Have A Great Father’s Day Weekend

Dear friends and neighbors,

What a wonderful weekend it will be in the 88^th Assembly District. Our cities, towns and villages offer so much to make your Father’s Day weekend special. So stay close, support your local businesses and communities and enjoy the holiday. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in the 88^th.

Here’s a closer look at some of the events that are taking place in the 88^th. Have a good weekend and remember that if you have an event you’d like me to include in the coming weeks, send the information to Paulina@Assembly.State.NY.US.

Thursday

• The Junior League of Pelham’s membership committee will host a meeting for prospective new members who live in Pelham and Pelham Manor from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the home of Tyson Stephens (1407 Roosevelt Avenue). Visit jlpelham.org for more information.
• The Wartburg Adult Care Community of Mount Vernon will host its 4^th annual gala in conjunction with its 150^th anniversary at the Surf Club on the Sound (280 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle). Visit wartburg.org for more information.
• The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park) will host local historian Thomas X. Casey as he presents “Vintage Postcards of Pelham Bay and City Island” at 7:30 p.m. Visit bartowpellmansionmuseum.org for more information.
  

  Postcards From Pelham Bay

• The Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group for Survivors and Caregivers will hold a meeting at Burke Rehabilitation Center (785 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains) from 6:30-8 p.m. Visit burke.org for more information.
• There will be a Veteran’s Service Agency VA Healthcare ID Sign-up at VSA (112 E. Post Road, Room 442, White Plains) from 11-3 p.m. Call 914-995-2145 for more information.
• Beth El Synagogue Center (1324 North Avenue, New Rochelle) will host Shahar Sadeh, a scholar and practitioner, who will discuss “A Land of Milk and Honey? Environment, Sustainability and Peace” at 7:30 p.m. Visit bethelnr.org/milkandhoney for more information.
• The New Rochelle Council on the Arts’ “Pop-Up Performances” will take place at the New Rochelle Train Station from 5:30-7 p.m. The concerts will run every Thursday through Aug. 25. Visit newrochellearts.org for more information.

Friday

• The Bronxville Women’s Club (135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville) will host its monthly Coffeehouse Performance at 8 p.m. The Renovators and Honor Finnegan are scheduled to perform. Visit bronxvillewomensclub.org for more information.
  

  Honor Finnegan

• Alvin & Friends Restaurant (14 Memorial Avenue, New Rochelle) will hold a Rum and Cigar Night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. There will be flights of rum from Rhum Clemente in Martinique and a seminar led by Krista Archer, a Clement North American’s Business Manager with an expertise on the rhum category. Visit alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com for more information.
• The Hoff-Barthelson Music School will host a preview of its Preschool Music and Movement Program from 10 a.m.-noon at the Scarsdale Library (54 Olmstead Road, Scarsdale). Visit hbms.org for more information.
• The New Rochelle Down To Earth Farmer’s Market will take place from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Huguenot Park/Twin Lakes. Visit http://tinyurl.com/jsbomn4 for more information.
• The New Rochelle Juneteenth Celebration will take place at the Hugh Doyle Senior Center (94 Davis Avenue) from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Caterer Esmerito Henriquez from Hubbard’s Cupboard will prepare lunch to go along with musical entertainment. Visit newrochelleny.com for more information.

Saturday

• The White Plains Historical Society will host “A Day in the Life of Colonial White Plains” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Tibbits Park on South Broadway as part of the City’s centennial celebration. There will be a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence at noon by Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk as it was read by Judge John Thomas in White Plains in July of 1776. Call 914-328-1776 for more information.
• The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park) will host “New York Path Through History Day” from noon-4 p.m. There will be free guided tours at quarter past every hour. Visit bartowpellmansionmuseum.org for more information.
• The Manor Club (1023 Esplanade, Pelham Manor) will host its Attic Treasure Tag Sale on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit themanorclubofpelham.org for more information.
• The White Plains Performing Arts Center will present “The Amazing Max”, a magic show with a mind of its own, at 2 p.m. Visit wppac.com for more information.
• The Kevin Lee Bass Scholarship Fund will hold its annual fundraiser at Alvin & Friends Restaurant (14 Memorial Highway, New Rochelle) from 6-9 p.m. There will be live music and silent auction. Visit alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com for more information.
• The Hoff-Barthelson Music School (25 School Lane, Scarsdale) will celebrate the 40^th anniversary of its flute orchestra with a 1 p.m. concert. Visit hbms.org for more information.
• ArtsWestchester (31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains) will host a discussion with artist Marcy B. Freedman entitled “Offensive: Images of Women in Media” at 5 p.m. Visit artswestchester.org for more information.
  

  Marcy Freedman

• The BID Family Market Day will take place at the New Rochelle Library (1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle) at 11 a.m. Louis Miranda is scheduled to perform. Visit nrpl.org for more information.
• The Bronxville Farmer’s Market will take place from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Stone Place and Paxton Avenue, Bronxville. Visit bronxvillefarmersmarket.com for more information.
• The New Rochelle Council on the Arts will present “Music on the Move”, a series of pop-up concerts on the back of a flatbed truck from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The truck will make stops at the Golden Horseshoe, Shoprite and Quaker Ridge Shopping Centers in Scarsdale and New Rochelle. Visit newrochellearts.org for more information.

 Sunday

• Celebrate Father’s Day at The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park) with “Take Dad Out To The Ball Game 1864” from 1-3 p.m. The New York Mutuals will play a game under 1864 rules, using balls, bats and uniforms of the era. Visit bartowpellmansionmuseum.org for more information.
  

  Take Me Out To The Ballgame

• Bicycle Sundays are back on the Bronx River Parkway. The BRP will be open to cyclists and pedestrian traffic between the County Center in White Plains and Scarsdale Road in Yonkers between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit westchestergov.com for more information.
• There will be a Father’s Day Family Concert at Turnure Park (26 Lake Street, White Plains) featuring The Showtime Dance Band at 7 p.m. Visit cityofwhiteplains.com for more information.
• There will be a Father’s Day Celebration of Songs and Stories for Children at The Thomas Paine Cottage (20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle) from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit newrochellearts.org for more information.
• Alvin & Friends Restaurant (14 Memorial Highway, New Rochelle) will host an all-day Father’s Day Family Barbeque beginning at 11:30 a.m. Visit alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com for more information.
• The Tuckahoe Farmer’s Market will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Depot Square, Tuckahoe. Visit tuckahoe.com for more information.

For information about these and other events in our area, please visit http://www.burbio.com/lists/district-88-events.