Thursday..............................May 4

PORT CHESTER CARVER CENTER
400 westchester ave.
port chester
914.939.4464
3:30pm.
free

Visit the Westchester County Chapter of the Links, Inc's 19th Annual Book Fair. Books are available for children ages three to 12. All children will receive play money with which they can "buy" books.

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth ave.
nyc 212.535.7710/metmuseum.org
12pm.-closing/tues.-sun.
$15 adultts/$10 seniors & students
suggested admission

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion focuses on British fashion from 1976 to 2006, a period of astounding creativity and experimentation. The exhibition is set in the museum's English period rooms-the Annie Laurie Aitken Galleries-to create a potent dialogue between the past and present. Thru September 4.

Friday.............................May 5

FLAT IRON GALLERY
105 south division st.
peekskill
914.734.1894
3pm.

A solo show of oil paintings and watercolors by Croton-on-Hudson resident Anne Johann entitled Views…Recent Paintings of the Hudson Valley opens. This extraordinary show features works of various sizes capturing the timeless beauty of the Hudson River and the Croton Reservoir. Thru May 28.

Saturday.............................May 6

TEATOWN LAKE RESERVATION
1600 spring valley rd.
ossining
914.762.2912 ext. 10
1pm.
members $10/non-members $15/$20 material fee

Use flowers, greens and other natural materials to learn the basics of floral design.

MUSEUM OF THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS
the boulevard
cornwall-on-hudson
845.534.5506 ext. 204
2:30pm.
$3

Join museum staff for feeding time at the indoor pond and then meet the animal of the week! Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month of May.

PHILIPSE MANOR HALL
29 warburton ave.
yonkers
914.965.4027
12pm.

Celebrate spring at the Eighth Annual Mayfair Celebration. Planned programs include a flower show, bake sale, historic crafts, music and children's activities.

Sunday..............................May 7

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL
13 main st.
tarrytown
877.840.0457
3pm.

Celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday with performers from the Met. The series is made possible, in part, by The New York State Council Of The Arts.

TIBBITS PARK
westchester ave and north broadway
white plains
914.882.3219
12pm.

Cherry blossoms will once again herald the arrival of spring in Westchester at this year's Sakura Matsuri or Cherry Blossom Festival. With the flowering of the cherry trees, visitors can participate in the Japanese tradition of ohanami (cherry blossom viewing) and contemplate the cycle of the seasons. Traditional Japanese arts will also be showcased with events and performances which take place on a specially constructed stage and under the cherry trees in the park.

SOUTH PUTNAM ANIMAL HOSPITAL
230b baldwin place rd.
mahopac
845.628.1834
1pm.

In celebration of National Pet Week (May 7-13) the hospital is holding a Pet Fair and Open House. Celebrate the wonderful benefits that pets provide by joining fellow animal lovers for fun and information about animals and pet care. The doctors and staff will be on hand to answer pet health questions and to give tours of the hospital. Many animal-related organizations will give demonstrations and have information about their groups.

JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL
route 139
somers
914.533.2630
10am.
$8/$7 for 65 and older

The Northern Star Quilters' Guild is sponsoring "A World of Quilts XXVII." The day will include a juried quilt show, lectures, quilt appraisal, demonstrations and raffles.


Tuesday..............................May 9

TEATOWN LAKE RESERVATION
1600 spring valley rd.
ossining
914.762.2912 ext. 10
8am.

Locate Many of the feathered flyers who pass through the area at Wings Over Teatown.

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth avenue
nyc
212.535.7710/metmuseum.org
12pm-closing/Tues.-Sun.
$15/adults/$10/senior/students
suggested admission

Cai Guo-Qiang, known for his sculpture installations, gunpowder projects, Gerald Cantor Roof Garden that is overlooking Central Park with views of the Manhattan skyline. Thru October 29.

Ampersand..............................&

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth avenue
nyc
212.535.7710/metmuseum.org
12pm-closing/Tues.-Sun.
$15/adults/
$10/senior/students
suggested admission

Betty Woodman is celebrated for her contribution to contemporary ceramic sculpture and for the interrelationship between ceramics, sculpture, and painting in her work. Thru July 30.

Thursday..............................May 4

WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE
1 broadway plaza
elmsford
914.592.2268 ext. 804
8pm.
$55-$72

Barnum opens at the WBT. If ever there were a bigger-than-life American figure whose biography seemed custom-written for the Broadway musical stage, it was the legendary showman Phineas T. Barnum. Here is the show that traces the career of America's greatest showman from 1835 to the year he joined James A. Bailey to form The Greatest Show on Earth. See why "The Greatest Show on Earth" is welcome with open arms all over the world. Thru July 8.

THE PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
1008 brown st.
peekskill
914.739.2333/www.paramountcenter.org
8pm.
$7

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Sophie Scholl tells the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Julia Jentsch gives a luminous performance as the fearless young co-ed turned activist.

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL
113 main st.
tarrytown
877.840.0457
7:30pm.

Kings of Comedy: Buster Keaton & Harold Lloyd. Showing of films by Harold Lloyd, The Kid Brother and Get Out And Get Under.

Friday...............................May 5

HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER
511 warburton ave.
yonkers
www.westchesterastronomers.org
8pm.
Free

Learn "How to Hunt and Trach Asteroids" in the Andrus Planetarium with Professor Irwin Robbins of the Astrophysical Observatory of the College of Staten Island.

IRVINGTON TOWN HALL THEATER
85 main st.
Irvington
914.591.6602
7pm.
$20/$10 seniors, students and children

Check out Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOL THEATER
route 6
mohegan lake
914.528.4145
8pm.
$15 adults/$10 seniors and students

YCP TheaterWorks will culminate its 46th season with the brilliant and powerful 1973 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and Critics Circle winner That Championship Season by Jason Miller. Call for reservations and performance dates.

Saturday...............................May 6

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL
13 main st.
tarrytown
914.631.1000/www.jazzforumarts.org
8pm.
$45 adults/$40 seniors and students with ID/$20 children 12 and under

Jazz pianist/composer/bandleader Dave Brubeck and his quartet perform.

THE PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
1008 brown st.
peekskill
1.877.639.3728/www.paramountcenter.org
8pm.

The Paramount's Music & Film series performs their original score to Alfred Hitchcock's last and greatest silent film. Working with and outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects, Alloy Orchestra thrash and grind soulful music from unlikely sources.

Sunday..............................May 7

HBO
the livingroom
your house
9pm.

There's no denying that if you're a fan of the boob tube, Sunday nights belong to The Sopranos. Whether you've been a fan of the Tony coma episodes thus far or not, there's no denying that the swan song season of this hit series has made television communal again in the age of TiVo.

Monday..............................May 8

KAREN'S DRIVE-IN
route 22
pawling
845.832.7243
7pm.

Calling all scribes, have we got the group for you. This ongoing playwriting workshop is open to playwrights, screenwriters and actors. Every Monday.

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THE PURCHASE COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CTR.
anderson hill rd.
purchase
914.251.6200
8pm.
$20

Harlan Jacobson's Talk Cinema is one of the coolest clubs around. Where else would you be able to get a sneak peek at all kinds of films and dish about it afterwards. Past picks include Academy Award nominees Brokeback Mountain, TransAmerica and The Squid and the Whale.

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