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What To Do: on whattododigital.com
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What To Do's Summer Music Guide  From the Blues Mothers to Beyonce, The Chappaqua Orchestra to Neil Young, What To Do has your back when it comes to summer music. Here's who's playing anywhere you might want to go from Pleasantville's Parkway Field to the Barclay Center, Caramoor to Avery Fisher Hall. Bookmark this page! WTD's Summer Music Guide
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What To Do: Day Tripping  Here's some summer day trips and local what to dos you won't want to miss. An island get away less than an hour away. Big name artists on the water's edge. Shakespeare on the Hudson. Air shows and biplane rides in the Hudson Valley. A medieval dinner show with knights and white stallions, spare ribs and pastries. And more ... here
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What To Do's Farmers Market Guide  When What To Do goes to a farmers market we head straight for the Big Bang coffee and the cheese brioche. Then we check out the band. At a farm stand on the way home from the country we will settle for some ugly tomatoes and local corn, but locally we want one-stop shopping. If we can't find all the items we need for dinner and have to stop at a grocery store on the way home, we're not happy. Our Guide to Farmers Markets lists 5 area markets that pass our test. Read more.
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What To Do's Kids' Fall Programs Guide
 Now that the kids are off to camp it's time to start planning their fall activities. (Never stops.) Our new website whattododigital.comlists 95 organizations offering over 200 fall programs for kids from "Mommy & Me" to teen programs. Browse our listings in alpha order. Search by category such as sports, arts, swimming or tutoring/enrichment. Or search by keyword like tennis, karate, or chess. Developed over five years in What To Do: Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua magazine, our Kids' Programs Guide is now available here.
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What To Do: In and Around Town
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Tramps Like Us in Chappaqua  Chappaqua's Summer Concert Series features three cover bands and a performance by the Chappaqua Orchestra on successive Wednesday nights from 7/10-7/31. All concerts are held at the New Castle Recreation Field, and feature food vendors and activities for kids. The Bruce Springsteen cover band Tramps Like Us, fronted by Chappaqua resident Mark Salore, opens the series on 7/10. Here's the rest of the lineup: Chappaqua Orchestra: 7/17; One Hot Night: Neil Diamond Cover Band: (can hear the crowd singing "Sweet Caroline"?) 7/24; Holla Back: 80's Tribute Band: 7/31. Free admission. Wed, 7/10-31: 7pm. (New Castle Recreation Field) chappaquaorchestra.org
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NCPL Summer Music Series  The North Castle Public Library's Summer Music Series spans musical tastes with jazz, blues, world folk and cabaret offerings. Russ DeFillippis kicks off the series tonight with his blend of jazz, blues, bop and pop. On 7/24, Judy Handler and Marc Levesque perform world rhythms on guitar and mandolin. The Blues Mothers improv their way through the Chicago blues, folk and rock on flute, harmonica and vocals on 8/7. And BHHS grad Elizabeth Pryce Davies & friends bring their cabaret stylings to NCPL on 8/21. Wed, 7/10 & 17; 8/7 & 21: 7pm. (NCPL, 19 Whippoorwill Rd., East, Armonk) More summer music here
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Jonathan Biss plays Beethoven at Caramoor  Jonathan Biss, a former Caramoor Rising Star who The New Yorker describes as "playing with unerring sophistication", returns to Caramoor for his first solo concert in the intimate Spanish Garden. He will perform a program of Beethoven Sonatas including Pastorale, A Therese, and Waldstein. Fri, 7/12: 8pm. (Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah) More on Caramoor Music Festival here
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Buried in Blue in Katonah  The Westchester based R&B band Buried in Blue takes the stage in Katonah for the annual Town of Bedford Summer Concert. Buried in Blue has been entertaining audiences for over two decades with their blend of rhythm & blues, funk, and rock and roll. The concert is presented by the Katonah Memorial Park Association and the Bedford Recreation Department. Bring blankets, chairs and picnic supplies. Fri, 7/12: 7pm. (Katonah Memorial Park, 98 North St., Katonah) Link
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Menus in the Movies in Chappaqua  Chappaqua resident, food author, and film buff Carol Durst screens El Bulli, Cooking in Progress. For six months every year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli to prepare his menu for the next season. This elegant study of food as avant-garde art is directed by Gereon Wetzel. Homemade desserts and discussion follows the film. Fri, 7/12: 7pm. (Chappaqua Library, 195 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua) Link
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The Pleasantville Music Festival  The Peak 107.1 FM presents The Pleasantville Music Festival. This 9th annual event (Woodstock on a Westchester ball field) offers nationally recognized names that could be found on a bill for The Newport Folk Festival or Austin City Limits Music Festival. Such as, Brett Dennen, a 2008 Rolling Stone magazine Artist To Watch; The Kopecky Family Band, who NYT's music critic Val Haller compared to Fleetwood Mac; Delta Rae, who just cut a single with Lindsey Buckingham; Red Wanting Blue who have appeared on the David Letterman show; and many more. Free parking and shuttle bus to the concert from Pace University and the Pleasantville train station. Sat, 7/13: 12pm. (Pleasantville) Link
