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White Plains Jazz Fest Starts Friday; Burke Hospital to Host Adoptive Sport Seminar

TODAY: The White Plains Library will host Games in the Castle from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students in grades 1 through 6 are welcome to stop by to play checkers, chess, Sorry, Scrabble, Candyland, pick-up-sticks, math games & more. Students are also encouraged to bring their own games. The White Plains Library is located at 100 Martine Ave.

WEDNESDAY: SCORE Westchester is hosting  a workshop on product marketing, sales, distribution and manufacturing relations Wednesday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Entrepreneur Nina Mattikow will lead the workshop. Register here. SCORE Westchester is located at 120 Bloomingdale Rd. in White Plains.

THURSDAY: The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains is hosting an adaptive sports and fitness seminar Thursday at 5 p.m. on its main campus, located at 785 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains.The event will include representatives from Burke, Achilles International, NSCIA, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  Dinner is included. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Alexandra Oudheusden, Director of Therapeutic Recreation at 914-597-2248 or by email aoudheusden@burke.org.  

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FRIDAY: The White Plains Jazz Festival begins Friday. The event, which will run through Sunday, will feature top performers at venues throughout the city. On Saturday, comedian Bill Cosby is scheduled to take the stage at the Westchester County Center as part of the festival. Cosby's show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and tickets can be purchased here. The festival culminates Sunday with The White Plains International Food and Jazz Fest, which takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Mamaroneck & Martine avenues.


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