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In this issue:
Captain Merritt's Hill House Tour
Celebrate Mount Kisco!
Riverkeeper's Shadfest
Westchester Children's Museum
Well, the lights and water are finally back on chez
Menzies and we're showered, happy and back at
work. There were a few items I just couldn't let go of
this week, so despite the late hour, check out some of
these great events going on (TOMORROW) and enjoy
the chance
to get out of the house-- rain or shine! I know I will as
we have all been 'camping' at the house together for
the last few days and might just have spent enough
family time together this week...
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Captain Merritt's Hill House Tour
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JUNE 8th CAPTAIN MERRITT'S
HILL TOUR OF HOMES USHERS VISITORS INTO
HISTORIC MOUNT KISCO RESIDENCES!
~ Famous "American Girl" Victorian Among the
Featured Homes ~ The third annual Captain Merritt's Hill Historic
Homes
Tour showcases the distinctive architecture and
interior décor of Mount Kisco's stately
Colonial and Victorian style homes, all within the
village's charming Captain Merritt's Hill area.
This year's collection includes seven new-to-the-tour
homes, which will be on display from
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 8th. With the
winning combination of distinctive
architecture and beautifully decorated interiors, the
unique walking tour of homes will once
again welcome hundreds of visitors to this turn-of-the-
20th-century gem of a neighborhood in
the heart of Mount Kisco, New York.
A highlight of the tour will be the elegant 1877
Second
Empire Italianate Victorian on Route
133 that is featured in the American Girl books. With
its picture perfect façade and distinctive
mansard roof, young girls recognize this majestic
Victorian as home to American Girl
"Samantha." In the series, Samantha Parkington is an
orphan who lives with her wealthy
grandmother in Mount Bedford, New York in the early
1900s. This landmark residence was
also made famous in the Academy Award-nominated
movie Ragtime which starred James
Cagney in his last feature film performance.
The Tour's showcased homes, most built in the
early
1900s, range from classic English Tudors
to charming Colonials to gingerbread-frilled
Victorians. These graceful residences boast period
details such as towers, turrets and wrap-around
porches, bay windows, gingerbread and
bric-a-brac, beamed ceilings, carved oak woodwork,
plaster
(cove) moldings, inlaid floors, and stained
glass. Each different in style, the featured homes
display stunning examples of enduring
craftsmanship not generally found in modern
construction.
"It's exciting to showcase such beautiful and
historically significant homes right here in our
own back yard," said event co-chair and Captain
Merritt's Hill resident Jane Balter. "It's a
unique opportunity to see the living space and decor
of these stately old homes that we've
admired for years from the curb."
In addition to showcasing six of the area's most
distinctive residences, the event includes a
breakfast, a goody bag for each participant, and a
fabulously popular raffle open to the
community at large. Event proceeds will benefit the
Mount Kisco Elementary School
Association, a non-profit organization that provides
extra-curricular enrichment to the public
school's 500 students.
"We're pleased to be able to benefit the Mount
Kisco
Elementary School's dynamic student
enrichment program," said event co-chair Janet
Deane, who is also a Mount Kisco Elementary
School Association fundraising chair. "Our proceeds
provide arts and cultural performances,
science assemblies and author visits that enhance
the school curriculum."
The community's participating event sponsors
include
Bedford Magazine, Century 21 Country
Living, Clean Ridge Soap Company, Country Willow,
Desires by Mikolay Jewelers, Family
Facts, The Flying Pig Cafe, Griffin's Landscaping,
Hollow Brook Golf Club, Minuteman Press,
PepsiCo, Premier Martial Arts, The Pulse Performing
Arts Studio, Saw Mill Club, Westchester
Magazine and Whirly Girls.
Tickets, which include the tour and a light
breakfast,
are available for advance sale at $40 and
may be purchased at Century 21 Country Living at 291
Main Street in Mount Kisco (914-666-0777). Tickets
may be purchased the day of the event
for $45. Please call 914-244-8564 for
further details. Registration and raffle forms can also
be downloaded at www.mkesa.org or
by
emailing JanetDeane@aol.com.
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iNTOWN's Quest for the Best Celebrates Mount Kisco
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iNTOWN Magazine's Quest for the Best will celebrate
Mount Kisco as The Best Family Town in Westchester,
on Sunday, May 20, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. in
Shopper's Park (between Main Street and South
Moger Avenue), Mount Kisco.
The fun-filled Mount Kisco Day celebration will
culminate with the Quest for the Best Grand Prize
Drawing of a 2007 Honda Odyssey (worth up to
$37,000) courtesy of Brewster Honda. The First Prize
is a $2,000 Best Buy gift card. At 3:45 p.m., a drawing
for the prizes will be held from all the correct entries
received in iNTOWN's Quest for the Best Family Town
in Westchester Contest.
