July’s Best Events 2021
July’s Best Events 2021
Caramoor: Callisto Quartet
Caramoor: Callisto Quartet: Praised for their “intensity and bravado” and the “cohesion and intonation one might expect from an ensemble twice their age” (Third Coast Review), the Callisto Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has…
Shakespeare on the Sound: A Midsummer Nights Dream
July 1 @ 7:00 pm
Shakespeare on the Sound: A Midsummer Nights Dream: Shakespeare on the Sound returns to Rowayton’s Pinkney Park for its 25th Anniversary Season with this production of William Shakespeare’s comedy about a wedding party member who find themselves in a forest…
ArtsWestchester Gallery Reopens with COVID Exhibit
July 2 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ArtsWestchester Gallery Reopens with COVID Exhibit: ArtsWestchester will reopen its 4,800ft2 gallery with soaring 20-foot-high ceilings and distinctive palladium windows on May 7 with “Together apART: Creating During COVID.” The exhibition features 250 works of painting, photography, sculpture, craft, song, and…
TGIF Cruise: Spirit of the Sound
July 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
TGIF Cruise: Spirit of the Sound Start your weekend off with a fun relaxing boat ride out to the Norwalk islands aboard the Aquarium’s cool new R/V Spirit of the Sound, the only research vessel in the country with quiet…
Norwalk Harbor Sunset Lighthouse Cruise
July 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Norwalk Harbor Sunset Lighthouse Cruise Your trip begins with a narrated tour of the historic Norwalk Harbor, taking you back to Norwalk’s early days when Native Americans introduced the English settlers to a strange seafood delicacy… raw oysters. As you…
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
July 2 @ 7:30 pm
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Returns: The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) will return to Boscobel on the Hudson with two productions and an audio play in 2021. Seating at HVSF’s open-air tent will be distanced and limited to capacity guidelines outlined by…
Caramoor: The Brianna Thomas Band
Caramoor: The Brianna Thomas Band: WITH ELLA IN MIND The Brianna Thomas Band pays homage to and celebrates Ella Fitzgerald and the wide breadth and scope of her repertoire and instrument. Though Ella was most well-known for singing swing and…
Pound Ridge Recreation 5K Road Race
Open to all! Pound Ridge Recreation 5K Road Race, Kids Race Sat, 7/3: 9am: Run over rolling hills and through the streets of Pound Ridge from the Pound Ridge Elementary School to Town Park. Register online or on race day beginning…
Kusama: Cosmic Nature Opens @ NYBG
July 3 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Kusama: Cosmic Nature Opens @ NYBG: The New York Botanical Garden kicks off its reopening with a new exhibition Kusama: Cosmic Nature. The exhibit features spectacular installations inspired by pop art from the world renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrating…
Marine Life Encounter Cruise
July 3 @ 1:15 pm
Marine Life Encounter Cruise Study marine biodiversity from the water’s surface down to the bottom for a first-hand understanding of Long Island Sound’s interdependent marine life. We utilize such sampling techniques as a plankton tow, trawl net and biodredge that…
Sheffield Island Lighthouse & Harbor Tour
July 3 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Sheffield Island Lighthouse & Harbor Tour This three (3) hour excursion begins with a narrated tour of the Norwalk harbor and its three historic Norwalk lighthouses, ending with a one hour stop at Sheffield Island Lighthouse. From May through September,…
The Forest by The Crossing at Caramoor
The Forest by The Crossing at Caramoor: The Forest is The Crossing’s response to the pandemic. Last fall, when the choir members could not sing safely indoors, they moved outdoors to sing, listen, and connect. At Caramoor, you will walk…
Postponed to AUGUST 7: Pound Ridge Independence Day Fireworks
July 3 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Postponed to AUGUST 7: Pound Ridge Independence Day Fireworks: The Town of Pound Ridge (the town that knows how to party) is out front again with the return of their Independence Day Fireworks celebration (on Saturday, July 3) with four hours…
