BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/white-plains-ny/literary.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - white-plains-ny (literary) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Submission Sunday (Zoom) DTSTART:20260906T163000Z DTEND:20260906T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206242@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Submission Sundays is a free service to members of HVWC. Space is limited so please reserve your spot.\nThis group will meet online via Zoom. The host will email the Zoom link the day of the event. \nOne Sunday a month\, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Join host Anne Graue for two hours of insider information on where and how to send your best work to literary journals. Members can reserve a seat at the table of like-minded writers with a roo m of journals\, advice on where to submit\, moral and technical support\, and everything you need to successfully send your work to target publisher (s). Any genre welcome.\nAnne Graue is a poet\, reviewer\, and editor who se work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies\, online and in print. She is the author of Full and Plum-Colored Velvet\, (Woodley Press \, 2020)\, and Fig Tree in Winter (Dancing Girl Press\, 2017). Her poetry has appeared in Sundress Publications Best Dressed Blog\, Verse Daily\, P oet Lore\, SWWIM Every Day\, Spoon River Poetry Review\, Gargoyle\, Unbrok en Journal\, River Heron Review\, FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art\, Leo n Literary Review\, and Action\, Spectacle\, among others. Her work has be en included in several print anthologies\, including Blood and Roses: An Anthology In Honor of Aphrodite and Coffee Poems. A former staff reviewer at Glass: A Journal of Poetry\, her reviews of poetry collections have al so been published in The Kenyon Review\, The Rupture\, Whale Road Review\, Green Mountains Review\, and The Rumpus. She is one of the poetry editor s for The Westchester Review. \nSubmission Sunday is a free service to HV WC members . If you are a member you should have received a coupon code yo u can apply at checkout so this event cost will deduct to zero. Don’t ha ve a membership? Sign up here. Otherwise\, tickets are $10 for this group meeting. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/submission-sunday-zoom-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk with Flower Historian\, Jill Brooke: The Genius of Flo wers DTSTART:20260908T220000Z DTEND:20260909T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T002413Z UID:205319@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Extra! Extra! Flowers Are Better Therapists\, Love Makers and Sages Than Your Shrink. Flower historian Jill Brooke will discuss her new book\, The Genius of Flowers: What Life's Most Beautiful Creations Can Tea ch Us\, revealing how flowers have quietly shaped the human experience as connectors\, collaborators\, and muses—flourishing far beyond the garden to inspire art\, fashion\, décor\, and celebrations since the beginning of time. And as ancient survivors who never suffer in silence\, but pivot\ , problem solve and form alliances\, they can teach us and our children le ssons in resilience\, patience\, adaptability and healing in the broken pl aces — all while beautifying our world\, improving our mental health and making us more optimistic about the future. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T002413Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/author-talk-with-flower-historian-j ill-brooke-the-genius-of-flowers/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Melissa Murray in Conversation with President Cristle Collins Judd DTSTART:20260908T230000Z DTEND:20260909T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T062429Z UID:10065576-1788894000-1788897600@riverjournalonline.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Constitutional law scholar and New York Times bestselling auth or Melissa Murray returns to Sarah Lawrence College to discuss her new boo k\, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Mod ern Reader. Murray’s accessible guide brings historical context and cont emporary perspective to our founding document\, examining how each article and amendment came to be and how they continue to shape our lives and rig hts today. The event will feature a conversation between Murray and Presid ent Cristle Collins Judd\, along with questions from the in-person audienc e. A book signing and reception will follow.\nThis event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to join the college community on campus or via Zoom. \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/2ndbyp75 \nMore Informa tion: As Sarah Lawrence College marks its centennial\, the 2026-27 Preside ntial Event Series invites the college community and guests to reflect on the ideas\, institutions\, and questions shaping our world – and our fut ure. Against the backdrop of the College’s 100th anniversary and America ’s 250th\, this year’s events will bring leading thinkers and voices t o Sarah Lawrence for timely conversations that draw on the past\, examine the present\, and consider what comes next. \nAbout Sarah Lawrence College : Founded in 1926\, Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious\, coeducational libera l arts college that consistently ranks among the leading liberal arts coll eges in the country. Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach t o education\, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagemen t\, and vibrant\, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparallele d offerings of New York City\, the historic campus is home to an intellect ually curious and diverse community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T062429Z LOCATION:Barbara Walters Campus Center Sarah Lawrence College\, 1 Mead Way \, Bronxville\, NY\, 10708\, United States URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/melissa-murray-in-conversation-wi th-president-cristle-collins-judd/ X-SOURCE-NAME:River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown\, Sleepy Hollow\, Irvington\, Ossining\, Briarcliff Manor\, Croton-on-Hudson\, Cortlandt and Peekskill X-SOURCE-URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/getting-started-with-lgb tq-family-building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Homes and Hauntings: A Six-Week Close Reading and Generative Poetr y Workshop with Emily Leithauser (Zoom) DTSTART:20260908T233000Z DTEND:20260909T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206235@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This course meets 6 Tuesdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. (ET) on Zoom on September 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, October 6 & 13. \nCourse Summary\nWhile th e novel and the short story have been associated since the 19th century wi th the Gothic\, the supernatural\, the unearthly\, and the uncanny\, poetr y has its own rich parallel tradition\, stretching into our world today. S tudents will have the opportunity to compose poems that grapple—however loosely—with how they understand “hauntedness.”\n Course Outline\nT his course is divided equally between close reading/elements of craft and workshopping. Beginning with Victorian and Modernist hauntings in works by Tennyson\, Dickinson\, Hardy\, and Eliot\, we will look at modern and con temporary poems by Sylvia Plath\, Philip Larkin\, W.B. Yeats\, W.H. Auden\ , Agha Shahid Ali\, Anthony Hecht\, Claudia Emerson\, Louise Glück\, Car l Phillips\, Seamus Heaney\, Carolyn Forché\, Natasha Trethewey\, Frank B idart\, Lucille Clifton\, Armen Davoudian\, and Cathy Linh Che\, among oth ers. Some of the questions we will explore: What does it mean to be haunt ed? How do poems remember the past and seek to reanimate it\, or\, in turn \, to flee from it? How do poems\, like ghosts\, dramatize the unfinished business of the living? Why is the domestic sphere such fertile ground for the uncanny? Which poetic ancestors and ideas haunt us as writers today?\ nBIO\nEmily Leithauser’s book of poems\, The Borrowed World (2016) won the Able Muse Book Prize. Her poetry has since appeared in The New Yorker\ , The Paris Review\, and Poetry International\, among other venues. Her tr anslations of Baudelaire have been published in Literary Imagination and L iterary Matters. She is the author of scholarship and creative nonfiction in The Kenyon Review\, The Hopkins Review\, and New York Magazine. She is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Morehouse Colleg e in Atlanta\, where she lives with her husband and two children. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/homes-and-hauntings-a-six-week-clos e-reading-and-generative-poetry-workshop-with-emily-leithauser-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:June Hersh: Stories & Recipes from Holocaust Survivors DTSTART:20260909T210000Z DTEND:20260909T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T062429Z UID:10065567-1788973200-1788978600@riverjournalonline.com CATEGORIES:food,literary DESCRIPTION:Join author June Hersh for a powerful and inspiring conversati on about her acclaimed book\, Food\, Hope & Resilience\; Authentic Recipes and Remarkable Stories from Holocaust Survivors. \nThrough moving persona l histories and treasured family recipes\, Hersh explores how food became a symbol of survival\, memory\, and hope for Holocaust survivors rebuildin g their lives after unimaginable loss. This compelling presentation highli ghts the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring role that food pl ays in preserving culture\, identity\, and connection across generations. \nThe evening will feature a 40-minute talk followed by an audience Q&A an d book signing. Tickets can include a book or books can be purchased the n ight of. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T062429Z LOCATION:The ARK/ Shames JCC on the Hudson\, 371 S. Broadway\, Tarrytown\, 10591 URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/june-hersh-stories-recipes-from-h olocaust-survivors/ X-SOURCE-NAME:River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown\, Sleepy Hollow\, Irvington\, Ossining\, Briarcliff Manor\, Croton-on-Hudson\, Cortlandt and Peekskill X-SOURCE-URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/getting-started-with-lgb tq-family-building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk: Bird Girl with Duston Spear DTSTART:20260909T230000Z DTEND:20260910T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T020054Z UID:204894@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Duston Spear discusses her debut novel Bird Girl in conversati on with art historian and critic Judith E. Stein. Set between present-day Western Massachusetts and the 1970s Soho art world\, Bird Girl explores au thorship\, visibility\, and the long afterlife of a formative artistic act . When a viral podcast reframes a decades-old incident involving a young a rtist and her lover\, a reclusive painter is thrust into public view and m ust decide whether to reclaim her narrative. