9th Annual Beethoven Festival - Yonkers Philharmonic
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Saunders Trades and Technical High School, 183 Palmer Road, Yonkers, 10701
The Yonkers Philharmonic’s 9th Beethoven Festival has a little something for everyone. In honor of Woman’s History month, Music Director Ari Rudiakov starts with Overture No. 3 from 19th century Romantic German composer Emelie Mayer. Of course there’s Beethoven, his Fidelio Overture and his Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano with soloists Carmit Zori, Gjilberta Lucaj-Cohen and Robert Feritta. In between you’ll be dancing in your seats along with Brahms’ Hungarian Dances No. 1 and 5. These lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, are among Brahms’s most popular works. Tucked in the middle is the WORLD PREMIERE of LvB: Variations, Extensions and Collisions written by living composer Thomas Caprino at the request of our music director. All are welcome to this free celebration. Come for the first half to experience the past and future of classical music and stay for the second half to hear Beethoven’s only concerto ever completed for more than one solo instrument.

This concert was made possible by the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Trust.

TACONIC OPERA 26th Season - Two renowned requiems in one program: MOZART and FAURE, Croton-on-Hudson (Matinees March 16 & 17, 2024)
2024-03-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Holy Name of Mary Church, 110 Grand St., Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
Not all requiems are the same: Mozart’s was composed at the end of his life at the pinnacle of his classical composing style. Fauré’s anticipates the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel. His work is more uplifting, having rid itself of the “Dies Irae” and other severe parts of the death masses. Both are moving and beautiful and beloved all over the world.

All performances will include professional lead singers, the Taconic Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and will be conducted by Music Director Dan Montez.

DATES / TIMES / LOCATION
Holy Name of Mary Church
110 Grand St.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Sat., March 16, 2:00 pm
Sun., March 17, 3:00 pm

The beautiful venue is handicap accessible and is ideally suited for live sacred music of this caliber due to its acoustical and architectural properties.

Ticket Prices: Save $5 by purchasing in advance. Deductions can be taken together
Advance Sale: $30, Seniors $25, Students $15.
Door: $35, Seniors $30, Students $20.
Groups of 5 or more: deduct $5 per ticket.

Advance purchase: www.TaconicOpera.org/Tickets/ or (855) 886-7372.

1 Wild Night - The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band
2024-05-09 20:00 - 23:00 | Argonne Rose Brewing Co., East Main Street, Mohegan Lake, NY, 10547, United States
Tickets are selling fast for 1 Wild Night Bon Jovi Tribute Band on May 9th! Grab yours now to rock out to the ultimate Bon Jovi tribute
experience! Sing, dance, and jam to all the best of Bon Jovi! Plan to arrive early for the best seats. Admission
is $20, and ticket link is in on our website.

NYACK'S FAMOUS STREET FAIR
2024-05-19 | Main Street & Broadway, Nyack NY, Nyack, New York, 10960, United States
Join us at Nyack’s Famous Street Fair – Sunday, May 19th from 10AM to 5PM in the picturesque riverfront village of Nyack. Rain or Shine! Featuring 340 vendors from five states! Arts & Crafts, retail items, collectibles, home decor, food, live music and MORE! Visit www.pjspromotions.com for more information.

NYACK'S 14th ANNUAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN DAY PARADE & FESTIVAL
2024-06-01 | Memorial Park, Nyack,4 Depew Avenue Nyack
Join us for Nyack’s 14th Annual African-American Day Parade & Festival. Saturday, June 1, 2024 12-6PM. Memorial Park, Nyack. Rain Date: June 8th.Featuring entertainment, food, vendors, music, face painting and more! Fun for the whole family! Visit www.nyacknaacp.org.

