By Elaine Clarke When actor Michelle Concha moved from New York City to Ossining in 2009, she was seeking an artistic community. She found that creative comfort and chemistry in playwright Susan Jennifer Polese, a Mount Vernon native and longtime
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke, Examiner Reporter Intern When local freelance journalist and producer Larry Epstein began working on his documentary, The Hidden History of Slavery in New York, he never expected a year later for it to win an award at
Read MoreBy Tomás Thor, Examiner Reporter Intern When Chris Holliday moved to Westchester seven years ago, he didn’t know the Jacob Burns Film Center would soon become a kind of second home – both personally and professionally. Today, as the center’s
Read MoreBy Erin Fenster and Tomás Thor — Examiner Reporter Interns The sun was shining brightly over Pleasantville on Saturday, July 12, as music lovers from across Westchester and beyond gathered at Parkway Field for the 19th Pleasantville Music Festival. The
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A man walks his dog. A violin student strides forward, trailed by a curious cat. A baseball player is mid-step, bat slung over his shoulder, and a woman pulls a red wagon with two children in tow.
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke Simon Boyar tells all his percussion students that aspire to play professionally the same message: the difference between a dream and a goal is a plan of action. “I take the dream seriously, but don’t sit there
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl When Daniel Wallen was a student at Pleasantville High School, he dreamed of playing piano in a world-renowned concert venue. “I would sometimes sneak out of lunch or study halls to go into the auditorium to play
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli The Jacob Burns Film Center held its long-awaited screening of October 8, a documentary on the rise of antisemitism in the United States, with the film playing to a packed theater on Thursday. The screening, and a
Read MoreAs part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department, The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one. By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight, April 18, 2025 Los Angeles-based band Dawes will headline this year’s Pleasantville Music Festival. The festival, which
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli A box office clerk accused of verbally attacking a Jewish couple at Jacob Burns Film Center is no longer with the theater, according to the couple’s daughter. The staffing change follows a heated confrontation over tickets to
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