Pawling Resource Center To Hold Walkathon, 40th Anniversary Party Pawling Resource Center To Hold Walkathon, 40th Anniversary Party
Pawling Resource Center To Hold Walkathon, 40th Anniversary Party PAWLING, N.Y. – Organizers are looking for sponsors who may be willing to help with the Pawling Resource Center's annual Walk so They May Ride walkathon. Registration for the walkathon, scheduled for Sept. 17, is to take place at 126 East Main Street at 9 a.m. on the day of the event, according to a statement from the Pawling Resource Center, or PRC. The PRC offers a number of services to the community, including a transportation program that provides rides for Pawling residents in need of travel assistance to doctors appointments, according to an organization statement. Last year, the pr…
Studio Around The Corner Presents 'The Unseen Seen' Studio Around The Corner Presents 'The Unseen Seen'
Studio Around The Corner Presents 'The Unseen Seen' BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Brewster's Studio Around the Corner will be exhibiting "The Unseen Seen" -- photography of Tom Kavana -- in September, with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 2.Kavana is a self-taught photographer. "Through a series of life-changing events nine years ago and a generous gift of a camera by my sister, I have come to see the world through a 'new set of glasses,'" he said. He now has over 50,000 images in his collection. "My subjects are almost always random people living life," Kavana said. "They are images in which I have hoped to capt…
Kent Library Plans Ice Cream Bash Kent Library Plans Ice Cream Bash
Kent Library Plans Ice Cream Bash KENT LAKES, N.Y. -- The Kent Public Library will hold its End of Summer Reading Ice Cream Bash on Friday in the program room. Guest are invited to make their own sundaes and select a free book. No registration is required for this event, which will be from 3 - 4 p.m. For additional information, call the library at (845) 225-8585. The library is at 7 Sybil's Crossing, Kent Lakes.
'Mess Fest' In Mahopac Raises $80,000 For Pediatric Cancer 'Mess Fest' In Mahopac Raises $80,000 For Pediatric Cancer
'Mess Fest' In Mahopac Raises $80,000 For Pediatric Cancer MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- The Ty Louis Campbell Foundation held its fourth annual Muddy Puddles "Mess Fest" in Mahopac -- and many kids messily celebrated the premise of kids being kids."Attendees enjoyed a beautiful day of fun, laughter and mud in honor of children who are battling or passed away due to pediatric cancer," organizers noted. As the foundation website notes, "The Muddy Puddles Project was inspired by 5-year-old Ty Campbell, a little boy who absolutely loved Peppa Pig and dreamed of jumping in muddy puddles just like her when his cancer was cured. The project …
Boscobel Hosting Hudson Hewn Furniture Show Boscobel Hosting Hudson Hewn Furniture Show
Boscobel Hosting Hudson Hewn Furniture Show GARRISON, N.Y. -- Furniture aficionados will want to head to Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison this weekend. Boscobel is hosting Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now which features works by nearly a dozen contemporary artisans . The furniture makers draw inspiration from bygone eras as well as the constancy of nature.  “The elegant rooms for which Boscobel is so famous present a legacy of art and craft that continues to the present,” said Executive Director Steven Miller. “We are honored to place that heritage in a new context in this unprecedented exhibition.” The exhibit is open from…
HV Shakespeare Festival Presents New Photo Exhibition Of 'Our Town' Cast HV Shakespeare Festival Presents New Photo Exhibition Of 'Our Town' Cast
HV Shakespeare Festival Presents New Photo Exhibition Of 'Our Town' Cast COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival commissioned photographer Ashley Garrett to create a photographic portrait of each cast member for its upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s" Our Town."The photographs are exhibited as a collection titled “This Is the Way We Were,” and are being shown at Cold Spring’s Gallery 66 through August 28.   "Our Town" will place three professional HVSF actors alongside 39 community members drawn from all over the Hudson Valley. Cold Spring resident John Christian Plummer will direct the production and it will be prese…
Thousands Attend Hudson Valley Expo In Peekskill Thousands Attend Hudson Valley Expo In Peekskill