Sleepy Hollow Music Festival
2024-06-08 11:30 - 21:00 | Kingsland Point Park, Palmer Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, 10591, United States
Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Sleepy Hollow Music Festival, June 8, 2024 at Kingsland Point Park.
Organizers recently announced an inspiring line-up of internationally-touring bands and music festival standouts featuring headliners Cold War Kids, whose 10th studio album – the self-titled Cold War Kids – debuted in November; Danielle Ponder, whose debut album Some of Us Are Brave was released to wide acclaim in 2022; The Nightingale All-Stars, featuring the legendary Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, Jono Manson and special guests; and The Verve Pipe, which has enjoyed multi-platinum success and released the album Threads in 2021. The festival will kick-off at midday with two local favorites, Anthony Giaccio and the Assortments, and Clare Maloney and the Great Adventure.
Support for the Sleepy Hollow Music Festival is provided by a Market New York grant awarded to the Village of Sleepy Hollow from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
The Sleepy Hollow Music Festival is scheduled from 11:30am – 9:00pm in Kingsland Point Park, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Tickets to the full-day festival are now available with early bird pricing of $65. Up to two children 12 years-old and under can enter free with a ticket-holding adult. Tickets (which make a great Valentine’s Day gift!) are available at: www.sleepyhollowmusicfestival.com.

Grand Opening of the Cortlandt Waterfront Performance Stage
2024-06-08 17:00 - 21:30 | Cortlandt Waterfront Performance, Riverview Avenue, Verplanck, New York, 10596, United States
Join us on Saturday, June 8th to celebrate the grand opening of our newly constructed Cortlandt Waterfront Performance Stage! The Town of Cortlandt has planned an afternoon of activities for all members of the community. Enjoy a free community Touch-A-Truck event, a magic show by internationally acclaimed magician David Levitan, and live music performance by The Fast Lane! To end the night, we added on an epic Laser Light Show sponsored by Certainteed. Food trucks will be on site for dinner and snacks for purchase.

ROCKLAND PRIDE SUNDAY - CELEBRATING ITS 25th YEAR!
2024-06-09 | Downtown Nyack, Main Street & Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
ROCKLAND PRIDE SUNDAY! Sunday, June 9, 2024. 11AM-4PM. Celebrating its 25th Year! Join us for this FREE, family-friendly event featuring music, local drag artists, outdoor dining, shopping, and vendors! Kids’ activities including bounce house, face painting, arts & crafts and more! Visit www.rocklandpridecenter.org. Parade starts at 11:30AM.

Yonkers Waterfront Live- Leon & The Peoples
2024-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States
Join us for the Yonkers Waterfront Live Concert Series! Starting June 14 and running every Friday night through August 16, enjoy free live music from 6:30 PM to 8 PM by the waterfront. Concerts will be held at 71 Water Grant Street, near X20 Restaurant. Don’t miss out on this summer’s musical festivities!
On June 14th, enjoy Reggae Soul & Pop Infusion, led by multi-talented performer, singer-songwriter, actor & producer simply known as Leon
-YAAHF Celebrating Juneteenth African Heritage Festival Weekend-

9th ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
2024-06-15 15:00 - 22:00 | Haverstraw African American Memorial Park, Clinton Street, Haverstraw, New York, 10927, United States
Don’t miss the 9th Annual Juneteenth Celebration – Saturday, June 15, 2025 3PM at the Haverstraw African American Memorial Park. Join us for this year’s main event – the unveiling of the Beacon of Hope Statue!
Event also features music, vendors, food, kids’ activities and more! Visit www.thehaac.com.

Wine from Mud: A Dance Performance by Emotions Physical Theatre
2024-06-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Rockland Center For the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) presents Wine from Mud: A Dance Performance by Emotions Physical Theatre – Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15, 2024. 7PM. Dance performance features an organic blend of contemporary dance with hip hop, ballet, gymnastics and breakdance. Tickets on sale! Visit www.rocklandartcenter.org.

Yonkers Waterfront Live - Maiya Sykes
2024-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States
Join us for the Yonkers Waterfront Live Concert Series! Starting June 14 and running every Friday night through August 16, enjoy free live music from 6:30 PM to 8 PM by the waterfront. Concerts will be held at 71 Water Grant Street, near X20 Restaurant. Don’t miss out on this summer’s musical festivities!

