"On the Lawn" free summer
concert series, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays
through Aug. 23, Lycian Centre for the Performing
Arts, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf. Bring blanket.
Call 469-2287 or visit www.lyciancentre.com.
Wednesday Night Antique & Custom
Car Cruise, 6-9 p.m. Wed. through
Sept. 26, Bear Mountain State Park. Free admission.
Weather permitting. Call 786-2701 or visit
www.nysparks.com.
Waterfront jazz and big band series,
6:30-9:30 p.m. Ever. Wed.-Thurs., Newburgh
Landing. Call 568-0198.
Seafood and Chocolate Festival,
every Fri., Thayer Hotel, West Point. Call
446-4731 or visit www.thethayerhotel.com.
Symbols of New York interactive exhibit,
noon-4 p.m. every Fri.-Sun., Museum of the
Hudson Highlands’ Ogden Gallery, Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Learn interesting facts about our state symbols.
Exhibit features state bird, mammal, flower,
more. Call 534-5506 or visit www.museumhudsonhighlands.org.
2007 Exhibit: Summer Fun in Chester,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. through Oct., Chester
Historical Society. Call 469-2591 or visit
www.chesterhistoricalsociety.com.
Meet the Animals, 2:30 p.m.
every Sat.-Sun., Museum of the Hudson Highlands,
Cornwall. Join staff for feeding time at indoor
pond, meet animal of week. Call 534-5506 or
visit www.museumhudsonhighlands.org.
Neversink Valley Area Museum,
Cuddebackville. Call 754-8870 or visit www.neversinkmuseum.org.
Event schedule:
- Narrated boat rides along the D&H Canal,
12-3:30 p.m. every Sun. through Oct. 28. 30-minute
boat rides on historic waterway.
- Lecture and Performance: Historic Songs
of New York State, 7:30 p.m. Aug 8. Presented
by Dave Ruch.
- Father’s Day blueberry pancake breakfast
and flea market, 8 a.m.-noon Aug 19.
- Evening boat ride on the D&H Canal,
8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Aug 29. Reservations
required.
Open house on the farm, every
Sun. through Oct. 28, Bellvale Farms Creamery,
Warwick. 200-year old family farm. Baby calves
fed, 12:30 p.m. Call 988-5414 or visit www.bellvalefarms.com.
Cruises aboard the River Rose,
New Orleans paddle wheeler, depart Newburgh
Landing. Reservations required. Call 562-1067
or visit www.riverrosecruises.com.
Event schedule:
- Clear Channel Radio dance party cruise,
7-10 p.m. Aug. 2.
- Dinner cruise, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 17.
- Sunday brunch cruise, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Aug. 19.
- Oldies dance party and show cruise, 7-10
p.m. Aug. 31. Features "The Poni-Tails."
Back to school and fall preview sale,
Aug. 3-5, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets,
Central Valley. Additional savings at select
stores for back to school and fall fashions.
Call 928-4000 or visit www.premiumoutlets.com/woodburycommon.
New York Renaissance Faire,
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and Labor Day Aug.
4-Sept. 23, Sterling Forest, Tuxedo. 16th
century England brought to life. 300 costumed
characters, dancers, strolling minstrels and
storytellers in Tudor style marketplace of
period crafts and games. Food and drink, horseback
joust, living chessboard, mud show, more.
Call 351-5174 or visit www.renfair.com.
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville.
Call 534-3115 or visit www.stormking.org.
Event schedule:
- Westchester/Putnam County Day at Storm King,
11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Aug. 4. Free admission for
residents of Westchester and Putnam counties.
- Sculptor’s frame, 3-5 p.m. Aug. 4.
Browning Kay assists participants of all ages
to understand how the artist uses a border
to look at world. Mat board, angles and other
materials available to design sculptor’s
frame at worktables.
- Gershwin for trumpet, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Aug.
4. John Charles Thomas and Bari Mort play
jazz-inspired works for trumpet and piano.
