It's the event of the season in Armonk. The Byram Hills Education Foundation Spring Gala on May 29 features cocktails, dinner, dancing and a silent and online auction at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase. Since its inception in 1994, the BHEF has awarded over 300 grants totaling more than $3.4 million. Read more here.

This event is organized by the newly formed non-profit Stayin' Alive that raises funds for North Castle First Responders. It features a 5K run followed by a fun run for kids. The Stayin' Alive 5k will be a run/walk around Windmill Club and through the Windmill neighborhood. The Fun Run will be 1 lap around Windmill Lake. Read more.

May music ends with the proverbial bang when the 5th Dimension spins their 1967-1972 hits ("Up, Up and Away", "Aquarius", "One Less Bell to Answer", "Stone Soul Picnic") at the Ridgefield Playhouse on the 29th. Dark Star Orchestra celebrates The Grateful Dead at the Capitol Theatre on the 29th and 30th. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes perform their signature song "I Don't Want To Go Home" and other Jersey Shore hits from their Hearts of Stone album (A Rolling Stone Top 100 album from 1967-1987) at Paramount Hudson Valley on the 30th. And Ed Sheeran will be "Thinking Out Loud" at The Prudential Center on the 30th and Barclays Center on the 31st. Read more.

Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day at Mount Kisco Child Care Center's Multi-Family Tag Sale on Sunday, May 31 from 10am-3pm! Browse gently used and new items for sale while enjoying entertainment, food and music. There will be a Bounce House, face-painting and lots of other fun - FREE! - activities to keep the kids happy while you shop! This event benefits MKCCC's programs that provide care for 130 local children. More.

The Garden Conservancy's Open Days program comes to Bedford Hills on May 31, when the seven acre Garden of Phyllis Warden is open to the public. Read more about this garden here.

Carnival season swings into high gear with three local ride, game and cotton candy fests coming up. The Katonah Fire Department Carnival kicks off first on Wed-Sat, 6/3-6. The Armonk Lions Club's June classic follows on Thurs-Sun, 6/4-7. And the Rosenthal JCC's Childrens Carnival featuring bumper cars, a zip line, a puppet, a magic show, a Miss Pinkie show and a Frozen sing-a-long is on Sun, 6/7. Read more.

On June 13, the Zerbini Family Circus returns to Somers, known as the "cradle of the American circus" since Hachaliah Baily brought Old Bet, the first circus elephant, there in 1808. And the Big Apple Circus brings its all-new stage show to Tarrytown Music Hall on June 27. Read more.

The Church of St. Mary's 77th Annual Strawberry Festival in Chappaqua kicks off a mixed bag of summer family events featuring a pirate fest, a fire juggling comedy troupe, snapping turtles and a family version of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods that's really into the woods. More.

Take time to smell the roses this summer at Lyndhurst Mansion and the New York Botanical Garden. Garden lovers will also like our line-up of local gardens that will be open to the public this year in Bedford, Pleasantville and the Salems. More what to dos for flower lovers.

Local resident, Paul Shaffer makes a special appearance at Moms & Dads Rock for the Northern Westchester Hospital at The Harvey School in Katonah. Our Where To Hear: Summer Music guide has more hyper-local music including the Chappaqua-Millwood Summer Music Concert series, Bedford Recreation's Summer Music Concert in Katonah Memorial Park, Summer Music at Lasdon Park and Caramoor@KMA's music series in the Katonah Museum of Art's sculpture garden. And a whole lot more. Bookmark this for 114 summer concerts in & around town.

The Bedford Historical Society's Summer Solstice Party takes on a seventies theme this year with Donna Summer Sizzle cocktails and a "You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'" DJ. More local benefit events include a ride for Crohns and Colitis, the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester's Humanitarian Awards Dinner, the Food Bank of Westchester's Hunger Heroes Breakfast and ArtsWestchester's Swing for the Arts Golf Tournament. Read more.

Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Festival kicks off a summer of wine-pairing dinners, food tastings, burger and beer competitions and more summer fun for foodies. More foodie what to dos here.

We serve up four venues where you can see Shakespeare al fresco. All are picnic friendly including the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival on the Hudson River in Boscobel. There's more outdoor Shakespeare on the Long Island Sound in Norwalk, at Stamford's Sterling Farms and at North Salem's Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden. Read more.

The K-Fest Music Festival at Dutchess Stadium featuring Dillon Francis, Robin Thicke, Flo-Rida and more is the first of six local music festivals coming to Wappingers Falls, Katonah, Pleasantville and Croton Point Park. We have them all, plus 114 more summer concerts right here. 

Bookmark this for 114 Summer Music Concerts in & around town.

The local music halls offer a line-up of summer music that includes David Crosby, Harry Connick Jr., Madeline Peyroux, The Rascals, The Beach Boys, The Wailers, Melissa Etheridge, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Randy Newman, Hot Tuna & The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Mike Gordon, Buddy Guy and a whole lot more. More music.

Up for going to one of the big box theaters? U2 plays seven nights at Madison Square Garden in July. Imagine Dragons, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler and Nicki Minaj are at the Barclays Center. Just saying. More.

Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Train are just a few of the big names you can see at the Jones Beach Theater this summer. Here's a few more: Idina Menzel, Brian Wilson and Rodriguez, Jimmy Buffett, Gregg Allman, Van Halen and David Lee Roth, and Chicago with Earth, Wind & Fire. More Summer Music Here.

They'll be in Chicago but you can see The Grateful Dead Reunion concerts in high definition and full-concert sound at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. Phish's Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti join Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman for these final Dead shows. Tickets went on sale May 22. Don't be late. More.