HVCCA's Ides of March Opens, Rraci Service Today, Women's History Jazz Celebration

1. Vote for Best Place to Spend St. Patrick’s Day

This week’s Reader’s Choice asks you to vote on where is the best place to spend St. Patrick’s Day. Take our poll and comment . Polls close tomorrow at 9 a.m.

2. Service

Rraci’s family is holding a service from 2 to 9 p.m. at the F. Ruggiero & Sons Funeral Home, at 732 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers.

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts opens its “Ides of March” show today. It is a compilation of short plays and poems by nine poets and playwrights  from the Hudson Valley. The poems and short plays, inspired by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art's exhibition "Circa 1986",  
will be performed by professional actors. The performances will be  
take place in the exhibition space of the You can catch the show tonight or tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. or on March 18 from 3 to 4 p.m. Read more here.

4. Women’s History Month Jazz Celebration

The is hosting a jazz celebration of Women's History Month Friday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

5. Nine Days to Gateway Experience

There are only nine days left until the second annual on March 24 at the Mansion at Colonial Terrace.

Read about what to expect there .