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Spring is Here, Time to Come Back Outdoors
Spring is here and it's time to come out of winter hibernation. The Nyack Farmers' Market moves back outdoors on Thursday, April 6 and SpringFest, the first Nyack street fair of the season is Sunday, April 9. Nyack Farmers' Market Fresh produce...breads, pies, cookies...cheese... grass-fed beef, seafood…honey...eggs…the list of delights goes on [...]
Nyack People & Places: Janet Fenton, Award Winning Costumer
by Mike Hays Janet Fenton says she's retired, but you wouldn't know it based on the busy schedule she keeps. She's a part-time One-to-One program teacher, a Cornell Cooperative Extension certified Master Gardener and a costume designer for Elmwood Playhouse and Nanuet High School. Nyack People & Places features photos and profiles of citizens and scenes near Nyack, NY. Sponsored by Weld Realty.
Songs of Protest Benefit Concert, April 15
Music lovers won't want to miss the Songs of Protest: Music that Changed the World Concert with an amazing slate of musicians to benefit the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) and ArtsRock on Saturday, April 15 at 7:30PM.. Please note the NEW location at the Rittenhausen Theater at Boces, 131 North [...]
Nyack People & Places: Nyack Beach Powerhouse
by Mike Hays We take for granted the large, attractive stone building fronting the parking lot and the Hudson River at Nyack Beach Park. Once known as the power house, it was rechristened as a bath house before swimming in the river was discouraged. It's a beautiful building with a long history of varied uses.
Nyack Walking Tour Schedule 2017
The Historical Society of the Nyacks has announced the 2017 Nyack walking tour schedule. Guided walking tours will be held on the following Sundays. All tours commence at 2:00pm sharp; meet-up locations vary by tour, see below. Suggested donation: $5. Oak Hill Cemetery April 30 October 15 meet at Cemetery [...]
Nyack People & Places: Bucky at Maureen’s
by Mike Hays Nyack composer/performer Dan Cohen says that Maureen’s Jazz Cellar might just be “the perfect room” to hear live music in Nyack. "It’s a place where heaven and Earth and the space-time continuum all align and synchronize to create a venue with a certain inalienable magic." Nyack’s only jazz club, Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, opened by Nyack artist Brianne Higgins and David Budway last summer, commemorates the great live jazz performances of David’s late sister, Maureen Budway.