Michael Skolnik - Independent Film Maker

It is always a joy to have kids you have known to grown up and really take off as young adults.

Such one kid (or rather young man) is Michale Skolnik. The son of Martha and Simon Skolnik, who are neighbors of mine.


As my kids, who are now adults and good friends of Michale since they were young kids, would say Mike is kicking it.

But what makes Mike especially unique is his approached to film making.

As he states in his Facebook profile -

"I am a filmmaker who is trying to tell the stories of those that normally do not have a chance to tell their own."

His latest film project is producing a feature this year, called Entre Nos, (the trailer is below).

Mike is a gifted person and he sums it up quite nicely in his facebook profile:

"I am only 30, and I know I have been very lucky to have success very young. This is not about me. This is about us."

His latest film project will have it's World Premier at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Here are the details:

We have three screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival

Saturday, April 25 @ 6pm
Wednesday, April 29 @ 4:45pm
Saturday, May 2 @ 3:45pm

For AMERICAN EXPRESS Card Holders tickets go on sale April 14th.

For the general public tickets go on sale April 20th.

Tickets will sell out fast, so hurry and click on the link below on those dates!!!

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets/

We can't wait to see you there!

The Entre Nos Family

Bedford Town-Wide Clean Up Days/Tag & Rummage Sales

Spring activity in the Katonah area really get’s under way starting April 26.

• The Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church of Katonah will be having its 2009 Rummage Sale starting April 26 with donations accepted.
  

  
  PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
  2009 RUMMAGE SCHEDULE
  
  
  April 26 Sunday NOON - 5:00pm Donations accepted
  
  April 27 Monday NO DONATIONS ACCEPTED
  8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 28 Tuesday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 29 Wednesday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 30 Thursday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE 9:00am - 6:00pm INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  May 1 Friday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  9:00am - 6:00pm INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  MAY 2 Saturday 9:00am - NOON OUTSIDE SALE
  9:00am - NOON INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  
  

• Katonah will have its SPRING CLEAN UP DAY – Saturday May 2, 2009--RAIN OR SHINE. Meet in front of the Katonah Library at 9 AM organized by the Katonah Improvement Society.
  
  
• The Town’s Department of Public Works Town-Wide Clean-Up Days will be held at the Crusher Road Highway Facility off Route 22, just North of Route 172, in Bedford Village.
  
  Here are the details as quoted from the Town of Bedford DPW's web page:
  
  "Town residents can bring household debris and metal waste to the Crusher Road Yard during the following periods:
  
  Friday, May 1, 2009 7:30 AM-3:00 PM
  Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
  Monday, May 4, 2009 7:30 AM-3:00 PM
  
  Residents can also take brush and tree debris to the Beaver Dam Highway facility on Beaver Dam road off Harris Road during the same days and hours listed above.
  
  The Highway Department will not accept any of the following items: tires, batteries, computers, refrigerators, freezers, pressure treated lumber, air conditioners, propane tanks, paint, varnish, chemicals, medical waste, or other toxic materials.
  
  Proof of Bedford residency is required, and fees are as follows:
  $20 per carload
  $50 per pickup truck load
  $100 for small dump trucks (<6 yd)
  $200 and up for large dump trucks (>6 yd)
  Bedford Village Chowder & Marching Club will hold their Tag Sale on Friday May 1 st and Saturday, May 2nd at the Crusher Road Highway Facility.
  

  
  In addition a Mobile Shredder will be available on Friday May 1st and Monday May 4 th at the Crusher Road Highway Yard. This free Westchester County public service is intended for residents to shred their personal documents. Papers from businesses or commercial enterprises will not be accepted. Residents may bring a maximum of two file boxes. To speed up shredding and reduce waiting time, residents must remove all metal clips, fasteners, binders, folders and hard covers and place the papers loosely in a box. Hard covers – cardboard or plastic covers on items such as ledger books, marble composition books and hard-cover books – are not acceptable. Residents may rip away pages from these hard cover books for shredding and throw the covers in their household trash."
  

A New Way to View Your Desktop In 3D

This is a major shift in the way you can view and experience your computer desktop.

The demo is quite impressive and you can download a free version of this application.

Martha Stewart's Katonah Shopping Photo Tour

Or her blog, Martha Stewart. a resident of Katonah recently posted her photo tour of shopping in Katonah.

Here is the link.

Comments on your Katonah shopping shopping experience welcome - including photos and videos.