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The River That Flows Both Ways, interactive explorations of life of the Hudson, Croton Point Nature center, Croton-on-Hudson, 1pm. Free. Co-sponsored by Riverlovers. 914-271-8134. Flea Market and Tag Sale, historic Sherwood House, Yonkers, 10am-4pm. Plus a lecture, "Joy of Collecting," 1pm, and appraisals from 2-4pm. 914-965-0401 or 914-793-3287. Po'Jazz at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Sleepy Hollow, Philipse Manor Railroad Station, opening at 1pm with poetry slam overseen by Regie Cabico, until 6:30pm. 914-332-4825. http://www.writerscenter.org/ Newington-Cropsey Museum, Hastings, Exhibit Opening - Paintings of Col. Charles Waterhouse, official artist of the US Marine Corps. 914-478-7990 for exhibit times. Introduction to Bird-Watching, information and slide show, Beczak Environmental Education Center, Yonkers, 2pm. 914-376-0859. www.beczak.org
Forgotten Faces: Hispanics in American History, a talk by Miguel J. Hernandez, Ossining Public Library, co-sponsored by Ossining Historical Society Museum, 8pm. Free. 914-941-2416. www.wls.lib.ny.us/libs/ossining/ossining.html
Columbus Day Weekend Book Sale on the lawn, Warner Library, Tarrytown, 10am-5pm. 914-631-7734.
The Lenape People, hands-on activities and hike with a naturalist, Croton Point Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson, 11am. 914-271-8134. Sleepy Hollow Street Festival, Columbus Day Parade and five mile run, with crafts, food, vendors, and music, 10am-5pm. Concert and fireworks, 7:30pm. 914-631-1440. Italian-American Culture Day, a SoYo Cultural Celebration, Lincoln Park, Yonkers, 2-5pm. Free. 914-966-1219. Eroica Trio Concert performs the Friends of Music Concert Series at the Ossining High School Auditorium, 8:30pm. 914-271-8598.
Boats on the Hudson: Navigating Through History, with Ellen Keiter, curator, Hudson River Museum, Ossining Public Library, 11:30am. Free. 914-941-2416.
Eddie Palmieri, five-time Grammy winner, presented by Jazz Forum Arts, Tarrytown Music Hall, 8pm. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org
150th Anniversary Celebration - The First Reformed Church, Hastings-on-Hudson, including dedication of the renovated sanctuary at 10:30am. 914-478-1560. Carmela Ciuraru and Marie Ponsot read from 'First Loves,' Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Sleepy Hollow, Philipse Manor Railroad Station, 4:30pm. 914-332-4825.
Harvest Fair at The Union Church of Pocantico Hills with white elephants, baked goods and more. 914-631-2069.
Guided Tours of Tarrytown Lighthouse. Meet at Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow, 11am & 1pm. Free. 914-271-8134. Annual Chamber Music Concert, with the Festival Ensemble Society, at Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, 4pm. Reception follows. 914-965-4027. The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman, a contemporary jazz band, presented by Jazz Forum Arts, Tarrytown Music Hall, 8pm. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org The Neue Bach Quartet plays chamber music at the Croton Free Library, Croton-on-Hudson, 7:30pm. Free. 914-271-6612.
History Hike and Historic Wine Cellar Tour, Croton Point Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson, 1pm. Free. 914-271-8134. Actor Robert Klein reads scary stories at Sunnyside, co-sponsored by Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Tarrytown, 7pm. Reservations: 914-631-8200, ext. 618. http://www.writerscenter.org/
Phantoms of the Hudson Valley with author Monica Randall, Croton Free Library, Croton-on-Hudson, 7:30pm. 914-271-6612.
Halloween Celebration, Hastings Farmers Market, with pumpkin painting, music and special decorations, 10am. Dave Brubeck Quartet, presented by Jazz Forum Arts, Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, 8pm. 914-631-1000. Bird Walk, Croton Point Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson, 11am. Bring binoculars. 914-271-8134.
Michelle Le Blanc Quartet plays Ossining Public Library's Opening Concert, "Great Music in a Great Place," 3:30pm. Free. 914-941-2416. /www.wls.lib.ny.us/libs/ossining/ossining.html Spooks and Spirits in the Wine Cellars, storytelling in the wine cellars by Jonathan Kruk. Meet at the Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Park, 3:30pm. Free. 914-271-8134. Samhain Celebration - Celtic new year includes ghost parade, led by a piper. Christmas boutique and dance for adults, followed by a céili, Tara Circle, Alder Manor, Yonkers, 1-6pm. Reservations: 914-964-TARA.
A River Journey: Paintings of the Hudson, by Don Nice, from September 22 - January 14. Watercolors record the artist's journey up the Hudson River from Manhattan to Glens Falls. Magnificent Yachts of Westchester's Waterways, from October 13 - January 14. Exhibition examines the county's rich yachting history. A Shot in the Dark, from October 13 - December 31. Photographs depict a new realm of altered appearances using ambient light, moonlight and prolonged exposure techniques.
