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Weekend Planner: Photo Exhibit, Movie Under the Stars
From our neighborhood to the towns around us, if you're looking for something to do this weekend we've got you covered.
Whether you're in search of something fun to do with the kids or you have a babysitter and are planning a night out, look no further because Patch editors have picked a variety of events taking place to help you make the most of your weekend. Click on the headline for more information of each event that's listed alphabetically by town.
Where: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plz., New Rochelle
When: Saturday, July 6 at 4:30 p.m.
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Cost: Free
Description: “Summer on the Sound” features the photographs of Glen Island by New Rochelle resident and former urologist Robert Reid. The exhibit runs through August 30 and also contains archival photos of the island. The reception Saturday will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Where: Under the Guard Tower at Playground Area, Louis Engel Waterfront Park, Westerly Road, Ossining
Cost: Free
Description: The Village of Ossining’s Bicentennial Celebration continues with a showing of the 1932 classic “20,000 Years at Sing Sing” on Ossining’s beautiful waterfront adjacent to where it was originally filmed, Sing Sing Prison. Starring Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, and Arthur Byron. Pre-movie concert featuring urban folk-jazz artist KJ Denhert begins at 7:30 p.m. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring a blanket or comfortable low-back chair. Picnics welcome; alcohol not permitted. 914-941-3554. www.celebrateossining.com.
Rye: Playland Fireworks
Where: Playland, 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye
When: July 5, 9:15 p.m.
Cost: Parks Admission if you go into the park to watch
Description: Rye Playland treats locals to a spectacular show choreographed to music to kick off the summer’s weekly fireworks shows and to celebrate Independence Day.
Fireworks continue every Wednesday and Friday in July and August at 9:15 p.m.
We suggest parking a few blocks away and walking down to the Playland boardwalk without going into the park.Sleepy Hollow: Pirates of the Hudson
When: Thursday, July 4 - Sunday, July 7. Timed Entry: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Where: Philipsburg Manor, 381 N. Broadway (Route 9), Sleepy Hollow
Cost: All admissions are by timed ticket only. Admission: $16; $12 for children 17 and under. Members receive a $5 per ticket discount. Buy in advance online at www.hudsonvalley.org or call 914-631-8200.
Description: Gangs of blackbeards and beauties will swashbuckle their way through Philipsburg Manor at this raucously fun festival. Grab your brood and bring 'em to Philipsburg Manor for the most fun this side of the Caribbean. Join us as boisterous pirates lay anchor in the Hudson and storm Sleepy Hollow. Musical pirates, gypsy sword dancers, and scallywags of all sorts will roam the grounds, ready to make you smile while secretly stealin’ yer gold. Kids can take part in the Pieces of Eight treasure hunt, wiggle their way into a pirate shipwreck, get their picture taken with a talking parrot and a mermaid, and learn to act like a bloody pirate! Enjoy a pint or two of beer from Pleasantville's Captain Lawrence Brewery and munch your way through the pirate-palate-pleasing creations of Tastefully Yours.
Tuckahoe: Summertime FireworksWhere: Tuckahoe Parkway Oval (Lake Avenue and Bronx Street)
When: July 6 at 9:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
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