<p>Free Movie Night in Katonah:&nbsp;<em>When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story </em>Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7 p.m., Katonah Village Library</p><p>Get Tickets &amp; Info at&nbsp;<a href="https://kfilm.eventbrite.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(55, 124, 41); background-color: transparent;">https://kfilm.eventbrite.com</a></p><p>Popcorn &amp; Light Refreshments Available</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(49, 95, 195);">KVIS invites you to join us at these exciting town events</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Katonah Spring Clean Up and KVIS Plant Sale - May 4th</strong></li><li><strong>Film Screening - “Pressure Makes Diamonds” - May 4th</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p><br></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">Board of Education Requests Community Input Regarding Identifying New Superintendent&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">Katonah-Lewisboro School District’s Board of Education has initiated its search for a new superintendent. To advise them in this process, they have retained the services of Hazard, Young, Attea &amp; Associates (HYA), a consulting firm that specializes in assisting School Boards with the consideration of candidates for superintendent.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">A key step in this process is to identify the characteristics that the Katonah-Lewisboro community is seeking in its new superintendent.</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">All community members are invited to complete an online survey and attend a Community Conversation, which will be facilitated by associates of HYA, on April 10 at noon and 7:30 pm, via Zoom.</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">The link for the survey and the Zoom link for the Community Conversations can be found at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001shVZXT8QYWQaodv0PAaBQ5KOpJl-2k6ZqwzmWcCqnOqRbFHT4gVHMSKjywMKXzNYaYRP7gigFmOOhARXHsxzzJXYTlg3nxwLS_oiSgGxJ7dmQD4PseDv-SPRK0WV451GJefWR0d0UfKUIM3HGjVA1ZKdpYxkpdyr97jcNyAzpj0=&amp;c=9UMv-BbyXTnvLPYwRciQcnmtpmUUtJ5WYigYAELqAKAlc3xFJLi2JA==&amp;ch=CyaRnAnpn-iPoTacrCwOJSRu3UIZgzqL4W_FG5eArXXrQJnV1Tys5Q==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(85, 38, 151);"><strong>klschools.org/superintendentsearch</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(85, 38, 151);">.</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">A postcard with invitations to participate in the online survey and Community Conversation is being sent to all residents, expected to arrive in homes by the beginning of April.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(26, 25, 26);">“We welcome and value the community's input&nbsp;as we search for a superintendent who can continue the great work happening in the District,” said Julia Hadlock, president of the Board of Education.</span></p>

<p><strong>For Earth Day, How to Use Plastic Bottles to Capture Rain Water</strong></p><p>On Thursday, April 18th&nbsp;at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, Madeline Abrams, a high school student, will present on Zoom the environmentally-friendly way she developed to capture rain water using discarded plastic bottles to create an irrigation system for vegetable gardens and landscapes.</p><p>By using empty plastic bottles, cutting them in half lengthwise, and connecting them with waterproof tape, Madeline has created a gutter system to capture the rainfall that comes off of a roof. She then uses water bottles to create a downspout to direct the water to a holding tank similar to a rain barrel.&nbsp;Here is a link to the website she created, Harvest Every Drop, to share her invention:&nbsp;<a href="http://harvesteverydrop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">http://harvesteverydrop.com</a></p><p>Madeline recently presented her rain harvesting system virtually to 45 communities in New York, California, Uganda, Namibia, Lesotho, Angola and South Africa. Her invention is being shared with villages and communities as a way to conserve water and address the issue of up-cycling plastic waste which has become a major problem in many parts of the world and in our area. An article about Madeline’s system was recently published in an international Rotary magazine covering Uganda.</p><p>Here is the registration link for Madeline’s program<strong>:</strong><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcOisqD0oGdOmdfRmAurvF3MY-calVGj2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcOisqD0oGdOmdfRmAurvF3MY-calVGj2</a>&nbsp;</p><p>To date, 35 public libraries in the New York Tri-State, Boston, Hartford, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Dallas areas will be participating by sharing the Zoom link with their communities.</p><p>After the presentation, Madeline will share the instructional video she created as a reference to build her watering system to help communities harvest every drop.</p><p>Madeline’s goal is to spread her innovation as far and wide as possible to benefit communities and to help people harvest every drop.</p>

