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Friday.............................June 9

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
27 north division st.
peekskill
914.293.0811
1pm.


WCC, Peekskill Campus and Gallery 25N will be presenting new work by Canadian Artist Bill Ralph "Chaos Art-Art Chaos" Visions From a Mathematical Mind 2. Bill Ralph brings us beauty from the very edge of chaos in his striking images of an unseen universe. After a decade of mathematical research and seven years of applying his research to the creation of his own art, this is his second U.S. exhibition and lecture of all new work created specifically for this exhibit. Thru August 5.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MT. KISCO
millwood rd. (route 133) and crow hill rd.
mt. kisco
914.666.7001
10am.

Huge Rummage Sale. Items include clothing, linens, jewelry, small appliances, toys, children's books, furniture, kitchen, and bric-a-brac. All proceeds from the sale go to more than 20 well-established community organizations.}

Saturday.............................June10

PEEKSKILL ARTS COUNCIL
peekskill artist district
914.734.2367/
www.peekskillartscouncil.com
noon

Explore the Galleries and Studios of Peekskill during Open Studios 2006. Special exhibitions at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts, Paramount Center for the Arts Upper Gallery, Westchester Gallery at WCC plus Avant Garde Gallery, Driftwood Gallery, Flat Iron Gallery, Gallery 25N, Maxwell Fine Arts and the Peekskill Coffee House. Metro North runs hourly to Peekskil. Free transportation to/from RR & ferry. Maps at the Gazebo (Park & Division Sts.) Free parking.

BOSCOBEL RESTORATION INC.
1601 route 9d
garrison
845.265.3638, ext. 115
7am.
$10 Adults/$7 children 6-14/Free children under 6

The Twelfth Annual Snapping Turtle Walk will take place rain or shine. The habits and history of these living fossils will be discussed. Coffee, juice and doughnuts will be served prior to the program.

THE HUDSON FERRY GO-ROUND
riverfront green and charles point park
peekskill
914.995.8500/www.ferrygoround.com
11am.

The Hudson Ferry-Go-Round will return this summer in an expanded format, linking Westchester and Rockland counties over three weekends in June, August and September. Participating river towns (Ossining, Tarrytown, Peekskill, Haverstraw) will stage events in conjunction with the celebration, and will be connected with continuous, free ferry service. The Ferry-Go-Round attracts more than 17,000 riders from across the Hudson Valley and beyond. Hours vary by date.

OSSINING VILLAGE FAIR
main st.
ossining
10am.
free

The 26th Annual Ossining Village Fair will take place on Historic Main Street with over 100 vendors! Come and bring a friend or two and celebrate Ossining Rocks!

Sunday..............................June 11

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER
glengary rd.
croton-on-hudson
914.245.7641/
email:photodoc67@aol. com
3pm.


Everyone is invited to a reception featuring the photography of Ken Allen. This exhibit features 26 photos depicting various aspects of Jewish life.

KENSICO DAM PLAZA
north end of bronx river parkway
valhalla
914.864.PARK/
www.westchestergov. com
noon

Enjoy the traditions and culture of Albania at the Albanian Heritage Day Celebration. The celebration will feature lots of great entertainment, including Albanian-American singers, comedians and dancers. Live traditional music will be performed by the Bashkimi Kombetar and Rozafati Folklore groups. Traditional Albanian art and craft items will be available for purchase. In addition, there will be delicious Albanian foods and beverages for sale. Rain or shine.

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
760 route 6
mahopac
845.628.6133
12:30pm.
$18

Pet Blessing Day! Bring your pet to be blessed by Rabbi Kalev. Sponsored by TBS Sisterhood.

LYNDHURST
635 south broadway
tarrytown
914.631.4481/www.lyndhurst.org
noon.
free

Rose Day is sponsored by the Garden Club of Irvington-on-Hudson. See the glorious Rose Garden in full bloom and visit with knowledgeable rosarians. Enjoy music and refreshments.

HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER
1980 crompond rd.
cortlandt
914.734.3794
10am.
free

"Do It For Dad." This event is sponsored by Hudson Valley Hospital Center and the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. Men's Health Screenings-Prostate Cancer Screening, Body Mass Index, Cardiac Risk Factors Screenings, Cholesterol and Blood Sugar Testing, Healthy Back Assessment, Nutrition Counseling, Stroke Information. View antique cars presented by the Road Knights. Refreshments provided by Peekskill Lions Club.

PETER PRATT'S INN
673 croton heights rd.
yorktown
914.962.4090/www.prattsinn.com
noon
free

Don't miss the 225th Anniversary Commemoration and Reenactment of the Battle Pines Bridge. There will be an encampment by members of the Brigade of the American Revolution and an educational, historically accurate depiction of the military headquarters and attack which occurred on this site in 1781. This event includes spinning, candle dipping, and raptor demonstrations as well as refreshments and family-friendly entertainment.

Sunday..............................June 4

TEATOWN LAKE RESERVATION
1600 spring valley rd.
ossining
914.762.2912 ext. 10/www.teatown.org
1pm.
$5 non-members

Join the fun at Wet and Wild at Teatown Lake Reservation. The pond at Cliffdale Farm is alive this time of year with tadpoles, froglets, newts and many invertebrate organisms. Limited to 8 families, no children under 7 please. Call to register.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
bronx river parkway (exit 7w) and fordham rd.
the bronx
718.817.8700/www.nybg.org
10am.
$13/$11 students and seniors/$5 children 2-12

Don't miss the last day to experience the Garden's annual exhibition "Spring Sensations: The Conservatory Flower Show" located in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Visitors will be treated to a seemingly endless parade of spring favorites-irises, daffodils, tulips, astilbes, poppies, pansies and many more.

