Kurt Gallagher at the Scarsdale Public Library
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Popular children’s musician and entertainer Kurt Gallagher will return to the Scarsdale Public Library on December 18 at 11 A.M. with his songs and merriment. Gallagher plays a variety of instruments including guitar, ukulele, slide whistle, and jaw harp that make him a hit with both children and adults. In the spirit of the season, Gallagher will sing holiday song.
The hour-long program will be held in the Scott Room. Registration is not required, and there is no admission fee.
For more information, call 722-1300 or visit scarsdalelibrary.org .
Ask the Camp Experts
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Help your child get mentally prepared for camp. In the weeks before your child leaves for camp, discuss what camp may be like and don’t offer to bring him or her home if it is not what was expected. You may be setting yourself and your child up for failure if you do so.
Four to six days before departure, send your child a letter at camp so that there is something waiting when your camper arrives.
Write a letter to the child’s counselor to provide them with information that may not have been requested on camp forms. The letter will serve as a “thank you in advance” for the special care they will be giving your child.
If your child is homesick, allow the camp staff to work it out without your intervention. Often, by the time you receive a letter indicating your child is homesick, the problem has been resolved.
And if your child is homesick, don’t insist on immediate communication with him or her as sometimes speaking on the phone does more harm than help. Remember that you had the confidence to send your child to camp, so permit the camp professionals to help.
Satisfied parents have relied on the expertise of The Camp Experts and Teen Summers for over 25 years. Call Shari Levine at 914-315-1077 or Joanne Paltrowitz at 914-472-4747 today for a personal consultation on selecting the right camp for your child.
Megamind Costs $150 Million to Make and Nearly as Much to See
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You! You there! Bathing in gold bullions and wearing an "I'm with stupid" t-shirt that points to us, the movie-going public. I have a few choice words for you. You insidious, evil-doers whip our children into a frenzy with your endless movie advertisements until their clambering to see it is so unrelenting that we acquiesce.
In fact, we acquiesce so much we even bring another kid.
So there I am online selecting an afternoon showing a Megamind--the 3D version, naturally.
Wait! $15.75 per ticket? Regardless of how old you are? Plus a $1 service fee for buying it in advance and printing my own ticket at home--how is that service? I'm blooding doing everything myself!
I wince as I press "purchase." Yup, $50 to see a cartoon.
I packed up snacks to smuggle in--hey, screw you movie theater fake police, did you see how much you charged for tickets? I'll bring a full Chinese buffet in if I want. Once we got situated I sent my son to get he and his friend some drinks. I gave him a $20. Imagine my surprise when he returned with an Icee and a bottle of water, and handed me a $10.
Summer Activities Fair Wednesday Night at SHS
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Both parents and students are invited to attend the fair to speak with program representatives and students who have participated. See videos, pick up brochures and get great information about the breadth of possibilities available for this coming summer. The Summer Activities Fair is sponsored by the Scarsdale High School PTA and admission is FREE.
Where: Scarsdale High School Cafeteria
When: Wednesday December 1, 2010
What Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Fox Meadow Elementary School Takes Their Fall Fundraiser To New Heights
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This year the Fox Meadow Elementary School will have it's annual fall benefit at 42, located at the top of the Ritz Carlton in White Plains.
According to event chairperson Julie Rosenblatt, the space at 42 is second to none and is perfect for this type of event, So, after minimal negotiation...here we are... gearing up to make this more than just a fundraiser, but also an evening to remember.”
Slated for November 13th, all Fox Meadow Elementary School PTA Members are encouraged to attend. Please respond to the invitation you received in the mail no later than November 5th.
All monies raised at the benefit will go toward funding Fox Meadow Elementary School's wonderful enrichment programs such as: Learning to Look, Abilities Awareness, author visits, the fourth grade colonial fair, fifth grade activities, Wiz Kids and more.