Groupon is having a great deal on a Yonkers Musical Theatre Summer Camp!

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The Rising Stars Performing Arts Company (headed by Laura Rizzo) has a groupon currently running through Sunday.  You can send your kid to a day camp in Yonkers for less than half of what it normally costs!

 Click here to get the groupon!

Choose from Three Options

  • $400 for a three-week summer musical-theater camp that runs from Monday, July 1 to Friday, July 19 (an $850 value)
  • $400 for a three-week summer musical-theater camp that runs from Monday, July 22 to Friday, August 9 (an $850 value)
  • $749 for both of the above sessions (a $1,700 value)

    kids-performingEach day of camp consists of lessons in dance, drama, and voice, followed by rehearsal for the session-culminating musical, during which students perform backed by a professional orchestra and the camp’s lighting, sound, and costume departments. Open to kids aged 6–18, the camps run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, with optional extended care available until 5:30 p.m. for an extra fee.

Performances are scheduled for Sat July 20th & Sunday July 21st. (1st session) and Sat August 10th & Sunday August 11th (second session)
Tickets are $12 for students and $17 for adults.

Here’s a typical camp schedule:

Daily Schedule:

9am-10am Dance Class
10am-11am Drama Class
11am-12pm Voice Class12:30-1:00pm Lunch(provided by camper)
1:00-3:30pm Rehearsal for show
3:30pm Pick Up Time
Extended Care is available from 3:30-5:30pm for an additional $10.00 per hour.

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About the Rising Stars Performing Arts Company

laura_rizzoWhen Laura Rizzo is in a room, kids usually burst out in song. As the founder of Rising Stars Performing Arts Company she has directed more than 150 kids shows nationwide and earned awards and accolades for her directing, teaching, and choreography. With a degree in drama and dance education from NYU and experience in on- and off-Broadway productions, she helps aspiring performers on their paths to the musical theater big leagues by teaching them foundational acting skills and boosting their self-confidence through rewarding performances. To achieve this, she and her team offer summer camps and classes on musical theater, dance, and acting, as well as youth productions of classic musicals, such as Annie Get Your GunGuys and Dolls13, andSweet Charity.

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Westchester NY Farmer’s Markets by Day

by adam on July 15, 2012

Please let me know if I’m missing one!

WEDNESDAY

Croton-on-Hudson Farmers Market

Market open Wednesdays, 1:30PM – 6:30PM, 05/30 – 11/21
Lot on Municipal Place – off Rt 9 exit (Map it »)

 

THURSDAY

YONKERS FARMERS MARKET

Market open Thursdays July 3-November 13, 8:00AM – 3:00PM,

Getty Square, 1 Hudson Street, Yonkers

FRIDAY

 

 New Rochelle Farmers Market

Market open Fridays, 8:00AM – 3:00PM, 05/22 – 11/16
Library Green — Huguenot & Lawton Streets (Map it »)

SATURDAY

Larchmont Farmers Market

Market open Saturdays, 8:30AM – 1:00PM, 05/26 – 12/15
Parking lot off Chatsworth Ave – enter Myrtle Blvd (Map it »)

Ossining Farmers Market

Market open Saturdays, 8:30AM – 1:00PM, 05/26 – 12/15
Parking Lot on the corner of Spring & Main Streets (Map it »)

Pleasantville Farmers Market

Market open Saturdays, 8:30AM – 1:00PM, 05/26 – 12/15
Memorial Plaza off Manville Rd. (Map it »)

Tarrytown Farmers Market

Market open Saturdays, 8:30AM – 1:00PM, 05/26 – 11/17
Patriot’s Park on N. Broadway (Rt. 9) (Map it »)

SUNDAY

Rye Farmers Market

Market open Sundays, 8:30AM – 2:00PM, 05/27 – 12/16
Parking lot behind Purchase St. stores (Map it »)

Riverdale Y Farmers Market

Market open Sundays,9AM – 2:00PM, 06/13 – 11/11
MS/HS 141 on Independence Avenue and West 237th Street, Bronx NY

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Ballet Verite

Ballet Verite will perform the Levi HaLevi Memorial Concert on Sunday April 15 at 7 pm. Reception to follow.

My brother Seth and his wife Sara have a ballet company,  Ballet Vérité .

I’ve written about Ballet Verite projects before.

They are putting together an exciting evening of dance as a way to commemorate  Levi HaLevi, Sara’s dad, who recently passed away.

Levi was a great guy and was supportive of both Seth and Sara in their pursuit of art.

The evening will be held at MMAC, the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (248 West 60th Street)  on Sunday, April 15th, 7 p.m.

