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Anderson’s Book Shop in Larchmont will host a book signing with author William Broad, a science journalist and senior writer at The New York Times, on Saturday, Feb. 11th between 2 and 4 p.m. Broad will be signing copies of his most recent book, The Science of Yoga.

Broad will host two other local signings the following month: March 4 at the JCC of Mid-Westchester at 1 p.m. and March 25 at the Larchmont Library at 4 p.m.

Here’s the description of the book, from the event announcement: “The Science of Yoga takes us on a riveting tour of unknown yoga that goes from old archives in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from storied ashrams to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga studios with master teachers to the cozy offices of yoga healers. Broad unveils a burgeoning global industry that attracts not only curious scientists but true believers and charismatic hustlers. In the end, he shatters myths, lays out unexpected benefits, and offers a compelling vision of how the ancient practice can be improved.”

In response to a number of resident requests for information about crime prevention, the Town of Mamaroneck and the Larchmont Gardens Civic Association are jointly sponsoring a Crime Prevention Workshop at the VFW/Senior Center located at 1288 Boston Post Road on Wednesday at 7 p.m. A similar seminar was offered three years ago at the Weaver Street Firehouse.

Representatives of the Town’s Police Department will be on hand to answer questions as will Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson and Town Administrator Steve Altieri. For more information please contact Supervisor Nancy Seligson at 381-7805.

The Ursuline School this morning released its second statement on the suicide of a 14-year-old student earlier this week. The school’s statement is apparently in response to the Yonkers police department’s own press release last night.

Here’s the statement, attributed to Principal Eileen Davidson:

The Ursuline School has lost a wonderful young member of its close-knit community of students. Our grief is overwhelming. Eira Maghuyop loved our school and was fully engaged in Ursuline’s campus life. Our staff continues to take care of our students as they mourn, and we pray for Eira’s family. Those are our priorities.

Unfortunately, our grief has been compounded by the erroneous reports on the Internet and among some news organizations that Eira’s death was in part the result of bullying at Ursuline. We are reassured by the Yonkers Police Department statement that their investigation “has not revealed any evidence to support that bullying was a factor in this incident.”

We thank the community, our alumnae and friends for the outpouring of support. We continue to offer our students counseling, peer mediation, a personal development program, and peer ministry. We will also continue our chapter of Teenangels, a nationwide program of specially trained teens who promote Internet safety and cyberbullying awareness and prevention.

Larchmont Mayor Josh Mandell is the featured speaker at the next Issues Breakfast of The League of Women Voters of Larchmont/Mamaroneck, set for Friday at 8:15 a.m. at The Nautilus Diner on Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. The cost is $8, payable at the door.

Southern Westchester lost a great promoter of film and fine arts last week with the death of Marilyn Ackerman, 81, at her home in Mamaroneck on Jan. 24.

From a writeup submitted by her son, Brian Ackerman, the programming director at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville:

“She was deeply involved in the world of film, along with her husband, who operated art theatres in Manhattan and Westchester, including the Fine Arts Cinema in Scarsdale. In 1982, with Beth Kochen, Marilyn began the innovative Westchester Cinema Club, where film-lovers could gather to view new films from all over the world—without knowing what they were to see, and before they opened in the US — followed by a discussion with film critics and scholars. It became a model for film clubs nationwide, and the Westchester Cinema Club has remained oversubscribed for all of its 30 years. She and her husband, Meyer, spent many years traveling to international film festivals, and she immensely enjoyed their years in the heart of the film industry. In 2003, the couple was given a Special Honorary Award For Their Contribution To Film by the County of Westchester.”

Survivors include her husband, Meyer; their three children, Farrell, of La Jolla, CA; Harriet, of Hastings on Hudson; and Brian, of Croton on Hudson, and five grandchildren.

Mark your calendars – Mamaroneck will be host to a “Green Screen” environmental film festival from March 3 to 12. The eight-movie event is sponsored by the village and town of Mamaroneck and the village of Larchmont, with support from the Friends of the Larchmont Library, the Friends of the Mamaroneck Library, Wine Gems and the Garden Club of Larchmont. Each screening will be followed by a featured speaker and a Q-and-A session on the topic.

