Yorktown Grange Fair
Hailed as Westchester's only true country fair, The Yorktown Grange Fair celebrates its 90th anniversary.  What you will find: antique tractor and animal parades, livestock exhibits, baby chicks, horsemanship competitions, hay rides, rubber chicken throwing and roping competition, watermelon and pie eating, and karaoke competitions, a bicycle stunt show, magic show, music, carnival rides, funnel cakes, and food, food , food. Thurs, 9/5: 5-9pm; Fri-Sat, 9/6-7: 10am-11pm; Sun, 9/8: 10am-9pm.  www.yorktowngrangefair.org

White Plains International Food & Jazz Festival
Jazz Fest 2013 is a three day celebration held in various venues in White Plains. ArtsWestchester presents two events including a Latin Jazz, Food & Spirits event featuring Bobby Sanabria and Qaurteto Ache on Friday night. On Saturday, Lynette Washington, Dennis Bell and Butch Jones offer up R&B and gospel sounds at Jazz Til Midnight. On Sunday, the City of White Plains presents The White Plains International Food & Jazz Fest between Mamaroneck and Martine Avenues featuring former Yankee Bernie Williams. Fri-Sun, 9/6-8.  check times & venues

Cabaret in Stamford
Stamford Center for the Arts' Broadway/Cabaret/Jazz series, Perfect Pairs, opens on 9/7 with Grammy nominated pianist Judy Carmichael, one of the world's leading interpreters of stride piano. She will team up with Steve Ross, the "Crown Prince of New York Cabaret." The series continues on 10/18 with Christine Pedi & Johnny Rodgers; 11/13 with Cyrille Aimee & Freddy Cole; and 1/22 with Marilyn Maye & Houston Person. Fall Music Guide Here

Bill Cosby at The County Center in White Plains
It's been 50 years since Bill Cosby recorded Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow ...Right! at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village. Since then he has won 7 Grammy Awards, 3 Emmy Awards, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Presidential Medal for Freedom. You can see the man who brought us Fat Albert  (the Buck Buck champion of the world) at The County Center in White Plains on Sat, 9/7: 7:30pm. (Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains) www.countycenter.biz

Or take your horse for a ride and enter the Bedford Riding Lanes Association Fall Pace. The event, at John Jay Homestead features a one to two hour pace over part of the 100 linear miles of trails in Bedford and Pound Ridge that are maintained by the BRLA. If you just want to watch and picnic admission to the grounds is free. Sun, 9/8: 10am-3pm. (John Jay Homestead, 400 Jay St., Katonah) More here

Shakespeare at Greenwich Audubon
The UK's Castle Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's As You Like It on Hawk Watch Lawn at the Greenwich Audubon. Plus, a pre-performance discussion with CTC Director and members of the Shakespeare on the Sound Theatre Company. BYOB, blankets and picnics. Suggested adult donations: $10. Sun, 9/8: 2:30pm. (Greenwich Audubon, 613 Riversville Rd., Greenwich) www.greenwich.audubon.org

Schooner SoundWaters
Not ready to say goodbye to summer? The Schooner SoundWaters sails through September from Stamford's Harbor Park Marina. The Schooner's 2 hour family sails offer a hands on educational experience for kids 5 & up. Or pack dinner and a chilled summer quaff and watch the sun set on the horizon on a sunset sail. Sun 9/8, Sat, 9/14, 21 & 28. (Stamford Harbor Park Marina, 333 Ludlow St., Stamford) Check times:   www.soundwaters.org

Annual Big Band Concert & Sunset Picnic at Boscobel
Celebrate the last days of summer on Boscobel's great lawn overlooking the Hudson River. Picnic up, BYOB or buy by the glass there, get out on the dance floor or kick back in your soccer chairs and listen to the Big Band Sound orchestra swinging to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and more. Sun, 9/8: 6pm. (Boscobel, 1601 Rt. 9D, Garrison) www.boscobel.org

Pete Seeger "Return to Peekskill"
Folk legend, environmentalist and friend of the Hudson River, Pete Seeger, plays a live concert at the newly re-opened Paramount Hudson Valley theater in Peekskill. Tickets are limited so call the box office at 914.739.0039 ext. 2. Sun, 9/8: 1pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill)  www.paramounthudsonvalley.com

