After what will have been 446 days of closure due to the pandemic, Jazz Forum Arts will reopen its Jazz Forum club venue in Tarrytown on Friday, May 28, 2021 with reduced capacity and safety protocols in place. The last performances at the much-cherished venue... More »
By Kira Ratan– Artist Elaine Ashburn finds beauty in other people’s trash. She recalls seeing people dump theirs at the recycling plant in Hastings, after which she would follow, find something interesting and take a picture of it. “To me, it wasn’t trash at a... More »
By Linda Viertel— This weekend’s Spring Craft Show still has limited tickets remaining. Running from April 30 to Monday, May 2, there’s still time to browse and shop with 150 vendors’ wares on display. (For fuller information on ticket purchase, social dista... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Sleepy Hollow author Rebecca Chianese will be launching her new novel Unspoken on Saturday, April 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Scattered Books in Chappaqua. A Zoom event with Chianese will also be held from 3 to 4 p.m. In honor of Sexual Assault Aw... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville is set to reopen on Friday, April 30. Tickets for the week of April 30 to May 6 will go on sale Monday, April 26 at noon as a Member Pre-Sale. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general ... More »
This article is the third in a series about the return of live performance art to the rivertowns. By Brianna Staudt– A quintessential rivertowns summer evening is spent reclining on the rolling grounds of Lyndhurst, or at Dobbs Ferry’s Waterfront Park with a ... More »
By Linda Viertel— The much-awaited Spring Craft Show will return to Lyndhurst’s greenhouse grounds right at the height of the estate’s blossom time. One hundred and fifty craftspeople and makers will be displaying their artisanal wares in a modified, socially ... More »
This is the second in a series about the return of live performance art to the rivertowns. By Brianna Staudt– The Irvington Theater was built in 1902 and doesn’t have a ventilation system. For anyone living through the Covid-19 pandemic, that statement raises ... More »
By Brad Ogden-- With ten Broadway shows under her belt, J. Elaine Marcos is a veteran of the theatre industry and a bona fide triple threat. Marcos reveals her rule-breaking approach to auditioning while retracing her unique journey of crossing casting barrier... More »
The first in a series about the return of live performance art to the rivertowns. By Brianna Staudt– When the “two-man, psych-funk orchestra,” Paris Monster, took the stage Sunday evening at the Tarrytown Music Hall, it marked an extraordinary moment: it was... More »
By Kira Ratan– The 2023 Winter World University Games are set to be held in Lake Placid, NY, but they need a mascot. To fill that need, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced late last month that there will be a competition for the job, “The mascot will serve as a hi... More »
By Brad Ogden– Brevity is the soul of Irvington Theater’s inaugural Arts Incubator Short Play Fest, streaming on demand March 26-28. Celebrating short, new plays and the playwrights behind them, this virtual festival features a musical and three plays that spe... More »
by Brad Ogden— Common Ground Concerts and Irvington Theater are once again collaborating to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease research with a special on-demand streaming February 26-28th of The Music of Linda Ronstadt. With ten Grammys, two doz... More »
Two feet of snow brings with it lots of opportunities to be creative. Take this sculpture of a ram, complete with spiraled horns on display (at least before Friday’s rain) at the bottom of Tappan Landing Road in Tarrytown. The stop sign was perhaps the equival... More »
By Brad Ogden— Honoring the resilience of the Jewish people, Irvington Theater will continue its all-virtual season with Recognition, a double-feature film event, commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Recognition will be available to stream o... More »
By James Carsey— On any given day we make small talk with strangers. It’s usually inconsequential and helps us pass time, fill voids of silence, and show politeness in social situations. On rare occasions, the conversation alters the future. That’s what happen... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Sleepy Hollow resident B.K. Fischer was named Tuesday as Westchester County’s inaugural Poet Laureate. Fischer, an author of five books of poetry, was selected by the county and ArtsWestchester over 22 other applicants who sought the position... More »
By W.B. King— What do Miles Davis, Mae West, Taj Mahal, Arlo Guthrie, Norah Jones, Ziggy Marley, B.B. King, Joan Rivers, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby and President Theodore Roosevelt have in common? They are among the countless artists and dignitaries who have ... More »
Rock the Halls! Irvington Theater to Stream Concert of Holiday Hits by Brad Ogden— The city sidewalks may not be so busy this year, but there’s no place like home for the holidays! After a sold-out, in-person performance last season, Irvington Theater will str... More »
Irvington Theater’s highly-acclaimed Arts Incubator Series returns this month with artists presenting original works-in-progress on Thursdays, November 5, 12, and 19. Serving as a companion to #IrvingtonAnywhere, the theater’s all-virtual season of ticketed ... More »