The films include: The Lorax, Bag It, Fresh, No Impact Man, Extreme Ice, Flow: For the Love of Water, Gasland and Carbon Nation. To receive emails about the festival, email “yes” to cfte@vomny.org or go to the main website for the village at http://www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us; a link to info on the festival is at the upper right side of the page.

Want to be freezin’ for a reason? The South East Consortium for Special Services Inc. will be the beneficiary of a “Leprechaun Leap” into Long Island Sound on March 10 at noon in Mamaroneck. The festivities are set for Harbor Island Park; registration begins at 10 a.m. and there will also be refreshments and entertainment.

The consortium is a not-for-profit group dedicated to providing therapeutic recreation services, leisure-related programs and respite opportunities to over 350 children and adults with special needs who reside in southeast Westchester County.

For more information, contact Jerry Peters at 698-5232, by email at jpeters@secrec.org or go to http://www.secrec.org.

The Rye Y sent us this recent announcement of their swim team’s successes:

“The Rye Y Wave Ryeders continued a winning season with victories over Harrison on January 15 and the Mid-Westchester Jewish Community Center (JCC) on January 22. “We had some great swims and are really driving forward to the end of the season,” said Kate Tiedemann, Wave Ryeders Coach. “The JCC meet was our closest meet of the season – it came down to the relays to decide the winner.” The team will next travel to Storrs, Connecticut for the Connecticut Invitational Meet.

Winners of Meet with JCC
8 and under: Lola Collin; Sean Geraghty; Ava Ianneta; Matthew Capaldi; Drew Rosen; Rowen Haffner; Thomas Lavelle
10 and under: Shoshanna Victor; Michael Mackey; Pablo Collin
12 and under: Sam Bluvol; Marius Collin; Adele Harshbarger; Riley Haffner (pictured above); Julia Applebaum; James Laverty
13 and over: Gillian Predmore; Lu Vermes; Alex Corda; Cloe Quinones; Sakiko Nishida; Maeve Potter

The Mamaroneck Artists Guild in Larchmont is featuring 75 pieces by students from Mamaroneck High School, New Rochelle High School and the French American School in its “Young Artists on the Rise” exhibit, which opened Tuesday.  A special opening reception and awards ceremony will be held at the gallery next Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

The work runs the gamut of media, including photography, ceramics, sculpture, drawing and painting. Juried members of the Larchmont-based Guild will judge and select one Best of Show piece, along with 1st , 2nd  and Honorable Mention winners in various categories.

The exhibit continues through Feb. 11. MAG Gallery is a not-for-profit space located in Larchmont, and is open five days a week.

At right, artwork by Mamaroneck senior Julia Rosenfeld that will be on exhibit.

Via press release:”The Michelle LeBlanc Trio will perform at the Larchmont Woman’s Club meeting on Feb. 17 in an original stage show designed to celebrate classic jazz as a reflection of America’s story.The show was created and produced by LeBlanc, a vocalist who has appeared at the Rainbow Room, the Friars Club, Riverside Chapel and at clubs, concerts, festivals and fundraisers throughout the area. She will be joined by Bill Crow, a legendary jazz string bass player, and Tom Kohl, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger.

Crow has performed with Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Marian McPartland, Mose Allison, Gerry Mulligan, and Milt Jackson. His first book on jazz, “Jazz Anecdotes,” was voted Best Jazz Book in the 1991 Jazz Times Reader’s Poll. Tom Kohl has worked with Quincy Jones, Clark Terry and many other jazz lions in the metropolitan area.

LeBlanc’s series of shows “Jazz: The American Story” have been developed and produced with support from 10 annual grants by the New York State Council for the Arts.

The public is invited without charge to the concert at 1:30 p.m., which follows the Club’s meeting at the Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue. For more information call 834-0192.