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T020054Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/author-talk-bird-girl-with-duston-s pear/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk at WESPAC: Gaza - No Way But Forward DTSTART:20260910T220000Z DTEND:20260911T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T060544Z UID:14753-1789063200-1789070400@wespac.org CATEGORIES:literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T060544Z URL:https://wespac.org/event/author-talk-at-wespac-gaza-no-way-but-forward / X-SOURCE-NAME:WESPAC Foundation X-SOURCE-URL:https://wespac.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Harrison Library - The Literary Rebels Book Club DTSTART:20260910T220000Z DTEND:20260910T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T061844Z UID:10017930-1789063200-1789066800@soundshoremoms.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:6:00pm – 7:00pm ET\nHalperin Building – Community Room\nAd ults | Book Club\n\nJoin us in reading and discussing books that challenge \, inspire\, and provoke thought. \nModerator: Katherine Hochman. \nKathe rine is a proud resident of Harrison\, where she lives with her husband\, 3 children and 2 German Shepherds. She is a senior physician at NYU Lan gone Health. In her role as Division Director for Hospital Medicine\, she  leads the Patient Experience Book Club\, which has been featured in O magazine and adapted for her monthly radio show on SiriusXM. An avid rea der\, Katherine is passionate about making positive change through books. \n\nJanuary 29\, 2026 – Looking for Alaska by John Green\nApril 30\, 2026 – Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo\nSeptember 10 \, 2026 – The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky\nDecembe r 3\, 2026 – Sold by Patricia McCormick LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T061844Z LOCATION:Harrison Public Library\, 2 Bruce Avenue\, Harrison\, NY\, 10528\ , United States URL:https://soundshoremoms.com/event/harrison-library-the-literary-rebels- book-club/2026-09-10/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sound Shore Moms of Westchester X-SOURCE-URL:https://soundshoremoms.com/resources/cateringfoodtrucks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:YCPTheaterWorks Storytelling Workshop DTSTART:20260910T230000Z DTEND:20260911T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T062429Z UID:10065091-1789066800-1789074000@riverjournalonline.com CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Join Jess Reed\, Director of YCPTW’s upcoming production of A Christmas Carol\, for a two-hour workshop learning Dickens’s text and exploring what it means to tell a story. Excerpts will be provided to each attendee. We will examine the text\, find core beats and context\, and le arn how to make strong choices to most effectively and authentically creat e the world of Ebenezer Scrooge.\n$15 for YCPTW Members\, $20 for Non-Memb ers.\nAdvance registration is required. Ages 18+ . Visit ycptw.org for mor e info. \nParticipation in this workshop does not guarantee casting in YCP TW’s production of A Christmas Carol. An in-person audition will be req uired. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T062429Z LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Congragation of the Hudson Valley\, 2021 A lbany Post Road\, Croton on Hudson\, 10520 URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/ycptheaterworks-storytelling-work shop/ X-SOURCE-NAME:River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown\, Sleepy Hollow\, Irvington\, Ossining\, Briarcliff Manor\, Croton-on-Hudson\, Cortlandt and Peekskill X-SOURCE-URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/getting-started-with-lgb tq-family-building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Past Pages Society: NRPL History Book Club DTSTART:20260912T150000Z DTEND:20260912T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000041Z UID:206376@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Love history — or just love a good story? Join the Past Page s Society\, a monthly book club for anyone who loves history — or simply wants to understand it better. Each session features dynamic discussions on books exploring history\, culture\, politics\, and untold stories.\nJoi n us in September as we read Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the Revolution by H.W. Brands\, a fascinating look at the American Rev olution from a different perspective. Not every American wanted independen ce. As Patriots fought for revolution\, Loyalists remained loyal to the Br itish Crown\, dividing communities and turning neighbors\, friends\, and f amilies against one another.\nWhat happens when a revolution divides a nat ion before it even becomes one? Come explore the complicated loyalties and bitter divisions behind America's fight for independence.\nCome read\, re flect\, and join the conversation!\nRegistration is requested. Register o nline.\nThis program is part of the New Rochelle Public Library’s commem oration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution\, in collabora tion with Revolutionary Westchester 250 and New Rochelle 250. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000041Z LOCATION:The New Rochelle Public Library\, 1 Library Plaza\, New Rochelle\ , NY\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/the-past-pages-society-nrpl-history -book-club-4/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Write (Hybrid) DTSTART:20260912T233000Z DTEND:20260913T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T062429Z UID:10065583-1789241400-1789248600@riverjournalonline.com CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our warm and welcoming Open Write Nights\, recurring monthly on the Second Saturday of each month. \nThis group will take place in HYBRID FORM\, meaning that there will participants in person at HVWC as well as joining on the big screen via Zoom. \nYour hosts Cassi e Cartaginese and Cassie Valencia will facilitate an evening of generative writing\, story swapping and community building. \nOpen Write is $10 or F REE to members. If you are a member you should have received a coupon code you can apply at checkout so this event cost will deduct to zero. Don’t have a membership? Sign up now! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T062429Z LOCATION:Hudson Valley Writers Center\, 300 Riverside Drive\, Sleepy Hollo w\, NY\, 10591\, United States URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/open-write-hybrid/ X-SOURCE-NAME:River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown\, Sleepy Hollow\, Irvington\, Ossining\, Briarcliff Manor\, Croton-on-Hudson\, Cortlandt and Peekskill X-SOURCE-URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/getting-started-with-lgb tq-family-building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"A Sign We Are From God": The Poetics of Incongruity with Joan Kwo n Glass (Zoom) DTSTART:20260913T160000Z DTEND:20260913T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206229@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In her poem "Drive\," Megan Fernandez writes: "Contradictions are a sign we are from God." Together in this single session\, generative workshop\, we will read and write poems about human behavior\, disconnecti on and the divine. How does human nature act as both an obstacle and a n atural pathway to the sacred? In a time of virtue signaling\, AI and socia l media\, how and where do we truly find one another (and ourselves)? How might we use the experience of living in the historical moment as fuel for generating new poems? Readings will include poets like Megan Fernandez\, Jorie Graham\, Tyree Daye\, Amorak Huey\, Tiana Clark\, Miller Oberman\, Megan Pinto and more.\nBIO\nJoan Kwon Glass is a Korean diasporic author\ , winner of the 2024 Perugia Press Poetry Prize for her manuscript DAUGHTE R OF THREE GONE KINGDOMS & author of NIGHT SWIM\, winner of the Diode Boo k Prize (Diode Editions\, 2022). Joan’s poems have been featured or are forthcoming in Poetry\, Poetry Daily\, The Slowdown\, Poetry Northwest\, Passages North\, Terrain\, Ninth Letter\, Rattle\, AAWW (The Margins)\, Ta homa Literary Review\, Prairie Schooner\, Salamander & elsewhere. She live s in coastal Connecticut. Find her online at www.joankwonglass.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/a-sign-we-are-from-god-the-poetics- of-incongruity-with-joan-kwon-glass-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reading and Writing a Memoir of Social Justice with Michael Klein (Zoom) DTSTART:20260913T180000Z DTEND:20260913T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206238@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This course meets 4 Sundays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. (ET) on Zoom o n September 13\, 20\, 27\, and October 4. \nAt one point while writing my second book of autobiographical essays\, I got some sage advice from my me ntor who said that it was time to extend my reach to the world beyond the self with writing that let in more of the world. In this way\, she was adv ocating for finding and using language to talk about war\, race\, the eart h\, the animals\, the environment\, and that includes engagement with one ’s beliefs and how they create an individual vision in context with self and collective history. In this workshop\, we will read the work of write rs including Arundhati Roy\, Chase Twitchell\, Ilya Kaminsky\, James Baldw in and others that face the world as it is in real time and we will genera te new work that faces that same world while applying our singular despair and hope.