Party Pictures: Alamo Drafthouse’s Grand Opening

: The hype for the very first Alamo Drafthouse in New York is no hyperbole. It offers great beer, delicious food, and awesome movies all under one roof. And, on August 5, there was a grand opening befitting such a place. It officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Alamo Drafthouse Founder and CEO Tim League popped some Champagne—with a sword. On hand to help kick things off were Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett.

: The hype for the very first Alamo Drafthouse in New York is no hyperbole. It offers great beer, delicious food, and awesome movies all under one roof. And, on August 5, there was a grand opening befitting such a place. It officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Alamo Drafthouse Founder and CEO Tim League popped some Champagne—with a sword. On hand to help kick things off were Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett.

: The hype for the very first Alamo Drafthouse in New York is no hyperbole. It offers great beer, delicious food, and awesome movies all under one roof. And, on August 5, there was a grand opening befitting such a place. It officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Alamo Drafthouse Founder and CEO Tim League popped some Champagne—with a sword. On hand to help kick things off were Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett.

: The hype for the very first Alamo Drafthouse in New York is no hyperbole. It offers great beer, delicious food, and awesome movies all under one roof. And, on August 5, there was a grand opening befitting such a place. It officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Alamo Drafthouse Founder and CEO Tim League popped some Champagne—with a sword. On hand to help kick things off were Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett.

: Jamie Imperati, Professional Women of Westchester president; Wendy Kaufman of Balancing Life’s Issues; Lisa Kaslyn of Prosper Communications; Rose Colonna of Tasteful Treats & Treasures Gift Baskets; Jenifer Ross of W@tercooler; and Susan Kleiman of Ross Daniel Adaptive Apparel at the Professional Women of Westchester-hosted Entrepreneurs & Success—It’s an Evolution! on July 8 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tarrytown.

: “Team Didi” were just seven of the several hundred people—young and old alike—who came out for Swim Across America Long Island Sound Chapter’s fundraiser on August 22, which helped raise over $1 million for cancer research and prevention.

: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester decided to build some sandcastles—out of LEGOs, of course—at a class on the boardwalk led by master model builder David Howard at Playland. The special build celebrated the opening of a temporary LEGO beach installation in LEGOLAND’s MINILAND, which was on display through Labor Day.

: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester decided to build some sandcastles—out of LEGOs, of course—at a class on the boardwalk led by master model builder David Howard at Playland. The special build celebrated the opening of a temporary LEGO beach installation in LEGOLAND’s MINILAND, which was on display through Labor Day.

: You never know who you’ll bump into: Bill and Hillary Clinton enjoyed a performance of King Lear at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival on July 20. After the show, the president and former secretary of state took time to meet the entire HVSF Company.

: Mamaroneck-based Plaza Sweets provided a variety of delicious dessert samples for shoppers at DeCicco Family Markets’ 2nd Annual Food Festival held at the Brewster location on Saturday, July 27. The all-day food festival celebrated the best in local fare, featuring more than 50 vendors of produce, grocery, dairy, frozen goods, meats, cheeses, and beers.

: Rye Brook-based 12NtM provided samples of its chef-designed sparkling beverages at DeCicco Family Markets’ 2nd Annual Food Festival held at the Brewster location on Saturday, July 27. The all-day food festival celebrated the best in local fare, featuring more than 50 vendors of produce, grocery, dairy, frozen goods, meats, cheeses, and beers.

: At Challenge Day Camp, a summer day camp for academically motivated children located at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, computer teacher Geoffrey Byrne had campers cut off his hair for Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths program, which provides wigs to cancer patients, on August 8. Byrne’s haircut raised $200.

: Serendipity Labs hosted an opening reception at its Rye facility on July 25 for Lifestyle Art Project featuring paintings by Steven Perkins, an artist from Rye Brook. Pictured here are Steve Perkins and John Arenas, CEO and founder of Serendipity Labs.

: Four new titleholders were selected by the judges at the 2014 Miss Westchester & Miss Hudson Valley pageants, which took place on Saturday, August 3, at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. The winners, pictured here, are Brittany Drahos, Miss Hudson Valley 2014; Mayra Avila, Miss Westchester 2014; Stephanie Bavolar, Miss Westchester Teen 2014; Kayla Lonergan, Miss Hudson Valley Teen 2014.

: The worldwide leader in sports decided to set up shop in Westchester for a day. On August 12, The Pound Ridge Golf Club played host to the 2013 Tee It Up ESPN New York Golf Classic—the 9th annual benefit for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. And it wasn’t just a boring old golf game, either. Attendees enjoyed raffles on holes 4, 6, and 11; a Wine on Nine—Closest to the Line contest on the 9th hole; a Closest to the Pin contest on the 15th hole; and a Longest Drive contest on the 18th. While the golf outing was under way, the pro shop patio played host to the live editions of the Mike Lupica and Stephen A. Smith/Ryan Ruocco shows. The event helped raise $14,000 for the V Foundation.

: The worldwide leader in sports decided to set up shop in Westchester for a day. On August 12, The Pound Ridge Golf Club played host to the 2013 Tee It Up ESPN New York Golf Classic—the 9th annual benefit for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. And it wasn’t just a boring old golf game, either. Attendees enjoyed raffles on holes 4, 6, and 11; a Wine on Nine—Closest to the Line contest on the 9th hole; a Closest to the Pin contest on the 15th hole; and a Longest Drive contest on the 18th. While the golf outing was under way, the pro shop patio played host to the live editions of the Mike Lupica and Stephen A. Smith/Ryan Ruocco shows. The event helped raise $14,000 for the V Foundation.

: The worldwide leader in sports decided to set up shop in Westchester for a day. On August 12, The Pound Ridge Golf Club played host to the 2013 Tee It Up ESPN New York Golf Classic—the 9th annual benefit for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. And it wasn’t just a boring old golf game, either. Attendees enjoyed raffles on holes 4, 6, and 11; a Wine on Nine—Closest to the Line contest on the 9th hole; a Closest to the Pin contest on the 15th hole; and a Longest Drive contest on the 18th. While the golf outing was under way, the pro shop patio played host to the live editions of the Mike Lupica and Stephen A. Smith/Ryan Ruocco shows. The event helped raise $14,000 for the V Foundation.

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