What To Do With the Kids October 2017

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What To Do: With the Kids Fall 2017: Harvest festivals, farm festivals and the your gateway to Halloween fun! We have 39 (essential) kids’ events from the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival to Disney On Ice. Expect lots of food, music and awesomeness.

OCTOBER

Get your heart pumping to raise $$$ for heart health! 2017 Westchester Heart Walk, American Heart Association, Kensico Dam Valhalla – Sat. 10/1: 9am: Dogs and strollers are welcome at this American Heart Association walk at Kensico Dam in Valhalla. The walk’s goal is to raise $358,500 … and they’re at $109,294 as we write. Register onsite beginning at 9am. (1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla; heartwalk.org)

Local! Once Upon a Time Fall Fest & Halloween Train Show, Lasdon Park – Sat- Sun: 9/30-10/29: 11am-4pm: This Fall Fest cum Halloween Train Show features an elaborate storybook themed Lionel Train Show in the Main House, storybook character meet and greets, an enchanted hay maze, an Alice in Wonderland Down the Rabbit Hole Walk, food from the Fork in the Road food truck and craft, garden, clothing and seasonal foods vendors. (2810 Amawalk Rd., Katonah; www.lasdonpark.org)

Fall Classic Baseball Card Show, County Center – Fri-Sun, 10/6-8: check times: Thousands of autographed/game used inserts, modern and vintage sports cards (Pre 1900’s – current), factory/hand collated sets, hobby and wax boxes – all sports and non-sport, graded cards – PSA/BGS/SGC commons and set fillers for your new or old sets! Sports card supplies, ball holders and autograph holders, On-Site autograph authentication (JSA or PSA). (198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)

Local! Campfire Stories & S’mores, Muscoot Farm –Fri, 10/6: 7pm: What’s better than story time and s’mores at the farm. Moo, bah, la-la-la! (51 Rt. 100, Katonah)

Hot Ticket Alert! Annual Stone Barns Harvest Fest – Sat, 10/7: 10am-3pm: Their 14th annual celebration and fundraiser will be a hot ticket so sign up early. THIS EVENT ALWAYS SELLS OUT! Live music, hands-on farming activities, food crafting, a seasonal food and farmer’s market, hayrides, sheep moving, turkey herding and live music around the farm. (630 Bedford Rd., Pocantico Hills; www.stonebarnscenter.org)

Fall Fest, Hilltop Hanover Farm – Sat-Mon, 10/7-9: 10am-5pm: A weekend of farm activities including hay rides, pumpkin picking, hikes on 3.5 miles of marked trails, farm animals, farm stand and u-pick veggies and more. (1271 Hanover St., Yorktown Heights; www.hilltophanoverfarm.org)

Local! Pumpkin Picking Weekend at Muscoot Farm – Sat-Sun, 10/7-8: 11am-3pm: Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch or walk to the vegetable garden to pick your pumpkin. Visit the farmer’s market, farm animals, (check out the pygmy goats and miniature donkeys) 12 historic buildings, (love the ice house and blacksmith shop) and 7 miles of hiking trails from easy to moderately strenuous. (Rt. 100, Somers; www.muscootfarm.org)

Local! Tim Kubart & The Space Cadets, Chapp-Pac, Sun, 10/8: 2pm: Awarded a Grammy for Best Children’s Album, Tim Kubart is the host of the popular preschool program Sunny Side Up, on NBC Universal’s Sprout Channel. He is also known as the “Tambourine Guy” from the international touring group Postmodern Jukebox. Tim Kubart & The Space Cadets deliver a family friendly dance party for all ages. (480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua; 914.458-5143; tickets)

Local! 5th Annual Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, Bell Middle School – Sat, 10/14: 10am-4pm: Our What To Do With the Kids Bucket List starts with the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. It’s been written up in the New York Times and The Huffington Postand regularly draws over 4,000 visitors. The kids’ book fest showcases over 90 popular children’s book authors including co-author and illustrator of the Pinkaliciousseries, Victoria Kann. Most of them will be onsite, doing signings and book readings for the kids. The show also features authors of books for young adults, children’s entertainment and of course the Great Chappaqua Bake Sale that raises funds for No Kid Hungry. (50 Senter Place, Chappaqua; www.ccbfestival.org)

