Chappaqua Summer Concert Series
 How cool is this? Chappaqua has its own Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band - fronted by Chappy-res Mark Salore. They make their annual appearance at the Chappaqua Millwood Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert series on Wednesday at The Gazebo on Recreation Field. Read more here. |
Broadway comes to Armonk this week!
 Broadway stars Liz Callaway and Michael McCorry Rose join three-time Academy Award winning composer Stephen Schwartz at Armonk's Hudson Stage Company's annual gala benefit at Whippoorwill Hall. They will perform music from his hit shows Wicked, Pippin and Godspell. More on this here. |
WCC's A Taste of Westchester comes to Armonk
 Westchester Community College of Continuing Education's A Taste of Westchester offers cooking classes (and tastings) with top chefs at local eateries. Step into DeCicco's video enhanced demonstration kitchen to help Chef Angelo prepare a courgette fritter with roasted red pepper hummus, soft shell crabs with a chermoula pesto sauce and a summer vegetable cous cous. With paired beer tastings, selected by Chris DeCicco, and dessert. To register call: 914.606.6830 x1. More. |
Chappaqua Sidewalk Sale
 Put on your walking shoes - not those ankle strap sandals (shown right). If you're serious about shopping dig out the Mephistos (you know you still have them) and head downtown. Chappaqua's 3 day sales event, from The Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce, offers steep discounts, samples and bargains up and down Greeley Avenue and beyond on Thurs-Sat, 7/23-25. Participating retailers offer sales instore and on the street. Till you drop ... |
Katonah Sidewalk Sale
 Special bargains and sidewalk sale prices on merchandise from the chain store free network of independent stores in this charming walking town with lots of Victorian gingerbread on Katonah Avenue and the surrounding residential area. Grab a bite at Blue Dolphin, NoKa Joe's, Peppino's, Willie Nicks or Pizza Station. Parking in the commuter lots is free after 12 on Friday and all day Saturday. Fri-Sat, 7/24-5: 10am-5pm. (Katonah Ave., Katonah) More summer. |
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NCPL Art & Movies
 On Wednesday night, LIU Professor Valerie Franco's Armchair Art Series takes a look at the Mansions of Newport, their gardens, art collections and the families that summered there at the turn of the 20th century. On Friday, Professor Franco screens the final film in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy, The Snapper. The story takes place in a small Irish town where Sharon throws everyone into turmoil when she announces she's pregnant but is keeping mum to the identity of the father. Directed by Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid.) More local stuff. |
Open Gardens in Bedford Hills
 The seven acre garden of Phyllis Warden in Bedford Hills is open to the public this week. The garden includes perennial borders, three water gardens, a formal vegetable garden, a wildflower garden, a fern garden, a marsh garden, a tree platform overlooking the marshlands, a woodland walk, a hidden garden, and a formal croquet court. More Summer Events. |
ABBA Tribute, Deep Purple, Nick Minaj, Randy Newman, Kansas
 Arrival From Sweden brings their Music from ABBA show to Paramount Hudson Valley this week while Deep Purple is at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. Also, this week, Randy Newman performs at The Tarrytown Music Hall, Nicki Minaj is at the Barclays Center and Kansas is at The Ridgefield Playhouse. More summer music here. |
Caramoor Family Event: Middle Eastern Belly Dancing at Dusk
 NYC-based Carmine and Friends play songs from Turkey, Egypt and more! Dance to the gorgeous melodies played on the oud, a Middle Eastern lute, violin, and doumbek and riq, Middle Eastern percussion instruments. This show features the belly dance artistry of Kaeshi Chai. On the lawns of Friends Field on Wednesday. More Caramoor. |
Guitar in the Garden with Lukas Kuropaczewski
 Łukasz Kuropaczewski performs faves of the Classical Guitar repertoire: a transcription of Bach's first cello suite, two Spanish gems rooted in the flamenco and parlour music traditions and pays homage to his Polish roots with pieces by Alexandre Tansman, Kryzysztof Penderecki, and Kryzysztof Meyer. Thursday at the Sunken Garden. More Caramoor. |
More Caramoor Jazz with Jon Batiste and Stay Human
 Jon Batiste ( voice and piano) infuses his own brand of contemporary jazz with soul, blues, hip-hop, and a touch of New Orleans-style groove. A descendent of New Orleans' music royalty, Batiste is a Movado Future Legend award winner and recipient of Best New Artist at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. He has collaborated extensively with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Jimmy Buffet, Lenny Kravitz, and others. Friday at Caramoor's Sunken Garden. More Caramoor. |
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites
 More than any opera written after World War Two, Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites has attracted the great singing actresses of the standard repertory including Leontyne Price and Joan Sutherland. Here Caramoor welcomes the radiant Hei-Kyung Hong as the New Prioress, Jennifer Larmore as Mère Marie, and, in a rare and much-anticipated New York appearance, Deborah Polaski, Bayreuth's Brünnhilde in two historic "Ring" cycles, as the Old Prioress. Saturday under the big tent. More Caramoor. |
Eroica Trio at Caramoor on Sunday
 The Grammy nominated Eroica Trio performs a signature program for Caramoor audiences that offers a wide repertoire from the great masterpieces of the Western World from Bach, Suk, Schoenfeld and Brahms to custom pieces arranged for and by Eroica. See them on Sunday under the big tent at Caramoor's Venetian Theatre. More Caramoor. |
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A CORSICAN ROSÉ THAT NAPOLEON WOULD HAVE FOUGHT FOR!