\nBIO\nMichael Klein has written five books of poetry\, includin g\, The Early Minutes of Without: New & Selected Poems. His new book\, Hap piness Ruined Everything: Essays has just been published by Galileo Press. He is a five-time finalist and two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Awa rd in poetry for his first book\, 1990\, and for editing the seminal antho logy\, Poets for Life: 76 Poets Respond to AIDS. He is also the author of two books of autobiography\, Track Conditions\, a memoir about his time on the racetrack\, and The End of Being Known\, essays on sex and friendship . His work has appeared in POETRY\, Paris Review\, American Poetry Review \, Tin House\, Bennington Review\, FENCE\, LA Review of Books\, Poets & Wr iters and many other publications. He has taught writing at Sarah Lawrenc e College\, Binghamton University\, Hunter College\, the Fine Arts Work Ce nter Summer Program and for more than 20 years as part of the MFA-in-Writi ng faculty at Goddard College. He is currently teaching for the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, Poets House in NYC\, and the Jamestown Arts Center in Rhode Island\, where he lives and works as a consultant and edit or for people working on memoirs and poetry manuscripts. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/reading-and-writing-a-memoir-of-soc ial-justice-with-michael-klein-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Irvington Theater presents An Afternoon with David Duchovny DTSTART:20260913T190000Z DTEND:20260913T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T002610Z UID:206341@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:film,literary DESCRIPTION:An Afternoon with David DuchovnyA Screening of Reverse the Cur se Followed by a Q&A\, moderated by Alex Barron of The New York Times\, an d book signing with David Duchovny\nSunday\, September 13 at 3:00pm\nJoin us for a special screening of Reverse the Curse\, a film written\, directe d\, and starring David Duchovny\, based on his novel Bucky F*ing Dent.\nRe verse the Curse tells the story of a son’s efforts to reconcile with his sick father by orchestrating a winning streak for his beloved Boston Red Sox. It’s a film about the complexities of life\, loss\, hope and baseba ll through the lens of a father-son relationship.\nFollowing the screening \, there will be a Q&A moderated by journalist Alex Barron\, as well as a book signing with David Duchovny. Books will be available to purchase in a dvance or at the event\, provided by Transom Bookshop.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGe t Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrder your books in advance!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Duchovny is an award-winning actor\, director\, writer\, and singer-songw riter whose career spans television\, film\, literature\, and music. He is best known for his iconic performances as FBI Agent Fox Mulder in The X-F iles and writer Hank Moody in Californication\, both of which earned him G olden Globe Awards. His film work includes Kalifornia\, Return to Me\, Evo lution\, The Joneses\, What Happens Later\, and The X-Files films\, among others. He has also directed the films House of D and Reverse the Curse\, the latter adapted from his novel Bucky F*cking Dent\, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.\nA graduate of Princeton University and Yale Un iversity\, Duchovny is also a New York Times bestselling author. His books include the novels Holy Cow\, Bucky F*cking Dent\, Miss Subways\, and Tru ly Like Lightning\, the novella The Reservoir\, and the poetry collection About Time. As a musician\, he has released four studio albums and tours a s a singer-songwriter. He is also the host of the podcast Fail Better.\n  \nAlex Barron covers movies\, television and internet culture as an audio producer at The New York Times. His career spans journalism\, audio and th eater\, with past work for WNYC’s The New Yorker Radio Hour\, Audible\, Parallel\, New York Theater Workshop and Playwrights Horizons. He began hi s professional career in theater as a literary manager and dramaturg\, wor king with organizations including Manhattan Theatre Club\, MCC Theater and the Sundance Institute. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T002610Z LOCATION:Irvington Theater\, 85 Main St\, Irvington\, NY\, 10533\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/irvington-theater-presents-an-after noon-with-david-duchovny/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Afternoon with David Duchovny DTSTART:20260913T190000Z DTEND:20260913T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T122454Z UID:10065604-1789311600-1789322400@riverjournalonline.com CATEGORIES:film,literary DESCRIPTION:An Afternoon with David Duchovny\nA Screening of “Reverse th e Curse”\nFollowed by a Q&A\, moderated by Alex Barron of The New York T imes\, and book signing with David Duchovny \nSunday\, September 13 at 3:0 0pm \nJoin us for a special screening of “Reverse the Curse”\, a film written\, directed\, and starring David Duchovny\, based on his novel “B ucky F*ing Dent”. \n“Reverse the Curse” tells the story of a son’s efforts to reconcile with his sick father by orchestrating a winning stre ak for his beloved Boston Red Sox. It’s a film about the complexities of life\, loss\, hope and baseball through the lens of a father-son relation ship. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a Q&A moderated by journal ist Alex Barron\, as well as a book signing with David Duchovny. Books wil l be available to purchase in advance or at the event\, provided by Transo m Bookshop. \n— \nDavid Duchovny is an award-winning actor\, director\, writer\, and singer-songwriter whose career spans television\, film\, lite rature\, and music. He is best known for his iconic performances as FBI Ag ent Fox Mulder in The X-Files and writer Hank Moody in Californication\, b oth of which earned him Golden Globe Awards. His film work includes Kalifo rnia\, Return to Me\, Evolution\, The Joneses\, What Happens Later\, and T he X-Files films\, among others. He has also directed the films House of D and Reverse the Curse\, the latter adapted from his novel Bucky F*cking D ent\, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. \nA graduate of Prince ton University and Yale University\, Duchovny is also a New York Times bes tselling author. His books include the novels Holy Cow\, Bucky F*cking Den t\, Miss Subways\, and Truly Like Lightning\, the novella The Reservoir\, and the poetry collection About Time. As a musician\, he has released four studio albums and tours as a singer-songwriter. He is also the host of th e podcast Fail Better. \nAlex Barron covers movies\, television and intern et culture as an audio producer at The New York Times. His career spans jo urnalism\, audio and theater\, with past work for WNYC’s The New Yorker Radio Hour\, Audible\, Parallel\, New York Theater Workshop and Playwright s Horizons. He began his professional career in theater as a literary mana ger and dramaturg\, working with organizations including Manhattan Theatre Club\, MCC Theater and the Sundance Institute. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T122454Z LOCATION:Irvington Theater\, 85 Main Street\, Irvington\, 10533 URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/an-afternoon-with-david-duchovny/ X-SOURCE-NAME:River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown\, Sleepy Hollow\, Irvington\, Ossining\, Briarcliff Manor\, Croton-on-Hudson\, Cortlandt and Peekskill X-SOURCE-URL:https://riverjournalonline.com/event/getting-started-with-lgb tq-family-building END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tell Your Story - 2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharing with Kona Morris DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTSTAMP:20260818T181902Z UID:10001522-1789344000-1789689599@bethanyarts.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Tell Your Story\n2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharing\nwith I nstructor Kona Morris\nWorkshop Dates (updated dates!): Tuesday\, Septembe r 15 & Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026 6-9PM\nSharing: Thursday\, Septembe r 17\, 2026 7PM (FREE! Invite family and friends!)\nWorkshop Fee: $230.00 \nRegister Here! \nStorytelling encompasses every person on the planet\, no matter your background\, field of study\, or walk of life. Join writer and storyteller Kona Morris (The Moth\, PBS’s Stories From The Stage\, R ISK!) for a special 2-day workshop that will guide you through the process of composing and structuring your stories for any audience. From job inte rviews to wedding speeches\, it is important to feel confident to share yo ur stories because YOUR STORY MATTERS. Learn how to craft your own life ex periences into a polished\, first-person narrative that you can share with family\, friends\, and at storytelling events. Open to all experience lev els! \nWorkshop registration includes the opportunity to perform at our St oryteller Sharing on September 17 at 7PM (Student Arrival Time TBD)\, invi te your family and friends! \n“Great stories happen to those who tell th em.” – Ira Glass \n \nAbout The Curriculum\nIn the first class\, we wi ll dive into the art of storytelling with several unique “story mining ” exercises that are designed to help you remember the details of the mo st exciting and important stories in your life\, so you will have a long l ist of stories to work with. We will also cover effective storytelling str uctures\, such as the format for the most successful stories on The Moth R adio Hour\, which are designed for optimal audience engagement. We will lo ok at examples of different story structures and how to apply them to your own stories. We will also discuss the importance of a strong ending\, and how to tailor it for your specific audience and purpose. \nFor the second class\, you will bring a draft of one of your developing stories\, and we will dive into techniques for how to tell it to an audience. We will cove r tips for overcoming stage fright\, and how to make your story as engagin g as possible. You will get practice telling your story and be provided wi th constructive feedback for how to make it more impactful. \nAt the Story telling Showcase\, you will have the opportunity to tell your own story in front of an audience! \nRead some incredible reviews about Kona’s Pasad ena Playhouse Storytelling Workshops here! \n“We cannot imagine ourselve s without storytelling\, because the self is a story.” – Margaret Atwo od \nAbout Kona\nKona Morris is a storyteller\, writer\, and educator. She has won The Moth StorySLAM in New York City\, Boston\, and Los Angeles\, and she came in first place for the Ojai Storytelling Festival Story Slam\ , which was judged by Featured Tellers from the International Storytelling Festival. Kona has performed on national television shows and podcasts\, including Stories From The Stage (PBS)\, the RISK! podcast\, and AITApod. She starred in Denver’s Live Drunk History Comedy Troupe\, where she was Editor-in-Chief of Fast Forward Press and spent 14 years teaching literat ure\, mythology\, and creative writing courses to college students. Kona ’s stories\, articles\, and prose poems have appeared in a variety of pu blications\, and she has been featured at literary readings\, writing conf erences\, storytelling events\, and comedy shows around the world. Kona of fers private coaching sessions and teaches storytelling craft workshops to inspire others to tell their stories. For more information\, please visit : KonaMorris.com \nKona Morris Headshot\, Credit: Photos by Victoria Smith @victoriasmithphoto \nWorkshop/Class Cancellation Policy\nYou may cancel up to 30 days before the start of class for a full refund.