Local! The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry, Bell Middle School – Sat, 10/14: 10am-4pm:The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale manages the snacks at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Fair offering baked goods and raffle prizes donated by families and businesses in the Chappaqua area. It has raised over $100,000 for No Kid Hungry in the past seven years. Both events run in conjunction at the Bell Middle School. (50 Senter St., Chappaqua; like them on Facebook.)

Morning Farm Chores, Muscoot Farm, Sat, 10/14: 8-9:30am: A hands-on farming experience, including milking, feeding and petting the animals, for kids ages 8 & up. Pre-registration required at 914.864.7282. (51 Rt. 100, Katonah)

Sleeping Beauty, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 10/14: 2pm. The UK based children’s theater group Panto Company, presents their stage adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s classic fairy tale about a princess, a sorceress, a finger pricked on a spinning wheel, a long sleep and a handsome prince. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Local! Lenape Festival, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Sat, 10/14: 10am-4pm: Join descendants of the Lenape tribe for music, dancing and story-telling at the Trailside Museum. Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. (6 Reservation Rd., Pound Ridge)

Harvest Festival, Stamford Museum & Nature Center – Sat-Sun, 10/14-15: 11am-3pm: Enjoy apple-cider, a scarecrow-making contest, hay bale climb, costume parade, Colonial Militia re-enactors, an apple slingshot, farm animal demonstrations, live music with Jay and Ray, face-painting, storytelling, children’s crafts and food trucks. Plus museum exhibit: Masterpieces of Science Fiction. (39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford: www.stamfordmuseum.org)

Local! The Pound Ridge Harvest Festival ROCKS (with Rusted Root), Pound Ridge Town Park – Sat, 10/14: 1-6pm: Come on Armonk, Bedford & Chappaqua, you’re not trying hard enough! The Pound Ridge Harvest Festival features activities for kids, a craft beer garden for adults, and a root beer garden for kids and BBQ for all. Plus their first annual Scarecrow Contest and music from Rusted Root New whose 1994 album When I Woke went platinum with it’s Top 40 hit “Send Me On My Way”. (Pound Ridge Town Park, 179 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge; www.poundridgeharvestfestival.com)

Local! Bedford Hills Lions Club Car Show & Pancake Breakfast – Sun, 10/15 & 10/29: 10am-3pm: The 19th annual Bedford Hills Lions Club Car Show features Brass & Antique, Import, Post War, Classic, Muscle Cars, 60s-70s, Modern Corvette, Street Rods & more at the Katonah Commuter Parking lot 3. Their annual Pancake Spooky Pancake Breakfast supports Veterans organizations. Bring your costume and appetite to the Bedford Hills Community House at 74 Main St., Bedford Hills. www.befordhillslions.org)

Local! Armonk, Bedford, Chappaqua Schools Color Run, Fox Lane HS – Sun, 10/15: 8:30am. The Family Reach Clubs of Byram Hills, Fox Lane, Greeley and John Jay High Schools color run is a 5K race (where you run through a mist of non-toxic paint). The event raises funds for The Family Reach Foundation (FRF) – a non-profit that assists families struggling with cancer. They have raised over $200,000 for FRF over the past four years. A block party with lots of food trucks follows the event. Register onsite. Read more. Www.familyreach.org/rainbow

Carol & Paula in The Magic Garden, Emelin Theatre, Sun, 10/15: 11am & 1:30pm: Darol Demas and Paula Janis reprise their hit children’s TV show. The Magic Garden, that ran on WPIX from 1972 to 1984, live and onstage. Their low budget show drew ratings that equaled and at times surpassed Sesame Street and Mister Rogers Neighborhood. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Disney’s Choo-Choo Soul ”With Genevieve” – Paramount Hudson Valley – Sun, 10/15: 1 & 4pm: Train conductor Genevieve Goings and soul-man “DC” Abramson, the stars of Disney Juniors Choo Choo Soul, bring their hip-hop stage show for kids to the Paramount. (1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)