This week's Wine Geeks Wine of the Week is the Clos Alivu Patrimonio Rosé from the island of Corsica in France. Made from 100% Niellucciu, a grape closely related to the Italian Sangiovese, this refreshing mineral-driven rosé shows notes of wild strawberry, red currant and cherry with nuances of wildflowers, lemon and fresh nectarine. Think grown-up strawberry-lemonade! Normally twenty-two bucks, with this week's discount it's only $18.69 a bottle! Buy it by the case and receive an even deeper 20% discount off of the original price. Use discount code ROSÉGEEK to purchase now through 7/26/15. (Wine Geeks Armonk, 559 Main Street, Armonk, 914.273.WINE; www.winegeeksarmonk.com)
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Noble Teen Yoga Camp at Saw Mill Club
 The Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco will be offering a teen yoga camp the week of August 17-21. This specially designed program for teenage girls includes twice daily yoga classes with breathing, meditation and relaxation techniques, and includes daily creative workshops for self empowerment, positive thinking and creative visualization. Campers will break for lunch at the outdoor pool where they can take a swim or just a relaxing lounge. More. |
Byram Hills Elite Basketball Camp
 Join Byram Hills' all-time leading scorer Jeffrey Lynch at his new Elite Basketball Camp. The camp runs for two one-week sessions on Aug-17-21 and Aug 24-28 at St. Patrick's Gymnasium at 29 Cox Ave., in Armonk. The camp is open to boys and girls, ages 7-14. For more information or to register contact Jeff Lynch at 914.500.7350 or email jxl@yahoo.com |
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Sondheim in the Woods at Westmoreland Sanctuary this week!
 Westmoreland Sanctuary presents Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Denise Simon. This approximately hour-long family-friendly adaptation is set in the beautiful natural setting of the preserve - literally in the woods! Grounds open 90 minutes prior for picnicking and there will be a half-hour 'preshow' featuring members of the cast before the main performance. Coming soon ... there's more on this and more stuff to do with the kids in July and August right here. |
This week at the Putnam County 4H Fair
 Produced by the Cornell University Cooperative Extension, this fair offers 3 days of family entertainment including animal showmanship, a pet dog show, mini-horse demonstrations, horse jumping, environmental exhibits, games, crafts, food, music, Muscoot Farm animals and more. More kids. |
Renaissance Fair opens August 1
 The Faire is a romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and dance in Tuxedo Park. There's mime, magic, music, comedy and storytellers, pirates, fairies, pole dancing, piping, acrobats, aerialists, a fire circus, birds of prey, sword fighting, knife throwing and the big one ... jousting. More Kids ... |
Sounds of Summer - New Music Documentaries at J. Burns
 Jacob Burns Film Center's Sounds of Summer Film Series presents 19 new music documentaries like Gershwin & The Hollywood Musicals that has lots of footage of Fred dancing with Ginger. There's also new documentary films about The Beatles, The Who, R.E.M., and how the Khmer Rouge destroyed the hot Cambodian rock scene. Cambodian rock scene? Who knew? This week you can see The Gershwins tonight. On Wednesday, A Poem is a Naked Person about Leon Russell and on Thursday an amazing doc about Glen Campbell's 151 concert tour after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. More stuff to do this summer. |
Suzanne Vega at Caramoor
 Neo-folk icon Suzanne Vega returns to Caramoor as part of their Summer Festival's American Roots series. You can see her perform her well crafted riffs on songs like "Tom's Diner" and "Luca" under the stars in Caramoor's intimate Spanish Garden on August 1. More Caramoor Summer Festival. |
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Pablo Heras-Casado with Helene Grimaud
 In Caramoor's Festival Finale Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke's with piano soloist Hélène Grimaud in a performance of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky's "Winter Dreams". On Sun, 8/2 under the Big Tent at Caramoor's Venetian Theatre. More. |
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