Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Upcoming events in the Rivertowns, updated as of 7/11/24
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Hastings-on-Hudson
Every Saturday, June-November
Hastings Farmer’s Market
8:30 AM-1 PM
Location: Commuter Lot across from Metro North station
Every Sunday through August 11— 3 PM-5:30 PM
Hastings on Jazz
Featuring the David Janeway Quartet and special guests
Special concert on July 30th: “Salsa Meets Jazz” with the David Janeway Sextet featuring Bobby Sanabria — honoring Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Machito and Eddie Palmieri. Also featuring Larry Moses, Peter Brainin, Harvie Tibbs, and Lew Scott.
Cost: Free
Location: VFW Plaza
July 8 - August 26
The Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library presents 50 Days of Hastings
Literary (and other) works by and about those who passed this way
Pick up a book, movie, or CD that was created or starred in or written by one of our neighbors from the past and present.
Closing get-together on August 26th at 5 PM
Location: Hastings Library (7 Maple Ave.)
Saturday, July 13 — 6 PM-9 PM
Dungeons & Dragons at The Good Witch
Join Cast Party for another evening of dragon-slaying, dungeon-delving, treasure-hunting adventure at The Good Witch. Our professional Dungeon Masters will lead your party through a tabletop adventure. No previous D&D experience necessary! Admission includes: a 3-hour Dungeons & Dragons experience with a professional Dungeon Master a delicious drink and snack courtesy of The Good Witch plus a few surprises! Planning to attend with a group? We’ll make sure you’re seated with friends & family. New player, or attending alone? We’ll make sure you’re at a table to suit your experience level. Ages 18+. Tickets: cast-party.com/live-events
Cost: $60
Location: Good Witch Coffee Bar (134 Southside Avene)
Saturday, July 13 — 8 PM
Bushwick's Dead presents: DEADCHESTER a jammed-out cover series featuring the music of the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, and more!
Purchase tickets.
Cost: $20 in advance/$30 at door
Location: Purpl (52 Main St.)
Tuesday, July 16 — 7 PM-8 PM
Hastings-on-Hudson Sunset Concert Series
with The Klezmatics
Cost: Free
Location: MacEachron Waterfront Park (100 River Street)
Tuesday, July 16 — 7 PM
Tuesday Night Music at Lefty’s
Twice Shy
Location: Uncle Lefty’s (583 Warburton Ave.)
Tuesday, July 23 — 7 PM-8 PM
Hastings-on-Hudson Sunset Concert Series
with Ruthie Foster (opening act: Milton)
Cost: Free
Location: MacEachron Waterfront Park (100 River Street)
Tuesday, July 23 — 7 PM
Tuesday Night Music at Lefty’s
Colin McGrath & Justin Hines
Location: Uncle Lefty’s (583 Warburton Ave.)
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Hosts Film Screening of The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi's Maternal Health Crisis
Cost: $20, food & drink for purchase on site
Purchase tickets: https://go.rallyup.com/film4thought/Campaign/Details
Location: The Good Witch Coffee Bar, 134 Southside Ave, Hastings on Hudson - will be held indoors if inclement weather
Monday, July 29 — August 23, 9 AM-3 PM
SummerArts Multi-arts camp for 3-9th grade
SummerArts offers four weeks of multi–arts workshops for children entering grades 3-9. Each week, students take part in a wide variety of artistic activities with daily sessions in visual arts, music and movement/theater, led by teaching artists who are experts in their field. In between classes kids can play outside, spend time with friends or work on a project at their own pace. Workshops for older students are more intensive and provide an opportunity for more sophisticated exploration and execution. Register for 1, 2, 3, or all 4 weeks! See https://riverarts.org/summer-camps/summerarts/ for more info.
Cost: $575/week ($35 registration fee will be charged per family)
Location: First Reformed Church (18 Farragut Ave.)
Tuesday, July 30 — 6 PM-9 PM
Grateful to Be Alive
Grateful To Be Alive Free concert
Cost: Free
Location: MacEachron Waterfront Park (100 River St)
Tuesday, July 30 — 7 PM
Tuesday Night Music at Lefty’s
The Quarry Gang
Location: Uncle Lefty’s (583 Warburton Ave.)
