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Westchester Museum Names New Executive Director Westchester Museum Names New Executive Director
Westchester Museum Names New Executive Director Michael Gitlitz of North Salem has been named the new executive director of the Katonah Museum of Art. KMA Board President Deborah Mullin and Board of Trustees announced Gitlitz' appointment. With more than 25 years in the art world at Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Hirschl & Adler Modern, Marlborough Gallery and Paddle8, Gitlitz brings an encyclopedic knowledge of art as well as a broad network of artists, curators and collectors to the museum, according to the board's press statement. Gitlitz' roots in northern Westchester, where he has lived for many years, have fostered a deep appr…
'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement 'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement
'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter is this year’s honorary degree recipient and speaker for Pace’s Westchester undergraduate commencement on Wednesday, May 16. Graduation ceremonies began at 11 a.m. on the Pleasantville campus, 861 Bedford Road. McBride is a teacher and native New Yorker, born and raised in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, and later St. Albans, Queens. He is the eighth of 12 children.  McBride went to New York City public schools. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he studied music and communications and he earned a master’s …