Looking for Something to Do in the Port Chester Area?

The weather will be clear but chilly for this Saturday and Sunday. The very last of the fall leaves should still be hanging on at least a few branches. It is a good weekend for church fairs and theater. Enjoy the weekend with some of these activities:

Holiday Boutique and Silent Auction: West Center Congregational Church, 101 Pondfield Road West in Bronxville, is having a Holiday Boutique and Silent Auction on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. The event will have many goods for sale including jewelry, Christmas and Thanksgiving items, seasonal decorations, bric-a-brac, baked goods, CDs, records, books, vintage magazines, household goods and appliances, toys, raffles and more. Proceeds from the Boutique and Silent Auction help support the work of the church. For further information, please call the church office at (914) 337-3829, send an email to westcenterucc@verizon.net or log on to West Center's website, http://www.westcenterchurch.org.
Fundraiser for Kemper Park: VFW Post 1156 and the Kemper Memorial Park Preservation Fund will hold a fundraiser on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the post at 1288 Boston Post Road in Larchmont. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. The event includes a performance by the artistic duo Two Shoes, No Shoes, an exhibit of a private collection of Norman Rockwell's World War II Saturday Evening Post covers, and an auction of four of these Saturday Evening Post magazines. For further information, click here.

Empty Bowls: Chappaqua Cares (www.chappaquacares.org) will hold its second annual Empty Bowls Westchester event to fight hunger in Westchester County on Sunday at 5 p.m. The fundraiser includes a celebrity bowl auction with bowls signed by Hillary Clinton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James Taylor, Carrie Underwood, Pinkalicious, and New York Mets players. The event is at the Whippoorwill Club at 5:00 p.m. The event supports local food pantries in Northern Westchester including the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, the Community Center of Northern Westchester and the Pleasantville Interfaith Emergency Food Pantry. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at http://www.chappaquacares.org/empty-bowls. The event is at the Whippoorwill Club at 150 Whippoorwill Road in Armonk.

Community Girl Scout Tag Sale: The Scarsdale-Edmont Girl Scouts are holding a community tag sale on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Betty Taubert Girl Scout House at 37 Wayside Lane in Scarsdale. The sale includes toys, clothing, jewelry, household items, accessories, and bric-a-brac. All proceeds go to the Scarsdale-Edgemont Girl Scouts to help girls achieve their Silver and Gold Awards.

Pet portraits: Take your pet to the Humane Society of Westchester for a Holiday Pet Portrait on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fee is $25 for a 5x7 Christmas-themed or Chanukah-themed photograph taken by a professional photographer. Additional prints and holiday card options are available. Portraits will be taken on a first come, first served basis. The society is at 70 Portman Road in New Rochelle.

Celebration of Veterans: The Thomas Paine Cottage Museum will hold a salute to the men and women who served in America’s military since the Revolutionary War on Saturday at 2 p.m. Attendance on the lawn is free for all. Entrance to the museum is $5 for adults, 16 and under $3, but all veterans are free. The cottage is at 20 Sicard Ave. in New Rochelle.

Peter and the Starcatcher: The Spring Street Arts Center at St John’s in South Salem will present an Infinity Repertory Theatre Company production of the Broadway hit “Peter and the Starcatcher” at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Performances will also be held on Nov. 18th and 19th at 8:00 p.m., The play is a wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels and is a continuation of the story of Peter Pan. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair, and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. For reservations and tickets click here. For further information, call St. John’s at 914-763-8273 or email at stjohnsch@cloud9.net. The church is at 82 Spring Street in South Salem.

Watershed Investigations at Teatown: Learn more about the watershed you live in at Teatown Lake Reservation. Using an Augmented Reality Sandbox, you will learn about the intricacies of water flow through a watershed and see how changing the topography alters the course of water through the system. The event is not suitable for children under 6 years old. The fee for non-members is $7 and you must pre-register. To register, call 914-762-2912 x 110. Teatown Lake Reservation, 1600 Spring Valley Road in Ossining.

String Quartet in Sleepy Hollow: The Takács Quartet will perform at Sleepy Hollow High School on Saturday at 8 p.m. The quartet is being presented by Friends of Music and they will perform an all-Beethoven program, including the Quartet in C-Sharp minor. The concert is at Sleepy Hollow High School at 210 North Broadway. Individual tickets are $30. Visit www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org for more information.

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