This Week's White Plains Area Events

White Plains NY

16 August, 2021

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WHITE PLAINS, NY — Looking for things to do in the White Plains area? Below, we've included some of this week's top events from White Plains. See what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Want to add an upcoming event? Whether you're planning a speaker series, a talent show, or a magic show, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this week's events throughout White Plains: STEAMy Summer Days: Intro to Programming using JavaScript When: Monday, August 16th at 1:30 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Monday, August 16 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PMThe CodeHS Introduction to Programming with Karel the Dog course teaches students the basics of programming in JavaScript. Students learn JavaScript commands, functions, and control struct... Learn More Crafts on the Deck (Rain date Thursday) When: Monday, August 16th at 4:00 p.m. Where: North White Plains Library What: Event listing from North White Plains Library: Monday and August 16 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMJoin us to make specials crafts outside on the deck.  We have a canopy and tables. Some crafts require registration.  Check the calendar for specifics. Learn More Design Review Board - City of White Plains Meetings When: Monday, August 16th at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of White Plains Meetings What: Event listing from City of White Plains Meetings: Monday and August 16 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMhttp://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/calendar.aspx?EID=3090 Learn More Ridge Hill Movies on the Lawn When: Monday, August 16th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 1 Ridge Hill Boulevard What: Ridge Hill is excited to announce that they are bringing back "Movies on the Lawn," which will include outdoor free films, food trucks, and outdoor games for all ages. This weekly movie showing will occur only on Mondays and will start at sunset. Ridge Hill is offering an exte... Learn More Featured Event: Bet Am Shalom Synagogue - SUMMER BBQ & MEET AND GREET When: Tuesday, August 17th at 6:00 p.m. What: Bet Am Shalom Synagogue - SUMMER BBQ & MEET AND GREETRegistration Required byThursday, August 12 Join us to welcome our new Director of Family Education and Engagement, Lisa Jacobs! Learn about Torah La'am, our Jewish Education Program.  BBQ dinner, snacks, sangria and des... Learn More Featured Event: Bet Am Shalom Synagogue - SUMMER BBQ & MEET AND GREET (Ellen Cutler) Virtual Tech Help (Afternoon) - White Plains Public Library When: Tuesday, August 17th at 2:00 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Tuesday, August 17 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PMNeed help with a general computer issue or have questions about a particular piece of technology? Ask Digital Media Specialist Austin Olney in this virtual assistance program. Whether a b... Learn More TaleWise presents: Aliens: Escape from Earth (Gr K-8) When: Tuesday, August 17th at 3:30 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Tuesday, August 17 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PMTaleWise presents fun, interactive programs with humor, animation, STEAM activities and learning. ALIENS: ESCAPE FROM EARTH! Buckle up for an action-packed, out-of-this-world science adv... Learn More Clean River Project - Westchester County Parks Events When: Tuesday, August 17th at 3:30 p.m. Where: Westchester County Parks Events What: Event listing from Westchester County Parks Events: Tuesday, August 17 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PMThis program addresses floatable trash one of the three major water-quality issues in the Bronx River. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Hosted by the Westchester ... Learn More Planning Board Meeting - City of White Plains Meetings When: Tuesday, August 17th at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of White Plains Meetings What: Event listing from City of White Plains Meetings: Tuesday, August 17 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PMhttp://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/calendar.aspx?EID=2262 Learn More Refugee Resettlement/ICNAW Leadership When: Tuesday, August 17th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation What: Event listing from Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation: Tuesday, August 17 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PMContact: Jane Dixon To join: *Login: https://zoom.us/j/3369562210?pwd=c21oYkVjczF3Vk9UcVRSWkVILzdPZz09  *Phone (audio only): 929-436-2866   *Meeting: 336 956 2210... Learn More American Red Cross Blood Drive: Auditorium When: Wednesday, August 18th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Archbishop Stepinac High School What: Event listing from Archbishop Stepinac High School: Wednesday, August 18 (all day) Learn More Transportation Commission Meeting - City of White Plains Meetings When: Wednesday, August 18th at 8:30 a.m. Where: City of White Plains Meetings What: Event listing from City of White Plains Meetings: Wednesday, August 18 from 8:30 AM to 11:59 PMhttp://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/calendar.aspx?EID=2974 Learn More Zoom Tips and Tricks (Digital Learning) When: Wednesday, August 18th at 10:30 a.