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It's Time for Sculpture Boot Camp, Kids

Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:53

Pink Boots by Bret Reilly

Summer camp possibilities just got a lot more interesting. Midland art teacher Bret Reilly, who stirs up creative excitement with every endeavor —the Annual Student Art Exhibition, a red carpet event now in its third year, and the Midland Art Club, an immensely popular after-school art program that keeps rising artists busy four days a week — is extending the school year. He’s offering sculpture boot camp this summer at Wainwright House.

Along for the Rye’d

Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:55

My Paper Piles (or Why I Still Haven’t Registered My Kids for Camp)

I’ve never really been one for spring-cleaning. Spring seems like such an arbitrary time to organize your life, clean your closets, and generally get your house together. I mean we’ve usually just come off of three months of shut-in weather, so if I haven’t done it by March 21st, it’s just not going to happen.

AT THE MOVIES

Wednesday, 07 March 2012 15:19

As one of Paul Rudd’s biggest fans, I felt compelled to write him after seeing his latest venture, “Wanderlust”, over the weekend.

Art Beat: Renoir Revisited

Monday, 27 February 2012 15:46

Visiting the Frick Collection is the equivalent of sitting down with a friend over a pot of Earl Grey tea. It is a calming, civilized, and elegant experience and you depart with a renewed sense of faith in the beauty in the world.

At the Movies: “This Means War” Settles for Small Victories

Monday, 27 February 2012 15:25

There is a scene halfway through “This Means War”, which opened in just about every theater in America last Friday, in which two characters play paint-ball. During a break in the action, one character, having trouble with her gun, inadvertently points it at one of the male character’s more sensitive physical regions.

Senior Strokes

Monday, 27 February 2012 15:23

There’s no age limit on artistic creativity. Just stop by the Rye Free Reading Room, where the second public show of artwork by Osborn residents is on view until the end of the month.

The Local Art Scene: American Vanguards at the Neuberger

Monday, 13 February 2012 10:51

An important period in the development of American Modernism is the focus of the new show at the Neuberger Museum, “American Vanguards: Graham, Davis, Gorky, de Kooning and Their Circle, 1927-1942”. It covers the years just before the appearance of Abstract Impressionism.

At the Movies: A Common Cause Leads to a “Big Miracle”

Monday, 13 February 2012 10:46

In the fall of 1988, Americans were captivated by the story of a family of gray whales, trapped in ice near the Arctic Circle. A nation of animal lovers waited with baited breath for daily reports, while a diverse team of rescuers worked tirelessly to free the whales from rapidly forming ice. At least, that’s what the makers of “Big Miracle,” a new family film that will appeal to all ages, would have us believe.

Rye Writes: What Happens When a Loved One Dies?

Friday, 10 February 2012 14:33

Susanne Macke, a native of Munich, Germany and certified Kinesiology practitioner, says that grief caused by a loved one’s death is not a disease, and that there is no “magic pill” to heal us. And for parents, there is sometimes no greater challenge than broaching the subject with their children.

Grooving on Valentine’s Day: Jazz Vocalist Cyrille Aimée at Birdland

Friday, 10 February 2012 14:24

Imagine a voice that combines the improvisational artistry of Ella Fitzgerald, the bluesy edginess of Billie Holiday, and the exotic sensuality of Eartha Kitt. That’s the voice of Cyrille Aimée, 27, a rising star in the galaxy of jazz vocalists, who draws on her Euro-Latin roots to produce an unmistakable singing style.

At the Movies: “Extremely Loud” Is Sometimes a Big Snooze

Friday, 27 January 2012 15:55

I’m always curious to see any movie that involves 9/11. Movies about that tragic day raise interesting questions and provoke conversation.

Figure-Inspired Pottery

Friday, 27 January 2012 15:52

Next month the Clay Art Center in Port Chester presents “Figure It Out”, a national invitational exhibition featuring functional and decorative works inspired by the human form. The show, curated by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, runs February 18 through March 31. The opening reception is February 18 from 6-8 p.m.

How Do You Get to Benzinger Hall?

Friday, 27 January 2012 15:49

The Manhattanville College Music Department is looking for instrumentalists to join the College Community Orchestra. Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings, 7:30-10 p.m. in the East Room, Benzinger Hall. Qualified musicians interested in auditioning should contact Christopher Hisey, Orchestra Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

At the Movies: Silence Is Golden in “The Artist”

Friday, 13 January 2012 10:03

“The Artist” is a unique film, a tribute to the silent film era, as well as a subtle commentary on the contemporary film industry that has traded silence for explosions and drama for celebrity gossip.

The Much Maligned Fruitcake Gets Its Revenge

Friday, 13 January 2012 10:01

I love fruitcakes. My mother, born in Mobile, Alabama in 1922, has been making great fruitcakes since she was a teenager. Every Christmas that I can remember, Mom would bake up a batch. Her recipe: plenty of sugar, butter, fresh coconut, fruit soaked in bourbon, and nuts. Rich, moist, ridiculously sweet, with the tang of booze, Mom’s fruitcakes were the best part of Christmas.

Hadouken! Rye High Grad Releases Street Fighter IV Documentary

Friday, 13 January 2012 09:57

If you thought the East Coast/West Coast rivalry was solely the territory of Biggie and Tupac, you’d be sadly mistaken. Although the late rappers made the beef famous, a Rye High School graduate is shedding new light on the feud as it relates to gamers.

The Final Chapter on Rye’s 30 Book Clubs

Friday, 16 December 2011 13:22

Book selection tends to be a democratic process for most clubs. A few let one or two members do the selecting, but most work it out among the whole group, usually at the end of a meeting.

Green Light for Freedom at Redlight Studios

Friday, 16 December 2011 13:20

There’s a new hub of musical creativity in Port Chester, where two key elements have come together for a sonic success.

At the Movies -- “Hugo:” An Old Master Comes Home

Friday, 16 December 2011 13:17

The opening shots of “Hugo” introduce our hero, a young orphan who secretly lives and works in a Parisian rail station. From behind the huge rail station clock, his young eyes watch the hustle and bustle of the station’s inhabitants. It brings to mind the opening of “Taxi Driver,” another film by Martin Scorsese, which opens with the eyes of cabbie-turned-assassin Travis Bickle. But that’s where the similarities between the two films end.

At the Movies: The Holiday Round-Up

Tuesday, 06 December 2011 11:48

The December movie season used to be about one thing and one thing only: Oscars. Traditionally, the major studios wait until the last month of the year to trot out their serious movies with high-profile directors and actors in the hopes that these films will be fresh in the minds of Academy members, who have to submit their selections for nominations in January.