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Top Acts Converge On White Plains For Annual Jazz Festival
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Music fans will be flocking to White Plains this week for its annual Jazz Fest.
Sponsored by the White Plains BID and ArtsWestchester, the festival, which is in its 5th year, kicked off Tuesday and continues through Sunday, Sept. 25.
"It's growing bigger and better than ever," said White Plains mayor Thomas Roach. "It has become a White Plains tradition.
This year’s featured groups include: the Gary Smulyan Organ Quartet, SOURCE International African Jazz Band, Baby Soda, Bob Baldwin, Myra Casales, Joe Boykin & Friends, and Awa Sangho.
The more than…
Cyclists Look To Raise $700,000 For Charity In Hudson Valley Ride
HARRISON, N.Y. -- Hundreds of bicyclists will meet on the Purchase College campus on Sunday, Sept. 18, for the eighth annual Hudson Valley Bike Ride, raising funds for mental health, domestic violence and supportive housing programs.
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services hosts the event to raise funds in support of its programs that assist 43,000 New Yorkers of all religious, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds each year.
The event has a $700,000 goal, and it's already raised over $552,000, as of Thursday evening.
There are three different rides: 62 miles, which leaves at …