Hudson Buzz

The custom motorcycle shop behind "American Chopper" will host a charity run this weekend, after the county accommodates the annual Beacon Barks dog parade and Pine Bush UFO Fair and Parade.

First up is Saturday's third annual UFO Fair, which kicks off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with a 5K run-walk starting on Center Street, followed by a street fair with live performances, games, vendors...

Oh, say, you can see former "American Idol" contestant Melinda Ademi sing the national anthem at tonight's State of the County address in White Plains.

A Yonkers High School grad who advanced to the top-40 round this season, Ademi will be a guest of honor at the event in the central jury room of the Westchester County Courthouse (111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains,...

When Stony Point resident Tom Cotter finished as the runner-up last year on the NBC reality TV competition "America's Got Talent," his wife, fellow comedian Kerri Louise, stood by his side. Now, it's Louise's turn to see if she can take home "AGT's" top prize.

Last Wednesday, Louise performed a 90-second set in front of a packed Hammerstein Ballroom, which included the...

It's the first edition of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week to honor excellence in Vine, the fledgling social network that's similar to Instagram but features 6-second videos in lieu of photographs. But is that honoree Martha Stewart, Joan Rivers, Richard Blais or Peter Gallagher?

Because the following embedded tweets, links, photos and videos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed...

"Mob Wives" stars Drita D'Avanzo and Carla Facciolo will return to NoMa Social on April 20 to help the New Rochelle nightlife destination celebrate its first anniversary.

It's familiar territory for the VH1 reality TV stars; at this time last year, the two appeared at the grand opening for NoMa Social (1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle, 914-576-4141, www.nomasocial.com).

With...

Carly Rose Sonenclar will be headlining a concert at the 2,100-seat Best Buy Theater in the heart of New York City on Saturday, Aug. 10.

The season two "X Factor" runner-up seems to shine in the bright lights of Times Square, as news of the concert was announced Monday, less than a month after the Mamaroneck singing sensation performed as the guest of honor at the Starlight Children's...

Carly Rose Sonenclar fans, rejoice! The Mamaroneck teen released a video today of her cover of Bruno Mars' "Runaway Baby."

The runner-up on the second season of "The X Factor" teamed up with J-14 magazine for the video. Although it's not really a "music video" as that phrase has come to be known, it does showcase Sonenclar wailing away on the old-school, new-school...

Carly Rose Sonenclar spoke with Newsday Westchester on the red carpet at Thursday night’s gala for the Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps children with serious illnesses.

Sonenclar, a Mamaroneck resident and the runner-up on the second season of "The X Factor," is a longtime supporter of the organization. She said that the foundation was important to her because of the...

"Hell's Kitchen" returned for its 11th season last night, and among the 20 contestants vying for the reality TV title are Dan Ryan of Hartsdale and Amanda Giblin of Pine Bush.

Both remain in the running after last night's premiere, which ended with host Gordon Ramsey sending home Brooklyn sous chef Sebastian Royo.

Ryan's Facebook page, which has him hailing from Hartsdale,...

Before tonight's stand-up comedy classes begin at Levity Live in West Nyack, Hudson Valley comedians Tom Cotter, Kerri Louise, Nick Di Paolo and Pete Dominick offered up some advice to a Newsday Westchester reporter who signed up for the class.

I'm that reporter.

A little background: When Eastchester High School hosted a Gong Show my senior year, it was the first time I took a stab at...