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Weekly Rec: Brooke Malloy Honored, Pedro Capo Returns, Restaurant Week, and More …

Our roundup of events this week includes the return of the Nyack Street Fair, the Kula for Karma Make Mental Health a Right Event honoring the Rockland Pride Center’s Brooke Malloy, Nyack Restaurant Week, and more.

Pedro Capo with Rústico Acústico at Casa del Sol, 2007 Photo courtesy Jeff Spindel

Kula for Karma’s 3rd Annual Make Mental Health a Human Right Event

Saturday, April 11, 7:00pm, Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave, Nyack

This year’s honoree is Rockland Pride Executive Director Brooke Malloy for her fearless advocacy for LGBTQ+ mental health. Support Kula’s mission to fill critical gaps in our mental health system with mindfulness-powered programs for underserved communities.

Click here for tickets

SpringFest Featuring Pedro Capo

Sunday, April 12, 10:00am – 5: 00pm, Main Street, Nyack

SpringFest launches the Nyack’s street fair season on April 12, 2026 featuring a brief acoustic set from Latin Grammy sensation Pedro Capo at 3:00pm in the Main Street gazebo. Stroll the village and browse hundreds of vendors offering handmade crafts and jewelry in a Village that hosts over 50 world class restaurants and unique shops and boutiques.

Learn about Pedro Capo’s connection to Nyack’s Casa del Sol in this Nyack Sketch Log.

Reading, Signing, and Word Play with Miss Mary Mac

Sunday April 12, 2:00pm, Sparkle Book Store, 642 Main St, Sparkill

Join Miss Mary Mac for an afternoon of creative word play for young people! And you will take home a tiny notebook for continuing the word play of the day.
Creative Writing with Miss Mary Mac, in a gorgeous full-color graphic novel format, is designed to inspire and guide young people’s creativity in a world that is sometimes less than encouraging.

Nyack Restaurant Week

Monday, April 13 – Sunday, April 19, various locations, Nyack

Featuring more than 70 restaurants and retailers offering special menus, 10–20% discounts, and promotions for dine-in and takeout. Lookout for dispatches from this year’s Restaurant Week Ambassador, lifestyle and food influencer, Bloccko.

The “Pair Your Fare” map returns, making it easy for guests to experience Nyack’s dynamic mix of dining and shopping in one walkable downtown.

Diners and shoppers can win a $100 certificate by completing a brief survey.

All will have an opportunity to donate to Soup Angels, supporting local food access initiatives. Click here to learn more

Jonathan Kruk’s Dramatic Reading of The Magical, Wonderful Bul Bul Bird Book

Friday, April 17, 5:30 – 6:00pm, Big Red Books, 120 Main St, Nyack

A full-time teaching artist, Jonathan performs full time at schools, libraries and historic sites. Jonathan’s best known for his animated and courtly solo shows of – “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” & “A Christmas Carol” for Historic Hudson Valley.

 Jonathan has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, The TODAY Show, the BBC, The Travel, History, and National Geographic Channels. His books for The History Press are; “Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley” and “Legends and Lore of the Hudson Highlands.

Nyack Flower Market Returns

Saturday, April 18, 10:00am – 2:00pm, Hezekiah Easter Square, Main St & Cedar Ave, Nyack

Local vendors offering fresh flowers, seedlings & other botanical goodies. The Nyack Flower Market will be held every Saturday from April 18 through June 6.

Secondhand Shop Hop Clothing Tour

Saturday, April 18, 11:00am – 5:00pm, various locations, downtown Nyack

Shop your way through Nyack, special offers and each participating shop, food, beverage and discounts, raffle prize valued at over $200

VOLITION Art presents “Continuance: women in process – ever-evolving – ever-becoming”

Saturday, April 18, 6:00 – 9:00pm, 621 East 11th St, New York

Curated by Lauren Rudolph & Phyllis Dodge at the Dacia Galeria in NYC’s East Village featuring NYC marisol diaz, Jamey Cooper, Jamie Gaviola, Trine Giaever, Sabrina Weld, Jo Jayson, Danielle McDonald, Nancy Parker, Diane Rosen, Lauren Rudolph, Diana Wilkins, Ziggy. The exhibit runs through Thursday, April 30.

Resonating Earth: An Immersive Experience with Music and Images for EARTH DAY

Wednesday, April 22, 5:00 – 9:00pm, The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack

Harnessing the power found in the fusion of musical and visual artistry, Resonating Earth is a breathtaking immersive soundscape. Mesmerizing imagery will captivate the eye as live music inspires a mediative space of connection and integration to our natural surroundings.

As renowned pianist Carolyn Enger plays works by Bach, Nico Muhly, Pia Møller Johansen, Missy Mazzoli, Philip Glass and others, she will take attendees from the glorious heights of mountain ranges in Alaska to mountains of potassium waste in Eastern Germany, from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to coal burning plants around the world.

This stylistically fluid program will feature imagery by visual artists Myles Aronowitz, internationally exhibited environmental activist, and photographer, J Henry Fair and Elliott Forrest (ArtsRock/WQXR).

Bring the entire family to decompress while connecting to the exquisite relationship between humanity and our glorious planet. Loose and easy, come and go to the rhythm of your day. There will be seating but feel free to bring pillows and blankets to enhance the immersive experience of the program. Click here for tickets.

Nyack Public School Superintendent’s Uplifting News

Read the RedHawk SUN here.

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


The Weekly Rec, a weekly roundup of local events, is sponsored by Wright Bros. Real Estate.


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