The Rye Figure Skating Club, founded in 1937, is celebrating its 80th anniversary by hosting a free ice skating show at Rye’s historic Playland Ice Casino on Saturday, March 11th at 8pm. The one-hour show, Rye FSC 80th Anniversary Celebration on Ice, will feature over 70 performers – the majority of whom reside in Westchester County – including award-winning members and alumni of Rye Figure Skating Club. Different disciplines of ice skating will be showcased such as freestyle, pairs, ice theater, ice dance and synchronized ice skating. Following the show, audience members can take part in a free public ice skating session. The event is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.
In honor of the event, the Westchester County Board of Legislators proclaimed March 11, 2017 “Rye Figure Skating Club Day.” Governor Andrew Cuomo congratulated Rye FSC on its “milestone anniversary celebration,” noting the evening will have “a wonderful slate of performances…from gold medalists to the youngest tiny skaters just starting out on the ice.” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand noted, “I am grateful to the Rye Figure Skating Club and all of its members and supporters for their commitment to fostering local talent in ice skating.”
As part of the free event, Rye FSC is publishing an anniversary keepsake program journal which will be distributed to audience members, press representatives, participating skating professionals and the full Rye FSC membership. All advertising proceeds from the Journal will be divided between two charitable organizations – the Rye FSC Founders Fund and the Port Chester Carver Center, a non-profit organization serving families in need since 1943.
For more information, visit the Rye Figure Skating Club website.
