Local Westchester New York

Enjoy a two-and-a-half-hour Hudson River sail on the A. J. Meerwald, a beautifully restored turn-of-the-century schooner and New Jersey’s official tall ship, Thursday, July 15, at 6:00 – 8:30 PM. Tickets are $50 per person and support the work of Beczak Environmental Education Center. Continue Reading

Celebrate Shakespeare’s 446th birthday on the banks of the Hudson River at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Considered to be one of the best nights out at the most reasonable price, the Festival offers something for everyone from high comedy and romance to betrayal, battlefields; iambic pentameter and hip-hop rap. Continue Reading

Middle school students can spend spring break on the Hudson aboard a 50’ fishing vessel with educators from Beczak Environmental Education Center and Captain Chris of Island Current Charters. Participants will boat the Hudson each day and explore the river’s rich ecology, participate in a Striped Bass Derby, trawl the bottom of the river and identify their catch, and learn about boating safety and nautical terms. Continue Reading

Yorktown residents Art and Nadeje Halperin are organizing a concert to benefit relief efforts in Haiti at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 8 pm.  Continue Reading

Get ready to admire the Bald Eagle at The  Hudson River EagleFest scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 9:00am-4:00pm at Croton Point Park.  Continue Reading