<p><strong>Registration for KVIS K5K is LIVE!</strong></p><p>Get ready for the Katonah Road Races, taking place on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Registration for the KVIS K5K is now open, and the first 100 registrants will receive a free t-shirt! This is a fantastic opportunity to support local businesses and engage with the community.</p><p><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsors:</strong></p><p>A special thank you to our sponsors for their generous support:</p><ul><li>&amp; James</li><li>A&amp;S Marketplace, Mt. Kisco</li><li>Alysa DiMarco State Farm</li><li>Donna Garr</li><li>Fiduciary Advisor Advocates</li><li>James Kane Construction</li><li>Katonah Chamber of Commerce</li><li>Lize Lubbe</li><li>Perry Verrone Roofing</li><li>Plank Katonah</li><li>Stepping Stones</li><li>The Harvey School</li></ul><p>We also extend our gratitude to:</p><ul><li>Bridgham &amp; Barr Associates</li><li>Blazer Pub</li><li>Blue Dolphin</li><li>Bradsell Contracting</li><li>Country Willow</li><li>Forbes Insurance</li><li>Frank J. Veith, Attorney at Law</li><li>Hamlet Educations Group</li><li>La Familia</li><li>Mike Christastie State Farm</li><li>Niles Insurance Agency</li><li>Northern Westchester Auto Body</li><li>Trout Lily Garden Design</li></ul><p>And to our additional supporters:</p><ul><li><a href="DurrRealEstate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DurrRealEstate.com</a></li><li>Jay Durante, Edward Jones Investments</li><li>Fine Lines</li><li>Giner Realty</li><li>Indian Auto Collision</li><li>Mustard Seed Music Studio</li><li>O’Donnell Family</li><li>Paulie's Deli</li></ul><p>Your support helps make the KVIS K5K a success. Remember to shop local and support these fantastic businesses.</p><p><strong>Register Now:</strong></p><p>Secure your spot and join us for a fun and exciting race day. To register, <a href="https://runscore.runsignup.com/Race/NY/Katonah/Katonah5K" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on race day!</p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(24, 25, 26);">FC BUZZ Weekend July 12-14</strong></p><p>HamletHub is proud to partner with the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and FCBuzz to Elevate Arts and Culture in Fairfield County! Each week, look for a listing of weekend events and activities. The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of the arts and culture across 15 towns in coastal Fairfield County. Sign up to receive a free eBuzz newsletter with top picks and spotlight events from the hundreds of events posted on FCBuzz.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/historic-house-panel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>HISTORIC HOUSE PANEL</strong></a></p><p><strong>Pequot Library</strong></p><p>Thursday Jul 11, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm</p><p>Join area historic preservationists for a panel discussion regarding the significant challenges facing the historical sites and communities of Connecticut. Experts from all over the state will be featured, highlighting buildings in Southport, as well as farther afield. This discussion will be moderated by local preservation-enthusiast David Green, former Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, and feature Wes Haynes, Director the Merritt Parkway Conservancy, as well as other area specialists.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/sip-shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>SIP &amp; SHOP</strong></a></p><p><strong>Fairfield Museum and History Center</strong></p><p>Thursday Jul 11, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm</p><p>Enjoy some wine and snacks while you browse unique gifts and home goods from two local artists! Jenny Aaron of Blue Sound Gifts collects clam and oyster shells from Fairfield, CT beaches and turns them into keepsakes, jewelry dishes, and decorative displays that make wonderful gifts!</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/pequot-presents-chamber-music-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>PRESENTS: CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES</strong></a></p><p><strong>Pequot Library</strong></p><p>Friday Jul 12, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm</p><p>This summer’s outdoor chamber music series will focus on Early Music, a relatively loose term encompassing all choral and instrumental music stretching from the early Middle Ages through the Renaissance and to the middle of the 17th century. This music is marked by beautiful, textured vocals and melodic harpsichords and lutes, and there is no better place to enjoy this beauty of sound than Pequot Library’s Great Lawn. All shows are at 6:00 p.m.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/art-in-the-park-free-art-workshops-for-kids-families-992a0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>ART IN THE PARK: A FREE ART WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS &amp; FAMILIES</strong></a></p><p><strong>Whittingham Discovery Center</strong>&nbsp;<strong>at</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Mill River Park</strong></p><p>Saturday Jul 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm</p><p>Presented by the Stamford Art Association and the Mill River Park Collaborative. Immerse yourself in artistry at the Whittingham Discovery Center with complimentary workshops guided by experienced art instructors.