What To Do Spring Break Week
What To Do Spring Break Week: Here’s what to do spring break week in & around Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua! There’s lots of LOL. orchids, cocktails, big sculptures, music and kids stuff!
Nick Di Paolo, The Nick Is Right Tour – Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 3/31: 8pm: Stand up from the “right” side of the political spectrum. Twice Emmy-nommed for writing for The Chris Rock Show, Nick has appeared on all the late night talk shows, has recorded three Comedy Central specials, starred in Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and has had acting roles on Inside Amy Schumer, The Sopranos and Horace and Pete. (13 Main St, Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)
New York Botanical Garden, The Orchid Show – Sat, 3/3- Sun, 4/22. The Orchid Show celebrates its 16th year at The New York Botanical Garden with this display of thousands of orchids featuring a series of installations by Daniel Ost, the international star of flower arrange. Hailed as the ”Picasso of flower arranging”, his large-scale flower displays have been compared to the work of sculptors Claes Oldenburg, Anish Kapoor, and Andy Goldsworthy. Open Tues-Sun, 10am-6pm. (New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx; www.nybg.org)
New York Botanical Gardens, Orchid Evenings – Fri-Sat, 4/6-7, 13-14 & 20-21: 6:30-9:30pm: Check out NYBG’s Orchid Show at night at these adults-only evenings with curated music from DJ X-Ray, live performers, dining and specialty cocktails. Or grab some light bites at NYBG’s Hudson Grill for a sit down pre-show meal and light bites. (New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx; www.nybg.org)
PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens Opens Sat-Sun, 3/31 – 10/28: 10am-4pm The Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo’s World Headquarters in Purchase, opens for the season on Sat, 3/31. The Garden features 45 pieces of large-scale outdoor pieces from some of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century. Including Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, August Rodin and Alberto Giacometti. This ninety minute stroll will take you through stream-lined woods and park-like settings with over 6,000 trees from 38 species, lawns, ponds, fountains, a koi pond, formal gardens with topiary, hedges and thousands of flowering bulbs. Read more.
Local! LoHud Comedy, The Schoolhouse Theatre – Fri, 4/6: 8pm: Comics from Letterman, Comedy Central and The Tonight Show take the stage at the intimate 99 seat Schoolhouse theatre. Including Adam Oliensis (winner of 2013 Parmount Theatre Standup Star Search) who wrote and starred in the movie The Pompatus of Love, Frank Vignola (Just for Laughs Comedy Festival with Bill Maher) and Cynthia Kaplan (Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same). (3 Owens Rd., Croton Falls; www.schoohousetheater.org)
Spring Blossoms Flower Show, Lyndhurst Mansion – Fri-Sun, 4/6-8: 10:am-5pm: Lyndhurst Mansion opens their 2017 with this spring flower show featuring Westchester’s finest florists displaying lavish arrangements throughout the rooms of the mansion. Visitors can take guided tours of the historic home or simply walk through at their leisure to see the various floral displays. Perfect for brides and event planners. (635 Broadway, Tarrytown; www.lyndhurst.org)
Local! 6th Annual Run for the Hills, Bedford Hills – Sat, 4/7: 8:30am: Meet at the Bedford Hills Metro North Train Station for the Bedford Hills Neighborhood Association’s 5K Run for the Hills. (48 Depot Plaza, Bedford Hills; www.bhna10507.com)
Pleasantville Farmer’s Market opens on April 7: Pleasantville’s outdoor market returns from its winter home at the Pleasantville Middle School for its regular Saturday run from April 7 through November 18. See our Farmer’s Market Guide for more information. Sat, 4/1-11/17: 8:30am-1pm. ((Memorial Plaza off Manville Rd., Pleasantville; www.pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org)
An Evening With David Sedaris, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sun, 4/8: 7pm: Best-selling author of Naked, and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk:A Modest Bestiary, David Sedaris mines material from his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path and his life in Paris for his stage appearances. He is well known for his unique and sophisticated observations on neuroses and drugs. The audio version of his book Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls is a 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album. (13 Main St, Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)
Sister Act, Westchester Broadway Theatre – Thurs, 4/5-Sun, 7/1: The big glitzy musical Sister Act fared better than the original movie. It received four Olivier Award nominations for its original stage production at London’s West End Theatre. It moved to Broadway in 2011 where it received five Tony and five Drama Desk Award nominations. The musical features music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Menken has won eight Academy Awards for his Disney Scores that include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas. His stage hits include Little Shop of Horrors and Sister Act. Glenn Slater is his frequent collaborator. (One Broadway Plaza, Elmsford; www.broadwaytheatre.com)
Pink, Beautiful Trauma World Tour, Madison Square Garden – Wed-Thurs, 4/4-5: 7:30pm: Her last tour sold out 142 shows in 13 countries. (Madison Square Garden)
