‘Remedy’ Portrays the Healing Power of Art; River Roadhouse’s Last Night

 

(Laura Splans Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft – Photo courtesy ArtsWestchester)

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman:?Remedy Portrays the Healing Power of Art; River Roadhouses Last Night; Support-A-Walk For Breast Cancer; MORE.

1.)?ArtsWestchesters fall exhibition?explores art as a method of healing and humankinds attempts to ameliorate societys modern ailments.?Remedy, sponsored by Westchester Medical Center, will host it’s opening reception at the ArtsExchange in White Plains on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 4 p.m.

From our growing biotech industry, to booming world-class hospitals, Westchester is at the center of the evolution of medical treatments. Artists play a critical role in the healing process, said Janet Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester.

You only have to look as far as our local hospitals, which are bringing artwork into treatment centers, hiring art therapists to work with patients and turning those green hospital walls into more attractive canvases to see that the medical profession has embraced the restorative power of the arts.

 

The exhibit will be up through Jan. 14, 2017.? Admission is free to the public and docent tours of the exhibit are available to the public and for private groups with a suggested per person donation.

ArtsWestchester gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The following artists and organizations are featured in Remedy:

• Jacqueline Lorieo of Yonkers
• Jenna Morello of Brooklyn
• Damali Abrams of New York City
• Pamella R. Allen of Brooklyn
• Dianne Aronianof Yorktown Heights
• Paul Clay of New York City
• Matthew Cox of Philadelphia
• EyeWriter.org based in Los Angeles
• Richard Falco of North Salem
• Peter Konsterlie of Bridgeport, Conn.
• Annie Lopez of Phoenix, Arizona
• Christopher Payne of New York City
• Carol Pfeffer of Irvington
• Eric Rhein of New York City
• Laura Splan of Brooklyn
• Samantha Yergo of Mamaroneck

“Works like Brooklyn-based Laura Splans Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft blend humor and craft with the tools of modern medicine to provoke questions about what can provide comfort in times of physical or mental distress,” ArtsWestchester says. “Splans soft sculptures, made through the tedious and time-consuming process of latch hooking, transform these commonly prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants into cozy, domestic objects. The oversized pill-ows provide a different kind of comfort than their prescription counterparts.”

ArtsWestchester will host a Healing Drum Circle on Sat., Oct 22^nd at 1p.m. as a part of their series of free Gallery events in conjunction with the new Remedy exhibition. Get the details below:

2.) Tonight will be bitter sweet for Westchester residents as Hastings-on-Hudson?says goodbye to one of its favorite dives, the River Roadhouse. The bar, owned by Bill and Nancy Calderbank, has been a haven for townies, musicians and everybody else you can think for years. It?holds a very special place in our?hearts.

 

Join us tonight for the River Roadhouse’s last night at 533 Warburton Ave. in Hastings-on-Hudson,”A Dive bar where bartenders are easygoing, unique venues always showing, the whisky is always flowing, regulars always glowing and a place worth knowing,” according to BarTrove.

While we choke up when thinking about having to say goodbye, however, tonight… we PARTY!

There’s going to be a lot of emotions, so it will probably look something like this:

Thank you to Bill, Nancy, Renee and everyone else who made the “Roadie” such a welcoming fun place that is filled with love. We are so glad to know all of you.?We love you River Roadhouse.

 

3.) You still have time to join thousands who will walk in?Support Connections Annual Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer at FDR State Park, 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY on Sunday, Oct. 2.

The Support-A-Walk was founded by local residents to bring attention to the needs of people affected by breast and ovarian cancer and funds?Support Connections free support programs and services for those living with these diseases.

Participants complete a 3-mile walk, often in honor of loved ones and those who are affected by breast and ovarian cancer. The event starts?at 9 am pre-walk activities include music, welcoming remarks, complimentary Team Photos, face painting and characters for the children, plus warm-up and stretching to music led by staff from Club Fit. The walks begins at 10 a.m.

?For more about the Support-A-Walk, or to make a donation, visit www.supportconnection.org or call 914-962-6402.

 

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