Tuesday, August 6 — 7 PM
Tuesday Night Music at Lefty’s
Adam Hart + Andrew V. Craig
Location: Uncle Lefty’s (583 Warburton Ave.)
Dobbs Ferry
Every Wednesday, 10:30 AM-noon
and last Wednesday of every month, 5:30 PM-7 PM
Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry food distribution
People living in Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington and parts of Greenburgh (zip codes 10502, 10503, 10522, 10533, 10607) who are in need can collect free food.
Cost: Free
Location: South Presbyterian Church (343 Broadway)
Ongoing
Donations Needed for Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry
The Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry is also currently collecting donations for our SOS bags (School's Out Supplement) - an extra bag of food that we give out weekly to our families with school-age children to help offset the loss of free school meals over the summer. Items most in need are: peanut butter, low sugar cereals, macaroni and cheese, canned soup/pasta, snack bars, juice boxes, tuna. Items can be left in the bin next to the church's front door. We also have an Amazon wish list https://a.co/hIjMrGT or to donate via PayPal go to https://dobbsferrypantry.org/.
Saturday, July 13 - 8 PM
Dobbs Ferry Library presents Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park Stand-Up Comedy Showcase
with Tim Deery, Anny Stesney, Ted (an impressionist), Geordan Mallas, Tanya Cooper, Jay Servedio, and Alex Kollar
Ages 18+, bring your own lawn chair
Email reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to register
Cost: Free
Location: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
Wednesday, July 20; and August 7 & 21, 7 PM-9 PM
Trivia Night hosted by Captain Jim Trivia
Sign up here.
Cost: Free
Location: The Yard at Memorial Park (103-105 Palisade St.)
Friday, July 12 — 7 PM-9 PM
Friday Night River Jam featuring Whoz Ya Daddy
Food trucks from 5 PM - 9 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
Saturday, July 13 — 10:30 AM-12 noon
Mishpacha Shabbat
All families with children ages 6 and under are invited to Mishpacha Shabbat with child-friendly prayers, songs, and dance. Everyone is welcome! Hine mah tov - how good it is to be together! Following the fun we will enjoy a delicious lunch. To RSVP or ask questions, contact Leslie.Liss@ghcny.org.
Cost: Free
Location: Greenburgh Hebrew Center (515 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry)
Friday, July 19— 7 PM-9 PM
Friday Night River Jam featuring Hillbilly Parade
Food trucks from 5 PM - 9 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
Friday, July 26— 7 PM-9 PM
Friday Night River Jam featuring The Fates NYC
Food trucks from 5 PM - 9 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
Friday, August 2— 7 PM-9 PM
Friday Night River Jam featuring The Archives
Food trucks from 5 PM - 9 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park
Irvington
Events at New Kawaii
Summer of Fun at New Kawaii — Join New Kawaii for 7 weeks of 2 program sessions per day with different sessions each week.
Every Monday — 6 PM-9 PM: Magic The Gathering Commander Night
Every Tuesday — 6 PM: Tuesday Night Word Games
Every Wednesday and Thursday — 7 PM-9:30 PM: Game Night
Thursday, July 11 and every Thursday — All Day Commander
Every Friday, starting at 5:30 PM — Magic the Gathering Friday Night Magic
Every Saturday, 12 noon-4 PM — Magic The Gathering - Learn to Play
For all of the above, see https://newkawaii.com/ for prices and details.
