Brewing up a good time
Cisco Brewers, the family- and dog-friendly hot spot and producer of beers, wines and spirits, will open its doors at The Village in Stamford with a sneak peek Memorial Day weekend.
Magnum Opus
Movers and shakers in Westchester County got a taste – and a sight and a sound – of The Opus Westchester, a new hotel in White Plains, at a ribbon cutting Wednesday, May 26.
A day of remembrance
We pause Monday, May 31, to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country as well as all our veterans and active-duty service men and women.
Westchester Go Red for Women Digital Experience is tomorrow
The digital event takes place at noon Thursday, May 27.
An underestimated woman
The New-York Historical Society celebrates the life and career of legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, a woman often undervalued by others, including herself, who nonetheless persisted to preserve her family, her company and American democracy.
His words (and deeds) live on
It’s not every day that a commencement address will be delivered by someone who is already gone, but that’s what will happen Sunday, May 23 as Patrick Quinn, the late ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder and proud Iona College Gael (Class of 2006), delivers a posthumous keynote address during Iona’s 77th annual commencement ceremony.
Her scents and sensibility
Perfumer Sue Phillips, a WAG favorite, writes us about her new fragrance book and the special way in which she’s joined the fight against Covid.
Swing into spring in Southport
Svetlana and the Delancey Five – a staple of the New York jazz scene — will offer a rare local concert on the front lawn of Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport on Saturday, May 15.
The still life, still
In keeping with its show “Still/Live,” featuring contemporary interpretations of the still life genre (through June 27), the Katonah Museum of Art presents a Family Day Saturday, May 15,
Helping dogs help the autistic
On Saturday, May 15, Hopewell Junction-based BluePath Service Dogs will host its fifth annual walkathon – this year virtually. The event, which begins with an online kickoff at 10 a.m., will raise funds to support BluePath’s mission of providing the autistic with service dogs, offering them safety, companionship and opportunities for independence.
Provocative show at Housatonic
Here’s a show that’s sure to get people talking: The Housatonic Museum of Art presents “Of Woman Born” (through June 1), which considers the patriarchal structures that over the centuries have been used continually to dominate, oppress and exploit women.
Luxe living by land and sea
Field Point, an exquisite custom-built stone Georgian with 340 feet of private Long Island Sound shoreline and breathtaking panoramic views, was designed by the award-winning Norwalk architectural firm Shope Reno Wharton, to exemplify luxury waterfront living of the highest caliber.
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A second chance at love
“Love is lovelier the second time around,” Sammy Cahn wrote in the lyrics to Jimmy Van Heusen’s melody for their song “The Second Time Around.” That’s exactly what Piper, a 1-year-old Border Collie, needs.
New York state grants ArtsWestchester $1 million to restart the arts
The $1 million allocation in the 2021-22 state budget will allow ArtsWestchester to aid local organizations as they reopen or resume their programming.
Welcoming May WAG
Glorious Gilded Age gardens galore, from Glenmere to Greenwich. David Hartt reclaims history at The Glass House in New Canaan. David Hockney’s eternal “Spring.” Jan Johnsen’s “bloom’ing career. And sex and the garden (as well as sex in the garden). It’s all part of WAG’s May issue on “The Landscape Reinvented.”
Stories of mother love
Mother’s Day is one that always tugs at the heartstrings, so we thought you’d enjoy these uplifting stories of maternal perseverance and the helping hands that support it.
Horsing around
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows return Tuesdays through Sundays, May 11 through 16 and May 18 through 23 with hunter and jumper competitions for avocational and professional riders of all ages.
Covid through the prism of culture
ArtsWestchester’s new exhibit “Together apART: Creating During COVID” opens Friday, May 7, at its Arts Exchange headquarters in White Plains.
The latest in stylish monitors
Westchester resident Mara Perlmutter, creator of Trelawear, has teamed with Trumbull surgeon Shea C. Gregg, inventor of FallCall Detect, to offer a personal emergency response system device that’s an attractive pendant.