\nIf you cancel within 30 days of the start of class\, workshop fee is non-refundable. LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T181902Z LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 1056 2\, United States URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/storytelling092026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bethany Arts Community X-SOURCE-URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/category/theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tell Your Story: 2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharing with Kona M orris DTSTART:20260914T220000Z DTEND:20260915T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T020054Z UID:205019@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Tell Your Story2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharingwith Instr uctor Kona MorrisWorkshop Dates: Monday\, September 14 & Tuesday\, Septemb er 15\, 2026 6-9PMSharing: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 7PM (FREE! Invit e family and friends!)Location: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd\ , Ossining 10562Workshop Fee: $230.00\nStorytelling encompasses every per son on the planet\, no matter your background\, field of study\, or walk o f life. Join writer and storyteller Kona Morris (The Moth\, PBS’s Storie s From The Stage\, RISK!) for a special 2-day workshop that will guide you through the process of composing and structuring your stories for any aud ience. From job interviews to wedding speeches\, it is important to feel c onfident to share your stories because YOUR STORY MATTERS. Learn how to c raft your own life experiences into a polished\, first-person narrative th at you can share with family\, friends\, and at storytelling events. Open to all experience levels!\nWorkshop registration includes the opportunity to perform at our Storyteller Sharing on September 17 at 7PM (Student Arri val Time TBD)\, invite your family and friends!\n“Great stories happen t o those who tell them.” – Ira Glass\n\nAbout The CurriculumIn the firs t class\, we will dive into the art of storytelling with several unique “story mining” exercises that are designed to help you remember the de tails of the most exciting and important stories in your life\, so you wil l have a long list of stories to work with. We will also cover effective s torytelling structures\, such as the format for the most successful storie s on The Moth Radio Hour\, which are designed for optimal audience engagem ent. We will look at examples of different story structures and how to app ly them to your own stories. We will also discuss the importance of a stro ng ending\, and how to tailor it for your specific audience and purpose.\n For the second class\, you will bring a draft of one of your developing st ories\, and we will dive into techniques for how to tell it to an audience . We will cover tips for overcoming stage fright\, and how to make your st ory as engaging as possible. You will get practice telling your story and be provided with constructive feedback for how to make it more impactful.\ nAt the Storytelling Showcase\, you will have the opportunity to tell your own story in front of an audience!\nRead some incredible reviews about Ko na’s Pasadena Playhouse Storytelling Workshops here!\n“We cannot imagi ne ourselves without storytelling\, because the self is a story.” – Ma rgaret Atwood\n---------\nAbout KonaKona Morris is a storyteller\, writer\ , and educator. She has won The Moth StorySLAM in New York City\, Boston\, and Los Angeles\, and she came in first place for the Ojai Storytelling F estival Story Slam\, which was judged by Featured Tellers from the Interna tional Storytelling Festival. Kona has performed on national television sh ows and podcasts\, including Stories From The Stage (PBS)\, the RISK! podc ast\, and AITApod. She starred in Denver’s Live Drunk History Comedy Tro upe\, where she was Editor-in-Chief of Fast Forward Press and spent 14 yea rs teaching literature\, mythology\, and creative writing courses to colle ge students. Kona’s stories\, articles\, and prose poems have appeared i n a variety of publications\, and she has been featured at literary readin gs\, writing conferences\, storytelling events\, and comedy shows around t he world. Kona offers private coaching sessions and teaches storytelling c raft workshops to inspire others to tell their stories. For more informati on\, please visit: KonaMorris.com\nKona Morris Headshot\, Credit: Photos by Victoria Smith @victoriasmithphoto\n \nWorkshop/Class Cancellation Pol icyYou may cancel up to 30 days before the start of class for a full refun d.If you cancel within 30 days of the start of class\, workshop fee is non -refundable. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T020054Z LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562 \, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/tell-your-story-2-day-storytelling- workshop-sharing-with-kona-morris/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Creative Breath Writing Workshop DTSTART:20260914T220000Z DTEND:20260914T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000041Z UID:206378@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, 6:00 - 7:30 pm\nMarch 16\, April 13\, May 18\, June 15\, July 13\, September 14\, October 19\, and Nov 16\nJoin us for this un ique workshop that combines meditation\, creative visualization and writin g prompts. Whether you’re an experienced writer or just getting started\ , this program offers a welcoming and encouraging space to experiment\, pr actice\, and discover your voice. \nWe’ll celebrate National Poetry Mon th\, explore seasonal themes\, and prepare for National Novel Writing Mont h with guided prompts and supportive discussion. Join us and build communi ty\, boost confidence\, stay accountable\, and grow as a writer.\n*Registr ation is required.  This is a multi-session writing workshop series and space is limited\; interested participants should be willing to commit to attend all sessions.  Signing up for the first session will automaticall y enroll the registrant in all remaining sessions in the series.*Registrat ion will open beginning on Monday\, February 2\, 2026 at 9:00 am.\nFacilit ated by NRPL Adult Services Librarian\, Caroline Reddy. A native of Shiraz \, Iran\, Caroline’s work has appeared in “Iranian Women Speak” (Int ernational Human Rights Arts Festival\, 2023) to raise awareness for the Z anZendegiAzadi -WomenLifeFreedom movement in Iran. Her work also includes a collection of poetry\, “Shake the Atmosphere to Reclaim an Empty Momen t” (Pierian Springs Press 2024) and she recently published her chapbook “On the Precipice of Summer” (Alien Buddha Press\, 2025.) Learn more a t www.carolinereddy.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000041Z LOCATION:The New Rochelle Public Library\, 1 Library Plaza\, New Rochelle\ , NY\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/the-creative-breath-writing-worksho p/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Introduction to the Short Story with Radhika Sharma (Zoom) DTSTART:20260915T220000Z DTEND:20260916T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206239@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This intricate and intensive class will explore and expound on the various facets of the modern short story and its evolution leading to the current form of narrative. Students will read and understand several iconic short stories and draft and revise an original short story/fictiona l creative work-in-process. Ideal for those students hoping to deepen thei r understanding of fiction and the building blocks of narrative.\nThis cou rse will meet on Zoom for 6 weeks on the following dates: Sep. 15\, 22\, 2 9\, Oct. 6\, 13\, 20. \nBIO\nRadhika Sharma\, longtime Creative Writing te acher\, MFA\, author and poet\, is the author of Parikrama: a collection of short stories and Mangoes for Monkeys\, a novel. Ms. Sharma has been writing for over two decades and her byline has appeared in notable public ations including The San Francisco Chronicle\, The San Jose Mercury News\, India Currents\, Tri City Voice and several others. One of Ms. Sharma’s stories\, "Just a Photograph\," was showcased by Kearny Street Workshop i n APAture 2013\, and another story\, “Daddy Cool\,” was published by T he Santa Clara Review. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/introduction-to-the-short-story-wit h-radhika-sharma-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tell Your Story: 2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharing with Kona M orris DTSTART:20260915T220000Z DTEND:20260916T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T002610Z UID:205020@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Tell Your Story2-Day Storytelling Workshop + Sharingwith Instr uctor Kona MorrisWorkshop Dates: Monday\, September 14 & Tuesday\, Septemb er 15\, 2026 6-9PMSharing: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 7PM (FREE! Invit e family and friends!)Location: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd\ , Ossining 10562Workshop Fee: $230.00\nStorytelling encompasses every per son on the planet\, no matter your background\, field of study\, or walk o f life. Join writer and storyteller Kona Morris (The Moth\, PBS’s Storie s From The Stage\, RISK!) for a special 2-day workshop that will guide you through the process of composing and structuring your stories for any aud ience. From job interviews to wedding speeches\, it is important to feel c onfident to share your stories because YOUR STORY MATTERS. Learn how to c raft your own life experiences into a polished\, first-person narrative th at you can share with family\, friends\, and at storytelling events. Open to all experience levels!