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/danny-go" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>DANNY GO!</strong></a></p><p><strong>Stamford Center for the Arts</strong></p><p>Saturday Jul 13, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm</p><p>A live-action educational children’s show filled with music, movement and silliness. Created in 2019 by 3 childhood friends in Charlotte, North Carolina, the show inspires learning and off-the-couch exercise for kids ages 3 to 7. The trio is producing some of the most engaging and educational children’s content on the internet today, all from their humble production studio in North Carolina. They plan to take the show on the road, touring across North America. You can find DANNY GO! Being shown in public schools across the nation, including the NYC public school system.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/an-evening-with-broadway-s-natasha-yvette-williams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>AN EVENING WITH BROADWAY’S NATASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS</strong></a><strong>Music Theatre of CT</strong></p><p>Saturday Jul 13, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm</p><p>Join Natasha, a two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner, as she takes you on a journey through her remarkable career, sharing personal anecdotes and stories that have shaped her path to success. Featuring an electrifying mix of Broadway hits, Gospel tunes, Pop favorites, and timeless Standards, Natasha's performance promises to captivate audiences. From her acclaimed roles in "Chicago" and "Some Like It Hot" to her recent Grammy win for Best Musical Theater Album, Natasha's talent knows no bounds. With an impressive 17-year tenure on Broadway, Natasha has graced the stage in eight shows, leaving an indelible mark in each performance.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/artists-in-conversation-jonathan-becker-and-mark-holborn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: JONATHAN BECKER AND MARK HOLBORN</strong></a></p><p><strong>Katonah Museum of Art</strong></p><p>Sunday Jul 14, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm</p><p>Join featured artists and Guest Curator Mark Holborn for a conversation about photography, place, and memory.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/printmaking-in-the-garden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>PRINTMAKING IN THE GARDEN</strong></a></p><p><strong>Blau House and Gardens</strong></p><p>Sunday Jul 14, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm</p><p>Spend a summer afternoon getting creative in the beautiful and secluded Blau House and Gardens, a nonprofit estate in Westport. While enjoying a tour of the gardens, guests will be invited to collect botanical materials for a&amp;nbsp; Gelli Plate Printmaking activity. Staff and volunteers with the Center for Contemporary Printmaking will guide participants in creating unique artworks with leaves, petals, twigs, and more from this inspiring landscape.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/sunday-soundscapes-hannah-goodman-almost-like-being-in-love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>SUNDAY SOUNDSCAPES with HANNAH GOODMAN’s "ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE!"</strong></a></p><p><strong>Weston Public Library</strong></p><p>Sunday Jul 14, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm</p><p>Hannah Madeleine Goodman is in love... with the Great American Songbook. She serves as singer, pianist, arranger, and songbook historian in Almost Like Being in Love, featuring her own medleys of classics by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser, and many more. Her renditions of standards are anything but - her performances have been hailed as “exquisite,” “outstanding,” and “radiant”. A crossover singer of many styles recognized for her interpretation of American song as a 2024 American Traditions Competition quarterfinalist, classically trained at conservatory and comedically trained at Second City Hollywood, she explores what makes the songbook great - and challenges what makes the songbook American.</p><p>See these and discover hundreds more events on the FCBUZZ EVENTS page at<a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(2, 177, 151);">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(2, 177, 151);">https://culturalalliancefc.org</a>&nbsp;Sign up for the Cultural Alliance eBuzz to receive top picks and spotlights each week in your inbox.</p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">This Saturday, June 29, don't miss the American Roots Festival at Caramoor!