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Wednesday, August 18 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AMParticipants of this session will learn tips and tricks for attending (and hosting) Zoom events. Beginners are encouraged, all are welcome. http://whiteplainslibrary.evanced.info/even... Learn More Cancer Support Team - Summer Lunch & Learn When: Wednesday, August 18th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Nonprofit Westchester What: Register Here: https://npwestchester.org/even... Learn More Let's Get Social Skills Group When: Wednesday, August 18th at 1:00 p.m. Where: 10 County Center Rd What: WESTCHESTER INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER'S PEER INTEGRATED PROGRAM INVITES YOUR TEEN OR YOUNG ADULT TO JOIN OUR LET'S GET SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP. AGES 18-26 Come take advantage of this interactive virtual social skills group. The group will focus on how to connect with peers and ... Learn More Tails, Tales, and Tunes Concert (families) (virtual backup location) When: Wednesday, August 18th at 2:00 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Wednesday, August 18 from 2:00 PM to 3:15 PMBackup virtual location in case of bad weather or other reasons should the live in-person concert on the Library Plaza be unable to take place. Join us for a whimsical and interactive m... Learn More English Conversation Group - White Plains Public Library When: Wednesday, August 18th at 2:00 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Wednesday, August 18 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PMESL speakers, come practice your English conversation skills in this fun, supportive virtual setting! Feel free to bring your own conversation topics. http://whiteplainslibrary.evanced.... Learn More Will Parker's Tails, Tales, and Tunes Concert (families) (Library Plaza) When: Wednesday, August 18th at 2:00 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Wednesday, August 18 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PMJoin us for a whimsical and interactive musical performance by Will Parker. He plays guitar, harmonica and sings original songs for kids of all ages. Come ready to sing-a-long, dance, h... Learn More Art Series with Prof. Valerie Franco - The Glasgow Girls Via Zoom When: Wednesday, August 18th at 7:00 p.m. Where: North White Plains Library What: Event listing from North White Plains Library: Wednesday, August 18 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMJoinProfValFranco for a look at the women in Scotland's art world at the turn of the century who were the movers & shakers of their time! Alone or in groups, with very varied styles,... Learn More Football Media Day: Auditorium - Archbishop Stepinac High School When: Thursday, August 19th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Archbishop Stepinac High School What: Event listing from Archbishop Stepinac High School: Thursday, August 19 (all day) Learn More Mobile Shredder is coming to Dobbs Ferry When: Thursday, August 19th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Westchester County Mobile Shredder What: Event listing from Westchester County Mobile Shredder: Thursday, August 19 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMOut of an abundance of caution and in light of COVID-19 we have implemented new  safety guidelines  for our public shredder events in order to ensure the health and safety of res... Learn More Painting and Mulching - Westchester County Parks Events When: Thursday, August 19th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Westchester County Parks Events What: Event listing from Westchester County Parks Events: Thursday, August 19 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PMVolunteers will weed and mulch the Sugar Shack.  No experience nessesary.  All supplies will be provided but please bring your own water.  Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can... Learn More Turtle Dance Music Show: Wally & the Water Cycle (ages 2-6, families) When: Thursday, August 19th at 11:00 a.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Thursday, August 19 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PMJoin Turtle Dance Music for an AWESOME Music, Bubble and Comedy Show! Each song is accompanied by hands-on, visual, and sensory experiences designed to help kids learn and have fun at ... Learn More PERFORMING FAMILIES feat. THE MAYOR FOUR AND THE PTAH-SHABAZZ WISDRUM ORCHESTRA When: Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. Where: ArtsWestchester What: Event listing from ArtsWestchester: Thursday, August 19 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMCelebrate the bonds of music and dance with two family ensembles as they explore the connections between kinship, tradition and the arts. This program brings together Columbian jazz pianist Pablo Ma... Learn More Summer Reading 2021 Ends Today - White Plains Public Library When: Friday, August 20th at 12:00 a.