The show features original choreography by Seth Gertsacov and stars a number of truly wonderful and accomplished dancers, including Amar Ramasar, Principal, New York City Ballet; Anna Liceica, former Soloist, American Ballet Theatre ; Leyland Simmons, Principal, Ballet Noir; Katie Moorhead, Principal, American Repertory Ballet; Giorgia Bovo, Soloist, Rebecca Kelly Ballet; DeVon Doane, Dance Theatre of Harlem; Gary Jeter, Complexions; Emily Wagner, Armitage Gone! Dance; and Michaela DePrince, star of the upcoming film,”First Position,” with live music by Remy de Laroque.

Tickets are $50 for general admission.  $20 student/dancer tickets will be available at the door.  A reception will follow.

For tickets, go to http://www.balletverite.com

 

And here’s the trailer of the film First Position.  Looks great! More information about the movie itself at

http://www.balletdocumentary.com

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First Snow of the Season!

by adam October 29, 2011

Tweet It’s still October, and it’s snowing! Time to dig out the winter coat, find my hat, and curse myself for not buying a SnowBlower this year! Here’s a little video:  

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I asked Siri to tell me a story….

by adam October 26, 2011

Tweet I asked Siri, my (and everyone else’s)  iphone 4s personal assistant to tell me a story. (I’m sorry for the weird quality of the photographs, I saved them via Photo Booth and then reversed the horizontal.  Apparently you can catch a screen shot, but when I tried, my Siri screen went away.) Here’s the [...]

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Recipe for Chicken Fetteh

by adam October 23, 2011

Tweet I had this great dish at the Lebanese Taberna in Silver Spring MD yesterday.  Both Stephanie and I loved it.  Went looking for recipes, and found a great one on Chowhound. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/270971 wow, you’re in luck. i never knew what this dish was called, but it was a favorite in our house. my mom [...]

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Riverdale Arts Festival October 23

by adam October 7, 2011

Tweet       I’ll be performing  artistic antics on the street at the      Riverdale Arts Festival on Sunday October 23. There will also be lots of great local musicians, artists, foods, crafts, and lots of other stuff. Please check it out if you can!

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Benefit for the Harlem School of the Arts August 19 at 7 & 8:15 pm

by adam August 11, 2011

Tweet My brother and his wife are producing this event. (and my brother is choreographing some of the dances also) If you want to see an all-star cast of amazing ballet dancers, and have your money go to a great cause, check it out. Tickets are available at http://www.balletverite.com It’s $100 for each program, $250 [...]

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Our 15 minutes of fame are almost up!

by adam April 28, 2011

Tweet Remarkably, the NY Times decided to revisit my marriage and write ANOTHER article about us and how we are progressing three years later.  (We had a VOWS article 3 years ago) I know, I know, it’s a little much, but how could we say no? The article will appear in print on Sunday May [...]

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Chuck Lesnick announces candidacy for Mayor

by adam April 27, 2011

Tweet Chuck Lesnick, who has been a Democratic leader on City Council during at least the last two terms of Republican Phil Amicone‘s mayorships, has announced that he will be running for Mayor.  This doesn’t come as a surprise to nearly anyone. Chuck is a good guy (I’ve met him a couple of times and [...]

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Parks & Recreation “Vegan Bacon”

by adam April 24, 2011

Tweet A Hilarious clip from the character Ron Swanson who visits a “Whole Foods”- like establishment for the first time. This character consistently makes me laugh.

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School Project: A Bun in the Oven

by adam April 23, 2011

Tweet   This is kind of an amazing school project– a 17 year old girl with straight A’s FAKED a pregnancy for 6 months to study how lies, rumors, and innuendoes travel around the school.  It’s a mind-boggling idea, considering that most girls at this age are so peer-pressured that they are actually GETTING pregnant [...]

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The Complete Adventures of Little Bear

by adam April 21, 2011

Tweet We are on a school break this week, which means that each day’s adventure is the title of every Curious George book concatenated together:  LITTLE BEAR GOES TO THE PLAYGROUND, LITTLE BEAR RIDES A TRAIN, LITTLE BEAR GOES TO A MARKET, LITTLE BEAR GOES TO THE CIRCUS, etc. etc.  I’m wearing my yellow hat, [...]

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Please Fence Us In!

by adam April 9, 2011

Tweet We’re researching fences right now.  Our current fence is probably 70 years old, and bent in all the wrong places.  A new fence and some tasteful landscaping would really change the curb appeal of our house. The downside is we have a huge area that needs to be fenced because we’re on a corner [...]

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3 years and counting!

by adam April 5, 2011

Tweet   3 years ago we tied the knot!  It seems both like it just happened and that it’s been much longer (but in a good way) A lot has happened since then– baby, change of jobs twice, my mom passing away, and lots of other stuff too.  But the plusses far outweigh the negatives. [...]

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