One Night of Queen, Ridgefield Playhouse – Fri, 4/6: 8pm: Who can’t get enough of “Bohemian Rhapsody”?One Night of Queen delivers the costumes, the four part harmonies and all they great Queen songs like “Killer Queen”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”, “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)
Richard Thompson, Emelin Theatre – Sat, 4/7: 8pm: Named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is also one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic – from the Americana Music Association in Nashville to Britain’s BBC Awards. (153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)
Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 4/7: 8pm: A folkie reunion with two of the original members of Peter, Paul & Mary. Kick back and sing along to “Puff the Magic Dragon”, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”, “If I Had a Hammer”, “500 Miles” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane”. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)
Eternal Spring, The Westchester Phil with Edgar Meyer, Performing Arts Center – Sun, 4/8: 3pm: The New York Times called double bassist, Edgar Meyer “the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument.” He has a mantel-full of Grammys, a MacArthur “Genius” grant and a remarkable instinct for collaboration with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Béla Fleck, Emanuel Ax, and now, the Westchester Philharmonic. Here he performs Bach’s Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Mozart’s Serenade in C minor and his own Concerto in D with The Phil. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.westhcesterphil.org)
What To Do Spring Break Week: With the Kids
Max in your backyard! Backyard Wilderness, IMAX Movies, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk – Daily: 3/24 – 9/3: 11am, 1 & 3pm: This new Imax movie at the Maritime Aquarium was filmed outside the Croton on Hudson home of the Academy Award-nominated (Children of Fate) filmmakers Andrew Young and Susan Todd. “With input from our science advisors, we worked on filming scenes of the animals that actually live in our backyard, which is part of the eastern forest ecosystem,” Young told Westchester Magazine. The film puts the audience in the world of Westchester County’s backyard animal characters – blue jays, raccoons and (you guessed it) coyotes! (10 N. Water St., Norwalk, www.maritimeaquarium.org)
All week long during spring break! Planetarium Shows, Hudson River Museum Planetarium – Sat-Sun, 3/31 – 4/29 & Mon – Fri 4/2-6: HRM’s planetarium offers 4 different shows each weekend with at least one for younger audiences. April shows: Earth, Moon & Sky: Explore our solar system with Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions in for ages 5+ @ 12:30pm; The Sky Tonight is a live tour of the heavens with a planetarium educator for ages 8 plus @ 2pm; Habitat Earth explores the ocean’s depths, the forest floor and beyond to witness how human and ecological networks intersect; and Victorian’s Guide to the Galaxy, for ages 8+ @3:30pm. (511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; www.hrm.org)
Egg-Citement, April Fool’s ScavengerHunt, Magic Show, Muscoot Farm – Sat-Sun, 3/31-4/1: Dye eggs for the Easter season on Sat, 3/31: 1-3pm. Come back on Sunday, 4/1 for an April Fool’s Scavenger Hunt and a magic show from Margaret Steel. (51 NY 100, Katonah;www.muscootfarm.org)
Teatown Lake Reservation, Spring Mini-Camp – Mon-Fri, 4/2-6: Half-day nature camps for 4-5 year olds and full day camps for 6-12 year olds. Hiking, games, crafts and more. (1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining; www.teatown.org)
Colonial Survivor Spring Break Camp, Phillipsburg Manor – Mon-Fri, 4/2-6: Hands-on adventures based on the challenges faced by New York colonists. Turn sand and mud into bricks using colonial solar power, make a candle and lantern, learn colonial songs and dance for week-end Colonial Fest.Full-day for grades 3-6. (381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow; www.hudsonvalley.org)
Conservation Camp, Westmoreland Sanctuary – Tues-Fri, 4/3-6: Epic adventures in Westmoreland’s pristine woodland environment. Campers will hike near and far and conduct water testing, amphibian surveys, measure tree growth, remove invasive plants, band and release wild birds, conduct game camera studies, and more. Half-day for 7-9 and full-day for 10-15. (260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco; www.westmorelandsanctuary.org)
Cool! Seal Spotting (or) Long Island Sound Lighthouse Cruise, Maritime Aquarium Norwalk – Sat, 4/7: 10am, Sun, 4/8: 11:30am & -Sat, 4/14: 9am: Board the Maritime Aquarium’s catamaran Spirit of the Sound for a seal spotting exhibition (4/7-8) or a seven hour tour of 8 western LI Sound lighthouses from Sheffield Island to Sands Point and Eaton’s Neck on 4/14. Board both cruises from the Aquarium Dock. (10 N. Water St., Norwalk; www.maritimeaquarium.org)
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, Stamford Palace – Sun, 4/8: 3pm: The award-winning Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers present The Legend of the Banana Kid, featuring 20 hand-crafted glove, mouth and rod puppets and a slew of twirling styrofoam. Follow Little Chucky, riding his trusty goat into the Wild West for a showdown with Big Bad Bart and his gang of bandits. (61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.palacestamford.org)
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