Arts & Entertainment
Cartwheel-a-thon at Gymnastics City, Open Mic at Solaris, Teatown Fall Festival
Weekend planner for the whole family, Oct. 14-16.
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Yorktown Teen Center members are having their Open Mic series at Solaris Sports Club where they will perform their songs. The teens usually perform in the nutrition center at the Yorktown Community and Cultural Center, but due to renovations, they're relocating
When/Where: , Friday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
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Why go: Watch young talented musicians perform at the Open Mic series sponsored by the Justin Veatch Fund and the Yorktown Teen Center.
Price: $5 Donation + Non perishable food for pantry
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Contact: 914-302-2123
-American Craft Week Opening
When/Where: Oct. 15-16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Peekskill Clay Studios at the Hat Factory
Why Go: The Peekskill Clay Studios is featuring 11 local and area artists in honor of American Craft Week. The event is an effort to recognize the importance of handmade objects that enrich our daily lives and contribute to our national aesthetic and economy. All items will be on display and on sale from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. More information at peekskillclaystudios.com
While you are at the Hat Factory, you can to get your wheels turning and learn about what they have to offer.
Price: Free
Contact: 914-737-CLAY (2529)
When/Where: 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Why go: Support your local business and pick out fresh produce. Hilltop Hanover’s farm stand is open for the season. The farm stand will be open every Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. throughout the summer and fall. All produce is grown on the farm and is grown without the use of pesticides, synthesized fertilizers or herbicides.
Contact: (914) 962-2368 X2
When/Where: Oct. 16, 2:30 p.m. at
Why Go: Get dizzy watching the young acrobats cartwheel through the gym to raise money for the Wounded Warriors project. This is the 25th year Gymnastics City is throwing the charitable event.
Price: Donation suggested at the door or can be mailed to Gymnastics City
Contact: 914-734-1616
-The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: 4,000 jack-o-lanterns light up Van Cortlandtville Manor
Where/When: Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Fri-Sun. all month
Tours from 6:30-9:30pm
Why go: As part of one of the largest, most talked about Halloween events in the entire Hudson Valley, historic Van Cortlandtville Manor becomes home to 4,000 carved jack o’ lanterns. Wander through the grounds and prepare to be amazed, (and maybe even a little bit frightened). Tours go from 6:30-9:30 each evening. This is a rain or shine and admission is by advance timed ticket only. The event runs until early Nov., but tickets sell out fast, so don’t delay!
Pricing: $16, $12 ages 5-7, free ages 4 and under weekdays and Sunday. $20, $16 ages 5-7, free ages 4 and under Saturdays
Contact: 914-271-8981
When/Where: Sunday, Oct. 16, 8 a.m. at 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY
Why Go: The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is the largest breast cancer event in New York and New Jersey – raising more “green” for the cause than any other organization in the two states - $18.3 million in 2010. More pink will help uninsured women gain access to mammograms and help provide cancer support in many other ways.
Price: Free
Contact: 914-397-8810, makingstrides.acsevents.org/-westchester
When/Where: 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Why go: Carve a pumpkin using vegetables, visit with our birds of prey, listen to local musicians and brave the zipline! Delicious food, local vendors, animals, festivities and more await you at our annual Festival.
Price: Members: Free entry, Children’s Funpass $20; Nonmembers: Adult $10, Child $5, Children’s Funpass $25 (includes admission)
Contact: Visit www.teatown.org or call 914-762-2912 ext. 110 for additional information
When/Where: 611 Granite Springs Rd. in Yorktown Heights, Oct 16 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Why go: is holding its second annual Wine Tasting on Sunday, Oct. 16 to raise money for its programs and services. Amy Dixon, a blind Sommelier, and her guide dog, Elvis, will lead the event. Attendees will receive a tour of Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s facility and are invited to watch training demonstrations by the organization's elite guide dogs.
Price: The deadline to purchase your tickets was last week, they started at $100 per guest. Contact: 914-243-2211
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