Cabin fever setting in? Come to Nyack for indoor fun for all ages, and don’t let the cold get you down. Are you in the mood for a movie…or a play…or some music? What about a delicious meal, or one-of-a-kind shopping to banish the winter blahs? Nyack has something for everyone!

MUSIC

Beethoven — Saturdays at the Nyack Library (plus a special Wednesday night film screening)

Pianist & Director of the Carnegie Concert Series, Yashar Yaslowitz, partners with Greg Mitchell, co-producer of the critically acclaimed documentary “Following the Ninth,” for a multi-media journey into the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven. (Read more about the series here.)

Jan 25 Beethoven, the Nature Poet

Feb 5 Encore Film Showing: Following the Ninth with Yashar Yaslowitz & Greg Mitchell

Feb 8 Tragic Beethoven

Feb 22 Beethoven Returns

Art

At the Edward Hopper House Art Museum, view the annual Members’ Exhibition, open January 18 – February 16. Nyack’s richly talented artists are on display.

Opening February 22 at the Hopper House: “Painters and Paintings of Rockland County, NY: The Hopper Years.” The Art Center is open Thursday through Sunday, 12pm – 5pm.
For exhibit details and directions: www.edwardhopperhouse.org.

February 7 is First Friday Nyack, from 5pm – 8pm throughout the Village. Shops are open late to exhibit works by area artists. February plans include a wine crawl, and live chicken painting. For more info: facebook.com/FirstFridayNyack

History

Step back in time and visit Great Grandma’s Attic, on view through February at the Historical Society of the Nyacks, 50 Piermont Ave. Cast iron cookware and enamel pots on an old stove; tinware shakers, rolling pin, yellowware mixing bowl and cookie cutters on the kitchen table; these are just a few of the items that may remind you of childhood visits to the home of a belovedrelative or give younger folks a glimpse of some of the joys and hardships of life a few generations back. Exhibit open Saturdays through February, 1pm – 4pm.
For details and directions visit www.nyackhistory.org.

Opening February 1 in the Nyack Library’s Carnegie Room, “A Picture Postcard History of Nyack’s Churches,” with postcards from the collection of Robert Courtwright, a Nyack history enthusiast, who resides in South Nyack. His collection is extensive and provides a unique glimpse of Nyack’s ecclesiastical buildings. The exhibit will be open to the public from February 1 to April 30, 2014, during the Nyack Library’s regular hours, in the Carnegie Room – accessible from the South Broadway entrance of the library. The library is located at 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960.

Theater

Love, Loss & What I Wore
Jan 17 – Feb 8
Elmwood Playhouse
A hilarious collage of experiences that women share in their lives. Winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award. The critically acclaimed Delia Ephron (“Sleepless in Seattle”, “When Harry Met Sally”, and “Lucky Guy”), brilliantly uses recollections of What They Wore to trigger memories and share what clothes say when we are trying to find our identity through them. Funny, powerful, sweet & saucy; goes right to your heart and soul!
For show times, tickets, and directions, visit www.elmwoodplayhouse.com.

Film

Wednesday night is movie night in Nyack. Rivertown Film screens the very best in independent film every Wednesday.

Jan 22 IN A WORLD, 8pm
Feb 8 THE BUTLER, 7:30pm
Feb 12 IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?, 8pm
Feb 22 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and WISH YOU WERE HERE, 8pm

FUN!

Nyack Winter Farmers’ Market
Thursdays 8am – 2pm
Nyack’s famed Farmers’ Market moves indoors for the winter months. You’ll find farm-fresh produce, delicious breads and baked goods, wonderful prepared foods, humanely-raised beef, chicken, pork, and much more. All locally grown or locally produced. Plus musical entertainment and a variety of workshops and classes for all ages. Feed your body and soul at the Nyack Winter Farmers’ Market, indoors at Nyack Center. Every Thursday, 8am – 2pm.
For more information visit www.nyackchamber.org.

Special Event — VILLAGE WITH A HEART

Saturday, Feb 1

Nyack invites you to have a heart.

Day to Evening, throughout the Village.

Kick off your Super Bowl Weekened — shop, dine, and help us donate to the American Heart Association. $1 donated with every purchase you make. Speical heart healthy drinks, lunches and dinners. Shop specials for your dear heart. Sponsored by the Merchants and Restaurants of Nyack; Dr. Dwayne Bodie, DMD, PC, Columbia Doctors of the Hudson Valey, and Koblin’s Pharmacy.