Yonkers Waterfront Live – Maiya Sykes
2024-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States

Yonkers Waterfront Live- Jodi Music
2024-06-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States
Join us for the Yonkers Waterfront Live Concert Series! Starting June 14 and running every Friday night through August 16, enjoy free live music from 6:30 PM to 8 PM by the waterfront. Concerts will be held at 71 Water Grant Street, near X20 Restaurant. Don’t miss out on this summer’s musical festivities!
On June 28th, hear from Jodi Music as she performs “A Tribute to the Great Latin Ladies of Music-Chita Rivera, Selena, J Lo & more”

NY OPERA CONSERVATORY: FREE July-August 2024 Summer Concert Series – Croton Free Library
2024-07-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Croton Free Librara, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520, United States
The Taconic Opera summer program for emerging opera singers, New York Opera Conservatory (NYOC), offers you an opportunity to hear the upcoming generation of professionally trained singers as they gain valuable experience perfecting their craft in a leading role. Established in 2018, the NYOC helps to fill an unmet need among trained singers to gain hands-on experience through actual performance.
Each event in the series listed below – one tragedy and one comedy – will have a different cast, making every performance completely unique from all the others! Each performance includes the complete opera and is semi-staged (costumes, props).
July Opera: Il Trovatore – Verdi
Verdi’s turbulent tragedy is a mainstay of the operatic repertory. The score is both dark and energetic, with infectious tunes that are not easily forgotten. Set in the turbulent Middle Ages, the story is about a count seeking revenge for the murder of his brother by the gypsy girl Azucena, who just happens to have raised the Count’s arch-enemy Manrico. This opera features the playful Anvil Chorus and the rousing tenor aria Di quella pira, a favorite in concert performances by Pavarotti, Domingo, et al. Sung in Italian.
Dates: Wednesday, July 3, 7:00 pm
Friday, July 5, 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 6, 7:00 pm
Sunday, July 7, 3:00 pm

August Opera: Dona Pasquale – Donizetti
The second opera performed as part of the NYOC summer series is Donizetti’s hilarious comedy, Don Pasquale. A bumbling buffoon is taught a life lesson as he is tricked into a fake marriage with a young woman who turns into a demanding shrew. Taconic Opera’s favorite hilarious mainstage buffo, Jorge Ocasio, joins the Conservatory’s young cast to sing the title role. Sung in Italian.
Dates: Wednesday, August 7, 7:00 pm
Friday, August 9, 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 10, 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 11, 3:00 pm
Location: Croton Free Library
171 Cleveland Drive
Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Fee: FREE
For information about becoming a student in the NY Opera Conservatory, visit the Conservatory website: https://www.newyorkoperaconservatory.com/
For general information about Taconic Opera and NY Opera Conservatory events, visit the website: https://taconicopera.org/
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Yonkers Waterfront Live - Emily Denham
2024-07-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States

Yonkers Waterfront Live- Von NewMann
2024-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States
Join us for the Yonkers Waterfront Live Concert Series! Starting June 14 and running every Friday night through August 16, enjoy free live music from 6:30 PM to 8 PM by the waterfront. Concerts will be held at 71 Water Grant Street, near X20 Restaurant. Don’t miss out on this summer’s musical festivities!
On July 19th, enjoy a Night of Classic R&B and Soul Saluting Otis Redding, Donnie Hathaway, Al Green & Bruno Mars.

