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News Publisher Performs One-Man Show In Tarrytown For Hope's Door
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- River Journal publisher Robert Bonvento will perform his one-man show, "Aging - A Bad Rap," for one performance only on Sunday, March 26, at the Tarrytown Music Hall.
Proceeds from this benefit performance will go to Hope's Door, a nonprofit organization based in Pleasantville, whose motto is Embracing Life Free From Domestic Abuse.
“Aging – a Bad Rap," written and performed by Bonvento, reflects on the lives of eight people he interviewed, ranging in ages from 6 to 103. The show melds the spoken word with music, dance, photography and videography, accor…
Horticultural 'Crown Jewel' Set To Bloom In Somers' Lasdon Park
SOMERS, N.Y. – In just a few months, nature lovers will be able to visit a tropical rainforest, without having to travel to South America, Africa or Asia, said Ted Kozlowski, manager of the Lasdon Park and Arboretum in Somers.
Ten years – and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears – in the making, the park’s new Glass House Conservatory is set to open on Saturday, June 17.
Its first exhibit, titled “The Rainforest: Tropical Treasures,” will feature, not only exotic plants and flowers, but water features and the sounds of such jungle denizens as macaws, jaguars, and poison dart frogs.
“It’s our v…