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Weekly Rec: Balloon Magic, Where’s Waldo?, Nyack Farmers Market Customer Appreciation Day, and more …

Our roundup of events this week features balloon art, a Where’s Waldo? contest, customer appreciation day at the Nyack Farmers Market, and more …..

Balloon Magic at Homebody Books

Saturday, June 28, Mixed ages: 1:00–2:00pm or 2:30–3:30pm. Teens and adults: 4:00 –5:00pm, 6 Park St, Nyack

Master balloon artist R David Robinson will share the secrets to making fantastical balloon creations you can’t get from a kit. Learn to make a sword, dog, flower, and more. $35, including workshop materials and take-home balloon kit. Two sibling-discount, $60. 

To register, call, text or email 845-598-8053/homebodybooks@gmail.com.

Big Red Books presents a Nyack Village-wide Where’s Waldo

Get your official stamp sheet at Big Red Books, 120 Main St, Nyack

Waldo will be hiding inside several local businesses, and you have the entire month of July to find him. Searching for Waldo is a fun way to explore and support local businesses in Nyack.

Get your official stamp sheet on Tuesday, July 1 at Big Red Books and start hunting at any one of the participating businesses (they’ll be posted soon).

If you find 10 Waldos, you can return your passport to Big Red Books for a Waldo sticker and a coupon for $1 off Waldo books. If you find 20 Waldos, you’ll get the same plus entry into their prize drawings on August 3! The Waldo hunt concludes at the end of July.

Big Red Books will be hosting a party for all Waldo hunters on Sunday, August 3 at 11:30am.

Customer Appreciation Day at the Nyack Farmers Market

Thursday, July 3, 11:00am – 1:00pm, Main Street Parking Lot, Nyack

On July 3, the Nyack Chamber of Commerce celebrates the community of families that supports the Nyack Farmers Market with a Customer Appreciation Day as part of their 30th Anniversary celebration.

All are invited to enjoy a plate of summer fare and a beverage from 11:00am – 1:00pm. There will be two hundred and forty-nine hot dogs. Additional delights provided by Edgwick Farm and La Talaye . Games courtesy of Nyack Fresh Market. Thanks to the Village of Nyack for their assistance in operating the market each and every week.

Music by Jay Mickens and Clutching Pearls Jazz Band

Story Time with Sam Wedelich at Nyack Farmers Market

Thursday, July 10, 11:00am, Main Street Parking Lot, Nyack

Sam Wedelich is the creator of the Chicken Little series and the illustrator of Bearplane! by Deborah Underwood, with more titles on the way this fall! She is also a cartoonist, illustrator, and installation designer. When she isn’t hunched over her art table trying to make something funny or beautiful, Sam enjoys gardening, cycling, and making music. She lives in Nyack with her family.

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Wright Bros. Real Estate where Experience meets Excellence at Nyack’s Longest Operating Brokerage.


Nyack People & Places, a weekly series that features photos and profiles of citizens and scenes near Nyack, NY, is sponsored by Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty.


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