Neighborhood Know-It-All: MTV Turns 30; Bernie Williams in White Plains; Outdoor Movies at Saxon Woods

1.) MTV Turns 30

Remember when MTV played music videos? We do too!

Today is the music television network’s 30^th birthday. Click here to watch the network’s first programming on Aug. 1, 1981.

“Ladies and Gentleman…rock and roll!”

Reminisce with us: Who was your favorite VJ? What’s your favorite old school video? What was your favorite MTV show? Tell us in the comments box below.

We would definitely have to go with Kennedy, A-Ha’s “Take On Me,” and hands-down “The State.”

 Ahh, memories!

2.)

Get your copy of Bernie Williams’ new book “Rhythms of the Game: The Link Between Musical and Athletic Performance,” signed by the former Yankee All-Star himself at at the White Plains City Center Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Click for more information.

3.)

Grab your swimming trunks and some blankets and head over to to watch “Toy Story 3” under the stars, Tuesday, Aug. 2 (rain date Aug. 3) at 7 p.m. Swimming will be permitted until dusk. Enjoy food from the concession stands or bring your own picnic. Click for more information.

The Westchester Steelers, a semi-pro football team, will play an exhibition game to raise money for the White Plains-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) at on Aug. 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The event—sponsored by Inspiria Media and Hirschfield and Costanzo, Attorneys at Law—includes entertainment by the White Plains Cheerleaders. Tickets are $10 for general seating and $25 for VIP seating—100 percent of the ticket sales go to LLS’ Light the Night Walk. Click for details on where to purchase tickets.

5.) Tell Westchester What Challenges Its Seniors Are Facing

Tell Westchester County how they should plan for the needs of senior citizens in the year 2012-2015, by taking its federally mandated survey. The survey data will be used in the county’s report to the New York State Office for the Aging, who will forward the information to the federal Administration on Aging. Click here to take the survey (deadline Sept. 30) and for more details.

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