Location: New Kawaii (1 Bridge Street, Suite 105)
Thursday, July 11 — 6:30 PM-8:45 PM
Tabletop & Board Game Night for Adults
Whether you play board games daily or rarely, you're welcome here. Stop by the library’s Program Room for another free and fun night of board games. Games are provided and taught, or you're welcome to bring games from home. No registration required; adults only.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Library (12 South Astor Street)
Thursday, July 11 — starting at 10 AM
Grab and Go DIY Braided Essential Oil Bracelet
Young Adults - Grades 6-12
Create a braided bracelet diffused with your favorite essential oil. We will supply everything you need, including a vial of lavender essential oil to create your bracelet. Kits will be available for pickup at the circulation desk the day of the event and until the following Monday.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Public Library (12 South Astor Street)
Saturday, July 13 — 2 PM-4 PM
Art Reception for Jeffrey Friedkin
Bridging NYC and the Rivertowns: Photos by Jeffrey Friedkin
On View July 1 – July 31 in the Irvington Library Reception with Jeffrey Friedkin: Saturday, July 13th from 2-4 PM.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Library (12 South Astor Street)
Sunday, July 14 — 9AM-1:30PM
Irvington Farmer’s Market
Location: 101 Main St
Sunday, July 14 — 8 PM-9:30 PM (Tickets)
Friday, July 19 — 8 PM-9:30 PM (Tickets)
Saturday, July 20 — 8 PM-9:30 PM (Tickets)
Friday, July 26 — 8 PM-9:30 PM (Tickets)
Saturday, July 27 — 8 PM-9:30 PM (Tickets)
Sunday, July 28 — 8 PM-9:30 PM - Closing night (Tickets)
Rivertowns Playhouse 2024 Summer Shakespeare Festival: Acting Shakespeare Inside America’s Wilderness
Acting Shakespeare Inside America’s Wilderness is an innovative and compelling 90-minute performance that artfully blends stand-up comedy, music, and drama into an extravagant night of theater. Family-friendly for all ages!
Cost: Free, Registration Optional, with an option to donate
Location: Rivertowns Playhouse (25 N/ Broadway)
Thursday, July 25 — starting at 10 AM
Grab and Go DIY Journal Cover
Young Adults - Grades 6-12
Keep a journal this summer of all your adventures! Make it pop with a design of your own creation. Everything you need will be included in the kit, as well as some fun design ideas. Kits will be available at the circulation desk the day of the event and until the following Monday.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Public Library (12 South Astor Street)
Friday, July 27 — 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
"I Chose Happiness" with Robert Markowitz
"I Chose Happiness" is a comic, musical, one-man program that explores taking risks, inner and outer. It’s a series of engaging songs, strung together by a story, that explores the humiliating, funny, and inspirational consequences of changing your life and career. This program is for adults.
Registration is requested at https://irvingtonlibrary.libcal.com/event/12208407
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Public Library (12 South Astor Street)
Thursday, August 8 — starting at 10 AM
Grab and Go Teacup Bird Feeder
Young Adults - grades 6-12 Create a bird feeder with a teacup and saucer. (If you don't want to feed the birds, turn it into a candy dish instead.) Kits will be available for pickup the day of the event and until the following Monday.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Public Library (12 South Astor Street)
Ardsley
Now through Sept. 13
Art Exhibit: Carol Perron Sommerfield’s “Visions of Nature”
Paintings can be viewed in person Monday - Friday from 9 AM – 4 PM or at www.frogsleapgallery.com.
Location: Ardsley Village Hall (507 Ashford Ave.)
Ardsley Summer Concert Series
Saturday, July 13, 7 PM-9 PM - Control Z
Saturday, July 20, 7 PM-9 PM - Ace & Friends
Friday, July 26, 7 PM-9 PM - Crossfire Hurricane
Thursday, August 8, 7 PM-9 PM - The Larry Stevens Band
Saturday, September 7, 7 PM-9 PM - What the Funk
Cost: Free
Location: Pascone Park Gazebo (507 Ashford Avenue)
Nearby, But Still Close
Saturday, July 13 — 11 AM-4 PM
Global Grains: A Culinary Adventure
This event will celebrate bread from Africa to the Americas offering visitors the opportunity to meet local bakers, watch cooking demonstrations, indulge in delicious samples, and engage in hands-on craft activities that showcase the rich and diverse bread-making traditions from around the globe. For tickets and more information: www.hudsonvalley.org.
Cost: $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and young adults 18-25. Children 17 and under and Historic Hudson Valley members attend free.
Location: Philipsburg Manor (381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow)
Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 at 4 PM and 7 PM
Homegrown Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Recommended for ages 8 through Adult.
Tickets available online: https://www.riversedgetheatre.com/onstage
Cost: $20 Seniors and Students/ $25 General Admission10% of Ticket sales go to Groundwork Hudson Valley
Location: Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY
Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 - 11 AM and 2 PM
Anywhere Theatre Company presents the premiere musical “Beautiful Night”
For tickets: anywheretheatrecompany.com/beautiful-night/
Cost: $10-$30
The Ark, Shames JCC on Hudson (371 S. Broadway, Tarrytown)
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