Kids Tix just $10! The Crucible, Performing Arts Center Purchase College – Fri-Sun: 10/20-28: check times: Peter Kramer of The Journal News called Purchase College’s student repertory company “Broadway bound.” Here they put a fresh spin on Arthur Miller’s partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Miller wrote the play as an intended allegory for Senator Joseph McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities hearings. Tickets just $20, $10 for kids. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Apple Pies & Pumpkins at St. Mary’s The Virgin Church’s Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Patch – Sat, 10/21: 11am-3pm & Sun, 10/22: 12-5pm: Chappaqua’s St. Mary’s Church, the purveyors of the great Strawberry Festival held each June, take a stab at Autumn with “the most scrumptious apple pie,” hay rides, games, pumpkin decorating and a pumpkin patch where you can buy everyone’s favorite seasonal squash plant. (191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; www.parishoffice.wisite.com)

Revolting Rhymes, Jacob Burns – Sat-Sun, 10/21-22: 12pm: Based on the much-loved children’s book by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, Revolting Rhymes combines the classic fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, Jack & the Beanstalk, and Cinderella and serves them with a mischievous twist. All narrated by a big bad wolf who has a story of his own to tell. (Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville: www.burnsfilmcenter.org)

Moo! Run the Farm 5M, Muscoot Farm – Sun, 10/22: 9:30am & Kids Mile: 8:30am: Muscoot’s farm races offer a tough (but scenic) 5 mile course through the woods; a 1.1 mile race for kids (7-12), and a .6 mile run for kids under 6. Runners receive farm bucks to use at the Farmer’s Market. Races start at 8:30, 8:45 & 9:30am. Arrive 30 minutes before race start time. Registration ends 10/1! (Rt. 100, Somers; www.runthefarm.org)

18 & under Go Free! Evnin Rising Stars I, Caramoor – Sat, 10/28: 8pm: Tickets are just $15 & $35 and kids under 18 go free to hear Caramoor’s young artists perform, with their mentor and

Rising Stars Caramoor What To Do: With the Kids Fall 2017

distinguished artist Pamela Frank, violin, a program of Haydn, Mozart, Prokofiev and Schoenberg. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

18 & under Go Free! Evnin Rising Stars II, Caramoor – Sun, 10/29: 3pm: Here the program features works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Brahms. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Snow White & The Seven Dwarves, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sat, 10/28: 11am & 2pm: Virginia Rep on Tour presents this musical adaptation of the classic Grimm’s fairy tale about Snow White, her Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey friends, and evil Queen with a bewitching apple and a Prince who really knows how to kiss. Don’t they all? (80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Where To Celebrate Halloween, The Dead, The Undead & The Grateful Dead: You didn’t think we’d forget the biggest fall events of all? Our Annual Halloween Events Calendar is online now. It has everything from all the major boo-fests to the local kids parades and celebrations. This year we list 23 Halloween events including Horseman’s Hallow at Philipsburg Manor (pictured here). Plus, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at Old Dutch Church, Spooky Tales at Caramoor and The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. Check it out now or sign up for the What To Do Email Newsletter to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

NOVEMBER

Black Violin, Performing Arts Center – Fri, 11/3: 8pm: This popular PAC act of “Wil B” Baptiste and “Kev Marcus” Sylvester returns for it’s third season after sell-out crowds for its genre-bending music that fuses hip-hop and pop with classical music. Their appeal stretches across generations and they draw crowds from date-nighters to families with kids and teens. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Fall Forest Weekend, New York Botanical Garden, Sat-Sun, 11/4-5 & 11-12: 11am-4pm: Explore the Thain Family Forest, the largest remaining tract of old-growth forest in New York City, and immerse yourself in the magnificent colors of fall foliage. See the Forest from a different perspective with a scenic canoe trip down the Bronx River and spot birds that call this woodland home. Live bird demonstrations, guided tours, and more make for an unforgettable autumn experience. (2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx www.nybg.org)

