This Week’s Best Events for Grown Ups: There’s so many local events this week we had to split it up – one for grown-ups and one for the kids.
Bedford Chamber Concerts: Carter Brey
Bedford Chamber Concerts: Carter Brey: Dr. Anthony Newman’s Beddford Chamber Concerts presents guest soloist Carter Brey, principal cellist for the New York Philharmonic. The program features Bach’s Conatas for Cello & Harpsichord and Bach’s Italian Concerto. About Dr. Anthony Newman -…
Sparkling Amazons at KMA
October 17 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sparkling Amazons at KMA: Sparkling Amazons at KMA presents the often-overlooked contribution by women artists to the Abstract Expressionist movement. Through the presentation of 30 works of art, the exhibition captures an important moment in the history of Abstract Expressionism. And the…
Whole Foods Chappaqua Grocery Tour with NWH Dietitian
October 17 @ 10:00 am
Chappaqua, NY 10514 United States
Whole Foods Chappaqua Grocery Tour with NWH Dietitian: Changing your eating means changing your shopping. Learn how to best fill your cart with the expert advice of Amy Rosenfeld, a Registered Dietitian at Northern Westchester Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living. These fun,…
Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida at WPPAC
October 17 @ 2:00 pm
White Plains, NY 10601 United States + Google Map
Elton John & Time Rice’s Aida at WPPAC: Winner of four Tony® Awards, Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA is a musical based on the opera of the same name written by Antonio Ghislanzoni with music by Giuseppe Verdi. The musical Aida…
The Amish Project at The Schoolhouse Theatre
October 17 @ 8:00 pm
The Amish Project at The Schoolhouse Theatre: October 3-20: The Amish Project from Jessica Dickey is a fictional account of the West Nickel Mines school shooting in a one-room schoolhouse in Lancaster, PA in 2006. The gunman took hostages and shot…
Henry Louis Gates John Jay Founders Lecture
Henry Louis Gates John Jay Founders Lecture: Scholar, author, filmmaker, journalist, cultural critic, mentor and institution builder, Gates is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He has…
First Congregational Church Tag Sale
October 18 @ 7:00 pm
First Congregational Church Tag Sale, Chappaqua: A follow up to the Church’s Spring Barn Sale, this 3 day tag sale offers NEW and gently used merchandise donated by resident Chappies and local business owners. Donations are accepted at the Church…
Sutton Foster: Ridgefield Playhouse
Sutton Foster: Ridgefield Playhouse: Loved her at Caramoor in 20018. A two-time Tony Award-winner for Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sutton Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows – most recently the…
A Dolls House – Part 2
October 18 @ 8:00 pm
A Doll’s House – Part 2: Ibsen’s A Doll’s House: Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking play about Nora Hellmer, the ideal 19th century wife who bolts her family, rocked 1879 Norway to its core. Now The Hudson Stage Company presents Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s…
Little Feat 50th Anniversary
Little Feat 50th Anniversary, The Capitol Theatre: Jimmy Page’s favorite American band! Little Feat’s eclectic blend of rock, blues, boogie and country garnered them a cult audience. They have charted nine songs, including four Top 10 hits and two number…
Bobby Collins & Joey Kola Comedy
Bobby Collins & Joey Kola Comedy: Comedian Bobby Collins has an ability to truthfully translate the human condition. Audiences across the country relate to his comedic characterizations as he exposes the humor of day-to-day situations as well as serving up…
The Moth in Tarrytown
The Moth: The Moth returns to Tarrytown after a sold-out engagement in 2017 with their humorous, heartbreaking and true stories told live on stage. No script. No props. Just a microphone, a spotlight and room full of strangers. The producers…
Once: The Stamford Palace
Once: The Stamford Palace: Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album! Once, produced at New York Theatre Workshop, is based on the 2007 John Carney movie of…
Rocky’s 5K at Rockefeller State Park
