go neck and neck in an evening filled with excitement, prizes and rewards.
The Grand Prizes are Bose headphones; silent auction items include sessions at Test Takers; Raffle items include yoga classes, spinning and golf lessons.
Sign up as a sponsor or Friend of the Bee now. Sponsor and donor application forms are available at the library or online at www.scarsdalelibrary.org/friends. Supporters are welcome to join at all levels, whether sponsor ($250 or above) or Friend of the Bee (Donation of your choice). Funds raised will continue to bring notable authors to our community, such as upcoming speaker David Stern, Commissioner Emeritus of the NBA.
The evening, emceed by Ed Coleman, voice of the NY Mets, will include a raffle, silent auction, and a trivia contest between rounds. Admission to the Spelling Bee is $5, and refreshments will be on sale. Raffle tickets can be purchased ahead of time at the Library on Sunday, January 27th from 6:30 to 9:30pm, January 30th from 10am – 2pm, and January 31st from 12:30 – 2:30pm.
Ticket holders need not be present to win.
For more information, contact Spelling Bee Chairs Renu Lalwani at 917-584-8834 (renublalwani@gmail.com) or Carolyn Mehta at 914-584-5903 (carolynmehta@gmail.com).
Spelling Bee Postponed, Schools Closed
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An unexpected snowstorm that began before dawn of Friday February 5 stopped Scarsdale in its tracks. An early email from the school said there would be a 2-hour delay. Later, a second email arrived announcing that school would be closed all day.
The Scarsdale Spelling Bee, scheduled for Friday night February 5 in the high school auditorium has also been postponed since the school is closed. The snow date is Friday night February 26 at 7:30 pm.
Local Golfers Take Top Honors at National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic National Finals
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Four golfers from New York bested the competition at the nation¹s premier golf course over the weekend.
William Bernstein of New York City, James Nicholas of Garden City, NY; Dr. Stephen Nicholas of Scarsdale; and Andrew Verboys of Armonk, NY; finished in first place in the Gross Division at the National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic National Finals. The team shot rounds of 59-59-57 for a three day total of 175 in the tournament held at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts.
The foursome qualified for the Pebble Beach finals by finishing in the top 5 of the NKF Golf Classic held in Westchester County last May. They faced off against 50 other amateur golf teams from across the country over the weekend. Teams played the fabled fairways and signature holes of the Monterey Peninsula: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Del Monte Golf Course and The Links at Spanish Bay in the four-person scramble format event.
The National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic, a nationwide series of over 30 golf tournaments held in major cities across the country, is the Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity, raising more than $3.5 million annually for NKF.
The next opportunity to qualify for the National Finals at Pebble Beach will be in October at the Westchester Country Club. To register or for more information, visit www.NKFGolfClassic.org.
The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information about kidney disease, visit www.kidney.org.
