Historic Hudson River Towns

Irish Music Celebration
2024-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, 10566, United States
The Hudson Valley Irish Festival Presents the Daisy Jopling Band and the Narrowbacks for an evening of Irish Music and Celebration!

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.

TACONIC OPERA – Two Piano Concertos: Ravel’s G Major plus a World Premiere, May 11 Matinee in Tarrytown
2024-05-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, 10591
Come join us at our NEW performance venue, the TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL!

Currently celebrating its 26th Season and past recipient of the ArtsWestchester Organization of the Year Award, Taconic Opera invites you to enjoy two piano concertos in one concert: Maurice Ravel’s famous Piano Concerto in G Major, written after the composer had been exposed to jazz on a US visit, and the world premiere of Dan Montez’s Piano Concerto in C Minor.

Both pieces will be performed by rising star, Kessa Mefford, who recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall with an All-Ravel concert. Ms. Mefford, an award-winning pianist who specializes in the works of the composer, will perform both concertos on a concert grand, along with the full Taconic Opera Orchestra conducted by the company’s Musical Director, Jun Nakabayashi.

Learn More:
Kessa Mefford – https://kessamefford.com/
Jun Nakabayashi – https://www.nakabayashi.info

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main St., Tarrytown, NY
Saturday, May 11
2:00 pm
This award-winning venue is handicap accessible and ideally suited for live music of this caliber due to its outstanding acoustical properties. The theater is handicap accessible.

Ticket Prices – Fees included
General Admission – $36
Seniors – $31
Students – $21

To purchase tickets in advance, visit the Music Hall website at
https://bit.ly/twopianoconcertos or call (914) 233-3856.

Taconic Opera: http://taconicopera.org/
Tarrytown Music Hall: http:// https://tarrytownmusichall.org/

LIGHTHOUSE TOUR BY HUDSON-ATHENS PRESERVATION SOCIETY
2024-05-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, 1 Water Street Rd, Hudson, NY 12534-4641, New York, 12015
Working with our partners at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society we are pleased to offer lighthouse tours.
Our lighthouse tours are an opportunity to learn about the important role that the Hudson River played in the development of the upper Hudson River towns and the role that the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse plays in the safe navigation of river transportation.
More Information :
– For safety reasons, we ask that visitors wear sturdy shoes (not flip flops or high heels)
– Picnic tables are available if you wish to bring a lunch. There are public restrooms in Henry Hudson Riverfront Park. A composting toilet is available at the lighthouse.
– Souvenirs are available. (Cash, check preferred.) ATM at nearby Amtrak station in Hudson. Visitors are asked to bring their own water if needed.
Prices :
$30 Adults Ages 16-64
$25 Seniors Ages 65+ & Members
$20 Children Ages 3-15
Free Infants Ages 2 and Under are FREE

Old Mill Singers Spring Concert: “Living the Dream”
2024-06-02 15:00 - 17:00 | The Clearview School, Albany Post Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510, United States
The Old Mill Singers choral group, directed by Nell Macdonald, will present their annual spring concert “Living the Dream” on Saturday, June 1st at 7 PM and Sunday, June 2nd at 3 PM at the Clear View School in Briarcliff Manor.

All dream about better times and better days. You will experience the magic of “Living the Dream” as The Old Mill Singers accompanied by their enchanting Kid’s Chorus entertain you with their timeless classics and contemporary hits. From heartwarming classics to soul-searching melodies, this concert will guarantee to ignite your imagination and inspire you to reach for your dreams!

Prepare for an evening filled with fun, laughter, treats/refreshments, raffles and, of course, songs that will uplift your spirits and generate “sweet dreams” for days to come! Don’t miss this great annual spring event!!

The Old Mill Singers are men and women who hail from throughout Westchester County and perform at local nursing homes and community events. If singing is one of your dreams, join us! New members are always welcome. Auditions are not required. You just need to sing in tune and spread joy through music!

Concert tickets: Adults- $20, Seniors- $15, Children (12 & under)- $5
Available at the door and from any Old Mill Singer

For further information, please visit www.oldmillsingers.org or
email us at oldmillsingers@gmail.com

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.

