4 • THE HARRISON REPORT • June 24, 2011

CommunityBRIEFS

Girl and Boy Scout registration
Harrison Girl Scouts is currently taking
registrations for girls and adults for the 2011
- 2012 scouting year. For more information,
contact girlscouts.harrison@gmail.com, orcall (914) 630-2827.
Harrison Cub Scouts Pack 6 is currently taking registrations for boys entering ﬁrst throughﬁfth grade as of September 2011. For more information, contact cubscouts.harrison@gmail.
com, or call (914) 630-2827.
“Beneath the Surface”
The Harrison Council for the Arts presents“Beneath the Surface: An Exploration ofColor on Ceramic Tile” by Judith Weber atthe Harrison Public Library, Bruce Avenue,
June 6 –July 7, with an opening reception
June 11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Weber is a co-founder, developer and managing partner of Media Loft, a 33,000 squarefoot Artist in Residence Condominium in
New Rochelle. Her work has been featured
in many publications and at ﬁne museum gift
shops throughout the United States. Weber
received a B.A. from New York University.
She has taught at Manhattanville Collegeand privately for many years.
The exhibit may be viewed Monday andWednesday 9:30 a.m. – 9 p.m., Tuesday,Thursday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For
information, call (914) 835-0324, or visit
www.harrisonpl.org.
Harrison Public Library events
Computer orientation classes
If you are feeling left behind in our technology oriented world, the library can help.
Ongoing one-time computer orientation
classes meant to familiarize novices to searching the public library catalog as well as theInternet are available at the downtown library.
This month the sessions will be held on
June 28 at 10:30 a.m. The library’s website
is also worth exploring (www.harrisonpl.
org). It includes links to downloadable au-diobooks, the Learning Express database,Bookletters, newspaper and magazine articles, and the library’s monthly calendar.
For more info, call (914) 835-0324.
Build your home library
Every home needs a library. A nice shelfof non-ﬁction is important in emergencies;that dog-eared plumbing basics book cansave you time and money. A home libraryis also the best cure for boredom. And bestof all, a home library promotes reading andpiques curiosity in both children and adults.
If your bookshelves are looking bare,stop by the Harrison Public Library, Bruce
Avenue for the Friends annual book sale on
June 18. Proceeds will help with children’s
programming and other library projects. You
can build your home library in a day while
helping the community. For additional info,
call the library at (914) 835-0324.
Children’s programs atHarrison Public Library
The Harrison Public Library will be hosting various children’s programs this summer:
June 28 at 3:30 p.m. Summer Reading
Game Kick-Off Party with Bob Conrad forages 4 & upJune 29 at 10:30 a.m. Storyland for ages
3 to 5June 29 at 11:15 a.m. Circle Time for Tots
for ages 1 to 3
June 29 at 3:00 p.m. Movies at the Library
for ages 4 to 11
For more information about the programs,
call (914) 835-0324.
Battle of the Bands at Playland
If you and your band have always longed
to be on stage before a live audience, send asample of your best music and your group
may win a spot to perform live at the Music
Tower Theater during Playland’s eighth
annual Battle of the Bands at the park inRye. Music samples must be received byTuesday, Thursday and Friday 2 p.m. to
5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Final call for the ogre at“Screenings Under the Stars”
Ogre Alert! Everyone’s favorite scary
giant returns to the big screen for his ﬁnal
visit to Kensico Dam Plaza during a showing of “Shrek Forever After” (2010, PG) as
part of the “Screenings under the Stars” freeoutdoor movies series on Thursday, July 7,in Valhalla.
Entertainment including a deejay begins
the evening at 6 p.m. The movie begins atsundown.
The fourth and ﬁnal installment in theShrek ﬁlm series, “Shrek Forever After” isan animated fantasy-comedy ﬁlm that pokes
fun at traditional fairy tales. It features thevoices of Mike Myers as “Shrek,” Eddie
Murphy as “Donkey” and Cameron Diaz as“Princess Fiona.” Running time is 93 minutes.
Admission and parking are free.
Moviegoers should bring blankets, folding chairs and a picnic. Refreshments andpopcorn will also be for sale. In the event ofrain, the movie will be canceled.
“Screenings under the Stars” is presented
by Westchester County Parks and the Jacob
Burns Film Center. It is sponsored byWestchester Magazine, radio station 100.7
WHUD, FunTime Amusements and Friendsof Westchester County Parks, Inc.
For more information about the event,visit www.westchestergov.com/parks, orcall (914) 864-PARK.
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Local dance school holds annual concert