\nWorkshop registration includes the opportunity to perform at our Storyteller Sharing on September 17 at 7PM (Student Arri val Time TBD)\, invite your family and friends!\n“Great stories happen t o those who tell them.” – Ira Glass\n\nAbout The CurriculumIn the firs t class\, we will dive into the art of storytelling with several unique “story mining” exercises that are designed to help you remember the de tails of the most exciting and important stories in your life\, so you wil l have a long list of stories to work with. We will also cover effective s torytelling structures\, such as the format for the most successful storie s on The Moth Radio Hour\, which are designed for optimal audience engagem ent. We will look at examples of different story structures and how to app ly them to your own stories. We will also discuss the importance of a stro ng ending\, and how to tailor it for your specific audience and purpose.\n For the second class\, you will bring a draft of one of your developing st ories\, and we will dive into techniques for how to tell it to an audience . We will cover tips for overcoming stage fright\, and how to make your st ory as engaging as possible. You will get practice telling your story and be provided with constructive feedback for how to make it more impactful.\ nAt the Storytelling Showcase\, you will have the opportunity to tell your own story in front of an audience!\nRead some incredible reviews about Ko na’s Pasadena Playhouse Storytelling Workshops here!\n“We cannot imagi ne ourselves without storytelling\, because the self is a story.” – Ma rgaret Atwood\n---------\nAbout KonaKona Morris is a storyteller\, writer\ , and educator. She has won The Moth StorySLAM in New York City\, Boston\, and Los Angeles\, and she came in first place for the Ojai Storytelling F estival Story Slam\, which was judged by Featured Tellers from the Interna tional Storytelling Festival. Kona has performed on national television sh ows and podcasts\, including Stories From The Stage (PBS)\, the RISK! podc ast\, and AITApod. She starred in Denver’s Live Drunk History Comedy Tro upe\, where she was Editor-in-Chief of Fast Forward Press and spent 14 yea rs teaching literature\, mythology\, and creative writing courses to colle ge students. Kona’s stories\, articles\, and prose poems have appeared i n a variety of publications\, and she has been featured at literary readin gs\, writing conferences\, storytelling events\, and comedy shows around t he world. Kona offers private coaching sessions and teaches storytelling c raft workshops to inspire others to tell their stories. For more informati on\, please visit: KonaMorris.com\nKona Morris Headshot\, Credit: Photos by Victoria Smith @victoriasmithphoto\n \nWorkshop/Class Cancellation Pol icyYou may cancel up to 30 days before the start of class for a full refun d.If you cancel within 30 days of the start of class\, workshop fee is non -refundable. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T002610Z LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562 \, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/tell-your-story-2-day-storytelling- workshop-sharing-with-kona-morris/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Mic @ Bethany Arts Community DTSTART:20260918T233000Z DTEND:20260919T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T182651Z UID:10001444-1789759800-1789767000@bethanyarts.org CATEGORIES:literary,music DESCRIPTION:Open Mic @ BAC!\nDate & Time: Friday\, September 18\, 2026 7:3 0-9:30PM\nLocation: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossining \, NY 10562\nFor Ages 16+\nTickets (at the door): Pay-What-You-Can $10 – $20 \nJoin Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community fo r our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to BAC this mo nth and share your latest poetry/spoken word/music projects with a support ive audience.   \nThis special open mic at BAC will be celebrating Poetr y Month! While we’re celebrating poetry month at this open mic\, ALL per formers are welcome– whether it be music\, storytelling\, and/or poetry. \nBring your talent\, your works in progress\, and your positive energy t o our stage. This event is open to teens and adults near and far.   \nP lanning to Perform at Open Mic on September 18? Performer sign-up occurs between 7-7:30PM. Performers will submit their name “into the hat” a nd we’ll draw 13 names right before 7:30PM. Each performer will have up to 5 minutes each on the mic. Performers are encouraged to make a sugg ested donation between $5-$20 at the door. \nOUR COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS\nTo help nurture a space of respect\, validation\, and welcoming:  \n\nWe’r e here to share space\, build community\, and support each other.\nPerform ers: respect the 5-minute time limit and be mindful of your timekeeper.\nI f you like something\, make some noise! Snap your fingers\, stomp your fee t\, clap\, whatever feels right to you.\nWe encourage you to get to know y our seat neighbors. Connect and build community. \n\nOpen Mics take place the 2nd Friday of every month.   \nCo-hosted by Hudson Valley Books fo r Humanity\, a welcoming space to build community through books and art.  \nFind Hudson Valley Books for Humanity on social media @hudsonvalleybook sforhumanity\, on their website hvbooksforhumanity.com\, or visit them a t 67 Central Avenue\, Ossining\, NY 10562. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T182651Z LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 1056 2\, United States URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/openmicsep1826/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bethany Arts Community X-SOURCE-URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/category/theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:You Gotta Laugh...Poetry and Humor with Caitlin McDonnell (Zoom) DTSTART:20260919T163000Z DTEND:20260919T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206230@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:We are living through the rise of authoritarianism\, climate c atastrophe\, war\, artificial intelligence taking over with no guardrails. Poetry is a consolation\, but sometimes we also need to laugh. Because po etry and comedy rely on the uniqueness of a human voice\, they also help f ight the dehumanizing forces of AI. In this workshop\, we will talk about the interesting and longstanding relationship between poetry and comedy\, read funny poems and not- so-funny poems\, write\, maybe laugh and/or cry and come out with a few new poem drafts. \nBIO:\nA former Fine Arts Work Center\, Yaddo\, and New York Times fellow in poetry\, Caitlin Grace McDo nnell received her MFA from NYU. She has published poems and essays widely \, including a chapbook\, Dreaming the Tree (2003) and two books of poems\ , Looking for Small Animals (2012) and Pandemic City (2021). She lives and teaches writing in NYC. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/you-gotta-laugh-poetry-and-humor-wi th-caitlin-mcdonnell-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Come Into Your Shell: Non-Literary Forms In Poetry with Denise Duh amel (Zoom) DTSTART:20260920T163000Z DTEND:20260920T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206231@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In this generative workshop we will consider looking outside t raditional forms in order to make poems--a restaurant menu\, for example\, instead of a sonnet\; or online dating profiles instead of a sestina. Thi nk dictionary entries\, form letters\, FAQs\, multiple choice questionnair es\, or Amazon reviews. So often these quotidian forms help get us to emot ional truths and say something beyond what these ordinary forms suggest.  \nBIO\nDenise Duhamel’s most recent books of poetry are Pink Lady (Pitts burgh\, 2025)\, Second Story (2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She and the late Mau reen Seaton co-authored five collections\, the most recent of which was CA PRICE (Collaborations: Collected\, Uncollected\, and New) (Sibling Rivalry Press\, 2015). Her nonfiction publications include The Unrhymables: Colla borations in Prose (with Julie Marie Wade\, Noctuary Press\, 2019). A reci pient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endow ment for the Arts\, she is a distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/come-into-your-shell-non-literary-f orms-in-poetry-with-denise-duhamel-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TARRY: A Launch for Issue 2 and a Contributor Reading DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206241@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join the editors\, writers and artists of tarry to launch our second issue! We'll have light refreshments\, some programming\, but most importantly\, a chance to connect with each other to celebrate the creati vity of our wonderful community. \nPlease note that the "ticket" is a way to register for the event so we can monitor our building capacity. PLEASE make every effort to pre-register so we have enough seating for everyone. \nAttendees do not have to pay to attend--they can write "0" into the tic ket price--but a donation to the Hudson Valley Writers Center is always we lcome and appreciated so we can continue to host many more community event s in the future!\nMore about tarry:\ntarry is an annual literary magazine of original short fiction\, poetry\, art and other creative works inspired by the people\, history\, and geography of the Tarrytowns. At the turn of the 19th century\, this area inspired Washington Irving to write some of our nation’s most enduring stories\, giving a voice to Americana and for ever shaping our country’s folklore. tarry builds on that legacy to ente rtain\, delight\, and inspire—and to tell some good stories. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/tarry-a-launch-for-issue-2-and-a-co ntributor-reading/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: a Poetry Workshop with BAC Artist-i n-Residence E'mon Lauren - In Partnership with the Hudson Valley Writers C enter DTSTART:20260925T210000Z DTEND:20260925T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T001727Z UID:10001548-1790355600-1790359200@bethanyarts.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: a Poetry Workshop \nwith BA C Artist-in-Residence E’mon Lauren \nIn partnership with Hudson Valley Writers Center \nLocation: Hudson Valley Writers Center (300 Riverside Dr ive\, Sleepy Hollow\, NY) \nDate & Time: Friday September 25\, 5-6PM (be fore The People’s Mic!)\nAges: 18+\nFREE Community Program. Registration encouraged for workshop.\nWalk-ins welcome until we reach capacity.  \n Join BAC Artist-in-Residence E’mon Lauren for a Ekphrastic poetry worksh op prior to Hudson Valley Writers Center’s “The People’s Mic”. \nE kphrasis is the old practice of making one art form answer another. A poe m written for a painting. A poem written for a photograph. The image spe aks first\, and the writing answers back. In this 60-minute workshop we get into what ekphrasis is\, where it comes from\, and why writers keep re turning to it. Then we try it ourselves\, in poems. No writing experience  necessary and nothing to prepare.   \nYou leave with a poem that sta rted as an image. Then stay after for The People’s Mic\, hosted by W estchester Poet Laureate\, Phylisha Villanueva. See below for info on The People’s Mic.  \nAges 18+\nBring a notebook and your favorite writing utensil.  \nFacilitated by E’mon Lauren\, Chicago’s first Youth Poe t Laureate and Bethany Arts Community Fall 2026 Artist-in-Residence.  Mo re about E’mon and our Fall Multidisciplinary Residency below! \n——   \nThe People’s Mic (following A Picture is Worth 1000 Words)\nFriday  September 25\, 7-9PM (doors open at 6:30PM)\nHudson Valley Writers Cen ter (300 Riverside Drive\, Sleepy Hollow\, NY)  \n \nThe People’s Mic i s more than an open mic\; it’s a community gathering rooted in care\, cr eativity\, and connection\, hosted by Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha V illanueva. Join us for an evening where poets\, storytellers\, and musicia ns share space and truth. Whether you have a poem in your notes app\, a so ng in your chest\, or want to listen and be nourished by community\, this space is for you. No experience required. No perfection expected\, just pr esence. Centered on respect\, expression\, and collective care.  \nABOUT HUDSON VALLEY WRITERS CENTER\nHudson Valley Writers Center brings writer s and readers together to celebrate the essential art of the written and s poken word. The Center fosters a vibrant literary arts community that supp orts and empowers writers and readers of diverse ages\, talents and back grounds at every stage of their creative development.  \nLearn more about Hudson Valley Writers Center here!\n—\nABOUT E’MON\nE’mon Lauren is a poet\, performer\, and educator from Chicago’s West Side. She is the city’s first Youth Poet Laureate and the author of COMMANDO (Haymarket B ooks)\, with work published in Poetry Magazine\, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic\, and Sixty Inches From Center. For over a decade she has contributed poetry and cultural journalism to South Side Weekly and pe rformed across Chicago\, including at the Poetry Foundation\, the Chicago Cultural Center\, and Millennium Park. She is the creator and executive pr oducer of The Real Hoodwives of Chicago\, a podcast and talk show centerin g Black femme voices. Her work is rooted in hood womanism\, a framework th at centers Black femme life on Chicago’s West and South Sides. Her debut full-length collection\, Finesse\, is forthcoming.\n \nThis Community Pro gram “A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words\,” is a part of BAC’s Annual Fa ll Multidisciplinary Residency. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask eac h artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local comm unity to gather\, engage\, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners.  \nLearn more about this year’s Fall Multidisciplinary Residency here! \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multi disciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State C ouncil on the Arts with the support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsW estchester and Westchester County Government. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T001727Z LOCATION:Hudson Valley Writers Center\, 300 Riverside Drive\, Sleepy Hollo w\, NY\, 10591\, United States URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/1000words2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bethany Arts Community X-SOURCE-URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/category/theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The People's Mic with Phylisha Villanueva DTSTART:20260925T230000Z DTEND:20260926T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206338@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:Come to the mic exactly as you are.\nThe People’s Mic is mor e than an open mic\; it’s a community gathering rooted in care\, creativ ity\, and connection\, hosted by Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha Villan ueva. Join us for an evening where poets\, storytellers\, and musicians sh are space and truth. Whether you have a poem in your notes app\, a song in your chest\, or want to listen and be nourished by community\, this space is for you. No experience required. No perfection expected\, just presenc e. Centered on respect\, expression\, and collective care. Come to perfor m or witness from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. once a month. \nDetails: \nDoors open a t 6:30 pm for event starting at 7:00 pm. Register online through this tick et link to secure your performer or audience spot. We will admit folks at the door until we reach capacity\, but online registration ensures your ad mission. \nAdmission is $5.00 for everyone--no matter whether you are an a udience member or a performer. \nThere are 10 performance slots available in advance--through this online registration ticket. There will be a few i n-person spots available as well--first-come\, first-served. Each performe r must respect the time limit: 3-5 minutes per person. If you have any que stions about this event\, please email HVWC's Program Director\, Dominika Wrozynski: dominika@writerscenter.org.\nLet’s gather\, listen\, and remi nd each other that our stories matter. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z LOCATION:Hudson Valley Writers' Center\, 300 Riverside Drive\, Sleepy Holl ow\, NY\, 10591\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/the-peoples-mic-with-phylisha-villa nueva/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sports Poetry Writing Workshop with Matthew Johnson (Zoom) DTSTART:20260926T160000Z DTEND:20260926T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206232@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This two-hour workshop from 12:00–2:00 p.m. (with a short br eak in between) will introduce participating writers to the growing field of sports poetry and provide practical tools for creating and sharing thei r work. Through readings of contemporary sports poems and guided writing d iscussions and exercises\, attendees will explore how examining athletics can be transformed into poetry.\n This workshop is grounded in a shared u nderstanding that sports can function and serve as both personal experienc e and a cultural text. While participants may arrive with different relati onships to sports\, such as former/current athletes\, fans\, observers\, o r writers interested in the language and mythology of sports\, the worksho p creates space for exploring how athletics can intersect with identity\, memory\, place\, and community through poetry.\n This workshop will encou rage writers to move beyond just celebration and nostalgia\, but it will f ocus on using sports as an entry point into larger conversations around th emes of belonging\, ambition\, vulnerability\, family\, history\, and cult ural memory. We will review and study contemporary sports poetry and have guided writing prompts and discussion. Participants will explore how\, as a funhouse mirror to society\, the tensions and emotional complexities emb edded within sports often mirror those of our everyday lives\, allowing at hletics to be a space where writers can examine the broader human experien ce.\n The workshop will include:\n\n A discussion of sports poetry as a literary tradition\, examining how poets have used athletics\, competition \, fandom\, and physical performance to explore identity\, family\, race\, gender\, memory\, community\, and place.\nClose readings of contemporary sports poems\, with attention to craft elements such as imagery\, voice\, form\, narrative\, and the use of sports-specific language and cultural re ferences.\nGuided prompts that encourage writers to move beyond game summa ries and explore the emotional\, social\, and historical dimensions of spo rts experiences.\n Small-group discussions and peer feedback sessions foc used on developing new work generated during the workshop\n Conversation about writing sports for literary audiences\, including strategies for bal ancing accessibility\, specificity\, and emotional resonance.\n Opportuni ties for participants to share new work aloud and discuss their creative p rocess with fellow writers.\n A resource session highlighting notable spo rts poetry collections\, literary journals\, anthologies\, and publication venues interested in work engaging athletics and sports culture.\n An op en Q&A addressing craft and publishing sports poetry.\n\n Participants of all experience levels are welcome. The goal is that attendees leave the c ourse with both new skills and ideas to write sports poetry and informatio n about sharing sports-related poetry with readers and publishers.\nBIO\nM atthew Johnson is a poet and author of multiple poetry collections\, inclu ding Jackie Robinson's Real Gone: Baseball Poems of New York (Cornerstone Press) and Too Short to Box with God (Finishing Line Press). His poetry h as appeared/is forthcoming in African American Review\, Apple Valley Revie w\, Heavy Feather Review\, Langston Hughes Review\, London Magazine\, and elsewhere. He is a former sports editor and writer for The Daily Star (One onta\, NY) and The USA Today College. A recipient of multiple Pushcart Pri ze and Best of the Net nominations\, support from the Emily Dickinson Muse um and Sundress Publication\, as well as a finalist for the Diverse Book A ward (Grand View University) and E.E. Cummings Poetry Award (New England P oetry Club)\, he’s managing editor of Portrait of New England and the po etry editor of The Twin Bill. www.matthewjohnsonpoetry.