Stony Point Center Offers Retreat For Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers Stony Point Center Offers Retreat For Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers
Stony Point Center Offers Retreat For Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers STONY POINT, N.Y. -- The Alzheimer's Association Hudson Valley Chapter is offering a free wellness retreat for people with early to middle-stage dementia and their family caregivers on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Stony Point Center.The retreat will feature both joint and separate activities for people with dementia and caregivers, including a music social and workshops on healthy living, creative gardening, therapeutic art, yoga for beginners and stress management techniques. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will also be provided. Preregistration is required. Call Jody Addeo at 845-639-6776 with q…
Enjoy Food, Wine For A Good Cause At New City Rotary Festival Enjoy Food, Wine For A Good Cause At New City Rotary Festival
Enjoy Food, Wine For A Good Cause At New City Rotary Festival NEW CITY, N. Y. -- Tickets are available for the third annual New City Rotary Wine and Food Festival planned for 4-7 p.m., Saturday, at Rockland County Day School in Congers.Featuring live music, entertainment and refreshments, the festival benefits the hungry and other charitable causes in Rockland County and throughout the world, organizers said. This year's event features food, wine and beer donated by Bonefish Grill, Outback Steakhouse, The Time Hotel, Zinburger, Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, Defiant Brewery, Southern Wine & Spirits, Austin’s Restaurant & Bar, Two Spear Street, Hudson F…
Esplanade at Palisades Hosts Concert Benefiting Purple Heart Foundation Esplanade at Palisades Hosts Concert Benefiting Purple Heart Foundation
Esplanade at Palisades Hosts Concert Benefiting Purple Heart Foundation ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y.-- The Zydeco Festival is coming to Esplanade at Palisades on Sunday, Sept. 25., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with live music and special events to benefit the Rockland County-based military veterans through the Charles G. Mueller Chapter of Purple Heart honorees. The Zydeco Festival will be headlined by the New York City-based Zydeco Revelators, a country-rock crossover group. The band has toured the Tri-State area and will perform their down South sound for residents of Esplanade and guests at the community. Tthe band is known for "delivering hot buttered Louisiana-sty…
Former Bergen Track Star Accepts Marriage Proposal At Springsteen Show Former Bergen Track Star Accepts Marriage Proposal At Springsteen Show
Former Bergen Track Star Accepts Marriage Proposal At Springsteen Show EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The woman who accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal onstage at Bruce Springsteen's record-setting MetLife Stadium concert Thursday night once starred for the Westwood Regional High School track team. A YouTube video (second above) captured the moment that Michael McCloskey of Manhattan proposed to Jillian Rabadan in the pit in front of the stage during "Jersey Girl," the closer to a show that missed hitting four hours by a single second. The houselights were up when Springsteen stopped the Tom Waits song in its tracks after spotting the couple (first …
The Total Eclipse To Perform Friday in Hillburn At Torne Valley Vineyard The Total Eclipse To Perform Friday in Hillburn At Torne Valley Vineyard
The Total Eclipse To Perform Friday in Hillburn At Torne Valley Vineyard HILLBURN, N.Y. -- A seven-piece R&B funk band is set to bring smooth jazz, Motown and Caribbean beats to Hillburn on Friday. Wayne Cobham and the Total Eclipse is to take the stage at the Torne Valley Vineyards on Torne Valley Road at 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to the venue's Facebook page. The band has shared the stage with some legendary acts over the years, including Regina Belle, The Delfonics, The Main Ingredient, Instant Funk, Bob Marley's Wailers and David Johansen, according to event organizers. The café and bar is to open at 6:30 p.m. and is to serve a special dinner menu, wi…
Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet
Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet Come "raise the dough" at PizzaRev in Nanuet next week with Keep Rockland Beautiful.  The organization is hosting a fundraiser on Aug. 31 at PizzaRev in Nanuet where 20 percent of a purchase will go toward supporting KRB.  KRB is a nonprofit that uses education and empowerment to encourage people to act as stewards in their communities while also leading efforts to clean, protect, and beautify the county's environment.  The event will run from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. PizzaRev is located at 114 E Rte 59 in Nanuet.  To learn more about Keep Rockland Beautiful, visit their website. 
2016 SeptemberFest Coming To Streets Of Nyack 2016 SeptemberFest Coming To Streets Of Nyack
2016 SeptemberFest Coming To Streets Of Nyack NYACK, N.Y. -- The village of Nyack has scheduled its SeptemberFest Street Fair for 10 a.m. on Sept. 11, according to the Nyack Chamber of Commerce. The event, which runs until 5 p.m., is scheduled to block off downtown Nyack at Main Street and Broadway to allow more than 300 vendors to display their products, according to the Chamber. Art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, home decor, international food and a host of other street fair items are expected to be available for purchase. According to the Chamber, a children's carnival will also offer entertainment for families. To learn more about t…
Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend
Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- The fun level will be sky high at this weekend’s Haverstraw Model Aerodrome, a yearly event that draws hundreds of plane lovers to a grassy field overlooking the Hudson. The Hudson Valley Radio Control Club's 7th annual airshow will feature open flying of both fixed wing aircrafts and helicopters. According to the club’s president, Bruce Leach, there will also be a full-sized chopper for folks to ogle. The club, whose home base overlooks Haverstraw Bay, has about 70 members and draws from diverse backgrounds. “There’s a big variety of people,” said Leach, who is a brick…
See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, Orangetown See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, Orangetown
See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, Orangetown Truman Capote was once quoted that the defining difference between the rich and not, isn’t a matter of money -- It’s a matter of vegetables. Only the rich, he had said, get veggies that are "fresh and unborn, scarcely out of the earth." Rich and poor alike (SNAP recipients account for $19 million in sales at farmers markets) can eat like the privileged thanks to farmers markets.  Grab a reusable tote bag and indulge in the bounty once only available to the wealthy by heading out the door to an area farmers market. Need an excuse? It's National Farmers Market Week Aug. 7-13 , and…
Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native
Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native POMONA, N.Y. -- Come see former players from the New York Yankees and New York Giants battle it out on the softball diamond in the first-ever New York Legends Softball Game at Palisades Credit Union Park on Sunday, Aug. 14. The game, hosted by the Rockland Boulders and Triple P Promotions, will raise funds to benefit 23-year-old West Nyack native, Tommy McGuire, whose swimming accident resulted in a severe spinal cord injury, paralyzing him from the neck down. "As an athlete, we are very fortunate to work with Triple P Promotions and to be able to support anybody who has any disabilit…
Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos
Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos NYACK, N.Y. -- The work of renowned photographer David LaChapelle is being exhibited in Nyack.They are six large-scale photographs from his "Gas Stations" series. The exhibit is at the Edward Hopper House until Sept. 11. Inspired in part by Edward Hopper's painting, "Gas" (1940), for the series LaChapelle created scale models using common, found objects, which he then photographed on location in the rainforest of Maui.  The work is a commentary on the reliance on fossil fuels and "the absurdity of our attempts to harness nature," explains a release. Born in Ha…
Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday
Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday POMONA, N.Y. -- WWE Hall of Famer 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair will headline the "Rumble in Rockland" on Saturday, July 30, at Pomona's Palisades Credit Union Park. The event is presented by Northeast Wrestling. Flair is a two-time Hall of Famer and 16-time World Heavyweight Champion. After being inducted individually in 2008, he was inducted as part of the Four Horsemen in 2012. He now appears on WWE with his daughter, Divas Champion, Charlotte. The event will feature five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champ and former WWE Heavyweight Champion Booker T, as well. Booker T won 21 titles w…