What To Do Around Bedford This Week

BEDFORD, N.Y. – Here’s a look at what's happening around the Bedford area this week, including government meetings and community events. See our Events page for more listings.

Jennifer Coitta, author of "I, Putin," will speak Thursday at the Bedford Free Library.
Photo Credit: *Bedford Free Library*

by Liz Button

01/21/2013 5:01 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 21

Town offices are closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Schools in the Bedford Central School District are closed for the holiday.

Tuesday, Jan. 22

SEPTO meeting: 9 a.m. SEPTO stands for Special Education Parent-Teacher Organization, a districtwide group created to provide a supportive environment for families and educators to share their knowledge, experience and resources for children with special needs. Central Office, Fox Lane Campus, 632 S. Bedford Road, Bedford.

Joint Meeting of the Town Board and Planning Board: 7 p.m. Katonah's Stepping Stones site will be discussed. Bedford Town House, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

Town Board regular meeting: 8 p.m. Bedford Town House, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

Planning Board regular meeting: 8 p.m. 425 Cherry St., Bedford Hills.

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Early Childhood Center at Temple Shaaray Tefila Open House: 9:30 a.m. Registration for the 2013-14 school year has begun. The Early Childhood Center at Temple Shaaray Tefila will be hosting an open house from Jan. 14-25. The temple offers classes for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds, as well as extended day programming. For more information, contact Beth Kiffel at (914) 666-3188. Temple Sharaay Tefila, 89 Baldwin Road, Bedford Corners.

Monthly Integrative Medicine Round Table Study Group: 12:30 p.m. For $30, gather with like-minded holistic health practitioners to discuss individual client challenges and share perspectives on approaches to healing. This group is led by Michael Finkelstein and includes a light lunch. Call for pre-requisites. The group meets the third or fourth Wednesday of each month. Transcendence at SunRaven, 501 Guard Hill Road, Bedford.

Board of Education meeting: 7 p.m. Architects and construction managers, Capital Projects Committee members and administrators will be present at the board's Wednesday meeting to answer questions from the community as part of the district's first capital projects “Communication Fair.” Regular Board of Education meeting begins at 8 p.m. Little Theatre, Fox Lane Middle School, 632 S. Bedford Road, Bedford.

Thursday, Jan. 24

Friends Author Talk, "I, Putin:" 7 p.m. The Friends of the Bedford Free Library will welcome Jennifer Coitta, author of "I, Putin." Coitta spent 12 years writing and researching the book, which won an honorable mention at the New York Book Festival in June. Cost of admission is $10. Bedford Free Library, 32 Village Green, Bedford.

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