Bedford residents Mitchell and Lynn Samberg have re-invigorated the Bedford Village scene with their heirloom bistro dishes and Americana inspired renovation. Chef Tom McAliney's shareable menu shows the requisite Mediterranean, Asian and Latin influences that have come to define the best of contemporary comfort food. When we were there.

Our now historic (and a bit awkward) call to "GO NOW" was nothing less than prescient, though our reasoning, as the Magic Eight Ball says, may have been a bit hazy. As it turns out, if you didn't go to Zanni at Mariani Gardens, immediately, you were out of luck because days later they closed their doors "until further notice." WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? More.

Tours of Kykuit, the Rockefeller mansion start this week. More on this, plus 35 What To Dos in May for townies, foodies, culture vultures and locavores. Not to mention cineastes, amateur chefs, marine biologists, neat freaks and do-gooders; runners, bikers, gardeners, and poker players; golfers, WWII buffs, horse lovers and BFFs of the Rockefellers.

There's still tickets available for the Palace Theatre's Annual Gala event featuring a stand-up performance from one of America's favorite comedians, Jay Leno. There's even a couple of seats on the aisle available. Buy concert only tickets or sign up for the Spotlight Soiree and party with the muckety-mucks after the show. Last year's gala, featuring Jerry Seinfeld, raised over $350,000 for the Stamford Center for the Arts edu-cation programs. Part of which went to the Center's Emerging Artist Scholarship Award that was presented at the event. Read more.

On Saturday night, Eric Church is at the Prudential Center; Fran Cosmo, Boston front man, teams up with Zeppelin tribute band Kashmir at the Ridgefield Playhouse; Patti LuPone brings her torch songs to the Performing Arts Center, and The New Choral Society sings Beethoven's Missa Solemnis at the Hitchcock Presbyterian Church. On Sunday, the Westchester Oratorio Society sings Mozart's Mass in C Minor in South Salem; REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music performs Handel, Telemann and Veracini at the Bedford Presbyterian Church; the Glenn Miller orchestra is at the Paramount Hudson Valley and the Charley Daniels Band is at The Tarrytown Playhouse. More Music. 

Meet in front of the Katonah library for the Katonah Village Improvement Society's community clean up at Katonah Memorial Park. Prizes for kids. Sat, 5/2: 9am-2pm. More Spring Events.

REBEL presents an evening of Concerti Grossi, Overtures & Concerti for winds and strings from Veracini, Handel, Telemann, & Goldberg. REBEL is one of the most aired American Baroque ensembles on radio today. They are regularly featured on NPR's Performance Today and were awarded a residency at NPR in 1999. They perform on Sunday at the Bedford Presbyterian Church. More music.

The Hudson Stage Company presents John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar at Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk. The NYT's called Outside Mullingar, "Patrick Shanley's best since Doubt." More on this and more theatre, dance & comedy for spring here.

Kiwi Country Day Camp's Gaga Fest and Family Fun Day benefits the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. The event features the Ultimate Gaga Tournament on 10 Championship Gaga courts, Skyrider Zipline, rock wall, inflatables and crafts.Sat, 5/2: 1-5pm. (Kiwi Country Day Camp, 825 Union Valley Rd, Carmel; www.kiwicountrydaycamp)

Historic Hudson Valley's Lightscapes at Philipsburg Manor highlights our What To Do: With the Kids calendar for May. This event, produced by the creators of The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, is a nighttime display of sculptured lights that runs from May 1-31. Lightscapes is just one of 18 activities we list from the local farms to the Long Island Sound and the Bronx River Parkway. Plus carnival season begins in & around town.

This new musical by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman offers updated and humorous twists to this Grimm fairy tale that adults can enjoy along with their kids. Including, the evil enchantress Lady Za Za (expect contemporary jokes) and the handsome Sir Roderick who travels with his hairdressing sidekick Edgar as they search for true love and a perfect head of hair. Will they find everything they are looking for in Princess Rapunzel? (I think you know.) With a dragon who has lost his poof, a neurotic gypsy woman and more. More Kids stuff . 

The Bedford Recreation Department's 15th annual Fishing Derby at Lake Marie is open to kids to age 15. Bring your own fishing rod. Volunteers will help young anglers bait hooks and provide fishing tips. Prizes are awarded throughout the day. Pre-register at the Bedford Hills recreation office by Fri, 5/1. Sun, 5/3: 12-3pm. (Lake Marie, Bedford Hills Memorial Park, Haines Rd., Bedford Hill. Read more.

Sponsored by Con Edison and the Friends of Westchester County Parks, a six and a half mile stretch of the Bronx River Parkway is closed for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers, scooters and strollers. Park your car at the County Center lot for $5 and bike from there to Scarsdale Road in Yonkers. Round trip 13.1 miles. Click here for full schedule.

The Norwalk Aquarium's  63 foot research vessel, Spirit of the Sound, is North America's first to run on hybrid-electric power. The vessel runs silently on electric power on these 2½-hour "study cruises" on the Long Island Sound. Built in Mamaroneck, the vessel doubles the aquarium's cruise capacity and cuts diesel consumption by 75%. Marine Life Study Cruises run at 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays in May and June. More.

Here's 31 concerts (carefully curated for local concert goers) from Ed Sheeran to the Fifth Dimension, the Chappaqua Orchestra to the Dark Star Orchestra. Plus, Patti and Iggy, Charlie and Rufus, Amadeus and Luddy Von, Pink Martini and Blues Traveler, Teenage Wasteland and Jukebox Saturday Night and more!  35 May Concerts for ABC towners.

Tee time is 1pm and cocktails and dinner start at 5:30pm when the Armonk Chamber of Commerce celebrates the good citizenship (and general bonhomie) of Sam Morell, its 2015 Citizen of the Year. The date is Tuesday, May 12 and the place is the Whippoorwill Club in Armonk. (Nice venue.) Sam is the founder of the Small Town Theatre Company that performs at Hergenhan Hall. The company also produces a Summer Music Series at Wampus Brook Park. The event is chaired by Jason Rosenzweig of Castle Cab. For more information and to sign up for the golf, dinner and cocktails, both or just to sponsor a hole for Sam see our  Spring Events. 

You can go down in history by playing poker to benefit the Bedford Historical Society. Dinner, drinks and Texas Hold 'Em refresher at 7pm. Tournament with professional dealers 8-11:30pm. "You got to know when to hold up, know when to fold up ..." RSVP to 914.234.9751. Thurs, 5/7: 7pm. (Historical Hall, 608 Old Post Rd., Bedford; Plenty of stuff for MOM coming up too, like the Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sales at Lyndhurst Mansion and Teatown Lake Reservation. Check out more May events for mom and dad and the whole family here.

KMA's annual black & white and bling benefit offers cocktails, dinner, dancing, an auction and shuttle bus service from The Harvey School parking lot. The event will honor Katonah resident Dyllan McGee, a two-time Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer of documentary films for HBO and PBS. Sat, 5/9: 6pm. More May Events.

Enjoy a unique garden experience in the natural atmosphere of the Hammond Museum's Japanese Stroll Garden. A world-class culinary expert serves a buffet meal for Mother's Day on Sun, 5/10: 11am, 1 & 3pm. Plus three Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sales at Teatown Lake Reservation on Friday and Saturday; Lyndhurst Mansion on Saturday and Armonk's Green Acres Garden Club at Hergenhan Hall, also on Saturday. Read more.

Annie. Her credits also include Tommy Tune's Nine, Stephen Sondheim's Company and 42nd Street. Fri, 5/8: 8pm. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck; Theatre, Dance & Comedy.