Thursday 8.24

WASHINGTON IRVING'S SUNNYSIDE
west sunnyside lane, tarrytown
914.631.8200
10am.
$10 adults/$9 seniors 62+/$6 children 5-17/children under 5 free

Parents and children are invited to take a specially tailored tour of the home of Washington Irving, presented with a child's eye view of the 19th century in a highly engaging, educational tour. Enjoy tales of Sunnyside's young residents, an interactive scavenger hunt, hands-on activities and displays of period toys.

Saturday 8.26

STEVENS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
8 shady lane at rte. 123, south salem
914.273.4667
10am.
$6

Shop the Fine Art and Crafts Fair of South Salem. Enjoy the lovely country setting of this quality "juried" fair, formerly held for 21 years at Lasdon Park. Up to 50 exhibitors displaying their wares including stoneware, gems, jewelry, pottery, plants, photos and leather goods will be on hand. Music, food and face painting will also be available.

LENOIR PRESERVE
dudley st., yonkers
914.968.5851
11am.
free

Take a walk through the Beverley E. Smith Butterfly Garden. Families and beginners are welcome.

RIVERFRONT GREEN PARK
peekskill
845.434.7245
12:30pm.
$20 adults/$16 seniors and children

Set sail from Peekskill aboard the M/V Commander, a leisurely three-hour non-stop cruise north to West Point. The trip will take you under the Bear Mountain Bridge, past Fort Montgomery and Garrison Landing with narration en route.

Sunday 8.27

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth ave., nyc
212.535.7710
9:30am.
recommended donation: $20 adults/$10 seniors and students/children under 12 free

Attention art lovers: Don't miss your last chance to see "Girodet: Romantic Rebel." This is the first American retrospective devoted to A.L. Girodet-Trioson (1767-1824), a favored but rebellious pupil of Jacques-Louis David. Girodet's idiosyncratic style fuses David's Neoclassical ideal with his own prescient Romantic vision. A selection of approximately 100 paintings and works on paper reflects his originality and the diversity of his works, from mythological subjects to portraits and representations of Napoleon's military triumphs.

MUSCOOT FARM
route 100, somers
914.864.7282
1pm.

Do you believe in fairies? Come to Muscoot Farm and become a believer on the fairy walk.

Tuesday 8.30

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART
rte. 22 at jay st., katonah
914.232.9555
10am.
$5 adults/$3 seniors & students

Don't miss "Andromeda Hotel: The Art of Joseph Cornell" in The Sally and Volney Righter Galleries. Throughout his life, Cornell (1903-1972) cultivated an encyclopedic knowledge of art, science, cinema, ballet, literature, theater, music and history. He was also a devoted collector and archivist. All of these interests came together in the fantastic assemblages he produced between the 1930s and 1960s. By recombining found objects and reproductions from popular culture and mass media and arranging them in small boxes, Cornell not only preserved forgotten objects ad fading icons but also gave them new life. Thru September 17.
 

Thursday 8.24

PLAYLAND AMUSEMENT PARK
playland parkway, rye
914.813.7010
8pm.
free

The Gin Blossoms perform "Learning the Hard Way," Follow You Down," and other hits at their free concert sponsored by 95.5 WPLJ. Come early and bring chairs and blankets for lawn seating.

KENSICO DAM PLAZA
bronx river parkway, valhalla
914.864.PARK
6pm.
free

Watch the hilarious high jinks of a boy whose wish to be grown up is suddenly granted and see a movie that was filmed at Playland Amusement Park when the hit comedy "Big" (1988 Rated PG) is shown on the big screen as the final film of the Screening Under the Stars free outdoor series this summer.
"Big", starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who makes a wish at a fairground machine to be grown up and wakes up the following morning to find that his wish has come true. But, while his body has grown older overnight, he is still the same kid on the inside. Amusing consequences ensue as he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of being an adult.
The evening's entertainment begins at 6 p.m.; the movie begins at 8:30 p.m. Bring blankets, folding chairs and a picnic to enjoy on the lawn.

Friday 8.25

JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER
364 manville rd., pleasantville
914.747.5555
5:05pm, 7:20pm, 9:35pm.
$10 adults/$6 children

"Little Miss Sunshine" is on the big screen. One of the most endearingly goofy families ever to appear in a movie piles into their VW bus to trek to a beauty pageant to fulfill the deepest wish of seven-year0old Olive. Quirky characters all, they display-and further twist-the family dynamics inevitably exposed on road trips. The superb cast includes Alan Arkin, Greg Kinear, Steve Carell and Toni Collette.

BOSCOBEL RESTORATION
1601 route 9d, garrison
845.265.9575
8pm.
$35

Enjoy an evening of outdoor theater. See Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy "The Rivals," part of the 20th Annual Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.

Sunday 8.27

MARSHLANDS CONSERVANCY
route 1, rye
914.835.4466
8pm.
free

Hear the sounds of a summer night. Bring a flashlight to spy on the crickets and katydids as they sing their courtship songs.

PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
1008 brown st., peekskill
914.739.2333
7:30pm.
$7

"Wondrous Oblivion" is on the big screen. David loves cricket, despite his woeful lack of talent for the game. He's thrilled, then, when a cricket-playing Jamaican (Delroy Lindo) moves in next door-an enthusiasm distinctly not shared by other neighbors in 1960s London.

JACK DEVITO MEMORIAL GAZEBO
veterans rd., yorktown
914.245.4650
6pm.
free

The Stevie Wonder Tribute Band performs. The group will cover classics by the R&B legend at this outdoor concert.

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