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The Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library is offering Grab & Go Holiday Crafts for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Supplies are limited. Children will be given all the pieces needed to make 3 holiday crafts. To sign up, call 914/939-6710 ext.108 or email [email protected]. For additional information and questions, call 914/939-6710 and press 3.

Santa in the Park/Parade will take place Sat., Dec. 11 starting from King Street School at 3:30 p.m. and ending at Lyon Park. It will feature the PCHS Band and elementary schools, Port Chester cheerleaders, the PCFD, PCPD and Santa at the very end. Children can see Santa, get a small gift and a candy cane, have some hot chocolate or food from the food trucks and dance around in the new Bubble Show with music that will be stationed in Lyon Park from 4-6 p.m. The rain/snow date is Sun., Dec. 12. For more information, call Port Chester Recreation at 914/305-2571.

Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, will present the Clay Holiday Market thru Dec. 24. Shop in-person or online for functional pottery and ceramic sculpture featuring ceramic ornaments, dinnerware, mugs, serving pieces and more.  www.clayartcenter.org.

Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Chester is presenting Saturday Clay for ages 6+ Sat., Dec. 11 & 18, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 11 will feature ornament making. No experience necessary. $25 per person; Family Wheel Night for ages 10+ Sat., Dec. 18, 6-8 p.m. Have fun with the whole family in this one-time class for parents, kids, tweens and teens interested in learning to use the potter’s wheel. Parent/guardian must register for the class. $45 per person and Maker Nights for ages 17+ on Fri., Dec. 10 & 17 from 7-9 p.m. Teachers will show you how to make something on the wheel that will be glazed and fired for you to take home later. $65 per person. 20% off thru Dec. 31 with code: CLAYFUN21. Register online at https://www.clayartcenter.org/one-time-classes/maker-night.

Clay Art Center in Port Chester has announced that registration for their winter term classes will begin Mon., Dec. 13 at 7:30 a.m. for members; general registration will begin Thurs., Dec. 16 at 7:30 a.m. CAC requires that all students be vaccinated against COVID-19. Classes include Intro to Wheel Throwing, Intro to Handbuilding; Pottery for Beginners; Adult Weekly Intermediate Classes including Hallow Building the Figure, Thrown & Altered, Throwing Bigger and several intermediate Wheel Throwing classes; Special Topics including Luster Workshop, Adorned, Ceramic Jewelry Basics, Introduction to Colored Clay, Face Workshop and more; Classes for All Levels including Beginners & Beyond: Sculptured Methods and Handbuilt Functional Pottery; Advanced Classes including Wheel Throwing, Cone 6 & 10 classes; Tween & Teen Wheel and more. To see all winter offerings go to www.clayartcenter.org.

The Port Chester, Rye Brook, Rye Town Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Party will take place Fri., Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. at T&J Italian Restaurant, 10 Pearl St., Port Chester. $50 per person. Paid reservations are required by Fri., Dec. 10. Menu: appetizers--garden salad, stuffed mushrooms, fried calamari; buffet dinner—Chicken Francese, penne vodka, sliced steak, shrimp scampi, sausage and peppers in tomato sauce, eggplant rollatini, string beans, coffee, espresso, mini pastries; beer, wine & soda. Send checks to Chamber of Commerce, 222 Grace Church St., Ste. 301A, Port Chester, NY 10573.

The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, will feature moe. with special guests Warren Hayne, Aron Magner & Shannon Lynch Fri., Dec. 10 & Sake Cerulo, Nate Wilson & Reid Genauer Sat., Dec. 11. $35- $172.50; Doors open at 6:30, show at 8 p.m. for all performances unless noted otherwise. Ages 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Children under 8 years of age are not permitted. For tickets and show information, go to www.thecapitoltheater.com.

The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, will present The Capitol Sessions: Songs From a Rock & Roll Palace That Impacted the World—An All-Star Jam Fri., Dec. 17. Event is a benefit for HeadCount, a non-partisan voter registration advocacy organization that stages voter registration drives at more than 1,000 live events. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $46.50-$245.75. For tickets and show information, go to www.thecapitoltheater.com.

All shows at The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester during the pandemic were canceled or postponed. Following is the current information from The Capitol:

Rescheduled shows: Jan. 21: Almost Queen; Jan. 28: David Bromberg Big Band; Feb. 26: Steve Vai Inviolate Tour; Mar. 31-Apr. 2: Disco Biscuits; Apr. 8: Mt. Joy 2022; Apr. 9: The Beach Boys; Apr. 10: Bela Fleck & the Fleckstones. Apr. 29: Nate Bargatze.

Yet to be rescheduled: Rival Sons, Ripe. Canceled shows: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Lake Street Drive, Bombay Bicycle Club, Michael Franti, Sunrise Day Camp Benefit, Billy Strings, Saving Grace and The Fab Faux. Refund at point of purchase. Original tickets will be honored on the new date and tickets for all performances can be purchased at www.ticketfly.com.

Garcia’s, 145 Westchester Ave., Port Chester will present 8 Track Band, Sat., Dec. 18. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Band pays tribute to Classic 1970's Rock n’ Roll with infectious live concert energy! General admission. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. Ages 21+. All patrons must show proof of either full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of entry. www.thecapitoltheatre.com.

Garcia’s, 145 Westchester Ave., Port Chester will present The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles for Kids & more. All ages. Sat., Dec. 11.  Doors open at 1:30 p.m.; show at 2 p.m. $15 in advance; $17 day of show. https://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/events/detail/music-of-the-beatles-for-kids-g5vvzpgvskkpw

Rye Brook Seniors will offer a trip to the Danbury Mall Wed., Dec. 15. Bus departs AJP at 9:30 a.m. $2; $4 for non-members and a Christmas Lights Tour & Pizza Mon., Dec. 20. Bus departs AJP at 5 p.m. $6; $8 for non-members.  Register at 914/939-7904.

Bulk pickup dates in Port Chester are Dec. 15 & Jan. 5.

Health Insurance Navigation Help, offered by the Westchester County Department of Health, takes place at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. by appointment only. Free. Questions and requests will be kept confidential. To make an appointment, call 914/995-6350 or email [email protected].

Yoga in the Park with Jamie Maldonado at Crawford Park Mansion, 122 N. Ridge St., Rye Brook takes place every Sun., 9:30-10:30 a.m. All levels welcome. Jamie is a native of Rye Brook and a Port Chester High School graduate. Please bring a yoga mat and towel. Fee: $20 suggested amount by cash or check at Venmo@JMalYoga. For information and registration, email [email protected].

Bingo that usually takes place Tuesdays at Corpus Christi-Holy Rosary School Cafeteria has been cancelled until further notice.