Caramoor: Picnic on the Grounds/Hear the Music
July 4 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Caramoor: Picnic on the Grounds/Hear the Music Select Sundays / $20 On select Sundays when there are concerts in the Venetian Theater (June 27; July 4, 18; August 1, 8) there will be a $20 admission to the grounds, but…
Bicycle Sundays Bronx River Parkway
July 4 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Bicycle Sundays Bronx River Parkway Westchester County has expanded its Bicycle Sundays program this year to run from May 2 straight through to October 31! During Bicycle Sundays, the parkway is open exclusively for bicyclists, in-line skaters, scooters, walkers and…
Pops & Patriots at Caramoor
Pops & Patriots at Caramoor: Celebrate Independence Day at Caramoor! The Westchester Symphonic Winds are back for their annual tribute to America’s independence with a program of works for symphonic winds including Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever,…
RPH Outdoors: Fitz & The Tantrums
RPH Tent: Fitz & The Tantrums: Multi-platinum artists Fitz and the Tantrums have quickly grown from independent upstarts to bonafide hitmakers. The LA-based band recently released their much-anticipated, fourth full length album “ALL THE FEELS,” featuring singles “123456” and “I…
Chappaqua Summer Concerts
July 7 @ 7:00 pm
Chappaqua Summer Concerts: New Castle Recreation will host its Summer Concerts Series on the four Wednesdays in July at 7pm at the Gazebo on Recreation Field. Here’s the lineup: July 7: Tramps Like Us (Bruce Springsteen Tribute) July 14: FDR…
Thursday Night Music in Armonk Square
July 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday Night Music in Armonk Square: The Armonk Chamber of Commerce presents six nights of music in Armonk Square beginning on Thursday, June 24 from 6pm to 8pm with Willful Misconduct. This Stamford band features a standard rock rhythm section…
Amjad Ali Khan & Sharon Isbin
Amjad Ali Khan & Sharon Isbin: Caramoor welcomes renowned master of the Indian sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash, along with American classical guitarist Sharon Isbin, who has been hailed as…
Schooner Sunset Sails
July 9 @ 6:30 pm
Schooner Sunset Sails Enjoy the excitement and wonder of the Long Island Sound aboard Stamford’s 80′ Schooner. Two-hour sunset and afternoon sails offered all summer long from Stamford, CT. Sunset Sails Wednesday – Sundays Bring your dinner and your favorite…
Caramoor: Douglas J. Cuomo’s Seven Limbs
Caramoor: Douglas J. Cuomo’s Seven Limbs: Juxtaposing Nels Cline’s wildly inventive guitar playing and use of electronic effects with the Grammy Nominated Aizuri Quartet’s classically-based but forward-thinking musical outlook, Seven Limbs sets these five musicians in a landscape that is…
Outdoor Movie Night Bedford: Sleepless in Seattle
Outdoor Movie Night Bedford: Sleepless in Seattle: The Bedford Playhouse screens Nora Ephron’s 1993 hit romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks outdoors on their 40 foot inflatable screen on the Bedford Playhouse lawn. Desperate to…
Friday Night Fireworks at Playland Park
July 9 @ 9:15 pm
Fireworks at Playland Park: Friday night fireworks will return to Playland Park in Rye beginning July 9. Fireworks displays, computer-fired and choreographed to a musical soundtrack will continue every Friday night through September 3. Find the park’s operating schedule and admission prices…
RPH Tent: Oliver Wood
July 10 @ 4:00 pm
RPH Tent: Oliver Wood The frontman of The Wood Brothers since 2004, Oliver Wood is a testament to slow and steady wins the race. Back in the early 2000’s, when opening for his brother Chris’ band, Medeski Martin & Wood,…
Celebrating Sondheim’s 91st @ Caramoor
Celebrating Sondheim’s 91st @ Caramoor: Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim celebrated his 90th birthday last year, but the pandemic ruined our party. No matter! We invite you to join the celebration of his 91st! Broadway stars Betsy Wolfe…
John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds
John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds: Chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound will perform John Luther Adam’s Ten Thousand Birds, written for them, within Caramoor’s expansive outdoor setting where the performers and audience will move freely around the space and each…