<p><strong>Katonah Classic Stage presents God of Carnage May 2 – May 12, 2024 at Whippoorwill Hall, North Castle Library,&nbsp;Kent Place, Armonk</strong></p><p><em>By Yasmina Reza</em></p><p><em>Translated by Christopher Hampton</em></p><p><em>Directed by</em></p><p><em>Trent Dawson</em></p><ul><li>(8 Performances, Thursday - Sunday)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/2 at 7 p.m. (Preview)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/3 at 8 p.m (OPENING NIGHT)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/4 at 7 p.m (Talk Back)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/5 at 2 p.m. (Talk Back)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/10 at 7 p.m. (Talk Back)</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/11 at 2 p.m.(Talk Back)&nbsp;&amp; 7 p.m.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">5/12 at 2 p.m.</li><li>The show is approximately 90 minutes long with no intermission</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Dive into a whirlpool of societal clashes, exposing the wild undercurrents lurking beneath the veneer of refined decorum. The 2009 Tony Winner for Best Play, Yasmina Reza’s darkly hilarious satire, GOD OF CARNAGE, unravels the thin veil of civility that masks our primal instincts. “Ms. Reza’s streamlined anatomy of the human animal incite the kind of laughter that comes from the gut, as involuntary as hiccups or belching” – The New York Times&nbsp;</p><p>Learn more and purchase your tickets <a href="https://katonahclassicstage.com/events/goc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://katonahclassicstage.com/events/goc/</a></p>

<p><strong>15th Annual Katonah Chili Cook-off</strong></p><p>The Katonah Chamber of Commerce presents the 15th Annual Chili Cook-off, sponsored by Ginnel Real Estate / Cheryl Neuberger Team, Katonah Village Improvement Society (KVIS), Charles Department Store, Kellogg's and Lawrence, FWD.Fit, Yellow Studio, Oak and Oil Gallery and Old New House! Support your community by participating in this fundraiser and get to enjoy delicious chili while you are at it!</p><p><strong>Click&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://katonahchamber.ticketleap.com/15th-annual-chili-cook-off/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to purchase TICKETS to the 15th Chili Cook-off! And don't forget to grab your RAFFLE tickets&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://go.rallyup.com/2024chili/Campaign/Details" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>!&nbsp;</strong></p><p>2023 People's Choice 1st place winner, Dom Dorman, the most recent winner of the Golden Ladle, is back this year to defend his title! The competition is ON - he will be going up against 2022 3rd place People's Choice winner Katonah Classic Stage, as well as 2023 Foodie's Choice Winners Blazer Pub and Jax'D Fitness. And these local chili enthusiasts will be sure to heat things up: Westchester Land Trust, Dimitris Vantzis, Justin Frankel, Christine Schaaf of Coldwell Banker, former caterer Carine Nowak of The Carine &amp; Cate Team of Compass Real Estate and newcomers on the scene - Charles Department Store, Jay Street Cafe, BRLA (Bedford Riding Lanes) and Br'ers BBQ of Bedford Hills! Ultimately, YOU will select the People's Choice winner who has the best and earns the coveted golden ladle and all the bragging rights!</p><p><br></p>

<p>Do you have a preschool-age child or know someone with a student about to enter kindergarten? Pass along this message! Families with a child who is currently five years of age, or who will be turning five years of age on or before December 1, 2024, are invited to attend our Kindergarten Orientation, which will be held at Increase Miller Elementary School on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 7 p.m. Snow date: Monday, March 11.</p><p>This evening presentation is for parents/caregivers only.</p><p>Learn more <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KLSchools" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KLSchools/</a></p>