Local! Muscoot Hike, Sat, 11/4: 7-9am: Meet at the reception center for an intermediate outback hike for ages 8 & up. (51 Rt. 100, Katonah)

18 & under Go Free! Verona Quartet, Caramoor – Sun, 11/5: 3pm: Verona Quartet inaugurates their residency at Caramoor with a program of spirited classics of the string quartet repertoire by Ravel and Beethoven, as well as a new work by American composer Sebastian Currier which they premiered earlier this year. (149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Local! Birds of Prey: Owls, Muscoot Farm, Sun, 11/5: 1-2pm: Join falconer James Erying for a special owl edition of his Birds of Prey program to learn about these nocturnal birds and see them up close. (51 Rt. 100, Katonah)

Local! Fall Foliage Hike, Cranberry Lake Preserve, Sun, 11/5: 1-2:30pm: Hike to the top of the quarry for the colorful panorama. (1609 Old Orchard St., North White Plains)

Disney on Ice Dare To Dream, Barclays Center –Thurs-Sun, 11/9-12: Mickey and Minnie, otherwise known as “The Mouse’s”, host this ice show featuring five Disney princesses including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Moana, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Anna from Frozen. Dare to dream, baby, dare to dream! Also at the Prudential Center in Newark from Wed, 11/1-Sun, 11/5. (620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn; www.barclayscenter.com)

Local! Morning Farm Chores, Muscoot Farm, Sat, 11/11: 8am-10am: A hands-on farming experience for kids ages 8 & up. Pre-registration required at 914.864.7282. (51 Rt. 100, Katonah)

Local! The Lenape of Westchester, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation – Sat, 11/11: 1pm:Children will learn what life was like for the people who lived here before European settlement by exploring their food, tools, toys, and a traditional wigwam. (6 Reservation Rd., Pound Ridge)

Local! The Greatest Pirate Story Never Told, Sat, Chapp-Pac: 11/11: 2pm: A crew of misfit pirates have only one chance to get their treasure; by performing the greatest pirate epic ever seen on stage! However, when half their script is missing, the audience helps fill in the blanks and laugh along as they IMPROVISE a brand new musical adventure based on your suggestions! Kids ages 5 and up. (480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua; 914.458.5143, tickets)

Local! Chappaqua Craft & Gift Fair, Bell Middle School – Sat, 11/11: 10am-4pm: 32nd annual craft fair featuring over 85 vendors presenting handcrafted jewelry, designer clothing, handbags and accessories, original artwork, tableware, furniture, bath & beauty products, children’s gifts, floral designs, gourmet foods and more. This event produced by the Bell Middle School PTA benefits the Bell Middle School. (50 Senter St., Chappaqua; www.chappaquacraftfair.com)

Warren Miller’s Line of Descent, Tarrytown Music Hall – Sat, 11/4: 8pm. Every year TMH screens Warren Miller’s latest snow-sports film. In this, Miller’s 68thiteration, travel with the world’s ski icons down the slopes from New Zealand and the French Alps to Norway, British Columbia and Jackson Hole. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Biscuit, Emelin Theatre, Sun, 11/19: 11am & 1:30pm: ArtsPower’s musical adaptation of the children’s book series, Biscuit, about a little girl and her rambunctious puppy, from Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories. The series has sold over 17 million copies and is considered a modern classic. Ages 4-7. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Local! Ice Skating at The Harvey School – Fri, 11/24 & Wed, 12/28: 12:45-2:45pm: In cooperation with The Harvey School, Jim Whiting and his staff at Bedford Recreation offers two hours of public skating for all ages at The Harvey School ice rink on the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. There will be a DJ spinning fave tunes and requests. Admission is just $5 and you must provide your own skates and no hockey playing. (The Harvey School, 260 Jay St., Katonah; www.bedfordny.gov)