Schedule for the day:
11:00 a.m.-- Baking contest entries and recipes
due; music kicks-off the day
12:30 p.m.-- Dedication Ceremony
1:00 p.m. -- Mom-Calling Contest
1:30 p.m.-- Three-legged father/child race
2:00 p.m.-- Tug-of-War for students and staff of
Mount Kisco Elementary and West Patent Elementary
3:00 p.m.-- Mount Kisco Volunteer Fire
Department Bucket Brigade Tournament
3:30 p.m.-- Judging for window painting contest;
winners announced. Judging for baking contest;
winners announced
3:45 p.m.-- Car Winner Announcement
All Day:
View Window Painting by Mount Kisco children
Visit the Petting Zoo
Free Medical Screenings from Northern
Westchester Hospital Center
Child Safety finger printing, sponsored by the
Mount Kisco Police Department and the Masons
Kids can explore an ambulance, police car and
fire truck
Travel through Mount Kisco's history in Village
Hall
Meet Westchester County Police Department's
horses
Enjoy music and dance by local schools, dance
academies and musicians
Savor the Flavors of Mount Kisco featuring the
Village's best restaurants and bakeries, including:
Spinelli's Restaurant & Pizzeria, Connie's Bakery &
General Store, Conte's Fish Market, Flying Pig on
Lexington, Danielle's Chocolatier, Passage to India,
Bellizzi, Ladle of Love, Basilico Pizza Pasta &
Gourmet, The Tuscan Oven, Edible Arrangements,
Jennifer's Kitchen & Catering.
Sponsors include The Saw Mill Club; Diamond
Industries; Commerce Bank; Boys and Girls Club of
Northern Westchester; Connie's Bakery & General
Store; Applebee's; On the One; Accel Printing &
Graphics; Friendly's Ice Cream Shop; HSBC Bank;
Black Belt Tae Kwan Do Center; Bostick, Murphy &
Co.; Curtis Instruments; The Hack Agency, Inc.;
Karafin School; Limited Unlimited Jewelers; Little
Blessings Children's Center; Little Garden
Pre-School; Mindful Moves Pilates Center; Mount
Kisco Veterinary Clinic.
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Shadfest!
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SUNDAY, May 20th-- join in the fun at
Riverkeeper's 18th
Annual Shad Festival & Hudson River Celebration
The American shad and its "lilac run" upstream
will be celebrated at Riverkeeper's 18th Annual Shad
Festival and Hudson River Celebration on May 20.
Each year when the lilacs bloom, the shad, whose
Latin name means "fish most delicious", make a
150-mile run from the ocean up the Hudson to spawn
in fresh waters north of Albany.
American shad was once one of the most
abundant fish in the Hudson River, but
over-fishing in the early 1900s reduced their
population. With industrialization came the dumping
of waste into the Hudson, and from the 1940s to
1970s, General Electric discharged toxic
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the river. The
once thriving commercial fishing industry was
destroyed. Only after 1972 when the Clean Water Act
was passed, did the river start to recover.
Riverkeeper, the environmental nonprofit
whose mission is to protect the Hudson River, has
been bringing polluters to justice since 1983, so today
the Hudson is cleaner than it has been in decades.
Riverkeeper's Shad Fest will take place
Sunday, May 20 from 12 to 5pm (rain or shine) at
historic Boscobel Restoration, 1601 Route 9D in
Garrison. No pets or smoking allowed. Activities
include a falconry show, a Native American dance
troupe, boat building, kayaking lessons, fly fishing,
yoga for children, puppet shows, storytelling,
harnessed tree climbing, environmental education
and live music. The Shad Fest will feature shad and
shad roe tastings, and delicious gourmet fare with
fresh organic foods provided by Whole Foods and
prepared by Mt. Kisco Seafood. Admission is $75 for
adults, $25 for children ages 9-12, and free for kids 8
and under. Everything is included in the price.
Proceeds from the Shad Fest support Riverkeeper's
programs to protect the Hudson and the watershed
areas.
For tickets and more information, call
1-800-21-RIVER x 231 or visit
www.riverkeeper.org.
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Join us for an innovative walk-a-thon designed for
children and families. Participants will discover
interactive "Exploration Stations" modeled after future
exhibits at the museum as they complete a gentle
one-mile journey.
There will be refreshments, entertainment by "The
Bossy Frog Band" and "Constant Wonder,"
give-a-ways, and more! The whole family can get
involved as they exercise and experiment together.
We're asking each Explorer Family to raise $200
for the WCM-- that's just 10 friends donating $20 for a
great cause! There will be t-shirts and prizes for those
who raise the most money. So come on and "Leap In"
and discover what the Westchester Children's
Museum will have to offer.
WCM Office, 50 Main St, Suite 205, White Plains,
NY 10606. T: 914.421.5050, F: 914.421.5052, email:
volunteer@discoverwcm.org.
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