By Barrett Seaman— When last seen in town, which was in November, agents from the CBS drama FBI were flushing hostage-taking bank robbers from the old Chase bank building at the corner of Broadway and Neperan and chasing them through stores onto John Street. T... More »
By Barrett Seaman– To be back on a live stage for the first time after two years of pandemic deprivation was exciting enough for the Sleepy Hollow High School cast of the classic rock musical Little Shop of Horrors, but the four successful shows in front of fr... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Music Hall has been named to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. The oldest performing arts theater in Westchester County was nominated for the distinction by State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-C... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Just as nature abhors a vacuum, people resist blank walls. Cavemen painted wooly mammoths on theirs; we in modern times are not so different. This is where Susannah Morgan steps in. Morgan is the owner of SKM Art Advising, a consulting firm loc... More »
By W.B. King— Long before playing alongside the likes of Chuck Berry, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Daniels, and his career-defining role in the Jerry Garcia Band, Melvin Seals was enveloped in Gospel music. “My dad was many things in our church,” Seals recalled of hi... More »
By Sue Treiman— If all the world’s a stage, why not have the players perform in Irvington? That question last year inspired Irvington native Kamran Saliani, 27, to launch the Rivertowns’ first and only local theater troupe devoted to the works of William Shake... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A ribbon cutting ceremony was held February 10 to mark the official public opening of LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in the Rivertowns Square shopping center in Dobbs Ferry. Joining in the festivities with LOOK founder Brian Schultz were Dobbs Ferry Ma... More »
By Barrett Seaman— By day, he’s in his office on the second floor of Sleepy Hollow’s Village Hall, where, according to his official job description, he is “planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, budgeting, and evaluating all local government activities.... More »
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas has announced that its new Dobbs Ferry location will officially open with a ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, February 10. Doors will open to the public at 7 p.m. The eight-auditorium, full-service theater is located in the Rivertowns Squa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– Among the big TV game shows (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right) that have entertained viewers since the 1950s is Family Feud, which has been on the air since 1976. The show, which pits members of one family against another, was o... More »
By W.B. King – – One day in the spring of 1959, 14-year-old Jai Johnny “Jaimoe” Johnson attended a jazz festival near his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and was “tapped on the shoulder” by the music of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Goodman... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— M&M Performing Arts Company will present Arthur Miller’s classic drama The Price in the Grand Picture Gallery at the historic Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown this March. The powerful play examines with compassion and humor the relationship of ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The New York State legislature only just created a State Historic Business Preservation Registry as a way to honor businesses that have proved vital to their communities over the long haul. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins had a... More »
By Shana Liebman– Rivertown record-lovers are in for a treat. Last month, The Tarrytown Music Hall opened a record store on its premises, Marquee Records, which sells new and vintage vinyl at a discounted price. And the best part: proceeds go directly to the t... More »
By Barrett Seaman — In this scene, robbers are forced to barricade themselves and their hostages inside the bank at the corner of Broadway and Main (too bad they weren’t told the building hasn’t been a bank for years). There, they hunker down for what is expec... More »
By Rick Pezzullo — Residents of the rivertowns will soon be able to watch movies again on the big screen a short distance away. LOOK Dine-in Cinemas will be opening its first New York location in the Rivertowns Square shopping center in Dobbs Ferry where the f... More »
By Barrett Seaman — The event at Dobbs Ferry’s South Church on Sunday, Nov. 21, will not be your typical rivertowns fundraiser, though it is indeed an effort to raise money in support of resettlement efforts on behalf of refugees recently arrived from Afghanis... More »
By Rick Pezzullo — The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze kicks off the first of a record 59 nights today at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. Back for a 17th year, the Blaze runs until November 21 with reduced capacity and safety measures in place. Wh... More »
By Brad Ogden— As autumn approaches and Mother Nature transitions into one of her most glorious seasons, Irvington Theater (IT) will once again partner with the Village’s esteemed O’Hara Nature Center for an outdoor event that uses the arts to promote practica... More »
River’s Edge Theatre Company will present “The Green Plays Project,” an outdoor theater event featuring one-act plays about climate change, on September 25. The performance will be preceded by theatre workshops for kids and followed by a post-show community di... More »
