Category: Arts & Entertainment

February is Customer Appreciation Month! And only for you, our loyal customers, we’re offering 15% off any purchase of $50 or more on Orchid & Elm branded merchandise*. Just mention that you saw the February newsletter to get your discount. *Discount does not apply to the work of our visiting artists. Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas […]

Peekskill Concert and Fireworks – Peekskill, NY 10566 – July 4th  City of Peekskill 4th of July Parade and Fireworks City of Peekskill 4th of July Parade and Fireworks n July 4th, the City of Peekskill Volunteer Firefighters Association will host the annual Peekskill Independence Day Parade starting at 10:30 am. The shorter parade route […]

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The 5th Annual Peekskill Rotary Cherry Blossom Festival & Plant Sale celebrates spring and the blossoming of 100 cherry trees at the Riverfront. The Rotary Club of Peekskill gifted the trees, valued at $80,000, to the city in honor of the Club’s 100th Anniversary. At the festival, you will see many Rotarians working the plant […]

The Town of Cortlandt is in need of volunteers for our Second Annual Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 4th (Rain date: Sunday, December 5th)! For more information or questions, please contact Ken Sherman at, [email protected] or 914-734-1058.

Antonia Arts, Inc. News Release For Immediate Release                                                   Media Contact: Sonia Garber August 5, 2021                                                                    [email protected] On September 18, 2021 Scarlett Antonia of Antonia Arts, Inc. will be holding a city-wide event entitled, “The OZland Festival.”  Antonia Arts is a not-for-profit creative and performing arts organization, which has been providing arts scholarships and producing theater productions in Peekskill […]

Inge Dube owned and ran the Driftwood Gallery on North Division Street in downtown Peekskill for nearly thirty years.   By Sonia Lee Garber Inge Dube has been in the Peekskill art scene since the early 90’s.  She was the owner of the Driftwood Gallery in downtown Peekskill for nearly thirty years. Dube came to the […]

Did You Know There Are 100 Cherry Blossom Trees at the Peekskill Riverfront? Every Spring, the Peekskill Riverfront blossoms in color thanks to the gift of 100 Cherry Trees planted at the Riverfront in honor of the Club’s 100th Anniversary. There are pink, white, weeping, double blossom varieties showing their colors over the mid-April to […]

By Sonia Lee Garber Kristina Koller and Alex Smith are the Co-Founders of the “Feel Good Music Series”, which will take place this summer at Charles Point in Peekskill, NY.  The first live music performance will be held on June 12th, and they will be orchestrating a total of six shows with different bands taking place […]

Have You Registered Yet? No? Then check out our Spring of 2021 classes! If you already signed up then share this with a friend! REGISTER HERE!   Elementary School   Multicultural Creative Dance[2nd – 5th grade, Ages 7 – 10]Saturday (6 Weeks) | In-Person | 10:00 – 11:00am | April 10 – May 15 Visit our […]

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Jennifer Brown is the Executive Director of The Field Library.