Category: Happenings

I am a featured storyteller at Pros(e) of Pie – Friday, September 8th

I am a FEATURED STORYTELLER this Friday, September 8th with Pros(e) of Pie at the Hudson Valley Writer’s Center.
The theme is “This is Where I Lost It” and the title of my story (about losing my mom) is THE PHOTO I DON’T HAVE.
DATE: Friday, September 8th
TIME: doors open 7:30, show starts at 8
LOCATION: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, which is AT Metro North’s Philipse Manor Train Station: 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow,
NY 10591.
YOU CAN GET A TICKET HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prose-of-pie-september-8-this-…
WHAT ABOUT PIE? People who attend sometimes sign up to bring homemade pie – if they do, they get in for free. Your pie will be served at the event – and, after the storytelling, people vote for their favorite pie. I know. FUN. RIGHT?

650 | From A to LGBTQ

2017 has been an exciting year for storytelling. After stalking The Moth for two years, I finally got the nerve to put my name in the hat…. and I was picked! I told a 5-minute version of Crazy Joe, which was previously published in the Westchester Review. On June 4th, I signed up for a Pros(e) of Pie open mic at Muddy Water in Tarrytown.

This coming Sunday, June 11th, I am so fortunate to have been selected as a featured reader at the 650 | Writers Read (A to LGBTQ) event at Sarah Lawrence College.

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The End of an Era

When I was a little girl, growing up in NYC, I didn’t think I was allowed in the Waldorf=Astoria. I believed that it was a place only for famous or important people. So you might imagine how surreal it was for me to work there during my career in catering and event planning from 1996-2003. This photo was taken in the Silver Corridor when I was there last week for what may have been my final visit before this grand dame closes at the end of February. Feeling ?

Happy SRIRACHA Birthday to Me

Day 5 of YoFiFest – screening of the 30 minute film SRIRACHA – yes about the hot sauce! But first come celebrate my birthday at the Sriracha inspired pre-film reception where you can sample Sriracha dishes from Alvin & Friends, Got Thyme, The Gnarly Vine and Smokehouse of Westchester while sipping on Nahmais et Fils, Yonkers Brewing Co. Beer and then finish it all off with a custard tasting from Shake Shack. Tickets are available on lineYoFiFest or at the onsite box office at 66 Main St. in Yonkers. Hope to see you tonight or tomorrow night or over the weekend – lots of great films, workshops and events. Alvin & Friends The Gnarly Vine Got Thyme The Smokehouse of NY Nahmias Et Fils Distillery Yonkers Brewing Co. Shake Shack#itsmybirthday #sriracha #ilovemovies

YoFiFest Film Festival – Sunday, October 16 through Sunday, October 23, 2016

Several New Rochelle connections…beginning with the design of this graphic by New Rochelle artist David Krinick.

YoFiFest begins this Sunday 10-16 with screenings in the Ossie Davis Theater at the NRPL.

On Thursday 10/20 three of our local eateries – Alvin & Friends – The Gnarly Vine – Got Thyme – will be on site at 66 Main Street in Yonkers serving up their Sriracha inspired dishes prior to the screening of the documentary ” Sriracha ”

On Sunday 10/23 there will be a screening of three Thanhouser shorts with accompanist Ben Model and an exhibit curated and sponsored in partnership with City Historian Barbara Davis and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts.

And so, so, so much more… Including me as the volunteer festival producer!

YoFiFest Mesh Print Studio New Rochelle Council on the Arts New Rochelle Public Library Alvin & Friends. Got Thyme The Gnarly Vine. Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc. Ben Model