Music for Life’s Night Out 4
Friday, May 1, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
Music for Life’s fourth Night Out concert is an evening packed with fun, feel-good songs performed by our amazing musicians! $10 admission.
For tickets and info, email deirdre@musicforlifecenter.com.
Great American Cleanup in Nyack
Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. –12 p.m., rain or shine, YMCA, 35 S Broadway, Nyack
Join your neighbors to help clean up our parks, streets, and along the Hudson River. Students can earn Community Service hours. Great activity for team building. Refreshments will be provided! Email Joe Carlin at joecarlin@nyack.gov.
The Rockland Ukulele Orchestra
Saturday, May 2, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway (enter on Burd St side entrance)
Strum and sing with the Rockland Ukulele Orchestra for its second annual mass gathering of ukulele players. Players of all levels are invited to join us. Our goal is to have 200+ players strumming and singing together in a BIG joyful jam!
Dancing in the Street: Free Outdoor Concert 2026
Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, 2 N Broadway, Nyack
Proudly featuring: Deadmeat, The Tie-dye Band, Mashed S’budgs, Uncle Shoehorn Also, enjoy food trucks, wine and beer, and artisan vendors
This event is family friendly. Limited seating provided; bring a lawn chair. No coolers or outside alcoholic drinks. (Rain date: Saturday, May 9)
Brief Tattoo Removal Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Saturday, May 2, 5 p.m., 142 Main St, Nyack
Come meet the team, see the space, and learn how clients remove or transform unwanted tattoos.
Soulful Sounds in Rockland
Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m., The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
Step into a candlelit world where the Harlem Renaissance meets today’s vibe with the sensational music and comedy of Acute Inflections.
As seen on HBO and Amazon, this NYC-based jazzy R&B duo delivers a sound fans of Erykah Badu and Billie Holiday will adore, with a fresh twist of timeless soul and modern charm.
Whether you’re in Gatsby glam or your own stylish flair, get ready for a roaring twenties revival with a modern, unplugged edge. Expect dynamic duets, clever comedy, and captivating freestyles with the chemistry of Lucy and Ricky. There will be complimentary wine and snacks to enjoy throughout the show.
Your purchase helps support the Renaissance Youth Center, a South Bronx-based charity that empowers inner-city youth through music education, after-school programs, and tutoring. Purchase tickets here.
REEL Justice: A Free Social Justice Film Festival
Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, Stony Point Center, 17 Cricketown Rd, Stony Point
This free film festival brings together powerful documentaries and honest, courageous dialogue on the most pressing issues of our time. This is not passive viewing; it’s an invitation to be disturbed, moved, and ultimately galvanized.
Over the course of Friday and Saturday, we’ll screen a curated selection of films confronting the realities that too many Americans live every day and that too many others look away from.
Films Include:
Trouble the Water: Conversations to Disrupt Racism and Dominance
Flint: The Poisoning of an American City
Locked in a Box
Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence
American Agitators
You must register here for this event, as spaces are limited
Children’s Shakespeare Theatre Presents “The Comedy of Errors“
Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m, Saturday, May 9 and Saturday, May 16, 2 p.m., Palisades Presbyterian Church, 117 Washington Spring Rd, Palisades
Children’s Shakespeare Theatre brings laugh-out-loud comic energy and slapstick to Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” as the final production in its 2025–26 Season of Character.
A cast of sixteen young people, ages 10–14, will bring this comic cartoon of mix-ups and misunderstandings to life in four performances. Click here for tickets.
Annual Plant & Flower Sale
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 130 First Ave, Nyack
Perennials from parishioner’s gardens, handmade bouquets of fresh flowers for Mother’s Day, and an array of herbs and annuals. A beautiful plant sale in a beautiful space.
Druid Fest
Saturday, May 9, Memorial Park and Nyack State Beach, Nyack
Druid Fest is organized around three movements, a triple spiral of connection to our natural world and community:
꩜ The Threshold – Modern Druid, 60 S Broadway:꩜
This is where you check in and begin your Journey between 10:30 a.m. – noon
A short walk down the block brings you to The Commons
⛯ The Commons Vendor Village (Open to All) ⛯
Memorial Park
Enjoy vendors, artisans, music, and community gathering. Open to all to browse and enjoy. Ticket holders will be transported by coach — an 8-minute trip — to Nyack Beach State Park.
The Wild Sanctuary (Ticket Holders Only)
Nyack Beach State Park
Here you will be transported up to the plateau (sky) where you will enjoy performances, music, eco-education, hands-on crafts, plant walks and blessings; and down to the healing space of the Boathouse on the River (sea) to interact with a living Alter, enjoy guided meditation and breathwork and pre-booked healing sessions. We will close with a fire ceremony.
Come Together with Frankie D and the Boys
Saturday, May 9, 5 – 9 p.m., The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
Nyack’s icon Frankie D and the Boys present an evening of fashion, music, dance, jazz, R&B, and rock & roll
Doors at 5 p.m.; Show at 6 p.m. In the Sanctuary Theater.
Tickets available here.
Voices on the Hudson: Meghan Cary with Clara Gillett
Sunday, May 10, 4 – 6 p.m., The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
Meghan Cary delivers award-winning original songs with powerful vocals and unshakable stage presence. Called a “storytelling troubadour” by Billboard Magazine, Cary inspires connection and community with music that’s earned comparisons to Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge. Story-rich Americana with a rock edge and a rally cry guaranteed to change your brain.
Clara Gillett is a 19-year-old alt-pop artist based between Philadelphia and Miami, blending cinematic soundscapes and confessional lyrics—dreamy like Lana Del Rey, with the edge of The Neighbourhood. On stage, she delivers intimate, electrifying sets with stripped-back vocals, ambient tones, and honest storytelling that feels like a conversation with a friend.
In the Pitkin Room. Refreshments available.
Nothings Nyack Art Show
Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17, 6 S Broadway, Nyack
Save your walls, save yourself, the Nothings art show is nigh.
NAACP Freedom Gala
Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Hilton Pearl River, 500 Veterans Memorial Dr, Pearl River
Honoree this year is Wilbur Aldridge, Past Regional Director Mid-Hudson/Westchester NAACP.
My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort
Friday, May 15 through Wednesday, June 17, Penguin Rep Theatre, 7 Cricketown Road, Stony Point
When world-famous singer Marian Anderson is turned away from a hotel because of her race, she finds an unexpected host in Albert Einstein. What begins as a simple act of hospitality grows into a friendship based on their mutual love of music and commitment to human rights. Featuring a cast of four playing real-life historical figures — each with a unique perspective on how to effect change — this moving play is about courage, justice and our shared humanity.
Tickets available here.
Bill Batson’s Sketch Mob 250
Saturday, May 16 10 a.m – 1 p.m., GARNER Arts Center, 55 W Railroad Ave, Garnerville
Sketch Mob 250 will bring artists together in a striking, large-scale act of collective creation to celebrate America 250 and the 25th anniversary of GARNER Arts Festival, in the 266 year-old GARNER Historic District
Artists of all ages and skill levels will spread across the Center’s 14-acre campus, simultaneously capturing its architecture, energy, and history through their artwork.
The registration fee also gives participants entrance to the GARNER Arts Festival on May 16th. Unlike Batson’s past Sketch Mob’s, Each artwork will be digitized and mapped to its exact location using QR codes, allowing future visitors to stand where the artists stood and experience the site through their eyes—an enduring act of preservation and respect.
Click here to register.
Sunday Serenade Benefit for Rockland Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m., 274 South Blvd, Nyack
House concert with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres featuring a performance by legendary guitarist Al Di Meola.
Click here for more info and tickets.