Deathless
Some vamps simply can’t be killed. Witness that ultimate bloodsucker, Dracula, who’s back for another go-round in the new NBC series bowing at 10…
Cue that weird music
Leave it to The Reformed Church of Bronxville to come up with a truly novel Halloween celebration. At 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, the…
‘You were that village’
Photographs by Georgette Gouveia WAG is grateful to Coach Pat Mediate, chairman of the Greenwich High School Sports Hall of Fame, for allowing this…
Children’s hours
The Westchester Children’s Museum (WCM) will bring a range of activities – from a fantasy-themed scavenger hunt to outdoor arts and crafts – to…
Of gourds and mums
Get spooked with family fun at The New York Botanical Garden’s “Haunted Pumpkin Garden” through Oct. 31. Experience the thrills and chills of the…
God’s composer
Alma Schindler Mahler, the flirtatious wife of composer-conductor Gustav Mahler, liked to say that her perfectionistic husband was always telephoning God. By that I…
Saying it with music
The board of directors of the Westchester Philharmonic has elected Millicent L. Kaufman to its newly titled position of chair. Kaufman, a member of…
Truly madly
For WAG’s November “Voices” issue, Wilton psychiatrist Mark Rubinstein weighs in on the auditory nature of hallucinations in schizophrenia. But in his new novel,…
Help is just a click away
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, known around the globe as one of the foremost guide dog schools, has introduced a brand new way for…
Close up
A couple of takeaways from “Closer: The Graphic Art of Chuck Close,” at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich through Jan. 5: Kenneth Silver, who…
Making a Federal case at Boscobel
Whether you hire an expert or whether you DIY, the art of interior decorating is a deeply personal endeavor. Though many a style exists…
Mr. Shoe Biz
Every woman remembers the first time she fell in love with Stuart Weitzman. For me, it was when I purchased a pair of his…
Fast and furious footwork
Photographs by Anthony Carboni Whatever Sheila Stanton DePaola does and wherever she goes, she is sure to step lively. That’s because this music teacher…
Get Enlightened
Hands and feet have always played an important role as symbols in religion and religious art but perhaps never more poetically so than in…
Warhol’s shoe fetish
Andy Warhol – whose 15 minutes of fame show no signs of ending – was many things, some of which may surprise you. He…
Beyond acrobatics
Just call her Your Honor. As company manager of “Amaluna” – a dazzling new touring production from Cirque du Soleil – Jamie Reilly says,…
Best Foot Forward
Sterling Hyltin, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, is as good as her name – a graceful ballerina known for her…
Stealing back life
Photography by Luis Pons Sometimes in life you find yourself in a dark place or squander an opportunity and wonder, why? It’s only later…
Everybody exhale
WAG was pleased and privileged recently to have a taste (and scent and touch) of the new $9.6 million THANN Sanctuary Spa that’s part…
Uneasy lie the heads…
Is there anyone who’s having a better afterlife than William Shakespeare? This past summer – the Bard’s high season, as it were – saw…