Screenings Under the Stars
August 10 – Kung Fu Panda 4 at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
August 24 – Migration at Glen Island Park*, New Rochelle
Admission and parking are free. Westchester residency is applicable at Glen Island Park*. Pre-movie entertainment will feature The Bubble Bus, providing interactive bubble magic, along with Grit on the Go, a mobile ninja warrior inspired obstacle course. Presented by Westchester County Parks, Sharc Creative, and White Plains Hospital. Movie-goers are encouraged to bring a picnic and/or snacks. The films are animated and rated PG.
Robison Summer Concert Series
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
Gates open at 6pm, Concerts begin at 7pm
August 9 – Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band: A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown
August 16 – Captain Jack: The Ultimate Billy Joel Tribute Band
August 30 – The Dave Matthews Tribute Band
Admission and parking are free. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for general seating. Coolers are permitted. For more information, call (914) 864-PARK.
Glen Island Sand Art Competition
Glen Island, Weyman Ave., New Rochelle
August 3 at 11am
Teams should be comprised of at least two participants, with a maximum of 10. Each team will be provided with three, five-gallon buckets, a spray bottle and access to water. Additional tools can be brought from home. Building begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m., judging begins at 3:30 p.m. and winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Trophies and additional prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place winning teams. Registration required. Participation in the Sand Art Competition is free; parking and admission fees apply. Westchester County residence is required to enter Glen Island. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 4.
Exhibition: Mexican Prints at the Vanguard
Opening September 12
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Featuring more than 130 woodcuts, lithographs, and screen prints, highlighting rarely seen works from the Met Collection and explore the cultural, social, and political impact of printmaking as a medium. A dynamic series of English- and Spanish-language programming will include live musical performances, art-making activities, and Met Expert Talks sharing untold stories behind the works on view. The exhibition is featured on The Met website as well as on social media using the hashtag #MetMexicanPrints.
Events at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon
www.nps.gov/sapa
August 24 at 1pm – Professor Robb Haberman explores the life and times of the oft-forgotten American Revolution founding father John Jay.
August 31 at 1pm – “Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough,” an exploration of his new book, by author Ian Frazier.
September 2 at 1pm – Performance and sing-a-long songs of workers, unions and strikes, with historical commentary, by St. Paul’s site manager David Osborn.
Exhibition: Mary Sully: Native Modern
On view through January 2025
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mary Sully (1896–1963)—born Susan Mabel Deloria on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota—was a little-known, reclusive Yankton Dakota artist who, between the 1920s and 1940s, produced highly distinctive work informed by her Native American and settler ancestry. The exhibition is part of The American Wing at 100, a series of gallery reinstallations and exhibitions marking the Wing’s 2024 centennial anniversary. Featuring 25 rarely seen Sully compositions—primarily, her “personality prints”—as well as archival family material and other Native American items from The Met collection, the exhibition offers a fresh and complex lens through which to consider American art and life in the early 20th century. For more information, visit metmuseum.org. Image: Mary Sully (Dakota, 1896–1963). Alice (detail), ca. 1920s–40s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Morris K. Jesup Fund and funds from various donors, 2023
Vendors Wanted!
New Rochelle Street Fair Accepting Applications
Be part of the 11th Annual New Rochelle Street Fair being held on September 14. Registration is online only. Deadline: August 12. Visit newrochelleny.com for complete details.
ArtsFest Makers Market Accepting Applications
Presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts. Be a part of the Outdoor Makers Market with artisan wares for sale, live music, and food trucks. The market is being held on October 19 from 11am to 5pm on the grounds of the historic Thomas Paine Cottage, New Rochelle. Applications due by August 31 at midnight. No exceptions. Makers will be notified by September 15. Visit https://newrochellearts.org/
Bronxville in the Roaring Twenties: Historic House Tour
Visit several home interiors on a bus tour and see and learn about many more buildings and their histories along the way. The 1920s in Bronxville was a period of dramatic growth. The Bronx River Parkway was completed in 1925, and estates and farms were transformed into neighborhoods with hundreds of homes. The Tudor and Mediterranean Revival styles characterized the decade’s homes in lower Westchester, and many well-designed examples still grace Bronxville a hundred years later. Tour this great collection of these historic homes. Presented by History, learn more and register at https://histoury.org/historical-tour-calendar-and-tickets/
Annual ‘In Celebration’ Cocktail Reception
September 26 from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Westchester Country Club, 99 Biltmore Ave., Rye
Hospice of Westchester (HOW) will host its annual “In Celebration” Gala Cocktail Reception, which will support The Anna & Louis H. Shereff Caregiver, Complementary Care and Bereavement Programs. This year’s event will honor Stacey Ross Cohen and Co-Communications, Inc., and George A. Whitehead and PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP. A special recognition will also be given to longtime supporter and Grand Sponsor of the event, Rochelle E. Shereff. The evening will feature a vast array of culinary delights, an open bar and entertainment. For more information, contact Holly Benedict at hbenedict@hospiceofwestchester.com or 914-682-1484, ext. 122.
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
September 10 at 5 pm
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
The Rising & 9/11 First Responders Memorial
The vigil will honor the memory of Westchester County residents who were killed on 9/11 and those who have died from 9/11-related illnesses. The vigil will bring together representatives from the Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim communities for prayer and include candle lighting and a ceremonial wreath-laying at the 9/11 steel beam from the Twin Towers.
September 11th Memorial Service
September 11 at 3 pm
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
The memorial service will honor the memory of Westchester County residents who were killed on 9/11 and those who have died from 9/11-related illnesses. The event will include remarks and music. The names of those who perished on 9/11 will be read aloud, as well as those who have since died of 9/11 related illness.
If you are a family member of someone who died on 9/11 or of a 9/11 related illness and would like to be involved in these two memorial events, contact Communications@westchestercountyNY.gov
These events are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend and participate in honoring the lives lost and those affected by 9/11.