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 White Plains, NY - Bring your blanket to Westchester. During the summer months, every corner of the county comes alive with outdoor concerts and performances.
Even better, many of these performances are free. Support your local arts scene and stay close to home this summer --- experience music in the air. Check out the June listings below and keep an eye out for more announcements like these as the summer continues.
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Dancing at Dusk:
Bluegrass, Country Song, and Dance
6/3, 5pm- $20 per car
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah
Introduce your child to music! Lay out and relax while children of all ages dance, interact with musicians, and experiment with instruments. (Children must be accompanied by adult).
www.caramoor.org
Shades of Jazz
6/4, 6:30-8:30- $10 members, $20 non members
Katonah Museum of Art Sculpture Garden
Shades of Jazz returns for its fourth season in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. Enjoy a picnic dinner and complementary beer and wine-- and don't forget the jazz. This week John Scofield presents jazz drummer Matt Wilson, titled "Best New Artist" by New York Jazz Critics.
www.katonahmuseum.org
Yonkers Downtown Waterfront BID: Music in the Square at Noon
6/5, 12 - 1:30pm, FREE
At the intersection of Main, Broadway & Palisade Ave.
First event in this summer-long series of sidewalk sales plus Jazz, R&B and Latin music performances.
www.yonkersdowntown.com
Rivertown Jazz and Blues Festival presents The Holmes Brothers, Kemp Harris, and the Hastings Blues Mothers
6/6, 2-4pm- $10
MacEachron Park, Hastings-on-Hudson NY
Witness the spine-tingling harmonies and boundless energy of The Holmes Brothers, also appearing will be blues singer Kemp Harris, the local group, the Hastings Blues Mothers, and Hudson River storyteller Jonathan Kruk. Sponsored by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.
www.rivertownsguide.com
The Hudson River Fest: A Search for the Past, Present and Future
6/7, 10am-5pm-Adults $5, children under 12 free.
Lyndhurst, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Tarrytown
Enjoy historical displays, nature walks, music, farmers markets, wineries and more along with special guest speakers and authors who will share their knowledge about the history and ecology of the Hudson River. After, take part in an educational scavenger hunt and then stay for unveiled updated plans for the new Hudson Riverwalk.
www.lyndhurst.org
Rivertown Jazz and Blues Festival Celebration of Sustainable Community with Bethany and Rufus, the Mandingo Ambassadors, and Hazmat Modine
6/13, 2:30-7:30pm
$15 adults and $10 seniors and students12 and up. Kids under 12 free.
Habirshaw Park at the Beczak Environmenal Center, Hastings-on-Hudson
A musical "celebration of sustainable community," with performances by the folk/jazz duo Bethany and Rufus (featuring Bethany Yarrow, daughter of Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary); The Mandingo Ambassadors from Guinea, West Africa; and the blues/gypsy/world music sound of New York City favorites, Hazmat Modine. The all-ages festival also includes children’s activities, food, and displays from environmental and other community groups.
http://commongroundfusw.com
The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra
6/14, 5pm-7pm
Members $6 Non members $12
Children under 12 Free
Greenburgh Nature Center, Scarsdale
The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra performs an outdoor concert with conductor Maestro James Sadewhite.
www.yonkersphilharmonic.org
18th Annual Dobbs Ferry Summer Music Series
6/17, 6:30-8pm
Waterfront Park on the Hudson River, Dobbs Ferry
The first of a series of free concerts with Jazz Forum Arts.
www.jazzforumarts.org
Al Fresco Sundays: Tiempo Libre Katonah
6/28, 4:30pm- $10
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah
Enjoy the sounds of selected Venetian Theater concerts from the lawn and picnic areas. Tiempo Libre, the top timba (Cuban Salsa) band in the country opens the third year of the Sonidos Latinos Latin American music initiative with high voltage Latin Jazz and hard-driving Cuban rhythms.
www.caramoor.org
Rye Town Park Concert Series-Sun Kings Caribbean Party Band
6/30, 7:30-9pm-Free
Parking is free after 6pm
Rye Town Park
The Connecticut-based Sun Kings play popular music done Caribbean style. Well known Reggae, Soca, and Calypso songs combined with popular music rearranged "Caribbean Style" make up Sun Kings repertoire
www.ryetownpark.com
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