Community Corner
Sunrise Detox Seeks ZBA Ruling; White Plains Historical Society Hosts Talk on NYC Draft Riots
- The White Plains Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 7 p.m., inside White Plains city hall, Agenda items include an application by Sunrise Detox to reverse a decision rendered by the White Plains Commissioner of Building, Damon Amadio, P.E. on Aug. 14, 2013, and to obtain an interpretation. A copy of the agenda can be found here.
- The White Plains Library continues its "1st Wednesday" series with an open mic, SLAM competition and guest poet. To take part in the open mic or slam, please register at 6:30 pm. Slammers should bring one original poem of up to 3 minutes. Registration closes at 7 p.m., and the program starts shortly thereafter. Co-hosted by local poet and slammaster Eric “ZORK Alan.” Refreshments served. Contact: program librarian Miriam Varian at (914) 422-6980 or mvarian@whiteplainslibrary.org. Poetry Slam is a project of the White Plains Library Foundation.
- The White Plains Historical Society is hosting Joshua Brown, a professor with the Graduate Center at CUNY, for the talk Seeing through 19th Century Eyes: The July 1863 New York City Draft Riots 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Purdy House, located at 60 Park Ave. in White Plains. The talk is open to the public. Call (914) 949-4679 or email Program@CivilWarNY150.org for more information.
- The White Plains school district is registering kindergarten students for the 2014 school year through Feb. 28. For further information, call the Family Information Center at 914-422-2038 or go here.
- Every Wednesday night, Westchester restaurants will show their appreciation for those who volunteer in the community by offering 20 percent off their dinner check (holidays and alcohol portion excluded). Volunteers must show their ThankYouForCaring cards, which are free to any not-for-profit for their volunteers from The Volunteer Center of the United Way, or by calling John at 914-424-8888. Go here for a list of restaurants participating in White Plains.
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