This Weekend August 27.28.29

Hello? Is anybody there? Sometimes this is the best time of year to stay in town…because it’s so…quiet….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmers Markets:

 

New Rochelle Farmers’ Market
August 27, 2010 (8:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Larchmont Farmers’ Market
August 28, 2010 (8:30 am – 1:00 pm)
Rye Farmers’ Market
August 29, 2010 (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)

 

 

ArtsWestchester ideas

 

 

 

FRIDAY

 

The Westchester County Center hosts the International Gem & Jewerely Show all this weekend (12 – 6 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday) with a large selection of jewelry, from fashion jewelry to gems and more. Admission: $8. www.countycenter.biz

 

It’s the end of summer—celebrate with the New Rochelle Public Library’s Teens End of Summer Party from 3 – 4 p.m. on Friday. Meet on the first floor to mark the end of summer reading and the start of the new school year. www.nrpl.org

 

It’s Fractured Fairytale Friday at the Larchmont Library! Stop by between 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. to enter the world of fairytales. You’ll create your own edible pig house, have a fairy tale snack and create your own fairytale. Preregistration required. www.larchmontlibrary.org

 

Don’t want to head all the way to the city for a good show? Elmsford’s Westchester Broadway Theatre is putting on Rent all weekend (and more). Bonus: You get a meal to go with the show, served at your seat! Times this weekend are 6:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 11:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Sunday. www.broadwaytheatre.com

 

Friday, September 3 is the last date to catch Playland’s bi-weekly summer Fireworks, which are choreographed to music for an exciting show. Stop by this Friday at 9:15 p.m. and hang out on the boardwalk for some end of summer fun. www.ryeplayland.org

 

SATURDAY

 

It’s time for some Feeding Fun at the Greenburgh Nature Center. Head over between 2 – 4 p.m. to meet the center’s animals and see what each of them enjoys eating most. Program is included in museum admission. www.greenburghnaturecenter.org

 

SUNDAY

 

Kick off fall by watching the tail end of migration during a Fall Migration Bird Walk at Rye’s Marshlands Conservancy at 8 a.m. Be sure to bring binoculars to catch sight of warblers and other Marshlands species preparing for the trip south. www.hras.org

 

Harbor Island Park’s Sunday in the Park with the Arts continues with a showing of Where the Wild Things Are at 7 p.m. Bring the whole family and sit outdoors for this free event. www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us