Rocky’s 5K, Rockefeller State Park: This scenic course on well-maintained carriage trails through Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a runner’s paradise. You’ll find it right off Rt. 117 just past Pace College. It begins near the main parking lot and follows the…
Kykuit Tours
October 19 @ 9:45 am
Kykuit Tours: Fall is the best time to visit this hilltop paradise that was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. WHY? Because the Rockefellers didn’t have air-conditioning. Whaaaaaa? A guided tour of the Rockefeller estate is without doubt No.…
Abduction from the Seraglio
October 19 @ 3:30 pm
Abduction from the Seraglio, Taconic Opera: The Taconic Opera presents Mozart’s laugher of a German comedy for the first time! “Finding a cast that could sing the opera’s brutally difficult music was the reason we held off presenting this opera…
HoppFest on Bedford Village Green
6th Annual Hoppfest on Bedford Village Green: Sat., October 19: 6:30-9:30: Oktoberfest with a twist of history becomes Bedford’s own Hoppfest featuring seasonal beers from Captain Lawrence and Broken Bow, wine, live music with DogHouse, hearty fare and more under…
Ladies of Laughter
October 19 @ 7:00 pm
Ladies of Laughter: For twenty years, Ladies of Laughter (LOL) has served as a launching pad for female comedic talent with past participants ranging from Amy Schumer to Melissa Rauch. This season, LOL returns to the Emelin for another great…
Psychic James Van Praagh in Tarrytown
Psychic James Van Praagh in Tarrytown: Noted medium James Van Praagh has appeared on virtually every national radio and television show including Oprah, Larry King Live, Dr. Phil, 48 Hours, The View, Joy Behar Show, Chelsea Lately, Coast To Coast and many more. He was the host of his own…
JJ Grey: Ridgefield Playhouse
JJ Grey: Ridgefield Playhouse: Back after a sold out show in 2017 with Mofro, J.J. Grey returns with an intimate solo performance of his Southern soul, rock and blues hits! From the days of playing greasy local juke joints to…
One Night Only…Again
One Night Only…Again, Warren Haynes, John Medeski, George Porter Jr., & Joe Russo. The Capitol Theatre: Grammy Award-winner Warren Haynes, John Medeski, George Porter Jr. and Joe Russo Join Together For A One-Night-Only…Again! Concert Benefitting debra for America. debra for America…
Vic DiBitetto
Vic DiBitetto: Often described as a cross between Rodney Dangerfield and Ralph Kramden, Vic DiBitetto was a 1991 Grand Prize-winner on America’s Funniest People. Twenty-two years later, he was working as a school bus driver on Staten Island when his…
Run the Farm 5M
Run the Farm 5M & Kids Run: Muscoot’s farm races offer a tough (but scenic) 5 mile course around the farm and through the woods; a 1.1 mile race for kids (7-12), and a .6 mile run for kids under 6.…
Essex Clipper Dinner Train
October 20 @ 12:00 pm
Essex Clipper Dinner Train: Book your tickets on the Essex Clipper Dinner Train or a 4-course meal served in beautifully restored 1920’s Pullman diners, pulled by a vintage diesel locomotive. Relax and reconnect on this 21/2-hour scenic journey. Travel through the pristine Connecticut River…
Flamenco Legends by Javier Limón
Purchase, NY 10577 United States + Google Map
Flamenco Legends by Javier Limón: The Paco de Lucia Project, Performing Arts Center Purchase: Paco de Lucía was widely considered to be the world’s premier flamenco guitarist and Spain’s greatest musical export. He died more than three years ago, leaving behind an…
Caramoor: Sherezade Panthaki and The Helicon Ensemble
Caramoor: Sherezade Panthaki and The Helicon Ensemble: First introduced to Caramoor audiences in 2018’s Atalanta, soprano Sherezade Panthaki is an acknowledged star in the early-music world. With a lush and commanding voice, she remains “wonderfully agile, riding her rapid vibrato up…
Chappaqua Orchestra Danielle Farina
Chappaqua, NY 10514 United States + Google Map
Chappaqua Orchestra Danielle Farina: Violist Danielle Farina of the Manhattan Quartet will join members of The Chappaqua Orchestra Chamber Players in a Haydn quartet and the famed “American” Quartet by Antonin Dvorak.
REBEL Baroque in Bedford
REBEL Baroque in Bedford: LES BARRICADES MYSTERIEUSES: MUSIC & POETRY OF ENIGMA: REBEL Baroque, one of the most aired period instruments on National Public Radio bring their Musica Antiqua Nova series to Bedford Presbyterian Church. They will perform a program of…