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Quadricentennial 2009
This Month’s Quad Events
There’s never been a better time to get out to the River, and June’s Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial events provide the perfect inspiration.
Begin at the Striped Bass in Tarrytown on June 6, where, in honor of River Day, the flotilla recreating Hudson’s voyage up the river will dock. There, you can see a replica of the Half Moon, the Clearwater, and other impressive boats.
The following day, Lyndhurst hosts its Hudson River Fest: A Search for the Past, Present and Future. The all-day event features lectures from historians, folklorists, re-enactors, ecologists, authors, and more. County Executive Andy Spano will be on-hand to dedicate the River Walk trail.
Are you in the mood for a little music? The Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival—which has celebrated the mighty Hudson for 40 years—brings Susan Tedeschi, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Alejandro Escovedo, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, A.C. Newman, and others right to the river’s banks for a day of performances and other eco-friendly activities in Croton Point Park on June 20 and 21. Down-county dwellers can listen to Hudson River Harmonies as part of the alfresco entertainment at Untermyer Park on June 27.
Art lovers are equally lucky, as two new exhibitions open this month. The first, Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture, traces 400 years of Dutch influence in our area through art, and you can see it at the Hudson River Museum starting June 13. In addition, the Jay Heritage Center in Rye explores the Jay family’s nautical history with Legacy of Sailing: Owners of The Jay Estate & Yachting in New York 1843-1966, opening on June 1.
Sleepy Hollow keeps the celebration running all month, with the Sleepy Hollow Arts Festival on June 6 (don’t miss the readings from the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center), Lighthouse Tours on June 14 and 28, and, for the muscle-bound, the Sleepy Hollow Triathlon on June 28. All of these events begin in Kingsland Point Park. Ossining has its own Ossining Village Fair on June 13 throughout the village’s downtown area.
Finally, if you want to head over the bridge to the other bank of the river, you can check out the Cold Spring Antiques Show at Mayor’s Park on June 14, or see a staged reading of Maxwell Anderson’s eco-conscious play, High Tor, at Riverspace Arts on June 7.
For more information on Quadricentennial events, visit tourism.westchestergov.com, exploreny400.com, travelhudsonvalley.org, and everythingdutch.org.
