Scarsdale

A meeting of the Committee for Historic Preservation of the Village of Scarsdale is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.via Zoom to consider the following properties:

231 Madison Rd. Demo house & detached garage built 1923

15 Oak Way Demo existing house and garage built 1916

24 Meadow Rd. Demo existing house built 1956

To access meeting:https://zoom.us/j/93903037839To view applications:Go to www.scarsdale.com scroll down to calendar, click on CHP meeting date,Click on applications and supporting documents

or... Dial In:Phone Number: 1-929-436-2866Meeting ID 920 0974 2139To participate click "Raise Hand" or dial *9 if dialed in via phone.

Virtual Book Talk The Brothers Mankiewicz with Sydney Ladensohn Stern
January 29th at 7:30PM

Award winning journalist and author, Sydney Ladensohn Stern, will discuss THE BROTHERS MANKIEWICZ: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics, her dual biography of Herman (1897-1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909-1993) on January 29 at 7:30 PM on a Zoom presentation sponsored by the Scarsdale Library. In addition to her book, she will discuss David Fincher’s new biopic about Herman, Mank, which is available on Netflix. Herman co-authored Citizen Kane with Orson Welles and they shared its only Academy Award for best screenplay of 1941. Joseph earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. The Brothers Mankiewicz examines the brilliantly successful but deeply dissatisfied brothers through their lives and loves, triumphs and disappointments. From the antics of the Marx Brothers through the star-crossed making of Cleopatra, their story is also the story of Hollywood, from silent movies to talkies to the studio system’s ultimate demise.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) featured Sydney Stern for a Mankiewicz Family Weekend of Mankiewicz movies, and recently she has been a frequent source in the press for distinguishing fact from fiction in Mank. Her award-winning biography was excerpted in Commentary and glowing reviewed in the Wall St. Journal, New York Review of Books and many others. The freelance writer and former Scarsdale Inquirer editor and columnist (“Suburban Exposure”) is also the author of Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics and Mystique, and Toyland: The High-Stakes Game of the Toy Industry. Bronx River Books is offering signed copies of her books for sale.

Event Link: https://bit.ly/3oksaG0

Katie's Book Chat: "Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson
January 20th at 7:00PM

Join librarian Katie for a lively virtual discussion over Zoom. This month's book is "Nothing To See Here" by Kevin Wilson. A New York Times Bestseller and A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick, it is a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with a remarkable ability.

You will receive a Zoom invite when registering, please be sure to include your email address.

Event Link: https://www.scarsdalelibrary.org/events/library-libations-book-club-nothing-see-here-kevin-wilson

A Shabbat Concert with the Afro-Semitic Experience via Zoom with Scarsdale Synagogue 
Friday, January 22, 7:30 p.m.

To Attend: Email Temple Administrator, Fawn Mendel at fawn@sstte.org if you are interested in receiving the zoom link.

Sponsored by Cantor Chanin Becker & Brotherhood. Join us for this incredible Shabbat Service and Concert as the Afro Semitic Experience participates in our worship and performs a Sermon In Song in conversation with Cantor Becker.

Scarsdale Synagogue is a reform Jewish congregation located at 2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale, NY. 10583. 914-725-5175. www.sstte.org

League of Women Voters of Scarsdale (1921- 2021)
100 Years of Progress -- Women in New York Politics
Centennial Speaker Event
Sunday, January 24 at 7 pm via Zoom
Register to attend the webinar here: 

For more information about the event, click here: 

As part of our celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale, please join us as we welcome NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, NY Attorney General Letitia James, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah for a discussion on a variety of political and social topics. This is an opportunity to see your elected officials discuss their priorities for 2021 as well as their roles and responsibilities in light of the pandemic and broader civic unrest.

The discussion will be moderated by LWVS member and immediate past president, Janice Starr.

To submit questions for the panelists, click here: 

Questions? Email Leah Dembitzer at lwvspresident@gmail.com

Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution
January 25th at 7:00PM

Get ready to rock! Dive into the life and times of Bill Graham, the legendary music impresario behind the biggest names in rock & roll—including the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, and the Rolling Stones. This interactive virtual presentation of our exhibition tells the thrilling story of how a child refugee from Nazi Germany became one of the most influential concert promoters of all time. Explore psychedelic posters, oral history audio clips, and rare backstage photographs with a New-York Historical docent.

You will receive a Zoom invite when registering, please be sure to include your email address.

Event Link: https://bit.ly/3meVID7

The Scarsdale Rotary Club cordially invites you to join its Zoom meeting on Tuesday January 26, 2021 from 12 PM to 1 PM. The Rotary Club’s guest speaker will be George Latimer, Westchester County Executive, who will speak on COVID-19 in Westchester. A question and answer period will follow his presentation. This presentation is part of the Rotary Club’s speaker series and is presented at no charge to Rotary Club members and non-member attendees.

When: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 12 PM to 1 PM
Where: Zoom
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Meeting ID: 897 0020 2636
Passcode: 780439

The Scarsdale Rotary Club is a local charitable group which meets by Zoom every Tuesday at noon and features a broad range of guest speakers. The Scarsdale Rotary Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that funds local and international charitable projects and entities. For more information, please visit scarsdalerotary.org.

The Operatic Legacy of Giuseppe Verdi
A free Zoom presentation on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 10 a.m.

The Music Section of the Scarsdale Woman's Club has arranged for August Ventura to present a program titled: On Golden Wings: Exploring Verdi’s Enduring Legacy. He will explore such questions as: Is traditional opera still meaningful? Does opera have the power to be an agent for social and/or political change? Mr. Ventura's fascinating, multi-media presentation will answer both questions with a resounding, undeniable "yes."

The presentation on Verdi’s enduring legacy will explore how opera was a unifying force in creating a national identity for Italy while under Austrian domination. Verdi -- both the artist and the humanitarian -- was an indispensable force in Italy’s Risorgimento. Filmed content will include Visconti’s Senso, RAI-TV’s La vita di Verdi, a US Government newsreel on Toscanini, and August Ventura's own performance/interview footage.

August Ventura is an architect, author, and filmmaker who explores the world of traditional opera in articles, lectures, and through the medium of documentary film. An ardent devotee of the life and works of Giuseppe Verdi, Ventura has focused on the composers legacy.

Ventura's film screening of "27" and the round-table discussion was the inaugural event at the five-day Bicentennial Conference "Verdi's Third Century" at New York University Casa Italiana.

The program is offered free of charge to club members and is open to the public.
Please sign on to the program at 9:45 a.m.

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