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At 90 years young, psychologist Dr. Howard Mase takes the stage alongside his real-life daughter, recording artist and performer Marla Mase, in BEING SOMEBODY, an uplifting and unique theatrical event about family, dreams, resilience, and the moments that shape our lives.
Together, Howard and Marla take audiences on a funny and moving journey through growing up in Brooklyn across two generations—from Howard's childhood as a skinny little Jewish kid in the post-war glow of the 1940s and '50s to Marla's coming of age in the gritty, disco-lit New York of the 1970s.
Through true stories, music, humor, and multimedia projections, father and daughter celebrate the worlds they came from—and remind us that there are always new chapters waiting to be written.
Howard's favorite saying is, “You're never too old to be young.” At 90, he's living it.
One performance only: Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. at The Harrison Players.
Tickets: $25
Special group rate: $20 per person for groups of more than five. For group tickets, contact Jen Ricci at 914-714-4092 or <a href="mailto:harrisonplayers@yahoo.com">harrisonplayers@yahoo.com</a>.</blockquote>

Local Event: BEING SOMEBODY — A Father/Daughter Story of Growing Up Brooklyn

Westchester County

Harrison

New York

BEING SOMEBODY — A Father/Daughter Story of...


At 90 years young, psychologist Dr. Howard Mase takes the stage alongside his real-life daughter, recording artist and...

BEING SOMEBODY — A Father/Daughter Story of Growing Up Brooklyn

Elizabeth Browning

Westchester

Montrose

Jeff Edwards

New York City Metropolitan Area

Peekskill-Cortlandt

Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson

Rockland County

New City

Yorktown-Somers

Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor

Nanuet

Nyack-Piermont

Chappaqua-Mount Kisco

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow

Pearl River

Jay Estate

Join us for a reception with the artist on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:30pm. Registration link coming soon!

It is deeply meaningful to share these sculptures at the Jay Heritage Center, a place rooted in the history of American diplomacy. Here, they connect the story of our modern embassies abroad with John Jay’s legacy as a statesman at home and diplomat abroad. — Jorge Otero-Pailos
<h3>About the Work</h3>
Analogue Sites is a series of steel sculptures by Spanish-American artist and preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos, created in 2019 from fencing salvaged during the preservation of the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, designed by Finnish-American modernist master Eero Saarinen. Otero-Pailos transformed this material as a way of preserving its layered history and drawing attention to the U.S. Embassy Program—an unprecedented Cold War–era initiative by the State Department that made modernist architecture and the arts central to American diplomacy abroad. These sculptures raise awareness of these embassies at a time when they are being decommissioned and left with little to no preservation protection.
At the Jay Heritage Center, two works are placed symmetrically in the restored garden parterres, framing the central path. Their mirrored placement reflects themes of balance and reciprocity central to diplomacy and honors John Jay’s historic missions to Spain, France, and England, and his role as a founding figure in American diplomacy.
Sculptures from this series have been exhibited in New York on Park Avenue; in London at Regent’s Park and at Winfield House, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom; and in Washington, D.C., at the National Museum of American Design.

Otero-Pailos is an internationally recognized New York–based artist, architect, and preservationist known for his monumental casts of historical buildings. He has exhibited at prestigious venues such as the Venice Art Biennale and the British Parliament, and his works are held in major museum collections. Otero-Pailos also teaches and directs the Historic Preservation program at Columbia University GSAPP.
Photo by Simon Cherry&nbsp; © Otero-Pailos Studio

Local Event: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos

Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos

Join us for a reception with the artist on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:30pm. Registration link coming soon!

It is deeply...

The Jay Heritage Center in Rye, New York will celebrate America at 250 with a toast to Jay Medal honorees Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University and award-winning Lincoln historian Harold Holzer.
The Jay Medal for Service was created in 2012 to recognize individuals who demonstrate a selfless spirit of commitment to and engagement with their community mirroring the multifaceted contributions of John Jay and his descendants. These honorees have demonstrated through their life's work that our shared narratives as a country, complicated as they are, can be better illuminated through the highest caliber of ongoing scholarship and advocacy. Honorees are selected for their excellence in the fields of American history, environmental stewardship, social justice or civic engagement.
Joining the celebration will be Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals, Honorable Rowan D. Wilson and historian and philanthropist Elihu Rose who will present the awards at JHC's annual Soirée. Special guests will include David Blight, Frank Cogliano, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage.

The Jay Medal Soirée will be held Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Jay Estate from 5:30-9:30pm. Cocktails, dinner, award ceremony and dancing. Cocktail Attire.
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Local Event: Jay Medal Soirée

Jay Medal Soirée

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