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Friday, August 20 (all day)Today is the last day to log your reading online with ReadSquared. http://whiteplainslibrary.evanced.info/eventsignup.asp?ID=78253 Learn More Outdoor Concert with the Polancos - White Plains Public Library When: Friday, August 20th at 5:00 p.m. Where: White Plains Public Library What: Event listing from White Plains Public Library: Friday, August 20 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMDennis Polanco and his children, Ivan and Zaida, will be performing original music and cover songs for everyone to enjoy.=0D=0AAttendees are expected to socially distance themselves from o... Learn More Friday Night Film with Prof. Valerie Franco. via Zoom "How About Adolf" When: Friday, August 20th at 7:00 p.m. Where: North White Plains Library What: Event listing from North White Plains Library: Friday, August 20 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMHow About AdolfJoin Prof. Val Franco for an exploration of this breakout film that was a blockbuster in Germany. When the family black sheep shares his choice of name for his future child a... Learn More Screenings Under the Stars: "Forrest Gump" When: Friday, August 20th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Westchester County Parks Events What: Event listing from Westchester County Parks Events: Friday, August 20 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM(PG-13: 1994). Registration and fee required. For more information or to buy tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/screenings-2021.    Tickets go on sale Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. Learn More Joey G's Nyack Food Tours When: Saturday, August 21st at 11:30 a.m. Where: 48 Burd St What: Joey G's Nyack Food Tours are all about getting people together for some physical movement in the fresh air, fun and easy conversation, unexpected learning opportunities, and trying new and familiar foods. I am so excited to show you around the beloved village of Nyack and its... Learn More Featured Event: Joey G's Nyack Food Tours (Joseph Garreffa) A Sense of Place When: Saturday, August 21st at 10:30 a.m. Where: Heather Gaudio Fine Art What: HEATHER GAUDIO FINE ART is pleased to present "A Sense of Place," featuring new works by Tegan Brozyna Roberts, Simona Prives and Viviane Rombaldi Seppey. The show will open August 14th and run through September 25th. Memory, geography and cultural experiences are underlying t... Learn More Mobile Shredder is coming to Mount Vernon When: Saturday, August 21st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Westchester County Mobile Shredder What: Event listing from Westchester County Mobile Shredder: Saturday, August 21 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PMOut of an abundance of caution and in light of COVID-19 we have implemented new  safety guidelines  for our public shredder events in order to ensure the health and safety of res... Learn More PERFORMING FAMILIES feat. INTI ANDINO AND MARIACHI SOL MIXTECO When: Saturday, August 21st at 5:30 p.m. Where: ArtsWestchester What: Event listing from ArtsWestchester: Saturday, August 21 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PMCelebrate the bonds of music and dance with two family ensembles as they explore the connections between kinship, tradition and the arts. This program brings together the Ecuadorian family band Inti... Learn More Featured Event: Nyack Famous Street Fair When: Sunday, August 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: Downtown Nyack What: We are back in picturesque Nyack with the Nyack Famous Street Fair. Once again Broadway and Main Street will be filled with exhibitors with arts, crafts, retail items, unique gifts and home goods.  All kinds of festival foods will be available as well as Nyack's outdoor cafes ... Learn More Featured Event: Nyack Famous Street Fair (Pat Tita) Naturalist Hike - Westchester County Parks Events When: Sunday, August 22nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Westchester County Parks Events What: Event listing from Westchester County Parks Events: Sunday, August 22 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AMTake a hike with the  Village of Croton-on-Hudson Historian Marc Cheshire and learn about Croton Point's History. You will learn about the mystery of Croton Point's Haunted Hollow and... Learn More Check out more local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the White Plains Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.