</span></p><p>Caramoor’s annual American Roots Music Festival is back with a day overflowing with spectacular music performed throughout our grounds spanning the genres of blues, Americana, folk, and bluegrass. Spend the day exploring each of our concert venues and discover the next artist for your playlist. This day features multiple artists and ends with&nbsp;<strong>Madison Cunningham</strong>, a singer-songwriter of exceptional depth and versatility, joined by her touring band to perform songs from her recent Grammy-winning album&nbsp;<em>Revealer</em>.</p><p><em>Grounds open at 12:00pm, music starts at 12:30pm, headliner starts at 7:30pm.&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</p><p><em>We suggest bringing your own seating for the daytime performances, as all sets on Friends Field and in the Sunken Garden do not have seating. All sets in the Spanish Courtyard and Venetian Theater have seating provided. All daytime sets are general admission. The evening headliner performance is in the Venetian Theater with reserved seating only.</em></p><h4>Evening Headliner</h4><p>Madison Cunningham</p><h4>Daytime Artists</h4><p>Lizzie No</p><p>Solomon Hicks</p><p>Fantastic Cat</p><p>Rissi Palmer</p><p>Poor Monroe</p><p>Milton</p><p>Family Set: Hopalong Andrew</p><p>Learn more and purchase your tickets <a href="https://caramoor.org/event/american-roots-music-festival-summer-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://caramoor.org/event/american-roots-music-festival-summer-2024/</a></p>

<p>Finn Scherer from Katonah, NY was recently named to the Dean's List at the College of William &amp; Mary for the spring 2024 semester.</p><p>To achieve Dean's List status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the semester.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Thursday, May 23rd&nbsp;during May Mental Health Awareness Month, an assembly was held at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York, for all students regarding the issue of teen mental health and how to best support one another.&nbsp;</p><p>The assembly was created and organized by Emma Litvinsky, a junior who is a member of Sailors Supporting Sailors, a club at her high school whose purpose is to raise mental health awareness and help&nbsp;student athletes learn how to manage stress.</p><p>With the support of Principal Scollins, the assembly occurred over two periods so that all students, from freshmen through seniors, had an opportunity to attend. Emma reached out to Minding Your Mind, a national mental health non-profit organization that provides mental health education to students in kindergarten through college. The mission of the non-profit is to end the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues.&nbsp;</p><p>Through Emma’s partnership with Minding Your Mind, the organization provided a compelling speaker, Kristen, who shared her personal mental health challenges as a teenager and how she learned positive coping skills leading to wellness for her.&nbsp;</p><p>To further augment awareness, Emma created a visually impactful exhibit utilizing lawn flags. With&nbsp;the help of members from the Sailors Supporting Sailors Club, on the front lawn of the high school, they planted different colored flags representing teens dealing with different mental health challenges. (See attached photo.) The colors of the flags represented the following issues that adolescents deal with:</p><ul><li>Blue:&nbsp;Depression</li><li>Purple: Anxiety</li><li>Green: Suicide/Suicidal Thoughts</li><li>Orange: Eating Disorders</li></ul><p>The assembly and flag exhibition were so successful that Emma’s school wants to make this an annual event.&nbsp;As Emma says, “Creating an event and a safe space to hear about challenges that we as teens might be facing is really important. I wanted to help foster conversations about mental health so we can support each other and not feel alone when we’re going through a difficult time. Our school wants to do this every year so the hope and healing that come from us supporting one another is a legacy that will continue at Hendrick Hudson.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Fine Day Fair Annual Spring Home &amp; Garden Show – Onatru Farm Park, South Salem, NY</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Saturday,&nbsp;June 1 and Sunday, June 2 from 9am to 4pm&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Join us for our annual Spring Home &amp;&nbsp;Garden Fair the first weekend in June!&nbsp;Over&nbsp;60 designers, dealers, artisans, and heritage craft-makers will be showcasing hundreds of carefully curated antiques, furniture, one-of-a-kinds, architectural salvage, coverings and art, garden statuary, plants, flowers, seedlings, unique gifts and so much more.&nbsp;Picnic on the grounds and reinvigorate&nbsp;your home and garden with treasures new and found. Children under the age of 16 attend for free and leashed dogs are allowed on-site but not inside the tents.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>General admission tickets - $20.</strong></p><p><strong>Purchase tickets </strong><a href="https://www.finedayfair.com/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.finedayfair.com/tickets</a></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p><br></p>