Hike the Trails at Teatown Lake Reservation, Ossining, from dawn to dusk. 914-762-2912. http://www.bestweb.net/~teatown/ Walk the Old Croton Aqueduct -- access in most Historic River Towns of Westchester. Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Sleepy Hollow, with 20 miles of trails is open daily, 8am-dusk. 914-631-1470.
Cortlandt Museum - 137 7th Street, Verplanck - 914-734-1110. Croton Historical Society - exhibitions at the Croton Free Library, Cleveland Drive, during library hours. 914-271-6612. Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Park - items from the collection of the Material Archives and Laboratory for Archaeology and natural items found in the park. 914-271-8134. The Ossining Historical Society Museum, 196 Croton Avenue, open Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, 1-4pm. Free. 914-941-0001. http://home.att.net/~ohsm/index.htm Ossining Urban Cultural Park Visitors Center - open every day from 10am-4pm. Free. 914-941-3189. Maryknoll Missionaries Exhibit (at Maryknoll near Ossining) based on the extensive archive collection of missions, deed, hardships and triumphs, will open in July. 914-941-7636. http://www.maryknoll.org/HOME.HTM Historical Society serving Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow - One Grove Street, Tarrytown - open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2-4pm 914-631-8374. Dobbs Ferry - permanent display of Native American artifacts, Village Hall. 914-693-2203. Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery of Art, Hastings-on-Hudson - by appointment only on weekday afternoons, except in January and August - 914-478-1372. http://www.newingtoncropsey.com/ Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society - The Observatory Cottage, Draper Park. Special exhibition, 'Taking Care of Business.' Open Monday and Thursday, 10am-2pm; and during exhibition, first Sunday of April, May and June, 2-6pm. 914-478-2249.
North Hudson Cruise, 2-hour mid-day cruises with NY Waterway from Tarrytown on weekends and holidays, from mid-May. 1-800-533-3779. http://www.nywaterway.com/sightsee/sightsee.htm Sleepy Hollow Cruise with NY Waterway from Manhattan to Tarrytown includes options to visit Sunnyside, Philipsburg Manor, Kykuit or Lyndhurst, through November 5. 1-800-533-3779. http://www.nywaterway.com/sightsee/sightsee.htm Sleepy Hollow Bicycle Rides:Mondays 6:45pm, 12 miles, easy ride through Briacliff Manor; Saturdays 7:30am, training ride, 40 miles, Croton Dam, 914-631-3135. Hudson River Recreation LLC: Kayak tours with nature, history, sunsets and fun themes, from Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow, 1-888-321-HUDSON. www.KakakHudson.com Jug Tavern and Historic Sparta - Walking tours of Historic Sparta, Ossining - September 17, October 15 and November 19 at 1:30pm. 914-941-2877 or 914-762-0295. http://members.aol.com/n2kpw/index.html Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground - Sleepy Hollow - tours every Sunday at 2pm, from Memorial Day weekend through October. Private tours arranged for groups. 914-631-1123. Wildflower Island at Teatown Lake Reservation - Public tours - September: Saturday, 10am. Pre-registration required - 914-762-2912, ext. 10. Private tours arranged for groups of eight or more. http://www.bestweb.net/~teatown/ Tours of Peekskill Artists' District are the third Saturday of each month. They leave the Paramount Center of the Arts at 10am. 914-737-1894.
The Black Cow Coffee Company, Croton. Photographs by Daniel Shure, through September. 914-271-7544. Cornelia Cotton Gallery, Croton. 'The Black, White and Grey Show,' through November. 914-271-6802. The Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill. 'Perspectives,' watercolors by Lisa Bennett, through September. Acrylic paintings by Cynthia Silverstein and Judith Brooks, October 6-29. 914-734-1894. www.flatiron.qpg.com Gallery on the Hudson, Irvington. Grass Roots 2000, 24th annual juried exhibition, September 24 - November 5. 914-591-1378. Newington-Cropsey Museum, Hastings, Paintings of Col. Charles Waterhouse, official artist of the US Marine Corps, from October 1. 914-478-7990. Ossining Public Library. Paintings of Old Ossining by Linda Hejduk Fortin, September 7 - October 13. 914-941-2416. Sunnyside Federal Savings & Loan Association of Irvington. Watercolors by Carol Lyons through December. 914-591-8000.
More information on the "Hudson Heritage Fall Festival" is available by
calling 914-271-2238 or 1-800-833-WCVB.
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The Hudson Heritage Festival is the official I Love NY fall festival. More information is available by calling 1-800-833-WCVB, by instant return fax from RiverFax 1-800-227-5638, ext. 023 or by calling 914-271-2238. Information on festival daytrips by train can be obtained from 1-800-METRO-INFO or by boat at 1-800-53-FERRY. |
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