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Your Weekend: Indoor Carnival; Veterans Talk

What's up locally in the White Plains region this weekend.

Whether you're in search of something fun to do with the kids or have a babysitter lined up, look no further—Patch editors have selected a variety of happenings around town this weekend:

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White Plains: Church Street School Indoor Carnival

Place: Church Street Elementary School, 295 Church St, White Plains

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When: Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m.

Description: Games, crafts, raffle prizes and a silent auction, coupled with food and drink. Money raised supports the Church Street PTA.

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Cost: $0.25

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Bronxville: High School Tag Sale

Place: Bronxville High School, 177 Pondfield Rd, Bronxville

When: Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m.

Description: The Habitat for Humanity and Environmental Club is holding a tag sale to support the Habitat for Humanity branch in Westchester and non-profit environmental groups in the nation.

Cost: Free

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Dobbs Ferry: Relay for Life Overnight Walk 

Place: Mercy College, 555 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry

When: Saturday, April 6 at 6 p.m.

Description: Walk around the college's track overnight to raise money to fight cancer and celebrate the lives of those who battled the disease.

Cost: Free

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New Rochelle: Veteran-Civilian Dialogue

Place: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle

When: Friday, April 5, 6 p.m.

Description: The event is titled "Moral Injury: the Effects of War." Participate in a dialogue with veterans and civilians in facilitated conversations around the impact of war upon both groups.

Cost: Free.

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Larchmont: Community Bikram Yoga Class

Place: Bikram Yoga Larchmont, 2444 Boston Post Rd., Larchmont

When: Saturday, April 6, noon

Description: The whole month of April, Bikram Yoga Larchmont will be donating the community class proceeds to a wonderful charitable organization, Water 4 Life, which one of our students, Candy Verdujo, is passionately involved. Suggested donation is $10. 

Cost: Suggested donation, $10

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Rye: G-Day Weekend

Place: Rye Recreation, High School fields 

When: April 6 and 7

Description:

The Rye City School District will host it’s first-ever “G Day” weekend on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. The District is excited to kick off what will hopefully become an annual tradition that brings the Rye community together for a series of back-to-back athletic games and other activities. Come out and support the student athletes as they play on the turf and surrounding fields, and enjoy all that G Day weekend has to offer.

With ten teams involved, the games will kick off on Friday, April 5, starting at 4:15 p.m. when the Boys Varsity Tennis Team takes on Harrison at Rye Rec, and the Junior Varsity Baseball Team plays against Harrison at Disbrow. View the full schedule here. 

Cost: *Attendance fees of $5 for adults, $3 for students will apply for the 7 p.m. Boys Varsity Lacrosse game. All other games will be free.

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Scarsdale: Holocaust Survivor Speaks

Place: Westchester Reform Temple, 255 Mamaroneck Rd, Scarsdale, NY

When: Friday, April 5, 6:15 pm

Description: Holocaust survivor and author Fred Gross will be the guest speaker at Westchester Reform Temple (WRT). Mr. Gross's book, One Step Ahead of Hitler: A Jewish Child's Journey through France, recounts his quest to discover the tale of his family's survival, which he learned of only as an adult, and how the events of his youth continue to shape his life and experiences.

Cost: Free

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