Lohud Lowdown

By Linda Lombroso Readers were so crazy about Robert K. Massie’s “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman” that the biography shot up The New York Times bestseller list last winter. Now the American Library Association has honored Massie, who lives in Irvington, with the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence… Read More →

Actress Keri Russell was in Mamaroneck on Monday filming scenes for “The Americans,” an FX network pilot. The crew of the new spy drama spent the day at the Carvel ice cream shop on Halstead Avenue, Mamaroneck United Methodist Church on Boston Post Road, and the Mamaroneck Motel, which is… Read More →

Heineken goes Hollywood? Scenes for “Bird People,” an independent French film starring “The Good Wife” actor Josh Charles, were shot in Westchester this weekend at Heineken USA’s White Plains office. The beer importer was transformed into an on-the-rise software development company for the movie, which is also being filmed in… Read More →

By Suzanne Samin (ssamin@lohud.com) The Levity Live comedy club continues to bring well-known faces of comedy to West Nyack each week. Some performances that are worth catching this month: Mitch Fatel, who debuted his first one hour special on Comedy Central, “Mitch Fatel is Magic,” in 2009, has been celebrated… Read More →

By Suzanne Samin What better way to celebrate the preservation of the historic Hudson River than with a festival? The Clearwater Festival, also known The Great Hudson River Revival, will be taking over Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson this weekend. The festival will feature a staggering 24 headliners along with… Read More →

Croton-on-Hudson’s Audra McDonald looked beautiful in blue at the Tony Awards .  Palisades-raised actress Hayden Panettiere was country cute at the CMT Awards.  Bedford’s Catherine Zeta Jones looked stunning at the US premiere of “Rock of Ages.” And her costar, Yonkers-raised soulstress Mary J. Blige, hit a high note with… Read More →

Vanessa Williams has officially moved from Wisteria Lane to Park Ave. The former Desperate Housewives star—who is a lifelong Westchester resident—has a new show on ABC.  It’s called “666 Park Ave” and it premieres this fall. Vanessa will play Olivia Doran in the drama-licious series. (See the preview below for… Read More →

I hear one of The Real Housewives of NYC is taking a quick trip to Westchester for a wine tasting/signing in Bronxville next week. Ramona Singer will be signing bottles of her own Pinot Grigio brand during a wine tasting at The Wine Emporium (located at 98 Pondfield Road). The… Read More →