{"id":881,"date":"2015-05-01T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dworkincompany.com\/site\/?p=881"},"modified":"2022-01-29T02:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T07:16:13","slug":"michael-boriskin-westchester-mag-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dworkincompany.com\/site\/michael-boriskin-westchester-mag-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Boriskin on his favorite Westchester Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Boriskin Of Copland House\u2019s Favorite Westchester Things<\/h2>\n

The internationally acclaimed pianist and Copland House artistic & executive director on food, film, and fall foliage, all in alphabetic order.<\/h3>\n
Published 05\/01\/15<\/div>\n

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A<\/strong>rts.<\/strong> They\u2019re all around us in Westchester\u2019s concert halls, museums, galleries, and theaters.<\/p>\n

B<\/strong>irdsong<\/strong>.<\/strong> Westchester\u2019s parks and forests are the stage for nature\u2019s symphony, composed by our extraordinary winged musicians.<\/p>\n

C<\/strong>opland<\/strong>.<\/strong> The iconic composer and longtime Westchesterite who defined the sound and spirit of American music and whose Cortlandt Manor home is a National Historic Landmark.<\/p>\n

D<\/strong>aughters.<\/strong> Two (pictured top). How isit possible that these little girls\u2014always bright, never dull, sometimes confounding\u2014are now in their 20s?<\/p>\n

E<\/strong>lizabeth.<\/strong> Partner in life, love, and work. My soul mate and my sunshine.<\/p>\n

F<\/strong>all foliage.<\/strong> With the riot
\nof vibrant colors and textures in Westchester,\u00a0 who needs Vermont?<\/p>\n

G<\/strong>astronomy.<\/strong> Suddenly, it\u2019s no longer enough for me to enjoy eating fine food (and Westchester is a gourmet\u2019s bonanza); now I\u2019m trying to prepare it. There goes the kitchen!<\/p>\n

H<\/strong>iking<\/strong>. Peekskill-Briarcliff and North County Trailways, Blue Mountain Reservation, the Croton Aqueduct Trail\u2014even the dirt roads and hills of Bedford, which sometimes feel like nearly vertical inclines.<\/p>\n

I<\/strong>magination. <\/strong>The place without limits, where anything is possible. I try to visit often!<\/p>\n

J<\/strong>acob Burns Film Center.<\/strong> Is there a wider menu of films\u2014new, old, obscure, classic, foreign, quirky\u2014or a more congenial place to see them in Westchester?<\/p>\n

K<\/strong>ing Kone.<\/strong> Yes, I feel guilty. But I\u2019ll take any of the homemade coffee ice creams, please.<\/p>\n

L<\/strong>ocavore<\/strong>.<\/strong> Treasured\u00a0neighborhood spots like\u00a0Table Local Market and the Pleasantville Farmers\u2019 Market seem to be popping up everywhere across Westchester.<\/p>\n

M<\/strong>erestead<\/strong>.<\/strong> The majestic former W & J Sloan family home in Mount Kisco, which has been the site for Copland House\u2019s main stage concerts\u2014the only series in the US that
\nexclusively champions American classical music.<\/p>\n

N<\/strong>euberger<\/strong> Museum.<\/strong> It began as a symbol of Roy Neuberger\u2019s passion for contemporary painters and a home for his private art collection.<\/p>\n

O<\/strong>ptimism.<\/strong> I\u2019m still foolish enough to think that an idea, determination, and a touch of thick-headedness can make nearly anything happen!<\/p>\n

Q<\/strong>uiet.<\/strong> In the \u201cwilds\u201d of Northern Westchester, the crunch of a leaf beneath an animal\u2019s foot or the flapping of a bird\u2019s wing can reverberate grandly in the evening air.<\/p>\n

R<\/strong>eading.<\/strong> Traveling into minds, hearts, souls, ideas, and far-off places, minus the long lines and frequent-flier miles.<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>teinway.<\/strong> My musical partner at countless performances on stages across Westchester and in more than 30 countries.<\/p>\n

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Read the full list in the magazine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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