Professor Suzanne Vromen passionately refutes this notion in “Debunking the Myth of Jewish Passivity During the Holocaust,” part of the Distinguished Lecturer series sponsored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center on Sunday, May 18 at 1 pm at the White Plains Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains. This event is co-sponsored with the American Society for Yad Vashem, www.yadvashemusa.org. The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. A Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Bard College, Ms. Vromen was living in Belgium when the Germans invaded the country in 1940. After a year under
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Plan to visit The Trove to view the ongoing Art Fair showcasing works created by young children. These artists are all enrolled in the Family Services of Westchester Head Start, Universal Pre-K and Prime Time classes at the Slater Center, Eastview School and Rochambeau School in White Plains. The Art Fair is now in its second year in The Trove, having begun in 2006 at the Slater Center by Head Start teacher, Pat Foendoe (Miss Pat). This year’s Fair opened on April 17 and runs through June 13. Included are 6 different displays highlighting the art techniques of artists and
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Friends of White Plains Public Library invite you to their Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 4, 2014, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Have you ever felt more ready for spring? Garden lovers unite!  Join us to hear our special guest, Marta McDowell, author, gardener, landscape designer and instructor at the New York Botanical Garden. We are thrilled to have Marta speaking on her latest book, Refreshments will be served. Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life:  The Plants and Places that Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales Marta’s book will be available for purchase.
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“The Wizard of Oz” has captured the hearts and imaginations of people all over the world for more than 100 years. Dorothy, Toto and friends are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their award winning movie in 2014. Did L. Frank Baum write a simple story for children or did he create a myth for all times? Brains, courage and heart are still necessary virtues on the journey of life in the 21st century. The Westchester Children's Museum is coming to The Trove to present two wonderful programs. Activities have been created with children in mind to explore this magical story,
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The concert will be presented on Sunday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. The Damocles Trio will perform a program of Haydn, Turina and Brahms featuring Adam Kent at the piano, Airi Yoshoika on violin and Sibylle Johner on cello. The Damocles Trio was founded in 1996 by pianist Adam Kent, violinist Airi Yoshioka, and cellist Sibylle Johner, who met in the doctoral program at The Julliard School. The trio has performed throughout the USA, appearing numerous times at Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, and completed several highly successful international tours. The trio presented a
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The New NY Bridge to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge will be under construction until 2018, but if you come into The Trove at The White Plains Public Library today, you will be treated to a sneak preview of the completed bridge. Members of the Trove's Lego Club have built a model of the new bridge, all out of Lego blocks, and proudly invite the public to view the completed project. Each month, members of The Trove's Lego Club meet to design and build their own structures using The Trove's Lego set.This past winter, the theme was bridges. As part
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The City of White Plains Youth Bureau, the Westchester Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the White Plains Public Library are pleased to present the third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show, the premier showcase for modern and contemporary African Diasporic art, on Thursday, February 27th, 6:00 p.m, at the Library. The recent Harlem Arts Show at Riverside Church in New York City attracted more than 100 Artists and 10,000 people. According to Youth Bureau Director Frank Williams, “it is our hope that the White Plains Harlem Fine Arts Show will become as successful and important to White
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On three Sunday afternoons at 2 pm, February 2, 9 and 23, the Music Conservatory of Westchester will conduct an interactive workshop and presentation by the faculty and students. Each workshop will focus on a variety of instruments and styles of music. Bring the family to learn about the strings, woodwinds, brass, drums, guitar and voice. Don't forget the piano! Come to one or come to all three weeks. Funded by the White Plains Library Foundation.
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