Chamber Music in Chappaqua
The Enso String Quartet will perform a French repertoire at the Chappaqua Library this weekend. This NYC based ensemble has drawn rave reviews from the Washington Post. Their 2010 album Ginastera Quartets was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance. Sun, 9/8: 3pm. (Chappaqua Library, 195 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua)  www.chappaqualibrary.org

Westchester MMA's Open House event offers free classes, back to school specials, demos and raffles. WMMA is a 8,000 sq. ft. facility providing group/private classes in MMA, cardio kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Muay Thai. Plus, kids martial arts (3-17), birthday parties and camps. It features a professional MMA cage and a 2200 sq. ft. cardio room with state of the art audio. Sat, 9/7: 9am-2pm. (Westchester MMA, 333 N. Bedford Rd., Mt. Kisco)  westchestermmafit.com

A Pinot with notes of black cherry, plum & dark chocolate
This week's Wine of the Week from Wine Geeks sommelier Derek Todd is the Heron Pinot Noir 2011 from Monterey County in California. It shows supple notes of black cherry and plum with hints of dark chocolate, violets, wild herbs and earth. Normally $19.99 a bottle, with this week's discount it is only $16.99 a bottle. Buy it by the case for an even deeper 20% discount.Through Sun, 9/8. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main St., Armonk; 914.273.9463)  www.winegeeksarmonk.com

Movies for Kids (and adults) at J. Burns
Sky High, a 2005 Disney release, takes place in a high school for teen super heroes.  The story centers around Will Stronghold, the son of two celebrity superheroes, The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston), who has ... alas ... no super powers himself. Destined to be nothing more than a superhero sidekick he is forced to take a curriculum in Hero Support until (you guessed it) he discovers his powers ... just in time to save the day. Sat-Sun, 9/7-8 & 9/14-15: 12pm. (Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville)  burnsfilmcenter.org

Fun, adventure, exploration. Westmoreland Sanctuary's annual Orienteering Meet is a sport for navigators who use maps and compass to find their way through a woodland course of checkpoints. Choose from a variety of levels of difficulty depending on your skills. Hands on instruction for beginners. Organized by Hudson Valley Orienteering. Sat, 9/7: 10am-
3pm. (Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco) www.westmorelandsanctuary.org

Bicycle Sundays Return
Bicycle Sundays returns in September on Bronx River Parkway. A six and a half mile stretch of the parkway will be closed for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers, scooters and strollers. Park your car at the County Center lot for $5 and bike from the County Center to Scarsdale Road in Yonkers. Round trip 13.1 miles. Sun, 9/8, 15, 22, 29: 10am-2pm. Bicycle Sundays is sponsored by Con Edison and Friends of Westchester County Parks. www.westchestergov.com

What To Do's  Kids' After School Programs Guide
It's time to start planning fall after school activities. Our website lists 200 programs from "Mommy & Me" to teen programs. Browse our listings. Search by category such as sports, arts, swimming or 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.

Performing Arts Center Purchase 2013-14 Season
Tickets are now on sale for the Performing Arts Center's 2013-14. PAC's season kicks off on September 28 with a performance by jazz great Cassandra Wilson. Their  program calendar features a wide array of music, theater, dance, comedy and special events for kids.  Some of this year's hot tickets include Joshua Bell, Dr. John, Michael Feinstein, Savion Glover, Orpheus, the Martha Graham Dance Company and ... The Very Hungry Caterpillar. For a complete walk through of PAC's new season from September through May, check What To Do's Guide to the Performing Arts Center ... right here.

What To Do: Museums Fall 2013
This new exhibit at Greenwich's  Bruce Museum features over 40 prints that capture the spirit of the American realism movement of the early 20th century. Like this 1930 image, Subway Steps, by Martin Lewis, the show's images show  modern society during a period of great change. The exhibit includes works by George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, Grant Wood and many others. For a complete guide to museum exhibits opening this fall, check out our What To Do: Museums guide right here.

99 Music Events on WTD's Fall Music Guide
Steely Dan plays their classic album Aja at the Beacon Theatre on Mon, 9/30. It's the opening show of a 7 night stand that will include The Royal Scam night, Gauchos night, two greatest hits nights and a request night. (Any Major Dude!. ) Ian Anderson performs Thick As A Brick at the Beacon on 10/10-11. You'll find these and 97 other musical events including The Chappaqua Orchestra, Michael Buble, Joshua Bell, Amos Lee, Pink, Elvis Costello, Music From Copland House and more on What To Do's Fall Music Guide.

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