Hudson Chorale Concert: Hensel, Vivaldi, Mozart
2024-06-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Irvington Presbyterian Church, North Broadway, Irvington, NY, 10533, United States
Hudson Chorale Concert: Hensel, Vivaldi, Mozart
“What is a human?” Come hear Hudson Chorale give Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s answer in a performance of her sublime cantata Hiob, with text from The Book of Job. This work has been all but silenced for two centuries by the prominence of her famous brother. We delight in contributing to Hensel’s long overdue appreciation as a major artist of the nineteenth century.
Due to happenstance in choral history, Vivaldi’s Gloria (RV 588) is not as frequently performed as the ever-popular (RV 589), but it is every bit as vibrant and wonderful.
And come to hear the exquisite melodies and exciting fugues of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de Confessore (“Solemn Vespers”), a work whose intricate and profound beauties have been recognized and beloved since its creation in 1780.
Hudson Chorale, under the baton of Artistic Director David Baranowski, will perform with orchestra and soloists Francesca Federico, soprano; Allison Gish, contralto; Joseph Klebanoff, tenor; Richard Lippold, bass.
The concerts will be on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 at 3pm at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533
Tickets can be purchased for $30 each from members of the Hudson Chorale, or through https://bit.ly/juneconcert
For further information, please visit www.HudsonChorale.org or email us at info@hudsonchorale.org
Hudson Chorale is grateful to the New York State Council on the Arts, the Westchester Community Foundation, and Arts Westchester which awarded us funds to support our work and community outreach this year.

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.

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/
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/taconicopera/
@TaconicOpera
https://www.instagram.com/taconicopera/

Yonkers Waterfront Live - Alana Alexander
2024-07-26 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 – Alana Alexander
2024-07-26 18:30 - 20:00

Yonkers Waterfront Live- SpanglishFly
2024-08-02 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 August 2nd, enjoy New York’s Premiere Latin Boogaloo Revival Band mixing Latin & Soul straight from the Club.

Yonkers Waterfront Live- SunDub
2024-08-16 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 August 16th, enjoy “The Heart & Heat of Roots Reggae with Funk, Fusion & FIRE”.

Rock 101: The Music and Stories of Ten Classic Songs
2024-09-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Shames JCC on the Hudson, South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York, 10591, United States
Thoughtful Productions explores the rock ‘n’ roll experience through the lens of ten classic songs in a fast-paced, inspiring, and unique multi-media presentation. Learn something new about your old favorites!

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!

Tarrytown Halloween Parade
2024-10-26 17:00 - 21:00 | main street, Tarrytown
THE TARRYTOWN HALLOWEEN PARADE
Saturday, October 26 at 5:00pm (Rain Date Oct. 27)
This legendary Halloween Parade starts at Patriots Park on Route 9 and travels to Main Street in Tarrytown. Following the parade there is a DJ, band and block party. All ages. Parking is very limited so consider coming by train aboard Metro North’s Hudson Line to Tarrytown Station , then stroll up to Main Street. www.tarrytownhalloweenparade.com

Taconic Opera’s 27th Season Begins: Bizet’s CARMEN! Matinees Nov. 2 & 3, Tarrytown Music Hall (NEW!)
2024-11-02 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, 10591
Taconic Opera, celebrating its 27th year, is opening its 2024-2025 season with a production of probably the most popular opera of all times: Georges Bizet’s CARMEN. This not-to-be-missed event will take place in the company’s NEW opera performance venue, the historic, beloved and acoustically fabulous Tarrytown Music Hall.

For the full story on the Taconic Opera/Tarrytown Music Hall collaboration, visit: www.artswestchester.org/category/artsnews/

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 2:00 pm
Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 pm
Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St., Tarrytown, NY.
The theater is handicap-accessible.
Performed in French with English supertitles above the stage to further enhance the entire experience, the production will be fully staged with professional lead singers and orchestra. Maestro Jun Nakabayashi looks forward to providing the downbeat.

