WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From Susan Katz, Westco Productions. October 9, 2003: Westco Productions, Westchester's resident professional theater company for young and family audiences, will honor one of its founding Board Members and City activist Josephine (Jo) Falcone on October 25, 2003 at "An Evening In Italy with Jo."

JO'S TURN: Former Tigerette, All-Around City Cheerleader, Jo Falcone, (far right), will be next in line for honors in White Plains. Ms. Falcone is shown at right at Robert Ruger's 90th Birthday Bash last November at the Crowne Plaza. Susan Katz, Mistress of Ceremonies is at left with "Mr. White Plains" Robert Ruger. Photo by WPCNR News.

The gala evening will include cocktails, dinner and dancing with a silent auction and raffle will take place at Graziella's Ballroom on South Broadway on October 25, 2003. For reservations and more information, call Westco at 914-761-7463.

Josephine (Jo) Falcone was born and raised in White Plains. Jo worked in the White Plains School District as a teacher assistant and taught after-school programs in twirling and tap dancing. Her greatest love was her position of Director/Coach of the Bengalettes and Tigerettes - a 125-girl marching squad which performed at the football games.

A community activist, Jo has served on numerous City Boards and Commissions and was twice elected to the White Plains Board of Education, serving as its President in 1987.

Jo was elected to the White Plains Common Council in 1995. She was one of the founding Board Members of Westco Productions and is President-Elect of the White Plains Rotary Club. She is a member of The Glenn D. Loucks Track & Field Games and has chaired these games for25 years. She is presently Manager of Century 21 Wolff in White Plains and has been married to Joe Falcone for 45 years with four children and ten grandchildren!!

Westco Productions has been Westchester's resident professional theater company for young and family audiences for the past 24 years. Westco's mission is to foster and promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of live theater for all audiences with special emphasis on productions and presentations for families and youth as well as community based workshops and hospital touring programs. Westco has presented over 165 fully-staged productions at such venues as the Rochambeau Theater in White Plains, the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, the Irvington Town Hall Theatre and the Antrim Playhouse in Suffern playing to over 500,000 audience members.