Grabel's "Suddenly Single" Debuts Sunday Night
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Former Scarsdale resident Patti Grabel will debut the first episode of her new show, Suddenly Single on TLC at 10 pm on Sunday night. The show takes a look at recently divorced women as they begin their new lives. Grabel worked for years to get the show off the ground – doing everything from script writing, to casting and producing ... and now you can see her first episode when it airs on Sunday.
Suddenly Single follows a group of fabulous, forty-something friends who bond together after their marriages fall apart. At 40 years-old they are pushing boundaries, dating younger men, attending sex toy parties and generally living it up. With girlfriends like Robyn, Lesley, Ellen, Tracey and Sheree it's easy to get back into the dating scene after a messy divorce. And when a new friend faces the same fate, they come to the rescue to help her navigate her new single life. The girls of "Suddenly Single" know how the makeover can complete change your attitude.
Watch it Sunday night December 2 at 10 pm on TLC and see a preview here.
Holiday Music
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The New Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. John T. King, opens it's 19th Season with two performances featuring Camille Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio and G.F. Händel's Messiah, Part I. These holiday favorites are paired for identical concerts on Friday, November 30 at 8 PM and Sunday, December 2 at 3 PM. Both performances take place in the acoustically acclaimed sanctuary of Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, 6 Greenacres Avenue in Scarsdale, NY. Tickets are available in three categories: Preferred Seating - $25; General Admission - $20 and a discounted ticket for Seniors (65+) and Students - $15. Tickets may be purchased on the group's website at www.newchoralsocity.org or by phone at 914-725-1678.
This concert features both new and returning soloists including Katherine Whyte, soprano, Sandra Piques Eddy, mezzo-soprano, Matthew Plenk, tenor and Jonathan Beyer, baritone. The New Choral Society is a proud member of Chorus America and ArtsWestchester. For more information visit www.newchoralsociety.org or call the New Choral Society office at 914-725.1678.
At 6:00 pm on December 2, tenor Vinson Cole and pianist Brett Terry will perform at the Scarsdale Congregational Church at 1 Heathcote Road in Scarsdale. Mr. Cole is internationally acclaimed, and will perform at the Kennedy Center later in December. A reception follows the concert and all are welcome. For tickets, $20 each, please call 723-2111, or go to www.scc-ucc.org/music/concert-series.html.
The Hoff-Barthelson Music School is pleased to announce that internationally acclaimed bassoonist Kim Laskowski will be its guest soloist for the Festival Orchestra Winter Concert, Sunday, December 9, 2011, at 7 pm. The concert will be held at the Community Unitarian Church at 468 Rosedale Avenue, White Plains. Jun Nakabayashi, Music Director for the Festival Orchestra, will conduct.
The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Festival Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra reserved for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. The New York State Council on the Arts says that "it ranks among the top community music school orchestras in the country." The ensemble presents five full orchestra concerts annually and performs with guest soloists drawn among the finest professional musicians performing today.
The program for the winter concert will include Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin in the orchestral arrangement; von Weber's Bassoon Concerto in F Major, J. 127, Opus 75 with Ms. Laskowski; and Haydn's Symphony No.99 in E-Flat Major, Hob.1:99.
Tickets to the Festival Orchestra Winter Concert may be reserved in advance or purchased at the door. $13 general, $11 seniors, and free for Hoff-Barthelson students. 914-723-1169, [email protected], www.hbms.org
Guys and Dolls on Stage at Scarsdale High School this Weekend
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Despite Hurricane Sandy which stopped much of Scarsdale in its tracks for a week, the Scarsdale High School Drama Club weathered the weather and is proud to present this year’s musical Guys and Dolls November 16, 17, and 18 at Scarsdale High School. "Guys and Dolls," A Musical Fable of Broadway, is based on Damon Runyon’s fabulous stories of Broadway and is set in his mythical New York City. This musical romantic comedy is considered to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. Frank Loesser’s toe-tapping score, including fan-favorites such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat,” and “A Bushel and A Peck” is the perfect music to complement Runyon’s colorful characters.