UBS Parade Spectacular, Downtown Stamford – Sun, 11/19: 12pm: Skip the Macy’s Day Parade and stay local with one of the largest helium balloon parades in the country. When we were there we saw the Pink Panther, Popeye, Underdog (our fave), Nemo, Mighty Mouse, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Miss Piggy, Spiderman and Kermit the Frog. Plus marching bands, floats and street food. (Stamford Downtown)

WTD Fave Rave: New York Botanical Garden’s Train Show: TBD: The New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory features more than a dozen large scale model train sets (some super-sized) zipping across a quarter mile of track and a landscape of 140 scaled replicas of iconic New York City buildings made of bark, twigs, fruit, seeds and pine cones. Including, the original Penn Station and Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the Brooklyn Bridge. An absolutely must do event – if you’ve never been. Typically runs from mid-November to mid-January. (2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx; www.nybg.org)

December

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Emelin Theatre, Sun, 12/2: 11am & 1:30pm: The Cat in the Hat turns a rainy afternoon into a wild house-trashing adventure for Sally and her brother. With special guests Thing 1 and Thing 2 providing their unique house-cleaning service. Ages 5+. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Local! Ragtag Theatre’s Cinderella, Chapp-Pac: Sat, 12/9: 2pm:This adaptation is performed in the street theater style known as Commedia dell’arte with larger-than-life characters, colorful song and dance numbers, and a message on self-worth for kids. Broadway World wrote that this winner of the 2016 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Family Show is “Perfect for all ages and people attending, with or without kids in tow.” (480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua; 914.458.5143; tickets)

Snowkus Pocus, Ridgefield Playhouse – Sat, 12/9: 4 & 7pm: This circus/ballet from Cirquetacular follows young Brianna to an enchanted winter wonderland as she encounters Jack Frost, the Snow Queen, the North Wind and a shape-shifter Azura. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

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All Fall Long

Pride of the Hudson River Cruise, Newburg –9/1-10/29: 1 & 4pm: See the majestic beauty of the Hudson River on this 2-hour narrated river adventure from Newburgh to West Point taking in the sights of Washington’s Headquarters, World’s End, Mt. Beacon, Bannerman Island, Constitution Island, Breakneck Mountain, and the town of Cold Spring. (Blu Pointe Landing, 100 Front St., Newburgh; www.prideofthehudson.com)

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride, Weekends 9/1-10/22: Take a 2 ½ hour narrated train and riverboat ride through what the Nature Conservancy calls “one of the last great places on earth,” the Connecticut River Valley. The train passes farms, waterfalls, and wetland habitats with blue heron and egrets. The riverboat cruise on the Connecticut River passes the historic Gillette Castle, Goodspeed Opera House and Haddam Swing Bridge. (1 Railroad Ave., Essex, CT; www.essexsteamtrain.com)

Planetarium Shows, Hudson River Museum – Sat-Sun: 12:30, 2 & 3:30pm: HRM presents three planetarium show each weekend from a selection of ten shows for ages 5+ and 8+. The shows range from One-World, One Sky, a collaboration between Sesame Street and the Liberty Science Center featuring Big Bird and Elmo to We Are Aliens, a 360 ° digital planetarium show to The Sky tonight, a live tour of the heavens with a planetarium educator. (511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; www.hrm.org)

Apple Picking – 9/9-10/29: Apple picking season is here. Check out our Fall Survival Checklist to find out where to pick apples and when. Apple Picking.

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard Festival Weekends – Sat-Sun, 9/9-10/29: They’re picking apples (and pumpkins) and rocking’ at Harvest Moon in North Salem. There are hayrides, pony rides, face painting, farm animals, bounce house, and great live music. Plus the best apple cider donuts, lemonade, funnel cakes and smoked turkey legs. Other vendors include dog treats, kettle corn, gourmet pizza, pumpkin cheesecakes, Italian cheeses and sausages, local French cakes and more! (130 Hardscrabble Rd., North Salem; www.harvestmoonfarmandorchard)