RPH Tent: Comedian Rich Vos
July 11 @ 4:00 pm
RPH Tent: Comedian Rich Vos Back with a great cast of friends, Rich Vos returns to The Playhouse stage after three previous sold-out shows. From hosting his popular Sirius XM show “My Wife Hates Me” to headlining his specials on…
SHAKEspeare RATTLE and ROLL – The Armonk Players
SHAKEspeare RATTLE and ROLL – The Armonk Players: An Evening of Monologues and Music and More! The Armonk Players return to the stage this summer with a rousing original production of Monologues, Sonnets, Scenes, Jokes and Famous expressions of the Bard,…
2021 NWH Golf Classic
2021 NWH Golf Classic: Northern Westchester Hospital’s Annual Golf Classic Benefit returns to Hudson National Golf Club in Croton on Hudson. A Course for a Cause! Join Co-Chairs Dr. Barbara Alpert, Joyce Kerulo, Dr. Peter Mercurio, Dr. Marshal Peris, Mark…
Bedford Playhouse Book Club: Wild Game
Bedford Playhouse Book Club: Wild Game: The Bedford Playhouse’s Book Club series from their book club curator Elisabeth Weed continues on Thursday, July 13 with Adrienne Brodeur, Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret and Me. A daughter’s tale of living in the thrall…
RPH Outdoors: Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live
July 13 @ 7:00 pm
RPH Tent: Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live After more than a year, Grammy Award-Winning road warriors, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are returning to the road again with something special…Tedeschi Trucks Fireside LIVE! Much like Tedeschi Truck Band’s acclaimed Fireside Sessions…
Summer Music in Wampus Brook Park
July 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Summer Music in Wampus Brook Park Kicks off with Tramps Like Us The Chamber’s Summer Music in Wampus Brook Park will begin on Thursday, July 15 with Chappaqua’s own Mark Salore’s Tramps Like Us – one of the country’s top…
Conrad Tao, piano at Caramoor
Conrad Tao, piano at Caramoor: Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has been dubbed a musician of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times, who also cited him “one of five classical music faces to watch” in the…
RPH Tent: Rachael & Vilray
RPH Tent: Rachael & Vilray Enjoy an intimate evening with the lead singer and songwriter of the band Lake Street Dive, Rachael Price, along with guitarist/singer/composer Vilray, who together form Rachael & Vilray. Vilray, who was Price’s classmate at the…
Verona Quartet & David Fung @ Caramoor
Verona Quartet & David Fung @ Caramoor: Recent winners of the Cleveland Quartet Award, the Verona Quartet returns to Caramoor for the first time since their Ernst Stiefel residency in 2017-18. This now-established string quartet’s energy and vibrancy have earned…
Joan Osborne @ Caramoor
Joan Osborne @ Caramoor: Since she made her mark 25 years ago with the multi-platinum album Relish, the seven-time Grammy Nominee, Joan Osborne, has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart, exploring a diverse range of…
Afternoon Tea @ Caramoor
July 18 @ 1:00 pm
Afternoon Tea @ Caramoor: Spend time relaxing with friends and enjoy an Afternoon Tea in the Spanish Courtyard of the historic Rosen House. Tea service includes a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with crème fraiche and preserves, delicious desserts, and…
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra @ Caramoor
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra @ Caramoor: Performing a program of English works from the 17th century, we are excited to welcome back the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, one of America’s leading period-instrument ensembles. Using authentic instruments and stylistic conventions, the ensemble is…
RPH Tent: Jorma Kaukonen
July 18 @ 4:00 pm
RPH Tent: Jorma Kaukonen TWO Shows – 4pm and 7:30pm! Fan favorite Jorma Kaukonen returns to the Playhouse Tent after two sold out shows in 2020! As a founding member of both Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, a Grammy Lifetime…
Thursday Night Music in Armonk Square
July 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday Night Music in Armonk Square: The Armonk Chamber of Commerce presents six nights of music in Armonk Square beginning on Thursday, June 24 from 6pm to 8pm with Willful Misconduct. This Stamford band features a standard rock rhythm section…
