Events this Week in Bronxville: September 9 to September 16, 2015
By Staff
Wednesday, September 9: Sarah Lawrence College will host an open house for The Writing Institute at 6:30 pm. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call The Writing Institute at 914-395-2205.
Wednesday, September 9: The Bronxville Public Library will hold its monthly board of trustees meeting at 7:00 pm in the board room on the lower level of the library. For more information, call 914-337-7680.
Wednesday, September 9: The Bronxville Planning Board and Design Review Committee will hold a meeting in the trustees room at Bronxville Village Hall, with the design review committee meeting to be held at 7:00 pm followed by the planning board meeting at 7:30 pm. For more information, call 914-337-6500.
Thursday, September 10: Gramatan Village will hold an open house from 10:00 am to noon at 85 Pondfield Road in Bronxville where the benefits of a Gramatan Village membership will be discussed. For more information, call Member Services at 914-337-1338.
Thursday, September 10: The Bronxville Public Library will host a multi-media presentation about safaris to Africa to be given by Elli Travel Group of Larchmont. To register and for more information, call 914-337-7680, ext. 24.
Thursday, September 10: The OSilas Gallery at Concordia College will celebrate its tenth season by presenting the exhibition Season X: Celebrating a Decade, with an opening reception at 7:00 pm. The exhibition will feature artists and collectors who have shown their art in one of the gallery's major exhibitions over the past nine seasons, but the works in the exhibition will not be ones that have been exhibited at the gallery previously (or, in many cases, anywhere else).
Thursday, September 10: The Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:00 pm at Bronxville Village Hall. The board will adjourn to executive session after a salute to the flag and is expected to return to the public meeting at approximately 8:00 pm.
Saturday, September 12: There will be three events for runners and walkers of all ages, plus music and entertainment, to raise funds for Elizabeth's Hope and the Children's Brain Tumor Project at Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center beginning at 8:00 am on the fields behind The Bronxville School. To register, go to https://nycruns.com/races/?race=bronxville-road-race-for-the-childrens-brain-tumor-project.
Saturday, September 12: Concordia Conservatory will be hosting its annual open house, Conservatory-On-Parade, where students of all ages can learn about the music school's offerings for the school year and can try out a wide range of instruments, including strings, winds, and piano, as well as percussion. For more information, call 914-395-4507 and visit www.concordiaconservatory.org.
Saturday, September 12: Village Lutheran Church will be holding a coffee house in its multipurpose room beginning at 7:30 pm at which The Class of Life, A Theatrical Experience will be performed. "The Class of Life is a theatrical experience that takes the audience on a journey that highlights one man's life. The story begins on the last day of his distinguished career as a police officer. This day gives way to reminiscing about his motivation to become a police officer, his proud Italian heritage, his upbringing, and married life." Adult tickets are $10. The show is best for those seventeen and older, and it is approximately two hours long with one intermission. For more information or to reserve your tickets, call 914-337-0207.
Sunday, September 13: NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital is sponsoring Bicycle Sundays on the Bronx River Parkway from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on September 13, 20, and 27. The parkway will be closed to vehicular traffic.
Monday, September 14: The Bronxville Village Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 8:00 pm in the trustees room at Bronxville Village Hall. For more information, call 914-337-6500.
Wednesday, September 16: Gramatan Village will host a tour of Christ Church Bronxville at 10:00 am. For more information, call Member Services at 914-337-1338.
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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