Taconic Opera’s production of Carmen will be a retelling of a theme familiar in all generations. Innocent young man (Don José) meets fiery young woman (Carmen). She charms him into leaving an adoring girlfriend, leads him astray into a life of crime, leaves him for someone famous, and refuses his pleas to return to him. His pain and jealousy cloud his judgement and turn his love into anger, leading him to do the unthinkable. Bizet’s music is undeniably exciting, spirited, memorable, and instantly likeable. It includes the famous Habanera and the March of the Toreadors.

Tickets
ONLY available from the Tarrytown Music Hall online, by phone or at the door.
Wide range of prices ($81 – $20) depending on seating; discount for seniors ($7); fixed price for students for all seats ($20).

BEWARE OF SCAM TICKET VENDORS
www.tarrytownmusichall.org
(914) 233-3856

Visit the company website at www.taconicopera.org

Christ Church San Marcos Christmas Concert and Holiday Fair
2024-12-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Christ Church San Marcos, 43 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Get into the festive spirit by joining Christ Church San Marcos at our Christmas concert and holiday market.
Listen to fabulous performances by our choir and guests and get a start on your holiday shopping while enjoying some light refreshments,

Mary Mancini & Mario Tacca's 30th Annual Christmas Concert
2024-12-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Church of the Assumption, 920 First Street, Peekskill, 10566
Please join us Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7pm for our 30th annual Christmas Concert at the Church of the Assumption in Peekskill, NY. Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Vocal Artist Mary Mancini, World Renowned Accordion Virtuoso Mario Tacca, and the incomparable Hudson Valley Accordion Ensemble. They will perform your favorite classic and contemporary Christmas Hymns and Carols, as well as stunning pieces from Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Mozart.
Tickets are $20 for Adults; $15 for children under 15. Light refreshments will be served after the concert in the Fr. Wilson Hall. Tickets will be on sale in the church vestibule after all the Masses on the weekends of Dec. 7/8 and Dec. 14/15. You can also purchase your tickets at Church Rectory. For more information contact Gioia Productions at 914-737-8872.

Hudson Chorale Spring Concert
2025-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Irvington Presbyterian Church, North Broadway, Irvington, NY, 10533, United States
Please join us for a thrilling afternoon as we present three inspiring works conducted by Artistic Director David Baranowski and Assistant Director Wilden Dannenberg.
Each of the works by the three composers on the program, Maurice Duruflé, Randall Thompson, and Ola Gjeilo, challenges the listener to face the worst and affirm the best in humanity.
In “Dark Night of the Soul,” composed in 2010, Gjeilo weaves the human voices of a double chorus into a voiced instrument in urgent conversation with piano and strings.
Thompson’s 1936 work, “The Peaceable Kingdom” braids the warlike poetry of Isaiah’s Biblical prophecy into a contemporary plea for peace.
In Duruflé’s 1948 “Requiem,” chorus, chamber orchestra, mezzo and baritone soloists, and organ summon traditional plainchant and the ritual of the Requiem Mass to reaffirm, today, the persistence of hope.
The concerts will be on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 at 3pm at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway, Irvington, NY
Tickets can be purchased for $30 each at https://events.humanitix.com/hudson-chorale-spring-concert-2025
Half-price tickets for students will be available at the door.
For further information, please visit www.HudsonChorale.org or email us at hudson.chorale@gmail.com
Hudson Chorale concerts in 2025 are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Hudson Chorale is proud to be a grantee of ArtsWestchester with funding made possible by Westchester County government with the support of County Executive Ken Jenkins.

Road Trip: Old Mill Singers Annual Spring Concert
2025-05-31 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-01 15:00 - 2025-06-02 17:00 | The Clearview School, Albany Post Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510, United States
Fasten your seatbelts and rev your engines! Join The Old Mill Singers, a talented and fun loving community chorus of men, women and children, along with their Musical Director, Nell Macdonald, who will take you on a fabulous joy ride with a coast to coast musical adventure:” Road Trip”, their 2025 Spring Concert.
From classic tunes that capture the spirit of the open highways and scenic byways to toe tapping favorites from across the country, this concert will have you singing along as you journey from sea to shining sea. Start off on Route 9 in Briarcliff which will have you “Chasing Cars” with “Life Is A Highway” that is “Blowing In The Wind” on “Route 66”.
New members are always welcome. Auditions are not required. Just sing in tune and spread joy through music.