Jiji: Guitar in the Garden @ Caramoor
Jiji: Guitar in the Garden @ Caramoor: Applauded by the Calgary Herald as “…talented, sensitive … brilliant,” Korean guitarist JIJI makes her Caramoor debut with UNBOUND, a program that explores what virtuosity looks/sounds like in the 21st century. She asked…
RPH Tent: Steven Page formerly Bare Naked Ladies
RPH Tent: Steven Page formerly Bare Naked Ladies Steven Page’s distinctive and powerful voice is among the most instantly recognizable in popular music. Inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame with former bandmates, Barenaked Ladies, Steven has continued his…
Chanticleer @ Caramoor
Chanticleer @ Caramoor Three-time Grammy Winning vocal group Chanticleer makes their return to Caramoor after their sold-out performance in 2018! Their program, which spans six centuries of music, focuses on the themes of reawakening and dawn as they perform works…
American Roots Music Festival @ Caramoor
American Roots Music Festival @ Caramoor The annual American Roots Music Festival is back with a day overflowing with spectacular music performed throughout our grounds spanning the genres of blues, Americana, folk, and bluegrass. This music-filled day, presented for the…
So Percussion @ Caramoor
So Percussion @ Caramoor with special guest Shodekeh, beatboxer Through its sensational interpretations of modern classics, innovative multi-genre original productions, and “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker), Sō Percussion has redefined the scope and…
Bedford Playhouse: Broadway in Bedford
July 25 @ 5:00 pm
Bedford Playhouse: Broadway in Bedford: The Bedford Playhouse’s new Broadway in Bedford monthly series presents stars from Broadway musicals performing live on the Playhouse Lawn on three Sundays and one Saturday at 5pm. The series kicks off on Saturday, May…
RPH Tent: Brett Dennen
RPH Tent: Brett Dennen With his latest single “See the World” (Mick Music) Brett Dennen is telling us to get out and see the world at a time when we need it more than ever. Flame-haired, six-foot-five, and with a…
Pekka Kuusisto, violin Nico Muhly, piano @ Caramoor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin Nico Muhly, piano @ Caramoor In a special duo set, Finnish “one-of-a-kind” (The Globe and Mail, Toronto) violinist Pekka Kuusisto and celebrated American composer Nico Muhly team up for an evening of musical exploration, ranging from traditional…
A Midsummer Night’s Queen in Chappaqua
A Midsummer Night’s Queen in Chappaqua: LawnChair Theatre returns to the Playhouse Lawn with a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s renowned fantasy-comedy that the whole family can rock out to. Featuring a cast of 21 pro-am local performers and adapted and…
RPH Tent: Comedian Jim Breuer
July 30 @ 7:30 pm
RPH Tent: Comedian Jim Breuer Named one of Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Standups of All Time, SNL-alum, and freewheeling New York bred comic-storyteller Jim Breuer brings 20 years of stand-up to the stage. Known for his charismatic stage antics, dead-on…
The Knights @ Caramoor
The Knights @ Caramoor Eric and Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Directors Pekka Kuusisto, violin The Knights are dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audience and music. The New York Times has described them as “an adventurous young orchestra…
Jazz Festival @ Caramoor
Jazz Festival @ Caramoor Jazz fills Caramoor’s grounds at the annual Jazz Festival, presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center! Bolstered by artist collaborations and tributes to celebrated jazz greats, this year’s festival once again invites you to explore…
The Shaves @ KMA Sculpture Garden
The Shaves @ KMA Sculpture Garden The Katonah Museum of Arts Summer Socials in the Marilyn M. Simpson Sculpture Garden continues with The Shaves, one of our area’s most sought after bands. With hundreds of songs in their repertoire from…
A Midsummer Night’s Queen in Bedford
A Midsummer Night’s Queen in Bedford: LawnChair Theatre returns to the Playhouse Lawn with a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s renowned fantasy-comedy that the whole family can rock out to. Featuring a cast of 21 pro-am local performers and adapted and…
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