What’s Happening 3/6/14

What’s Happening

BY GEORGE J. DACRE

Ronan Tynan, acclaimed Irish tenor, to highlight a St. Patrick’s celebration at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford Monday, March 10. a Gold Star event. Tickets at 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com.

Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. is sold out at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack for the Purpose Project but a second show at 9 p.m. has been added. Elizabeth Van Meter presents the story of how she partnered with a handicapped Vietnamese woman in helping to bring books to a children’s library the woman had established in Vietnam. Tickets at ArtsRock.org.

Kaufman and Hart’s comedy ” You Can’t Take it With You” opens Friday, March 14 at the Tom France Theatre, Antrim Playhouse in Wesley Hills. Tickets at antrimplayhouse.com or 845-354-9503.

The Monday Morning Music Club celebrates its 90th anniversary Wednesday, April 9 with a concert at Nauraushaun Prebyterian Church in Pearl River, featuring the City Winds Trio. Donations at the door at the 10:30 a.m. event.

Kaufman and Hart’s comedy ” You Can’t Take it With You” opens Friday, March 14 at the Tom France Theatre, Antrim Playhouse in Wesley Hills. Tickets at antrimplayhouse.com or 845-354-9503.

Three-time Grammy winner Michele DeYoung will launch Westchester’s Philharmonic Spring events April 6 at 3p.m. at Purchase College. A pre concert dinner with Maestro Kwame Ryan is set for April 5. Tickets at 914-682-3707.

A special Irish concert at Empire City Casino, Yonkers on Sunday, March 16 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. With the Black 47 and Shilelagh Law, outdoors, rain or shine. Tickets at EMPIRECITYCASINO.COM.

Antrim Playhouse casting for “The Boys Next Door” directed by Bobbi Schevitz coming June 6 to 28 at the Tom France Theatre. Contact Schevitz at antrimplayhouse.com.

“Mary Poppins” on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11 at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Tickets at 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com.

Comic Gilbert Gottfried at White Plains Performing Arts Center Saturday, March 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets from LoHud Comedy.

“The Pillowman” debuts at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack March 14 and runs weekends through April 5. Tickets at 845-353-1313 or elmwoodplayhouse.com.

The film “Funny Girl” to be discussed at the Center For Active and Retired Community Film Club Friday March 21 at 10 a.m at the Nanuet Library. Information from B. Berkowitz at 845-351-2090.

The Rockland County Youth Bureau producing the Rockland Youthfest, March 30 at Rockland Community College in Suffern. Information at 845-638-5166.