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Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell at Caramoor  Caramoor's American Roots Music series continues with a performance from the legendary country singers Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell. Harris is a 12 time Grammy Winner and Crowell is a multi-Grammy winner and a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Their performance celebrates the release of their new collaborative album, Old Yellow Moon. The Boston Globe called their album a collection of songs old and new, cutting across honky-tonk, classic country, ballads, and hell raisers." Sat, 7/13: 8pm. (Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah) More on Caramoor Music Festival
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Sumphony at Caramoor: OSL, Bronfman, Oundjian  Acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman and Peter Oundjian return to Caramoor with the Orchestra of St. Lukes for the symphonic highlight of the season. Caramoor's Verdi year celebration continues with the Overture to "Forza," followed by Beethoven's fourth piano concerto, and Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony. Sun, 7/14: 4:30pm. (Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah) More on the Caramoor Music Festival here
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Flags Across America at Bruce Museum  In this new exhibit Darien resident Robert Carley captures the American spirit in photographs of Old Glory in many forms including a pick-up truck (pictured here) a chain-link fence, a surf board, a farm silo and a hot air balloon. The exhibit includes over 40 photographs and a video of over 60 more. Sun, 7/14 through 9/22. (Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr., Greenwich) Link
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Cyndi Lauper, Phish, Chris Isaac & The Funky Guajiros  It's a big week for music near and far. Also playing this week: Tonight is Salsa Night at Caramoor with The Funky Guajiros. Ana Vidovic plays classical guitar in The Spanish Garden at Caramoor on Thrus, 7/11. Phish is at Jones Beach Theater on Fri, 7/12. Also on Fri, 7/12 Cyndi Lauper plays Port Chester's Capitol Theatre while Chris Isaac takes the stage there on Sat, 7/13. More summer music here
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What To Do: With the Kids
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Movie for Kids (and adults ) at J. Burns  Faced with the prospect of going to a boring camp their parents picked out for them, Morris "Mud" Himmell and his friends decide to invent their own camp. With an assist from their drama teacher, Christopher Lloyd, they convince their parents to let them attend Camp Nowhere. And the fun begins. Sat-Sun, 7/13-14: 12pm. (Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville) Link
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Where To Shop: Sponsor Block
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Wine of the Week : A special blend from the Napa Valley This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks Armonk is the Robert Sinskey 'POV' 2009 from Napa Valley, California. An elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, this organically grown wine shows supple notes of black plum and cherry accented with hints of dried herbs, black tea, mint and chocolate. Normally $38.99 a bottle, with this week's discount it is only $33.14 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount.Through Sun, 7/14. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463) www.winegeeksarmonk.com
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Coming Up: In & Around Town
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A Midsummer Night's Dream at Westmoreland Sanctuary  Here's an innovative new idea from the Westmoreland Sanctuary. Their new outdoor Shakespeare Festival presents an interactive production of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Denise Simon's Actors Workshop. This 60 minute family friendly performance incorporates the natural settings of the preserve as actors and audience move through the woods and meadows following the play's action. Grounds open 90 minutes before "curtain" for picnicking, and the evening ends with a marshmallow roast. Reserve seating required. Fri, 7/26: 6:30pm; Sat, 7/27: 2pm & 6:30pm; Sun, 7/28: 1pm. (Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco; mmiller@westmorelandsanctuary.org) Link
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Shrek The Musical in Tarrytown  The Random Farms Youth Theatre presents Shrek The Musical at the Tarrytown Music Hall. The Random Farms Youth Theatre was created in 1995 by then 16 year old Chappaqua resident Anya Wallach. Since then Random Farms' productions have been professionally staged throughout Westchester County. Today members (kindergarten through college) come from all over the tri-state area and the group is the resident children's theatre company at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Over 50 Random Farms alums have landed roles on Broadway and the company has been featured on NBC and Fox News. Fri-Sun, 7/26-28 & 8/2-4. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St., Tarrytown) Link
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Putnam County 4H Fair  Muscoot Farm animals are just part of the attraction at the Cornell Cooperative Extention of Putnam County's annual 4H Fair. Plus, mini horse demonstrations, horse jumping, Discovery Depot Tent, Educational & Environmental exhibits, Youth Showcase, Master Gardener Plant Sale, Chicken BBQ and entertainment. Fri-Sun, 7/26-28. (Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park, Gipsey Trail Rd., Carmel) Link
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Lyle Lovett in Tarrytown  Four time Grammy winner, Lyle Lovett brings his acoustic group to Tarrytown for an evening of Texas swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues. Lovett's career spans 14 albums. He has appeared in 13 feature films and he was recently named the Texas State Musician. He's also a What To Do Fave Rave.Sun, 7/21: 7pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St., Tarrytown) Link
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