The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel kicks off its summer series today. Overlooking the Hudson River at historic Boscobel in Garrison, HVSF is one of the prettiest and Sauvignon Blanc friendly outdoor theaters anywhere. Plus we post five more al fresco Bard festivals including Shakespeare on the Sound, Shakespeare on the Green, Shakespeare in the Garden and a pair of Shakespeare in the Parks - one in White Plains and one in Central Park.  Anon.

This documentary is"[A] cautionary tale about a technology once seen as an abundant and non-polluting energy source, but with downsides that could make oil spills and electrical brownouts seem as minor as a fender bender." - The Daily Beast  Featuring interviews with environmentalists, energy executives, and unprecedented access to the plant, Director Ivy Meeropol creates a complex portrait of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, an aging facility with over 50 million people living in close proximity. More.

Time Stands Still is a witty look at the lives of James and Sarah (wartime journalist and photographer) who return to an ordinary life refracted through the lens of war. With Tom Coppola, P.J. Glazer, Liz Harrington and Amber Mason. More summer theatre.

Tom Kramer takes on the role of Charlotte, a transvestite antiques dealer living in Nazi Germany, in Doug Wright's Pulitzer Prize winning one-man play, I Am My Own Wife this week in Armonk. Read more.

Get Your Guts in Gear's multi-day cycling events support inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) organizations and patient advocacy groups. Since it's first ride in 2004, GYGIG has raised over $1.5 million to support research, awareness, and advocacy efforts for people with IBD and ostomies. The ride begins at West Point Military Academy. Read more.

Give in to temptation and enjoy a provocative series of exhibits focusing on the Seven Deadly Sins. This collaboration of the seven museums of the Fairfield/Westchester Museum Alliance, runs all summer, with each museum presenting one of the seven sins. Sinners pass here.

Harry Connick Jr. brings his unique repertoire of music from Dixieland to the Great American Songbook to the Palace Theatre in Stamford for two shows this week. The Wailers carry on the message of reggae at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on Saturday. If you're willing to travel for something old and something new, you can see the Ultimate Doo Wop Show at The Beacon Theatre in NYC or The Bli Jam at Jones Beach with Nick Jonas, Flo Rida, Carly Rae Jepsen and more. Mo' Music.

If you love those Ben Franklin frames; his 12 string Rickenbacker guitar; "Ballad of Easy Rider", "Chimes of Freedom", and "Drug Store Truck Driving Man", just to name a few, you can see Roger McGuinn at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday night. If you prefer "Someday Soon", "Both Sides Now", "Chelsea Morning", "Send In the Clowns", "From a Distance", you can spend a special Friday evening with Judy Collins at Paramount Hudson Valley. Also on Friday,
Graham Parker and the Rumour plays the Tarrytown Music Hall in support of their new album Mystery Glue. "He's a drug store truck drivin' man, He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan"

U.S. remodeling spending is set to hit record highs this year. And kitchen and bath remodeling are leading the way. We sat down with Armonk resident Rob Stonbely, Vice President of KBS / Kitchen & Bath Source in North White Plains, to discuss what's hot and what's not: Read more.

MVP Basketball Camp that features 4 one-week sessions in White Plains for boys and girls 6 to 16 will also offer 2 one-week camps at Fox Lane High and North Salem High Schools this summer. Learn more.

The Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce's Movies in Millwood Park continues this Friday with a screening of the 1992 Disney hit starring Emilio Estevez, The Mighty Ducks. More kids stuff.

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.

There's a host of river, field and educational activities for kids and families, including sloop and schooner rides, food, art, crafts, jugglers, clowns, a puppet show, a petting zoo, and more  than 70 musical acts including David Crosby, Bela Flek and Elizabeth Washburn, Neko Case, Citizen Cope Band, Guster, The Mavericks, Los Lobos, Angelique Kudjo, Ani DiFranco, Shelby Lynne, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Kate Pierson of the B52s, The Lone Bellow, Bettye Lavette, and more. More to dos.

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. Read more.

Caramoor's Summer Festival opens on June 20 when Peter Oundjian conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke's. The festival features 31 concerts 

through August 2. There's a Jazz Festival with Wynton Marsalis an American Roots Festival with Lucinda Williams and a host of family friendly events. Check out the full festival calendar here.

If you think summer means doing the downward facing dog al fresco, here's a couple down-dog-opps we found for you. The Katonah Village Improvement Society will be "doin' the dog" at the John Jay Homestead on Sat, June 20. If your dog needs a river view, and you're on a long leash, walk-ins are welcome every Monday night all summer at historic Boscobel Mansion overlooking the Hudson in Garrison. Read more.

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. Bookmark this for 114 summer concerts in & around town.

Chazz Palminteri performs his one-man stage version of the hit movie A Bronx Tale at Tarrytown Music Hall. Based on his childhood growing up with working men and gangsters, Palminteri originally performed his stage script in Los Angeles. He later moved the production to New York, where it earned him Outer Critics Circle Awards for acting and writing. 

The King of Queens (aka Paul Blart: Mall Cop) brings his stand-up routines to the Palace Theatre in Stamford on Saturday, June 20. We just want to ride that Segway around The Westchester for a while. Next stop Louis Vuitton! There's more stand-up on our summer guide to the performing arts including, Eddie Izzard, Colin Quinn, Sinbad, Mark Maron, Nick Di Paolo, Frank Caliendo, and the Aussie bi-lingual comedy sensation (Italian and English ... go figure) Joe Iovati. 

Rolling Stone called them "the greatest Beatles cover band without the wigs." At the Capitol Theatre they perform note by note covers of the Beatles' Rubber Soul and Psychedelic Era hits with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect. There's more great music in June with J.D. Souther at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Melissa Etheridge, The Bacon Brothers and Felix Cavaliere and The Rascals are at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Local music here.

Our Summer Music Guide features 114 concerts from the Recreation Field in Chappaqua to the best bands at Jones Beach Theater. You can see everyone from Train to Neil Young, Brian Wilson and Idina Menzel at Jones Beach; Keb Mo, David Crosby and Pat Benatar at the Ridgefield Playhouse; Imagine Dragons and Bette Midler at the Barclays Center; Randy Newman and Buddy Guy at the Capitol Theatre; The Marshall Tucker Band and The Music of ABBA at the Paramount Hudson Valley; Suzanne Vega and Lucinda Williams at Caramoor and U2 at Madison Square Garden. More great summer music.