Don't miss your chance to hear the melodies of Cristiana Pegoraro in person tomorrow evening and speak with Alice Hoffman over Zoom next week. Register now to secure your spot!

Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert:

Joy of Music

Wednesday, November 6 • 6:30pm-8:00pm •

Scarsdale Middle School • Course 12890 • $30

Celebrated Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro brings her Carnegie Hall program to Scarsdale. She demonstrates her deep passion and enthusiasm for classical music in a format that combines live piano performances with stimulating conversation about the composers' lives, impact, and artistry. This program, entitled Joy of Music, will feature masterpieces from Rossini’s the Barber of Seville, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Beethoven's Ode to Joy, hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera, as well as Neapolitan love songs and Pegoraro’s original compositions

CRISTIANA PEGORARO is an Italian pianist and composer. Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by the New York Times, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues and has recorded many CDs. She regularly conducts master classes across the United States (including at the Juilliard School), and in Italy, Portugal and the Middle East. She is the author of a series of children’s books based on Italian operas.

Author Visit: Alice Hoffman

When We Flew Away (2024)

Thursday, November 14 • 10:00am-11:15pm • Zoom •

Course 12893 • $35

On Thursday, November 14, 2024, acclaimed author Alice Hoffman will discuss her latest fiction, When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary (2024), with SAS instructor and literary scholar Anna Katsavos. Through extensive research and in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the book imagines and recreates Anne Frank's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during the years before she went into hiding. Hoffman imbues Frank, a young child, with wit, mischief, creativity, and wisdom beyond her age, foreshadowing the literary talent reflected in her now famous diary.

Time will be reserved for Q&A for those watching the live Zoom. If you are unable to attend, register for this amazing event to receive the recording for later viewing.

ALICE HOFFMAN is the highly acclaimed author of more than thirty novels, three books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her works include the Practical Magic book series (Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic), The World That We Knew (winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize), The Marriage of Opposites, The Red Garden, Here on Earth (Oprah's Book Club Choice), The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Dovekeepers, Faithful, and Turtle Moon. Born in New York City, she currently lives near Boston.

ANNA KATSAVOS, PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops.

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