About Town: Events In and Around Rye

This Week

FROM RYE TO WORLD

This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and Rye is doing its part in ways that range from bras to books as part of the local participation in this year’s theme about communications and connections called "Talk to Me! Breastfeeding: A 3D Experience."

Rye inventor,fashion designer and entrepeneur Line Rothman, for example, founded a company that specializes in fashionable tank tops that utilize a patented built-in nursing bra she invented more than a decade ago when she couldn't find anything like it on the market.

Her firm, called Glamourmom, will match any product purchase on glamourmom.com by donating a nursing bra tank top to mothers in developing countries.

Glamourmom will also make donations to domestic organizations that assist mothers and babies in need.

Good breastfeeding reads at the Rye Free Reading Room range include “I Eat at Mommy’s,” by Anna E. Bradley-McBeth, which might make one ponder that Shakespearian line, “milk of human kindness is not strained." Other books include Barry Littmann’s “So That’s What They’re For: Beastfeeding Basics,” and Teresa Pitman’s exhaustively if immodestly titled, “The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America.”

CHORUS LINE

Local soprano Daniele Hager, soon to be Colombia-bound for leading roles in operas there, will conduct a week-long workshop called “The Audition: The Art of Auditioning “ Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Rye Arts Center.

Ms Hager has walked the walk, talked the talk and sung the songs as a former Rye Country School Day school musical comedy star who has appeared locally in a number of venues from Wainwright House to her former job as the singing bartender/waitress at Rye’s Town Dock. Her father is leader of the RCDS band so the sound of music is in the genes.

WILDE OSCAR-WORTHY

Popular music group called Deuces Wilde will play for listening and dancing pleasure during Tuesday evening lawn concerts at 7 p.m. at Rye's Osborn Retirement Community.   Bring a lawn chair or blanket to relax between sets.

SHOWMEN ON TAP

Billy and the Showmen, one of the region’s most popular and enduring Rhythm & Blues bands, will bring their sound of music to the free Summer Concerts in Rye Town Park from 7 to 9:30 p.m. They play for your music and listening pleasure with the Long Island Sound as a backdrop.

WHEREFORE ART THOU GNOMEO?

Youngsters ages six and up as well as grown ups are invited to free showing of “Gnomeo and Juliet” from 6 to 7:25 p.m. at the library.

BEFORE THE FALL

Fall Rye YMCA membership registration starts today at 7 a.m. Non-membership registration begins Aug.10. Information: 967-6363.

REMEMBER THE BLAST OFF

Don’t forget the free fireworks at Rye Playland Wednesday and Friday nights at Rye Playland at 9:15 p.m.

JOB HUNTERS’ NOTE

Lives in Transition will present a program called “Get a Job Offer Within the Next 90 Days” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the library of Rye Presbyterian Church.

Rye’s Irv Zuckerman, author and retired corporate management communications specialist, will outline what the program calls a time-tested way to get “ace” and follow up on your next interview during these tough economic times. For more info, email Livesintransition@gmail.com.

BOOKIES GATHER

RFRR’s Thursday Afternoon Book Group meets at 1:15 p.m. to discuss Carson McCullers’ “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.”

WRITING FROM HEART

Writer’s group at Wainwright House takes its name from Nancy Aronie’s book called “Writing From the Heart.” By any other name, group prides itself on being a safe place where one can write or learn to write without being judged or evaluated.

WFH meets 7:30 to 9 p.m. tonight as well as on the first and third Thursday of each month. Information: sootun27@hotmail.com

CAFÉ SPECIAL DELIVERY

The library’s Friday Morning Book Café convenes at 9:15 a.m. to discuss Sarah Blake’s “The Postmistress.” Information: 231-3161.

CURTAIN RAISER

For first time, Shakespeare will play Rye Town Park when “As You Like It” bows in at 5:30 p.m.

DANCING ON THE SOUND

Milt Gerver Orchestra brings the free Big Band Era sound of Sammy Kaye and Tommy Dorsey to the swing’n’sway set looking to listen and/or dance on the Rye Playland Boardwalk near the pier from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.  And did we mention the fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. when the band takes a break?