They Might Be Giants headlines the Pleasantville Music Festival. "New York’s Backyard Jam" will feature 18 bands on three stages delivering 9 1/2 hours of music on Pleasantville’s Parkway Field.
Tony Award-winner Ted Sperling directs Broadway artists Mikaela Bennett (The Golden Apple), Aisha de Haas (Newsies), Julie Benko (Funny Girl), and Nicholas Ward (The Music Man) in this celebration of the music of Harold Arlen.
Lyndhurst’s Sunset Jazz series opens with New Orleans-based Alicia Renée who has performed at La Scene in Paris, the Jazz Café in London, the Montreux Jazz Festival, and all around N’awli.
Kids Flicks return to Jacob Burns with four classics. Beginning on July 8 with Harold Lloyd's comedic silent film masterpiece Safety Last – with live accompaniment from pianist Ben Model.
Host of On Broadway on Sirius/XM, Seth Rudetsky uses his audio/video collection to break down performances from divas Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Barbra Streisand and The Osmonds singing a medley from Fiddler on the Roof. Seriously.
For decades, the incredible 1987 performances of Prince, Sheila E., and the New Power Generation on the Sign o’ the Times tour went unseen until a restoration returned the movie to the big screen for a new generation of fans.
This new KMA exhibit focuses on Wu’s Cyano-Collage Series, that fuses Eastern aesthetics with collage and photographic processes to reinterpret traditional Chinese Shan Shui (mountain-water) landscape paintings.
Sommelier Derek Todd's wine update highlights some quaffable wines for the thirsty weather ahead. Including one of his fave raves Provence rosé's, Pomponette; Caruso & Minini’s citrusy Grillo for Sauvignon Blanc fans and Niepoort’s ‘Nat Cool’ a Portuguese red you can put a chill on. 914.273.9463. 559 Main Street, Armonk. www.winegeeksarmonk.com
Jacob Burns Film Center's Emerging Screenwriter Fellowship
In collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts, JBFC will host a screenwriting intensive for 10th and 11th grade students this fall. Led by NYU Professor Jeremy J. Kamps, the JBFC Emerging Screenwriter Fellowship will be a six-week course consisting of thirteen engaging sessions on the JBFC Campus.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival: Love's Labors Lost
HVSF takes on William Shakespeare’s early comedy, Love’s Labors Lost, that follows the King of Navarre and three friends as they swear off female company to concentrate on their studies. (HA!)
The Schoolhouse presents (mis)Understanding Mammy a one-woman play about Hattie McDaniel the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award. It will star Myra Lucretia Taylor a Tony Award-nominee for her performance in the 2019 Tina, a jukebox musical about Tina Turner.
Her return to Caramoor after 12 years will feature music that spans traditional Wassoulou music to contemporary sounds coming out of Africa, as well as songs from her recent critically acclaimed album, Timbuktu.
White Wedding brings the 80s to life with their tribute show featuring A Flock of Seagulls, Billy Idol, Blondie, The Cars, The Eurthymics, Joan Jett, Madonna, U2, Bruce Springsteen and more.
The Playhouse Lawn Summer Stage welcomes back Not Dead Yet, the premier Grateful Dead Tribute Band in the NY Tri-State area. Bring a picnic or purchase movie concessions, soft drinks, wine and beer from the Playhouse.
With roots in Ukrainian folklore and music filtered through modern rhythms and instruments based in punk, cabaret, rock, and hip-hop, Dakha Brakha is an award-winning ensemble from Kyiv.
Pianist Hélène Grimaud, takes on Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. Conductor Yue Bao leads the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in a program that includes works by Ravel, and Brahms.
Pete Holmes is the star of HBO’s Crashing, TBS’ The Pete Holmes Show and CBS’ How We Roll as well as two HBO stand-up comedy specials. Here, he brings his new standup show to Ridgefield.
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