CreArtBox: Classical Candlelight Concert Series
Saturday, February 8, 7:00pm, The Angel Nyack, First Reformed Church of Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
CreArtBox fuses together a variety of art forms to create a wholly authentic, visually and aurally compelling experience.” – Broadway World
This internationally-known chamber ensemble blends music and projected visuals, along with candlelight at The Angel Nyack housed in the historic sanctuary of the First Reformed Church.
This program features a selection of renowned works for this instrumentation, including ensemble pieces by Mozart, Mahler, Dvorák and Debussy. It also explores the contemporary American perspective through the captivating composition of Caroline Shaw.
Hosted by Elliott Forrest, WQXR Host and ArtsRock, Executive Artistic Director.
Get tickets here.
Significant Others at Elmwood Playhouse thru February 8
Performances Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm, Elmwood Playhouse, 10 Park Street, Nyack
This updated take on a rom-com is a funny and bittersweet exploration of friendship, romance, commitment, and what it means to find a “signicant other” in our modern world.
Throughout the run of the production, the work of Nyack Art Collective is exhibited in the lobby gallery.
For tickets and information visit elmwoodplayhouse.com or call 845.353.1313
Local Valentine’s Day Events
Valentine’s Day 5-Course Dinner
Friday, February 14, 7:00-9:00pm, 11 New Main Street, Haverstraw
Flours Pasta & Bake Shop of Haverstraw is offering a special 5-course dinner dripping with Valentine’s Day love. This year’s dinner theme: 90s (kinda gaudy) Italian opulence. Get your tickets at www.flourspastabakeshop.com.
Valentine’s Day Hustle Party
Sunday, February 16, 4:30-9:00pm, 400 High Avenue, Nyack
Valentine’s Hustle Party at Hotel Nyack with a beginner’s hustle class with Iris from 4:30-5:30pm followed by our dance party until 9:00pm. Admission $15 includes free class. Free parking. Special drink prices and discounted dinners.
Valentine’s Day at Olive’s
Friday, February 14, 9:30pm-1:30am, 118a Main Street, Nyack
Olive’s offers 2 for 1 drinks for ladies all night and music by DJ Mike G.
Local Black History Month Events
Nyack Center Annual Black History Celebration
Saturday, February 8, Reception and Cultural Bazaar at 6:30pm, Program begins 7:30pm, 58 Depew Avenue, Nyack
The Nyack Center hosts the Annual Black History Celebration honoring the legacy of Nikki Giovanni. The 2025 honorees are Dr. Jacqueline Cassagnol, Naomi & Terrence Clarke, & Rev. Carl L. Washington III.
With song & spoken word featuring
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory finalists, Chiku Awali, Derrick Desmornes, & Keisha Washington
Event is Free and open to the community. For info email info@nyackcenter.org.
Black History Month Portrait Exhibition Featuring the work of Allen Steinman
Saturdays starting February 1, 1:00-4:00pm, 50 Piermont Avenue–Suite 1A, Nyack (Behind the Nyack Library, across from Memorial Park)
The Historical Society of the Nyack is featuring portraits of local and national individuals who have made significant contributions to the community and the nation. NyackNewsAndViews own Bill Batson is included in the exhibition.
Indivisible Rockland Organizing Committee
Monday, February 10, 7:00pm, 110 NY-303, Valley Cottage
The First General Organizing Meeting of Indivisible Rockland will be held at the Valley Cottage Library and will focus on strategizing how to advocate in solidarity with marginalized communities in Rickland county. All are welcome.
Buffalo Soldiers Award Ceremony
Tuesday, February 11, 11:00am, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive, Pomona
The next Buffalo Soldiers award ceremony will be held at the Fire Training Center.
Rivertown Film Screens Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Wednesday, February 12, 8:00pm, The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue, Nyack
This new film from Raoul Peck (Lumumba, I Am Not Your Negro) chronicles the life and work of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black free-lance news photographers in South Africa, whose early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed to the world Black life under apartheid. Cole fled South Africa in 1966 and lived in exile in the U.S., where he photographed extensively in New York City, as well as the American South, fascinated by the ways this country could be at times so vastly different, and at others eerily similar, to his homeland. During this period, he published his landmark book of photographs denouncing the apartheid, House of Bondage which, while banned in South Africa, cemented Cole’s place as one of the great photographers of his time at the age of 27.
After his death, more than 60,000 of his 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures Cole shot in the U.S. Telling his own story through his writings, the recollections of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation.
After the film, stay for a discussion with artist Bill Batson, filmmaker Ashley Dawson, and photographer Collette Fournier.
Get tickets here.
What We Know about Cynthia Hesdra
February 13, 6:30 – 7:30pm, Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
Without the work of local historians, the incredible achievements of Cynthia Hesdra, a woman of color, entrepreneur, and abolitionist born in 1808, would have been unheralded. She is now commemorated by a Toni Morrison “Bench by the Road” moment in Nyack’s Memorial Park. Nyack Sketch Log creator Bill Batson will describe the efforts to rescue her narrative from obscurity that continue today with the campaign to repair her tombstone in Mahwah, NJ, which was recently found to be toppled from its foundation. Presented by BACAS.
Click here to register.
Virtual Author Talk with Lee Hawkins
Tuesday, February 18, 2:00pm, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
The Nyack Library will hold a Virtual Author Talk with Lee Hawkins. He will discuss his memoir, I Am Nobody’s Slave, which delves into his family’s post-enslavement legacy and their pursuit of the American Dream amid systemic racism. Don’t miss this conversation with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins!
Till
Wednesday, February 19, 2:00pm, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
The Nyack Library screens Till. In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu, Rated PG-13, Runtime: 2h 10m. Register here for the movie!
Book Discussion: High and Rising: A De La Soul Biography
Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 pm, 59 S Broadway
The Nyack Library invites you to take a deep dive into the cultural impact of De La Soul, the influential hip-hop group. Marcus J. Moore shares his personal story intertwined with theirs. The event includes a discussion and Q&A via Zoom. Light refreshments will be available. Register here for the discussion and Q&A!
Valentine’s Fun and Storytime at Homebody Books this Weekend
Saturday, February 8, 11:00am, 6 Park Street, Nyack
Weekly Storytime takes place at Homebody Books. Shop owner Elisabeth Sydor will read aloud and we will sing together, too. Mixed ages okay!
Valentine‘s Day can be fraught, for kids and grownups alike. But its origins are simply about the importance of caring for each other, thanks to the man who became a saint for being kind. Kids can drop in anytime Saturday or Sunday to make a Valentine for a nice neighbor, teacher, grandma–or anyone they want to show their love! Homebody Books is located across from the Fire Dept. Open Wed and Thurs, 11:00am–5:00pm, Friday and Sat, 11:00am–6:00pm, and Sun 12:30–5:00pm.
Poetry Open Mic
3rd Saturday of every month, 6:30-8:30pm, 3 N Broadway, Nyack
The Burger Loft hosts the Rockland Poets who hold a poetry open mic. The suggested donation is $10.
Rockland County Warming Center
7 days a week, 7:00pm, Corner of S Broadway and Burd Street, Nyack
Anyone in need of shelter can come to the corner of South Broadway and Burd Street at 7:00pm., seven days a week, for a ride to the Warming Center. This public service includes a hot meal, a place to rest overnight and a hot shower as well as access to essential services.
