NAMI Rockland’s 5K Annual Run / Walk for Wellness
Sunday, September 14, check in at 8:00am, event at 9:00am, Rockland Lake State Park, 299 Rockland Lake Rd, Valley Cottage
NAMI Rockland’s 5K annual Run / Walk for Wellness raises money for local programs and services that promote mental health awareness and end the stigma.
Runners and Walkers will participate in the 5K starting at 9:00am. This race will be held rain or shine. There is a $30 registration fee for both runners and walkers. Race Day registration is $35.
Sponsorship packages are available for corporations, large groups or individuals. Donors are also encouraged to underwrite the attendance of those in need.
The All Together Now Chorus Opens Its 4th Season
Monday, September 15, 6:00pm, Old Stone House, 347 N Broadway, Upper Nyack
Groove to classic Rock, Soul, and Wintery tunes with The All Together Now Chorus, a community based, NON-AUDITION chorus. All are welcome to join, NO experience necessary.
Come check us out for free on September 15. We rehearse from 6:00 – 8:00pm most Mondays until our performances in December. We are led by Olivia Lionetti, a classically trained pianist, choral director, and jazz singer, welcoming Acapella, solos, duets, and your favorite instrument. Please email aphilpott30@gmail.com with any questions.
Rockland Riverway Trail Community Meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Harry & Thelma Adler Room, Palisades Center Mall, 1000 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack
Join Rockland County for an in-person community meeting to hear updates on the Rockland Riverway Trail project and provide your input!
- Hear insights and comments we collected from the public during the walking tours earlier this July
- Ask questions to the project team about the trail, including segments or priority areas you find important
- Learn about next steps in the trail design process
Please register here. Registration is free.
Second Hand Shop Hop Clothing Tour
Saturday, September 20, 11:00am – 5:00pm, various locations throughout Nyack
Shop your way through Nyack, visiting 8 uniques shops, each with special offers, food and beverage discounts and a raffle prize valued over $300.
Sunset on SoBro: Outdoor Salsa Night
Saturday, September 20, 6:00 – 10:00pm, outside Maura’s Kitchen 81 S Broadway, Nyack
First-ever outdoor salsa night featuring , Live Salsa DJ Kelita, Free Salsa Lessons 6:00 – 7:00pm & Open Dancing, Outdoor Pop-up Tiki Bar, Extended Shopping Hours on South Broadway, South Broadway Merchants & Vendors
Sponsored by Nyack Chamber of Commerce, Hotel Nyack, Modern Druid, and Salonniere Coffee Bar
Nyack Jazz Festival
Sunday, September 21, 1:00 – 7:00pm, 2 North Broadway, Nyack
Free outdoor concert includes food trucks, wine and beer gardens and vendors. Limited seating provided, Bring a lawn chair! No coolers or outside alcoholic drinks.
Nyack Jazz Festival 2025 features: Hubert Laws, Gunhild Carling/Idun Carling Quintet, Tania Grubbs Quintet, Souren Baronians’s Taksim & Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble
Sponsored by Maureen’s Jazz Cellar.
Rain-date: Sunday, September 28
Lit by the River: Two Truths and a Lie-Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction with novelist Bushra Rehman
Monday, September 22, 6:00 – 7:30pm, Nyack Library Community Meeting Room, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
Lit by the River: A Nyack Celebration of Literature! Join novelist Bushra Rehman for a writing workshop.
Writing from life can be a tricky business. There are people to protect, faulty memories of events, and the pitfalls of self-censorship and self-aggrandizement. This workshop recognizes that our lives are too rich not to write about, and our imaginations are too strong to ignore. We will use creative techniques to help us overcome silences when writing about truths and lies of our lives.
Click here to register.
Rockland Community College Hospitality & Culinary Art Center, Fall 2025 Enthusiast Program
Thursday, September 25 – Wednesday. December 17, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, 70 Main St, Nyack
Learn to cook something new and take home what you make at SUNY, Rockland Community College. Enjoy fun evenings with great food & good company at Rockland Community College’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center located downtown in the iconic river village of Nyack, NY.
Fall Class Schedule:
September 25: Oktoberfest with Chef Steve Brunner
October 8: Siciliano Italiano with Chef Steve Brunner
October 23: Barese Italiano with Chef Steve Brunner
November 6: Apple Cider Donuts & Homemade Ice Cream with Chef Katie Lewis
November 20: Pumpkin Swiss Roll & Maple Candies with Chef Pam Sangren
December 4: A Taste of Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast with Chef Steve Brunner
December 17: A Taste of Tuscany & Rome with Chef Steve Brunner
Harlem, 1925 — Evolution of a Renaissance: A New Play by Samuel Harps
Saturday, September 27, 7:00pm, Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance at a Multi-Media Staged Reading by Members of Shades Repertory Theater of a new work by Samuel Harps.
In 1925 Wallace Thurman, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston created Fire Magazine, to give a new voice to emerging young Negro Artists. Facing racism, censorship, the communist Red Scare, and a controversial new book by Carl Van Vechten, the group fought fiercely to get the first edition published.
Shades Repertory Theater provided Rockland County with new plays and films by established and up and coming playwrights, actors and filmmakers for over 20 years. Samuel Harps, the artistic director, has enlightened audiences with works on little known African-American figures and events in addition to public screenings and talks on topical issues.
This event is in partnership with The Gordon Center for Black Culture and Arts.
Click here for tickets.
Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Wright Bros. Real Estate where Experience meets Excellence at Nyack’s Longest Operating Brokerage.