Thousands Attend Hudson Valley Expo In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Thousands of people from all over the Hudson Valley came out in full force Saturday to attend the annual Hudson Valley Exposition at the Peekskill Riverfront Green.The Exposition aims to promote the benefits and bounty of living, working and playing in the Hudson Valley with a focus on art, music, trendy businesses, holistic/wellness, and energy and technology along with the best of the Hudson Valley's food, craft beer and wines.  Kids enjoyed an interactive experience in the Kidz Zone where they made art, challenged their knowledge of science through experiments, groom an…
Area Residents Soak Up Sounds Of Summer At 2016 Concerts At Greenvale Park Area Residents Soak Up Sounds Of Summer At 2016 Concerts At Greenvale Park
Area Residents Soak Up Sounds Of Summer At 2016 Concerts At Greenvale Park POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The sounds of music and family fun have been in the air Tuesday evenings in Poughkeepsie this summer. The Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department has been hosting 2016 Concerts in the Park, an outdoor summer music series at Greenvale Park. The concert series started in late June, and runs through Tuesday Aug. 16. Daily Voice stopped by as Harvest Band was performing contemporary music and standards. Check out the video to get a taste of the event, and to hear from several concert-goers. For more info, check out www.poughkeepsietownrec.com.
Families Invited To Jefferson Valley Mall's 'KidX Passport To Fun Event' Families Invited To Jefferson Valley Mall's 'KidX Passport To Fun Event'
Families Invited To Jefferson Valley Mall's 'KidX Passport To Fun Event' YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights will host its "KidX Passport to Fun" event on Wednesday, Aug. 17.Families are invited to explore countries around the world through interactive activities in the mall’s Center Court. "Jefferson Valley Mall is excited to host another interactive ‘KidX event for families to enjoy,” said Alexa O’Rourke, marketing director at Jefferson Valley Mall. “We take pride in finding new ways to engage the community as the place for family and friends to shop, dine and spend time together.” The “KidX Passport to Fun” eve…
Northern Westchester, Putnam Synagogues Observe Kesher Tisha B'av Northern Westchester, Putnam Synagogues Observe Kesher Tisha B'av
Northern Westchester, Putnam Synagogues Observe Kesher Tisha B'av PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A Kesher Tisha B'av Observance Service will be held at the First Hebrew Congregation in Peekskill on Saturday. Synagogues from Northern Westchester and Putnam Valley will join together to commemorate the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other atrocities which befell the Jewish people. The evening, which begins at 8:30 p.m., will include a service and Havdalah, a period of learning and chanting of "Eicha"-- the Book of Lamentations. All texts will be provided in English and in Hebrew. For additional information, guests can contact: Yorktown Jewis…
Putnam SPCA Fundraiser Held In Somers Putnam SPCA Fundraiser Held In Somers
Putnam SPCA Fundraiser Held In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- A fundraiser for the SPCA of Putnam County was held on Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Pinnacle in Somers.All guests wore white and participated in food, raffles and socializing to raise much-needed money for the SPCA. The SPCA of Putnam County gets no funding, so fundraisers are needed, according to a release from the SPCA. The event was sponsored by Women's Independent Networking Group (W.I.N.G.).
East Fishkill Library 'Love' Concert Scheduled In Hopewell Junction East Fishkill Library 'Love' Concert Scheduled In Hopewell Junction
East Fishkill Library 'Love' Concert Scheduled In Hopewell Junction HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- The East Fishkill Community Library in Hopewell Junction will host a free concert by vocalist Perley Rousseau and pianist Sonny Daye on Sunday, Aug. 14.The concert, titled "Love in any Language ... Amour, Amour, Amour," will feature an afternoon of love songs performed in some of the world most beautiful languages -- French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Daye and Rousseau will share their love of culture and language in this beautifully expressed concert, according to a release from the library.  Some of the love songs the duo will perform include &q…