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said that a rather significant postcrash fire broke out, which theDEP helped contain.
Hicks and his investigative teamshould have the on-scene phase of
the investigation wrapped up in a
few days’ time, said Knudson, witha preliminary factual report by endof week or early next week.
The spokesman added that an
average fatal investigation takes
about 12 months, depending on
the complexity of the crash andWednesday, June 29.
To be eligible, all members of the groupmust be amateur musicians between the agesof 15 and 20. Samples must be submitted on
CD, and can be either original compositionsor the band’s unique interpretations of themusic of other artists. All submissions will
be reviewed for eligibility by a panel ofjudges.
All samples must include a separate sheetof paper with the band’s name; members’
names, addresses and ages; the name of thesong or songs played on the CD, and daytime and evening telephone numbers of themember who will act as the contact person.
The bands selected will perform at theBattle of the Bands at Playland on Friday,
July 22. Rain date is Friday, July 29. The
overall winner of the competition will win
a grand prize.
Mail or drop off music samples toWestchester County Parks, 25 Moore
Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549, attn:
Battle of the Bands. Allow sufﬁcient time
for mailing.
For more info, call (914) 864-7064 oremail kdc2@westchestergov.com.
Summer reading programfor children
Harrison Public Library, Bruce Avenue
presents:
One World, Many Stories!
2011 Summer Reading Game
Wednesday, June 29 - Friday, August 12
Children ages 4 and older
Children can come to the library to tell
middle school and high school volunteers
about the books they’ve read books or books
they have had read to them at home (up toﬁve per visit). Those who participate canreceive a prize for every ﬁve books read.
Summer Reading Game hours:
Monday and Wednesday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.;
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

the workload of the investigators.
There are about 1,600 generalaviation accidents each year, andthe agency investigates each one
with about 50 investigators spread
across the entire United States.
The last fatal crash to occur atWestchester County Airport was in
April 2005, when a flight instructor
and his student in a single-engine
Cessna crashed in Armonk about amile from runway 16 after returningfrom an earlier flight to Albany.

M a g i c a l M ove m e n t s
School of Dance presented“We Love New York,” itseighth annual dance concert on Sunday, June 12, at
Mamaroneck High School’s
McClain Auditorium. Withthe ten-year anniversary of
9/11 approaching, Director
Linda Francica chose thistheme to pay tribute thegreat city of New York. Sheand instructors Anna Havenand Jennifer Silverman choreographed pieces about thesites and sounds of NYC.
The dance concert was divided into twoshows. Children aged 3-6, were the ﬁrst totake the stage. There were sailors from South
Street Seaport, dolls from FAO Schwartz, andcubs from “The Lion King” on Broadway.
“Single ladies” showed their stuff, while boys
hip-hopped at Madison Square Garden. The
younger children’s show ended with a colorfully costumed “choo-choo train” of 80+
students marching and singing the chorus ofNeil Diamond’s “America.” As the audience
waved and cheered, there was a surprise visitby Lady Liberty. The older students were in
the second show, leaving their families quite
impressed with a variety of pieces, from aRockettes number to Chihiro Matsui’s ofHarrison “Swan Lake” solo, and “A ChorusLine” musical theater number. The show
wouldn’t have been complete without anencore from each group, who were thenjoined by the choreographers, to kick theirlegs high to “New York, New York.”