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Back to School Shopping in Tarrytown, Movies Under the Stars in Ossining
From our neighborhood to the towns around us, if you're looking for something to do this weekend we've got you covered.
Whether you're in search of something fun to do with the kids or you have a babysitter and are planning a night out, look no further because Patch editors have picked a variety of events taking place to help you make the most of your weekend. Click on the headline for more information of each event that's listed alphabetically by town.
Croton: Cooking with Kids Class
Where: The Ajna Center for Wellness & Community, 8 Old Post Rd S Croton-on-Hudson
When: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
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Cost: $15 for per child, $20 for two.
Description: Introduce your kids to cooking and encourage a positive association with food! The class will introduce different kitchen tools and processes and we will eat the results of our work! Age: 3 - 5
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Hastings: Kids Day Tennis Carnival
Where: Tennis Club of Hastings (100 River St.)
When: Sunday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Description: Face painting, a bouncy castle, lunch, tennis games and more are on tap at the new Tennis Club.
Ossining: Outdoor Screening of ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’
Where: Under the Guard Tower at Playground Area, Louis Engel Waterfront Park, Ossining
When: Friday, August 16, 2013, 9:00 PM
Cost: Free
Description: The Village of Ossining’s Bicentennial Celebration continues with a showing of the 1938 American gangster classic “Angels with Dirty Faces” on Ossining’s beautiful waterfront adjacent to where it was originally filmed, Sing Sing Prison. Starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Humphrey Bogart. Pre-movie concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring a blanket or comfortable low-back chair. Picnics welcome; alcohol not permitted. www.celebrateossining.com.
Pleasantville: A Thousand Arks
Where: Little Village Playhouse
When: Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.
Cost: $15
Description: A musical about what really happened on Noah's Ark is playing in Pleasantville Saturday night. A Thousand Arks contains adult content and language. Purchase tickets in advance here.
Sleepy Hollow: Chamber Music Festival
Where: Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, 430 North Broadway
When: Saturday, August 17, 4 p.m.
Cost: Free (free-will offering will be collected)
Description: The 2nd Annual Caroga Lake Chamber Music Festival comes to the Old Dutch Church, featuring instrumental artists from premier conservatories and music schools. This concert will showcase ensembles performing repertoire including Mendelssohn Octet, Barber Adagio for Strings, Shostakovich Octet, and chamber music shorts from Bridge, Britten, Elgar and the Great American Songbook. The festival showcases artists from across the country who attend/have attended premiere music conservatories and music schools including the Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute, Eastman School, Rice Shepherd School, San Francisco Conservatory, Yale School of Music and Carnegie Mellon, in addition to faculty at San Diego State School of Music. The young artists have appeared on NPR's From the Top and won various prizes at international solo and chamber music competitions.
Sleepy Hollow: Third Friday Open Mic Night
Where: The Hudson Valley Writers' Center, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow
When: Friday, August 16, 7:30 p.m. (sign up starts at 7 p.m.)
Cost: $3
Description: Open Mike Night for poets, fiction writers, essayists, musicians, singers, and other writers and performers.
Somers: Summer Concert Series to Benefit 'Adopt an Artifact' Program
When: Saturday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m.
Where: Mt. Zion Church, a National Register site located in Reis Park in Somers
Cost: Free
Description: The concert is free and will feature classic rock music by the Throwbacks. Donations will be accepted for the Somers Historical Society Student Historians' 'Adopt an Artifact' program. The students have created a blog to chronicle their work and begun the program to highlight some of Somers' artifacts, but also to raise money to help preserve, conserve and or better protect those objects. Read more here.
Tarrytown: Secrets from the Gould Family Archives
Where: Lyndhurst Carriage House Vistors' Center, 635 S Broadway, Tarrytown
When: Sunday, August 18, 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Description: The extensive Lyndhurst archives were recently donated to the Westchester Historical Society which is in process of archiving, digitizing and making these archives available to the public. Cathryn Anders will provide the first glimpse from these newly cataloged archives into the Gould family. Gould was the model of the modern Wall Street “Master of the Universe.” His eldest daughter Helen became a noted philanthropist and activist and was a model for women like Eleanor Roosevelt. His youngest daughter Anna, in true Downton Abbey style, went to Europe and enriched the families of two French aristocrats with her fortune. This slide presentation will highlight everything from Jay Gould’s effort to preserve the Mount Vernon view shed, pictures of Helen Gould visiting the Sphinx with her new husband and Anna’s numerous receipts for couture dresses.
Tarrytown: Tarrytown Merchant Sidewalk Sale
Where: Broadway and Main Street in Tarrytown
When: Sunday, August 18, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or shine
Cost: Free
Description: Take advantage of some amazing End of Summer Deals from your favorite local shops and restaurants at this year’s Tarrytown Merchant Sidewalk Sale! Featuring: jewelry, pet items, toys, soccer gear, antiques, natural products, hardware items, arts, gifts, food and more.
Tarrytown: Huge Back to School Sale
Where: Baby Chic Consignment, 38 South Broadway Tarrytown
When: Saturday, August 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Description: 50 percent off entire back room filled with fall and winter clothing. Newborn to size 7. Lots of clothing is brand new with the tickets still on. We will also have a HUGE porch sale with $1 bins, so far 10 bins filled with clothing, all season and all sizes at $1 each.
Yorktown: Softball Tournament Raises Money for Woman Battling Cancer
When: Saturday, Aug. 17 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Yorktown High School
Cost: The suggested donation is $5 to get in and people can buy tickets for everything offered there.
Description: The diagnosis of a stage IV kidney cancer at age 30 came as a big surprise to Meagan Blackmore, a 2000 Yorktown High School graduate who is now fighting for her life. To help pay for Blackmore's medical expenses and living costs while she is fighting the cancer, a group of friends have set up a fundraising website MegStrong and organized a number of events, including a softball tournament fundraiser at Yorktown High School. Read more about it here.
Yorktown: Lions Club Summer Concert
When: Sunday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m.
Where: Jack Devito Memorial Park, Veterans Road, Yorktown
Cost: Free
Description: The Yorktown Lions Club are presenting The Capris. The event is free and open to the public. Food will be served by the Yorktown Lions Club. As part of a food drive, residents are asked to bring an items which the Yorktown Lions Club can donate to local food banks.
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