BRUCE MUSEUM
1 museum dr.
greenwich
203.869.0376
1pm.
$7 adults/$6 seniors and students/children under 5 free

Participate in activities for the whole family focusing on man's best friend at Dog Days Family Day. Crafts and gallery hunts for children and special demonstrations by Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc. include an obstacle course that shows how trained dogs bring freedom and independence to their visually impaired partners. Adopt-a-Dog of Greenwich will be on hand to help you find the perfect canine companion. All activities free with museum admission. Please leave pets at home.

Wednesday..............................June 14

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth ave.
nyc
212.570.3951
9:30am.
$15 recommended admission/ $10 seniors and students


"Girodet: Romantic Rebel" opens. This is the first American retrospective devoted to A. L. Girodet-Trison (1767-1824), a favored but rebellious pupil of Jacques-Louis David. Girodet's idiosyncratic style fuses David's Neoclassical ideal with his own prescient Romantic vision. A selection of approximately 110 paintings and works on paper reflects his originality and the diversity of his works, from mythological subjects to portraits and representations of Napoleon's military triumphs.

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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 fifth avenue
nyc
212.535.7710/metmuseum.org
12pm-closing/Tues.-Sun.
$15/adults/
$10/senior/students
suggested admission

Betty Woodman is celebrated for her contribution to contemporary ceramic sculpture and for the interrelationship between ceramics, sculpture, and painting in her work. Thru July 30.
nightowl


Thursday..............................June 8

DRAGONFLY CAFÉ
7 wheeler ave.
pleasantville
914.747.7477
8pm.
no cover

David W. Jacobsen will be performing songs from his new album titled "Footprints." The songs start in the acoustic singer/songwriter genre but venture into rock, pop, and experimentation.

Friday...............................June 9

HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

1701 main st.
peekskill
914.788.7166/
www.hvcca.com
5:30pm.
free

In conjunction with Peekskill's First Fridays, enjoy free admission and informal guided tours of the "reverence" exhibition. "reverence" addresses universal hopes and spiritual aspirations that are beyond particular religious iconography.

GALLERY YELLOW
79 rte. 35
10 yellow monkey village
cross river
914.763.0101
5pm.

Gallery Yellow launches its "Beach" exhibition. The show features multi-medium works that portray the beauty, bodies and serenity of seaside landscapes: water, sand, sun, waves and summertime. Works include watercolors, oils and glass sculpture by 27 artists. The theme is especially ripe and befitting as people open houses at the shore for the season, or plan time away at the beach. Thru August 25.

CROTON FREE LIBRARY
171 cleveland dr.
croton-on-hudson
914.271.6612
7:30pm.
free

The MotherLode Trio, is scheduled to perform. The Trio bemuses and inspires with beautiful harmonies, rocking tunes and original takes on the oldest profession in the world-motherhood. This talented perfect-pitch trio, comprised of Stacy Labriola, Patti Pelican and Terry Textor Platz, will entertain anyone who is or has had a mom!

Saturday...............................June 10

CROTON-HARMON HIGH SCHOOL
10 gerstein st.
croton-on-hudson
914.271.2191, ext. 539
7pm.
$20 adults/$15 students and seniors

David Gerber and Julia Lichten, both long term faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, will perform in a "Simply Strings" concert together with the Croton Cello Choir and the string students of PVBC and CHHS to benefit the thriving program in the Croton-Harmon schools. Reception following.

THE HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
1701 main st.
peekskill
914.788.7166/www.hvcca.com
5pm.
$5 Adults/$1 Students

A reception will take place for HVCCA Artist in Residence, Itziar Barrio.

MURPHY'S RESTAURANT
355 kear st.
yorktown
914.962.1800
6pm.
free

A traditional Irish music session will be hosted in the bar. The tunes played are all the various forms of Irish dance music to go along with a few traditional songs. Featured instruments include fiddles, concertina, flutes, whistles, banjo, guitar, button accordion and bonhran-a shallow, hand-held drum played with a single stick.


WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE

1 broadway plaza
elmsford
914.592.2222
6pm
$55 and $72 plus tax

Experience the clowns, jugglers, acrobats, tumblers, baton twirlers, tightrope walkers and trapeze artists of BARNUM. BARNUM is one of those Broadway musical miracles that great showmen love. It takes what seems to be a modest production and turns it into a musical three-ring circus. The production juggles all the elements adroitly, making the show a triumph of stagecraft, as it blends circus arts with Broadway skill. The result is a totally captivating evening of entertainment.

Monday..............................June 5

PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
146 peekskill hollow rd.
putnam valley
845.526.7847
7pm.
$5

Sons of Pitches, music's stunning new vocal sensation, is a group of five classically trained musicians who perform a wide variety of songs from pop, classic rock, country, and folk covers to many original songs. Tonight they'll be performing a capella songs for the whole family. With their engaging stage presence, humor and energy-they are charismatic performers!

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THE PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
1008 brown st.
Peekskill
914.739.2333/www.paramountcenter.org
8pm.
$7

L'Enfant (a.k.a. The Child) Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes will be on the big screen. This latest masterpiece from the Dardennes opens as a pair of youthful lovers, Bruno and Sonia, bring their first-born into the world. Bruno, a petty crook, decides to sneak away and sell this newest commodity--a terrible mistake, he soon realizes.


Attention Readers

The new calendar, daytripper/nightowl, is a new part of the new North County News Lifestyles. daytripper features daytime activities such as gallery/exhibit openings, nature programs, kid-friendly fare, festivals, etc. nightowl is the new home for evening happenings such as film screenings, live performances, the latest area hotspots and more.

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