- The Dixie Rascals, 3-3:45 p.m. Aug. 5. Lively
Dixieland quartet performs music of New Orleans
and Chicago.
- Green Golly and her Golden Flute, 3-3:45
p.m. Aug. 11. Musical program introduces children
to art of flute and magic of classical music.
- Bergen County Day at Storm King, 11 a.m.-5:30
p.m. Aug. 12. Free admission for residents
of Bergen County.
- The Central Park Stompers, 3-3:45 p.m. Aug.
12. High-energy show with jumpin’ jivin’
four-piece band of sensational jazz musicians.
- Woodwind celebration, 3-3:45 p.m. Aug. 19.
Woodwind artist, Helen Valdes, performs on
entire family of flutes and explains history
of instrument.
- Children’s Day at Storm King, 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Aug. 25. Free admission for families
of two adults and up to four children.
- Songs along the Hudson, 3-3:45 p.m. Aug.
25.Time-travel with Bindlestick Bill Fiore
on musical journey covering more than 10,000
years of Hudson River’s history.
- Figurative garden, 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 25.
After observing figures by sculptor, Deborah
Masters, Browning Kay helps children and families
create sculptures of people or animals at
sculpture tables with materials provided.
- Broadway songs without the singers, 3-3:45
p.m. Aug. 26. Cambiata Chamber Players perform
beloved melodies of Broadway stage.
Native American heritage celebration,
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 4, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug.
5, Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, Harriman.
More than 1,000 Native American artists, performers
and educators demonstrate finest in Native
American singing, dancing, drumming, flute
playing and works of art. Call 718-686-9297
or visit www.redhawkcouncil.org.
Music Under the Stars Series,
Trophy Point Amphitheater, West Point. Call
938-2617 or visit www.usma.edu/band.
Event schedule:
- 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 and 26. Features United
States Military Academy Jazz Knights.
- 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 19. Features United
States Military Academy Concert Band.
Celebrate the Lake, Aug.
6-12, Village of Greenwood Lake. Weeklong
celebration with special exhibitions, seminars,
water sports, fishing contest, concerts, more.
Call 477-9215 or visit www.villageofgreenwoodlake.org.
Badge of Military Merit Honor Day,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 7, Washington’s
Headquarters, Newburgh. Call 562-1195 or visit
www.friendsofpalisades.org.
Village of Greenwood Lake.
Call 477-9215 or visit www.villageofgreenwoodlake.org.
Event schedule:
- Summer concert series, Aug. 10 and 24. Bring
lawn chairs and enjoy wide range of music
against backdrop of Greenwood Lake.
- Decorated boat parade, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11.
Awards in various categories.
Blues day, 1-5 p.m. Aug.
11, Warwick Valley Winery, Warwick. Live music
and wine tasting. Call 258-4858 or visit www.wvwinery.com.
Black Sunday:Tribute to Johnny Cash,
1-5 p.m. Aug. 12, Warwick Valley Winery, Warwick.
Call 258-4858 or visit www.wvwinery.com.
Heirloom tomato and music festival,
Aug. 19, Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. Bring
a blanket or chair. Music and delicious tomato
food of all varieties. Black dirt song writing
contest, farmers market. Call 258-4574 or
visit www.rogowskifarm.com.
USMA 5K/10K race, 8 a.m.
Aug. 25, Buffalo Soldier Field, West Point.
Activities include 1-mile kid’s fun
run, performance by the USMA band and WKDT.
Call 938-6497 or visit www.westpointmwr.com
Kites over the Hudson, 2-4
p.m. Aug. 25, Washington’s Headquarters,
Newburgh. Free kites to first 150 children
under 15. Prizes, refreshments. Call 562-1195
or visit www.friendsofpalisades.org.
Labor Day sidewalk sale,
Aug. 31-Sept. 5, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets,
Central Valley. Sidewalk sale and additional
savings at participating stores. Sidewalk
sale, Fri.-Mon. Call 928-4000 or visit www.premiumoutlets.com/woodburycommon.
