Rye Weekend: Goings On About Town

From a high school production of “Grease” to various benefits for worthwhile causes, and from yoga classes to historic tree walks, Rye has something going on to suit almost every taste this weekend.

1. Another opening, another show: Just weeks after staging “Urinetown the Musical” to delighted audiences, Rye High School’s Parsons Street Players will stage “Grease” Friday and Saturday at the Performing Arts Center.

The rock’n’roll themed-show filled with teen angst is, of course, based on the 1972 Broadway hit that became the longest-running musical in Broadway history by 1979. The movie version starred John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing.

The Rye version, directed by middle school social worker and veteran community actor Peter  Green, will feature Connor Antico as Danny Zuco, Margaret Mulkerrin as Betty Rizzo, Lindsay Noto as Frenchie and Jenna Langbaum as Sandy. Jimmy Locust, who received rave reviews for choreographing “Urinetown,” will stage the dance numbers.

Performances are Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, and cost $10 for adults, $ 5 for students, free for senior citizens.

Other Friday events include:

2. Rye’s Sole Ryeders will hold a benefit called “Worldly Delights," featuring food and drink from around the world, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Enhanced Home, Port Chester. Proceeds will help fund the organization’s local cancer-related health and wellness programs. Silent auction prizes range from a vacation in France to Yankee baseball tickets. Cost is $125 for tax-deductible ticket. For more information visit Soleryeders.org.

Saturday events include:

3. Rev. Judith Star-Medicine will present Crystals and Rocks, billed as a shamanic journey workshop to the realm of the Stone People, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wainwright House, with the Yoga Teacher’s Association also presenting a Kundalini Yoga “The Body Electric” workshop, in the Wainwright Yoga Center from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

YTA presenters include Ana Brett and Ravi Singh, who have authored 22 books/DVDs on the subject, trained more than 300 Kundalini teachers, and have a client list that has included Madonna, Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others, according to the program announcement. For further information call 202-5552; or email info@ytayoga.com.

4. , Boston Post Rd., Rye, will hold a volunteer work project aimed at clearing vines and vegetation from the historic stonewalls from 1 to 3 p.m. Bring gloves. Tools provided. And stay to enjoy the grounds. For more information, call 835-4466

5. The nearby will hold a similar volunteer corps “Pitch-In” workday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help with spring clean up, assist in invasive plant removal, trail work and more. Information: 967-8720.

Sunday events include:

6. “Every Tree Tells a Story" is a free photo exhibition that focuses on the irreplaceable trees and tree groupings, often associated with historically important people and events that have shaped the development of American communities and cultures, according to the program announcement from Rye’s Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd.

The exhibition opens this weekend, runs from 2 to 5 p.m., and will continue through June 15 at the Carriage House. Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 2 to 5 p.m.

This event will also include many lectures on native trees complete with walking tours of the National Historic Landmark Jay Property. For more information, call 698-8275; or visit www.jaycenter.org.

7. The second annual fund-raising Westchester Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk will start at 9 a.m. at Rye Town Park/Oakland Beach and proceed along the seaside path through Playland. To join Gigi’s Team in memory of longtime Rye resident Gigi Shanes Hernandez, call318-4665 or visit www.ryewalk2011.kintera.org.

Enjoy the weekend!