BridgeMusik Summer Festival 2025
Now through Sunday, August 17, with free concerts in Tappan, Blauvelt, Nyack & Valley Cottage, NY.
Enjoy jazz, classical & chamber music by faculty & students. The concerts are free and open to all, but seating is limited. Click here to view events & register.
Concert venues include:
• The air-conditioned, wheelchair-accessible OLSH Auditorium in Tappan
• Local libraries (Nyack, Blauvelt, Valley Cottage)
• Meals on Wheels Rockland Centers
• Dowling Gardens & more!
Jazz in the Garden at the Edward Hopper House
Thursdays through August 28, 7:00pm, 82 N Broadway, Nyack
The series founded by Bert Hughes and Ray Wright turns 45!
2025 Jazz in the Garden Lineup:
August 14 – Ray LeVier and Friends
August 21 – Marya Lawrence Quartet
August 28 – 45th Anniversary All-Star Concert
$15 Members / $20 Public
♬ Season tickets available until opening night, July 10!
Edward Hopper House Garden, Nyack
Tickets & info here.
In case of inclement weather, concerts will be moved to The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave, Nyack
Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket for seating.
Penguin Rep Theatre presents the world premiere of Castling
Friday, August 15 through Sunday, September 7, 7 Crickettown Rd, Stony Point, NY
In this heartwarming new comedy, workers at a local tire shop play chess as part of their daily morning ritual. But when their longstanding workplace becomes the target of a business takeover, they must scramble to avoid being put in the ultimate checkmate.
Click here for tickets and details.
Piece by Piece staring Pharell Williams Screening
Friday. August 15, 8:15pm, Memorial Park, 51 Piermont Ave, Nyack
Rivertown Film presents an outdoor screening of Piece by Piece, a biographical film shot through the lens of Lego animation that follows the life and career of Pharrell Williams.The film stars the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg as Lego versions of themselves. The film will be screened in Memorial Park at 8:15pm. The event is free to the public.
Moviegoers should bring blankets or chairs for their comfort.
15th Annual African-American Day Parade & Festival
Saturday, August 23, 12:00noon, Memorial Park, 51 Piermont Ave, Nyack
Celebrating Unity, Peace & Harmony! Featuring live entertainment, music, food, arts & crafts vendors, kids’ activities and more! All welcome! Parade begins at 12:00pm with festival to follow in park! Click here for details.
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