The show has something for everyone including fun dance numbers, big laughs, and romantic love ballads. The main characters are Sarah Brown (played by Sophie Laruelle); a mission sergeant bent on fixing all the troubled sinners of Broadway; Sky Masterson (Nick Cioffi); a smooth, high-betting gambler; Miss Adelaide (Ali Whitney); star of the Hot-Box night club; and Nathan Detroit (Gavin Elwes); head of the oldest-established crap game in New York.
Nathan Detroit starts the story in a fix; he has no place to hold the crap game and he is out the $1,000 to furnish the spot. His 
sidekicks Nicely Nicely Johnson and Benny Southstreet convince him he should bet Sky Masterson that he can take Sergeant Sarah Brown to Havana. Meanwhile, Miss Adelaide of the Hot-Box night club is engaged to Nathan Detroit and after 14 years is more than ready to tie the knot. The four characters, along with the large cast of crapshooters, Hot Box dancers, mission girls, and Havana dancers, perform a fun and exciting, classical Broadway musical that shouldn’t be missed!
The talented cast includes: Sayeef Alam, Josh Ben-Ami, Celia Berman, Doug Berman, Molly Bookner, Ava Bradlow, Nicole Brenner, Rebecca Buchwald, Nick Cioffi, Vicky DiSalvo, Caroline Donat, Chris D'Silva, Gavin Elwes, Sunny Feinstein, Gabi Gaujean, Steven Gluck, Luis Grisanti, Caroline Huh, Rebecca Jacobs, Sophie Laruelle, Adam Lerner, Bryant Lo, Ilana Newman, Briana Orrico, Marco Pompa, Rebecca Primoff, Sydney Prince, Megan Reynolds, Sydney Robinson, Biana Rogoff, Nicole Root, India Stachyra, Jake Staffin, Ali Whitney, Alexa Winowsky and Julia Zecchini.
"Guys and Dolls" will be performed on Friday, November 16th at 7:00 PM, Saturday, November 17th at 7:00 PM, and on Sunday, November 18th at 2:00 PM. Tickets are available online at http://shsguysanddolls.eventbrite.com.
Halloween - One Week Late
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Scarsdale High School seniors didn’t let Hurricane Sandy ruin their Halloween. The seniors were originally scheduled to follow a longstanding tradition and wear costumes to school on Halloween morning, Wednesday October 31. But when the Village was knocked out by the storm, school was cancelled. Kids rescheduled their day of masquerade for the following Tuesday, November 6, and fortunately missed the Nor ‘Easter that rolled in the following day.
Here is the class of 2013 dressed up as Santas, Black Swans, Pizza Chefs, Gangstas, the Sesame Street gang, and more. Their happy faces and colorful garb are a welcome respite from power outages, snarled branches and chaos.
Holiday Boutique at WRT
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The Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) at Westchester Reform Temple are sponsoring their Annual Holiday Boutique. The event on November 29, 2012 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm features over 35 specialty vendors displaying a range of enticing, one-of-a-kind items at varied price-points, and a “CASH FOR GOLD” table. High fashion women’s clothing, designer handbags from around the world, contemporary apparel and selection of choice jewelry hand-crafted here in New York and as far away as Israel are especially attractive. There are gifts for everyone from warm to wear to delicious to eat: olive oils to taste and choose; catered, gift wrapped desserts; personalized children’s party favors and gifts; beautiful children’s clothing crafted from new, vintage and recycled fabrics; artistically designed scarves and sarongs from Asia; unusual hand knitted scarves; luxurious accessories; art bags; note paper…so many choices. Handcrafted Judaica items are especially discounted.
Emphasizing the theme that “shopping can be charitable,” the line-up of goods from local merchants to Israeli-made items gives shoppers the opportunity to fulfill personal meaningful goals as well as support vendors whose proceeds benefit children’s charities worldwide. Sales of handmade South African items help fund a pediatric HIV/AIDS clinic in Durban. Profits from the boutique benefit WRJ designated charities in Westchester and Israel.
There is no admission fee to this event, which is open to the public. Parking is also free. Checks and credit cards are accepted. Westchester Reform Temple is located at 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY. For more information, please call 914-723-7727 or visit www.wrtemple.org.