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/sports-poetry-writing-workshop-with -matthew-johnson-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Timeline Shifts: Become a Time Traveler of Story with Alaya Dawn J ohnson (Zoom) DTSTART:20260926T163000Z DTEND:20260926T204000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206233@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Every narrative moves through time—whether it’s a micro-na rrative of one minute or a multi-generational epic spanning centuries. But on the page\, writers are not limited by our mundane mortal timeline\, mo ving inexorably in only one direction. In fiction\, we can use flashbacks\ , parallel timelines\, simultaneous timelines\, recurrent or recursive tim elines and many other devices to layer our stories and create more complex effects. Free yourself from the bounds of temporally straightforward narr ative and experiment with these more advanced techniques. Perhaps a timeli ne shift is just the movement your WiP needs to fully come alive. In this 4 hour intensive we will cover the major kinds of timeline shifts\, read e xamples of each\, explore pitfalls and challenges\, and troubleshoot our o wn approaches.\nBIO\nAlaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning short story wr iter and the author of eight novels for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel\, The Library of Broken Worlds\, was a finalist for the Ursul a K. Le Guin prize. Her novel Trouble the Saints won the 2021 World Fantas y Award for best novel. Her debut short story collection\, Reconstruction\ , was an Ignyte Award and a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist. Her shor t stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies\, and been nomin ated for the Nebula\, Ignyte\, Locus and Sturgeon awards. She lives in Mex ico and writes essays for her newsletter\, A stranger comes home (http://a layadj.substack.com/. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/timeline-shifts-become-a-time-trave ler-of-story-with-alaya-dawn-johnson-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:It’s Magic What We Do: The Blues Poem with Junious 'Jay' Ward (Z oom) DTSTART:20260927T160000Z DTEND:20260927T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206234@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary,music DESCRIPTION:The Blues\, as a Southern music tradition\, is revelatory and compelling. More than just discussing “sadness\,” the Blues teaches us about resilience and reclamation through song and collective storytelling . We’ll discuss the origin of the Blues\, examine lyrics as poetic works \, and delve into our own personal histories for moments of reclamation th at jump off the page via formal Blues poems or poems inspired by the Blues .\nBIO\nJunious 'Jay' Ward is an Emmy nominated poet and teaching artist l iving in Charlotte\, NC. He is a National Slam champion (2018)\, an Indivi dual World Poetry Slam champion (2019)\, author of Sing Me A Lesser Wound (Bull City Press 2020) and Composition (Button Poetry 2023). Jay currently serves as Charlotte's inaugural Poet Laureate and is a 2023 Academy of Am erican Poets Laureate Fellow\, and is the 2026 recipient of the Mary Franc es Hobson Prize. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writers Conference\, Callaloo \, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Columbia Journal\, Four Way Review\, DIAGRAM\, Diode Poetry Journal and elsewhere. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/its-magic-what-we-do-the-blues-poem -with-junious-jay-ward-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Music at Asbury Celebrates the Crestwood Library Centennial DTSTART:20260927T190000Z DTEND:20260927T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T001820Z UID:205157@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:The Crestwood Library is celebrating its centennial this comin g year\, beginning in fall 2026 and concluding October 16\, 2027. To celeb rate\, the library is presenting a collection of varied events throughout the year\, with the kickoff event being a concert at Asbury Church on Sund ay\, September 27\, 2026\, co-presented by the Crestwood Library\, the Fri ends of the Crestwood Library\, and Asbury’s free community concert seri es\, Music at Asbury. The focus of the concert is to feature artists with strong ties to Crestwood / Tuckahoe / Yonkers\, as well as poetry and refl ections on literature\, libraries\, and community\, including an original haibun-sequence narrative celebrating the library and its history by poet Valerie Rivera.\nArtists performing on the concert are DuoJalal (violist K athryn Lockwood and percussionist Yousif Sheronick)\; oboist Heidi Chishol m\; cellist Charles duChateau\; pianist Annbritt duChateau\; double bassis t Fabien duChateau\; flutist Haley Hamers\; organist Jon Riss\; trumpeter William Schaeffer\; vocalist Mary Thombs\; the St. Vladimir’s Seminary C horale\; and the Library Jazz Band.\nPrior to and following the concert\, a Silent Auction will be held to benefit the Crestwood Library and Music a t Asbury. Doors open at 2:15 for the auction\, 2:30 for concert seating. R efreshments will be served following the performance.\nReservations can be made online at www.musicatasbury.com or by calling the church office 914- 779-3722 and leaving a message with name\, phone number\, email address\, and number in your party.\nMusic at Asbury was launched in November of 201 4 by Lu Gmoser\, founding producer of Asbury Summer Theatre\, and Dr. Earl F. Groner.  As a program of Asbury-Crestwood United Methodist Church\, M usic at Asbury is designed to serve as a social service to the community\, offering free performances by some of New York City and the Hudson Valley ’s finest musical artists.\nThe Rev. Jason Radmacher is pastor of Asbury Church and Mary Thombs is Minister of Music and Chair of Music at Asbury. Z Baird is Branch Administrator of the Crestwood Library\; Cathleen Walsh is President of the Friends of the Crestwood Library. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T001820Z LOCATION:Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church\, 167 Scarsdale Road\, T uckahoe\, New York\, 10707\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/music-at-asbury-celebrates-the-cres twood-library-centennial/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry in Translation with Jessica Cuello\, Aiden Farrell\, and Ch loe Martinez (Zoom) DTSTART:20260927T200000Z DTEND:20260927T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T062829Z UID:206240@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Translation Month at HVWC! Please join us o n Zoom at 4:00 p.m.\, September 27\, for an afternoon of poetry in transla tion with Jessica Cuello\, Aiden Farrell\, and Chloe Martinez.\nBIOS\nJess ica Cuello’s newest book\, Feral\, is forthcoming from JackLeg Press in 2027. Cuello is also the author of Liar\, selected by Dorianne Laux for Th e 2020 Barrow Street Prize\, and three other collections. Her work has bee n supported by a 2025 Saltonstall Fellowship\, a 2023 NYSCA Artist Grant\, and she was the awarded the 2025 Adele and Robert Schiff Nonfiction Prize from The Cincinnati Review. Cuello is poetry editor at Tahoma Literary Re view and editor of International Editions at The Word Works. She teaches p ublic school in Central NY. \nAiden Farrell is a poet and translator. His translations include Christophe Tarkos' The Sign = : Manifesto (World P oetry\, forthcoming)\, and Marie de Quatrebarbes' Vanitas (World Poetry\, forthcoming) and The Vitals (World Poetry\, 2025). A book of poems\, hea rsay\, is forthcoming with Prroblem Press. Aiden has received support from the Cité Internationale des Arts\, the Centre National du Livre\, and th e Albertine Translation Fund. \nChloe Martinez is the translator of Blu e Like My Beloved: Poems of Mirabai (New Directions\, October 2026)\; c oeditor of Chaos\, Creativity\, Completion: New Approaches to Writing and ADHD (University of Chicago\, 2026)\; and author of the poetry collecti on Ten Thousand Selves and the chapbook Corner Shrine. A 2026 NEA Trans lation Fellow\, she is assistant editor at Beloit Poetry Journal and wor ks at Claremont McKenna College. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T062829Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/poetry-in-translation-with-jessica- cuello-aiden-farrell-and-chloe-martinez-zoom/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk with Jessica Tarlov: I Disagree DTSTART:20260927T210000Z DTEND:20260927T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T182414Z UID:206202@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:At a time of profound social and political polarization\, Fox News' liberal commentator Jessica Tarlov works every day to argue for her beliefs while remaining respectful and building relationships across lines of difference. Her new book “I Disagree” explains how all Americans c an learn from her experiences. She demonstrates that navigating contentiou s situations is a skill that requires radical honesty\, knowing how to eng age with numbers and statistics\, understanding when to listen and when to talk\, and articulating the common threads that unite us all. Speaking wi th her is Bedford’s own Lauren Leader\, founder of the non-partisan wome n’s leadership organization All In Together. She too has worked for year s to help bridge political divides and their conversation promises to be f ull of heart\, honesty and optimism. Following the talk Jessica will sign copies of her new book which will be sold on site by Bedford Books. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T182414Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/author-talk-with-jessica-tarlov-i-d isagree/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, Poetry\, and Rooted Power with BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee - In partnership with Hudson Valle y Books for Humanity DTSTART:20260929T230000Z DTEND:20260930T001500Z DTSTAMP:20260905T001727Z UID:10001551-1790708400-1790712900@bethanyarts.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, Poetry\, and Rooted Power\ nwith BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee\nIn partnership with Hudson V alley Books for Humanity \nLocation: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (67 Central Ave\, Ossining NY)\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, September 29\, 2026 7-8 :15 PM\nAges: 18+\nFREE Community Program. Registration encouraged.\nWalk- ins welcome until we reach capacity.  \nLet us come together and create in the name of green life. Join BAC Artist-in-Residence Rita Mookerjee at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity for This Little Glade: Sharing Plants\, P oetry\, and Rooted Power.  \nIn this intersectional writing event\, we wi ll draw upon the power of rhizomes and root systems to enrich our writing processes with the knowledge and language of plants. Using contemporary fe minist poetics\, we will analyze plants as metaphors and as powerful cente rs of adaptation and renewal.   \nRita will close the session with a rea ding from her second collection\, Banana Heart. You will leave with new writing\, a cutting/seeds\, and intimate knowledge of plant magic.\n\nBri ng with you a notebook\, your favorite writing utensil\, and a plant cut ting or seeds to exchange.  \nABOUT HUDSON VALLEY BOOKS FOR HUMANITYFor  this Community Program\, we are thrilled to be collaborating with our p artners and friends at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity\, a welcoming sp ace to build community through books and art. Find Hudson Valley Books fo r Humanity on social media @hudsonvalleybooksforhumanity\, on their websit e hvbooksforhumanity.com\, or visit them at 67 Central Avenue\, Ossining\, NY 10562. \nABOUT RITA\nRita Mookerjee is an assistant professor of Inter disciplinary Studies at Worcester State University. She is the winner of t he 2024 Steel Toe Books Poetry Award and the author of False Offering (Jac kLeg Press). In 2020\, she co-founded Honey Literary\, a 501(c)3 arts and literary nonprofit. She is also the vice president of Sundress Publication s and a poetry editor at Split Lip Magazine. Find her work in American Poe try Review\, CALYX\, Copper Nickel\, Poet Lore\, and the Offing. \nThis Co mmunity Program is a part of BAC’s Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Residen cy. As part of a residency at BAC\, we ask each artist to build and facil itate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity fo r both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather\, engage\, a nd be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partners. \n \nLearn more about this year’s Fall Multidiscip linary Residency here! \nBAC’s 2026 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency is made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with th e support of the Governor’s office and the New York State Legislature\, Westchester County Board of Legislators\, ArtsWestchester and Westcheste r County Government. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T001727Z LOCATION:HUDSON VALLEY BOOKS FOR HUMANITY\, 67 Central Ave\, Ossining\, NY \, 10562\, United States URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/thislittleglade/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bethany Arts Community X-SOURCE-URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/category/theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE! ARTober Open Mic @ Bethany Arts Community DTSTART:20261009T233000Z DTEND:20261010T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T052043Z UID:10000960-1791574200-1791581400@bethanyarts.org CATEGORIES:arts,literary,music DESCRIPTION:ARTober Open Mic at BAC!\nDate & Time: Friday\, October 9\, 20 26 7:30PM\nLocation: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossinin g\, NY 10562\nFor Ages 16+\nTickets on sale soon! \nJoin Hudson Valley Boo ks for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken W ord/Music Open Mic. Come on by to BAC this month and share your latest poe try/spoken word/music projects with a supportive audience.   \nBring your talent\, your works in progress\, and your positive energy to our stage. This event is open to teens and adults near and far.  \nThis open mic wil l celebrate ARTober! BAC’s celebration of all things ART!! \nHOW IT WORK S\nPerforming? Performer sign-up is between 7-7:30PM. Performers will subm it their name “into the hat” and we’ll draw 15 names right before 7: 30PM. Each performer will have up to 5 minutes each on the mic. \nOUR COM MUNITY AGREEMENTS\nTo help nurture a space of respect\, validation\, and w elcoming:  \n\nWe’re here to share space\, build community\, and suppor t each other.\nPerformers: respect the 5-minute time limit and be mindful of your timekeeper.\nIf you like something\, make some noise! Snap your fi ngers\, stomp your feet\, clap\, whatever feels right to you.\nWe encourag e you to get to know your seat neighbors. Connect and build community. \n \nOpen Mics take place the 2nd Friday of every month.   \nCo-hosted by  Hudson Valley Books for Humanity\, a welcoming space to build community th rough books and art.  \nFind Hudson Valley Books for Humanity on social m edia @hudsonvalleybooksforhumanity\, on their website hvbooksforhumanity. com\, or visit them at 67 Central Avenue\, Ossining\, NY 10562. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T052043Z LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 1056 2\, United States URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/openmicoct926/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bethany Arts Community X-SOURCE-URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/category/theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk: The Living Declaration with Ted Widmer DTSTART:20261013T230000Z DTEND:20261014T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T182414Z UID:206206@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:We hold these truths to be self-evident\, that all men are cre ated equal\, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienab le Rights\, that among these are Life\, Liberty and the pursuit of Happine ss. 250 years after they were written\, these words remain at once familia r and startling. What do they mean to us today? Do we understand them in t he same way the Founders did? Historian and former presidential speechwrit er Ted Widmer seeks to answer these questions by returning to where the na tion’s story began\, the Declaration of Independence\, to trace the rema rkable history of how it came to be and how it has shaped the democratic a spirations of Americans and other peoples for more than two centuries. Wea ving together more than sixty fascinating original texts\, in The Living D eclaration\, Widmer finds in the words of succeeding generations of Americ ans—radicals and conservatives\, revolutionary insurgents and civil righ ts leaders\, presidents and philosophers—the key to understanding the ex traordinary durability of America’s founding ideas. Moderated by Playhou se Founder John Farr. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T182414Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/author-talk-the-living-declaration- with-ted-widmer/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk: Base Camp Parenting with Susan Bauerfeld & Chris Parr ott DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T182414Z UID:206208@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Relentless worry is currently the norm for parents. While conc ern about important issues is certainly beneficial\, worrying about them i s not. But\, worrying can be a hard habit to break\, even though it often causes added stress and anxiety in the home. In Base Camp Parenting: Worry Less to Help Your Kids More\, Susan Bauerfeld and Chris Parrott give pare nts the tools necessary to shift away from worrying. They discuss the adve rse impact of parental worrying on “Base Camp”--the environment in whi ch children are raised--and show how shifting attention away from worried thinking is crucial to overall health and well-being. In addition\, they p rovide parents with an easy-to-implement four-step process that leaves fam ilies calmer\, more connected\, and better prepared to handle situations a s they arise. By following this process\, parents model how best to cope w ith the stress and anxiety of everyday life\, leading their children to be come more resilient\, capable\, and healthy. In a culture where worry is o ften worn like a badge of honor\, Base Camp Parenting is a rallying cry fo r change\, delivering a clear\, compassionate roadmap for breaking the wor ry cycle and building a happier\, healthier home. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T182414Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/author-talk-base-camp-parenting-wit h-susan-bauerfeld-chris-parrott/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:50th Anniversary: A Star Is Born (1976) DTSTART:20261115T193000Z DTEND:20261115T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T020054Z UID:204905@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:film,literary DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed film historian and author Robert Hofler for a s pecial author talk on his new book\, A Star Is Reborn: The Most Filmed Hol lywood Story of Love Found and Lost. Discover the fascinating history\, re al-life inspirations\, and behind-the-scenes stories behind A Star Is Born and its iconic remakes spanning nearly a century of Hollywood. Following the discussion\, celebrate the film's enduring legacy with a special 50th anniversary screening of the 1976 A Star Is Born\, starring Barbra Streisa nd and Kris Kristofferson. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T020054Z LOCATION:Bedford Playhouse\, 633 Old Post Rd\, Bedford \, NY\, 10506\, Wes tchester\, United States URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/50th-anniversary-a-star-is-born-197 6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AI-Powered Job Search & Resume Writing DTSTART:20261119T230000Z DTEND:20261120T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T020054Z UID:204219@artswestchester.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:AI-Powered Job Search & Resume Writing Adults: Ages 18+ \nTh is program is hosted by the Center for the Digital Arts at SUNY Westches ter Peekskill\, located at 27 North Division Street\, Peekskill\, NY. To register\, call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu \nSuperchar ge your job hunt with smart strategies and AI tools. This practical\, in teractive remote course is designed to help students take control of th eir career journey—using the latest AI tools like ChatGPT to gain a comp etitive edge in the job market. Whether you’re applying for internship s\, your first job\, or planning your next big move\, this course blends p roven job search techniques with cutting-edge AI support. Walk away with polished application materials\, a smarter job search strategy\, and the confidence to land the role you want.  This class will be remote.\nPrereq uisite: Proficient Computer Skills\, English language proficiency\, acce ss to an AI tool\, e.g.\, ChatGPT\, CoPilot\, Gemini\, etc. CE-COMP 2288P E\, Thurs.\, Nov. 19\, 6:00-9:00 pm\, $270. #79870 LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T020054Z URL:https://artswestchester.org/events/ai-powered-job-search-resume-writin g-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Virtual Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-whiteplains END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR