Your Weekend: Jazz Concert; Beer Pong Tournament

Check out some of the local events happening in Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor this weekend:

Beer Pong Tournament

Where/When: Westchester Table Tennis Center on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Why go: Pleasantville resident Will Shortz's Tompkins Avenue facility is hosting a competitive beer pong tournament for players 21 and up this Saturday. There will be four events, preceded by a time when players must drink two beers within 20 minutes. The tournament will follow a round robin style with best of three games to 11 points. Do not wear white clothing. Beer will be provided. Trophies and medals will be awarded in each event. To participate, complete this registration form.

Pricing: $25

Jazz/Cabaret Concert

Where/When: Mount Pleasant Public Library on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.

Why go: The Manhattan Jazz with Philip Amarante will combine jazz and swing instrumental pieces with some cabaret vocals—listen for songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter, as well as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.

Pricing: Free

Reach Out and Read

Where/When: Open Door Family Medical Centers on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Why go: As part of the Volunteer Center of the United Way's MLK Day of Service, you are invited to join the national literacy program "Reach Out and Read" in Ossining Saturday. Teens, college students and families can read out loud to young children. Register at www.volunteer-center.org or by calling 948-4452.

Pricing: Free

'Senator On Your Corner' 

Where/When: Rose Hill Shopping Center A&P (610 Columbus Ave. Thornwood) on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Why go: New York Sen. Greg Ball (R, C, I — Patterson) will be at A&P to speak with residents about their concerns on Saturday.

Pricing: Free

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Where/When: Jacob Burns Film Center on Friday, Jan. 18 at 10 p.m.

Why go: Head back in time with Harrison Ford as WWII-era archaeologist Indiana Jones in this Steven Spielberg 1981 classic as part of JBFC's "Fridays After Dark" series.

Pricing: $11 adult nonmembers, $6 members, $6.50 children, $8 students