What To Do In Yorktown This Week

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A Black History Month event and a town board meeting are some of the things happening around Yorktown this week. For more to do, check our Events page.

The John C. Hart Memorial Library will continue its Black History Month celebration with a book discussion of "A More Unbending Battle."
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by Brian Marschhauser

02/18/2013 5:00 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 18

Closures in Yorktown: Government offices, the John C. Hart Memorial Library and all schools in Yorktown will be closed for President's Day.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Teen Center Greatest Films Movie & Discussion: 6:30 to 9:45 p.m. Yorktown Community and Cultural Center, Room 102. 1974 Commcerce St.

Yorktown Town Board Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Yorktown Town Hall, 363 Underhill Ave.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Conservation Board: 7:30 p.m. Yorktown Town Hall, 363 Underhill Ave.

Thursday, Feb. 21

Bingo: 5 p.m. Bingo is every Thursday at the Yorktown Elk's Lodge. 590 Waverly Road.

WWI's Harlem 369th Regiment: 7:30 p.m. Professor and author Peter Nelson will discuss his latest book "A More Unbending Battle." Nelson is an adjunct professor with Fairfield University and is an author of more than 25 books and numerous articles in national magazines. He's the winner of the 2003 Christopher Award and was named to Esquire Magazine's best American writers under 40. "A More Unbending Battle" tells the story of regiment of African-American soldiers from Harlem and surrounding states formed prior to World War I. The event is open to the public and no registration is required. John C. Hart Memorial Library, 1130 E. Main St.

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