SPOTLIGHT: John Shearer honored at Black History Celebration

John Shearer, a renowned photographer and longtime resident of Lake Katonah, is being honored for his outstanding contributions by the Westchester County Board of Legislators as part of its Black History and Heritage Celebration. According to biographical information from the "Time Life Picture Collection," Mr. Shearer is described as a true renaissance man, fashioned in the mold of his boyhood idol Gordon Parks.

John Jay High Plans Annual Art Show Featuring Over 100 Student Works

John Jay High School's annual art show, Rite of Spring, will be held from March 30 through April 7 during school lunch periods. The art show will feature the work of more than 100 student-artists in ceramics and sculpture, drawing and painting, graphic design, photography and film, according to a release from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District.