Community Corner

Ladies Night, Women's Day and Anne Hutchinson

Patch's guide for weekend activities around the region.

 

1.
Where/When:
, 600 5th Ave, Pelham, Thursday, Aug. 9 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Why Go:
Burger Bar 57 is hosting its “Ladies Night with DJ Mike Riley” from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be aadies signature cocktail list as well as half priced beer, wine and well drinks until 10 p.m.
Pricing:
Free.

2.
Where/When:
Yonkers Amphitheatre, 71 Water Grant St., Yonkers, Friday, Aug. 10 from  6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Why go:
Saxophonist/composer Joe Abba joins forces with the knockout, hip hop fusion band, The Identifty Crisis, for an evening of over-the-top  funk, rhythm and blues, jazz and pop.
Pricing:
Free.

3.
Where/When:
Beczak Environmental Education Center, 35 Alexander Street Yonkers, Saturday, Aug. 11 at 11 a.m.
Why go:
Chesapeake Light Craft is hosting an in-water demo day at Beczak Environmental Education Center’s Hudson River beach. Chesapeake Light Craft’s original, award-winning designs include kayaks, canoes, rowing boats, dinghies, and sailboats. Their designs are built by amateurs and professionals alike in more than 70 countries around the world. There are more than 20,000 boats on the water. The event is being organized by Beczak Environmental Education Center and Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club.
Pricing:
Free.

4.
Where/When:
, 65 E Prospect Ave, Mount Vernon, Saturday, Aug. 11, registration starts at 11:30 a.m., event is from noon to 3 p.m.
Why go:
Clydesdale's and JM Management Inc. present to you the "Women's Day Tea Party", a tribute to our hard work and accomplishments. Come out and enjoy an enlightening afternoon filled with inspiration and dialogue with individuals striving to have a purpose. Register here before seats run out.
Pricing:
$50.

5.
Where/When:
St. Paul's Church, 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, Saturday, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m.
Why go:
Dr. Evan P. Haefeli, professor of history at Columbia University, explores the interface between the bold Puritan exile Anne Hutchinson, the local Lenape Indians and the Dutch colony of New Netherland, near St. Paul’s Church in the 1640s, spotlighting an exhibition currently on display at St. Paul’s.  Haefeli’s presentation examines Hutchinson’s story in the context of the theme of religious tolerance in New Netherland, which is covered in his forthcoming book, New Netherland and the Origins of American Religious Liberty.  Tours of the historic church and cemetery at St. Paul’s follow the talk.
Pricing:
Free.


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