Yonkers Waterfront Live - Sammulous
2024-08-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Yonkers Amphitheatre, Water Grant Street, Yonkers, New York, 10701, United States

Phoenix Festival: Autumn Serenades with Ellen Mandel & Jessica Crandall
2024-09-17 19:00 - 20:00 | First Reformed Church of Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
An evening of music by celebrated composer Ellen Mandel sung by Jessica Crandall.
Each of Mandel’s songs creates its own little world: this one’s a smoldering romance, that one’s all beauty and springtime, the next is dark and dangerous, next a song of flirtatious and witty wordplay, and then one that will break your heart. You’ll hear songs from Ellen’s song cycle inspired by Edward Hopper’s magnificent paintings. You’ll watch the play Waiting for Godot contained in one fun and lively jazz number. You’ll receive the prophetess Cassandra’s warning, in Trojan language, from the ancient Greek tragedy Agamemnon. And to finish, you’ll be treated to Ellen’s hilarious self-help song—a blues, of course—singing along to internalize her therapeutic message.
Crandall has sung with the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. She is currently at work on an original song cycle with composer and Guggenheim Fellow Carman Moore
The duo has charmed audiences all over New York City and beyond, with their expert musicianship and playful banter. They love performing, and you’ll love being taken on an emotional journey with them.
The extraordinary beauty and acoustics of the First Reformed Church elevate this concert to an event for all senses.
“Mandel’s songs are ardent, spiky and refreshingly organic.” – NY Times
“Songs are sung so exquisitely by the extraordinary Jessica Crandall.” – Inside Press

5th Annual ARToberfest at Bethany Arts Community
2024-10-05 11:00 - 16:00 | Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States
Join Bethany Arts Community for music, art, crafts, food and family fun at ARToberfest!

BAC’s 5th Annual ARToberfest
October 5, 11AM-4PM (Rain Date: October 6)

Featuring visual artists, live musicians, food, and interactive demos and crafts, this festival is a great experience for ALL ages! ARToberfest will illuminate arts spanning a variety of styles and mediums and celebrate the unique culture of the Hudson Valley region. Activities throughout the day include:

Pumpkin Carving and Demos
Live musical performances
Ice Cream from The Blue Pig
BBQ
Crafts (including Fairy House Making, Tie Dye, Splatter Paint, and more!)
Fairy Walks
Community Art Projects
And MORE!!!

Tickets: $15.00 per car (people are free!)
Pumpkin & Carving Kit Pre-Order: $10.00 (Pre-order closes on 9/21! To guarantee your pumpkin(s) and carving kit at a discounted price, pre-order.)
INFO & TICKETS HERE: https://bethanyarts.org/artoberfest-2024/

We are thankful to our ARToberfest 2024 sponsors ArtsWestchester and Blick Art Materials for making this festival possible and accessible!

Jazz on the Bridge - Free Performance
2024-10-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Path: Westchester Landing, 333 South Broadway, Tarrytown, 10591
Come out for a free evening of Jazz on the Bridge at the Westchester Landing of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Path in Tarrytown from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16 (rain date Oct. 17). Produced by the non-profit organization Historic Hudson River Towns in coordination with the New York State Thruway Authority, the event features Mark Morganelli and the Jazz Forum All-Stars performing jazz and Brazilian jazz with their quartet. Jazz on the Bridge celebrates Historic Hudson River Towns’ “Find Your Path” program, which encourages residents and visitors to explore the amazing paths, trails and walks of the rivertowns. Enjoy cool jazz and then take a sunset stroll along the 3.6-mile path for stunning Hudson River views.
The bridge will be lit in vibrant colors in honor of the musical evening and Historic Hudson River Towns.
Parking at the path’s Westchester Landing is free. Limited seating is available but visitors may wish to bring portable lawn/beach chairs.
Additional details for visiting the path are available at:
https://mariomcuomobridge.ny.gov/visit-frequently-asked-questions?fbclid=IwY2xjawFiaTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZ6Wzyas3d7BIKzPZnMcdR8bTGL1pVAwPSxX8NAVs3pTMFVnn6Ul0C-F6w_aem_X8ZDU0jxEHFvHZHGC4c9Dg

Irvington Theater Open House
2024-10-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Irvington Theater, Main Street, Irvington, New York, 10533, United States
Irvington Theater Open House, Saturday, October 26, 2-4 PM
85 Main Street, Irvington NY
After being closed for renovations and HVAC installation, Irvington Theater will open its doors with live music, food, and tours of the newly renovated space celebrating the re-opening.
