Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Upcoming events in the Rivertowns, updated as of 7/18/24
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Hastings-on-Hudson
Monday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM through August 12th
Family-to-Family’s Back-to-School Drive for Local Kids in Need
Purchase a new backpack and lunch bag (optional — add a few school supplies like markers, crayons, and composition books) and bring your donation to Family-to-Family’s office in hastings. Text 914-330-1248 before dropping off supplies. Email moreinfo@family-to-family.org for more information.
Location: 581 Warburton Ave. (2nd floor of Moviehouse Mews building)
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
Through 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.)
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/.
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 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, July 26th
Book Bar Launch
Join Picture Book for the launch of Book Bar, the perfect blend of literary charm & handcrafted cocktails.
Location: Picture Book (inside HudCo, 145 Palisade Street)
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)
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)
Saturday, July 20 and every Saturday throughout the summer — 10:30 AM-12 noon
Tech Angels at Irvington Public Library
Irvington High School students will be available every Saturday this Summer to offer technology help - from email to mobile printing to downloading apps onto your phone.
Cost: Free
Location: Irvington Public Library (12 South Astor Street)
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)
Thursday, August 8 — 6:30 PM-8:45 PM
Free Board & Tabletop 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 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 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)
Ardsley Tennis Tournament
Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 (Rain dates: Sept. 14 and 15)
For adults 18+. Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
Cost: $25 per person for Ardsley residents, $35 per person for non-residents (cost covers entry, gift, water, snacks, balls, winner prizes)
To register, go to ardsleyrec.com by Sept. 4th
Location: Pascone Park Tennis Courts (in front of Ardsley Middle School)
Nearby, But Still Close
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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