Croton Community Calendar: February 7th Edition
Wiggle & Squiggle (Ages 2-4 with Caregiver)
Join Whitney for Wiggle & Squiggle Fun! Explore the sensory world around you through art, movement and song, in this hands-on, engaging class. This creative arts and movement class is designed especially for little ones ages 2-4 with their caregivers. $115.00 Village Residents / $125.00 School Dist/Non-Residents. Register online.
Croton 125: An Oral History Film Screening
The Croton 125 Committee will present a film on February 8th at 6:30 pm at the Croton Library. The film celebrates Croton’s 125th Anniversary with storytelling from over 30 residents who have spent decades in our Village and watched it grow and thrive. Highlights from these oral histories will be featured in a one-hour film to be shown in the Library’s Ottinger Room on Thursday, February 8th at 6:30 pm. Refreshments will be served, and no tickets are required. Full oral histories will be posted on the Village website later in 2024.
Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics
Join us to celebrate the Lunar New Year with "Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics," a solo acrobatic performance by experienced performer Li Liu! Li performs hand balancing, plate spinning, ribbon dancing, diabolos and foot juggling. She also explains some of the rituals of Chinese New Year and teaches the audience some basic Chinese phrases. No registration required, but this program was very popular last year, so please come early! First come, first served.
Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg Open-Topic Town Hall
Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg will host an Open-Topic Town Hall on Saturday, February 10 at the Croton Free Library (171 Cleveland Dr., Croton) at 1 PM.
Sights and Sounds of Africa, the Motherland
Join the Croton Free Library for Kofi and Sankofa Ensemble! They'll introduce the audience to the sights and sounds of Africa, focusing on West Africa.
Sankofa will perform seven rhythms that are regularly played and danced to in various festivals relating to harvest, the call to the ancestors, coming-of-age ceremonies, and more. There will be audience participation, plus a Q&A at the end of the performance!
Free and open to all. No registration required! First come, first served.
Croton Free Library Zoom Talk: Sacred Art of the Met
In this presentation, we will virtually travel over continents and across millennia, discussing sacred objects from five of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's curatorial departments: Egyptian Art, Greek and Roman Art, African Art, Islamic Art, and European Paintings. Led by author Patrick Bringley — whose memoir about working at the Met, All The Beauty in the World, is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster — this virtual journey through the Met and its startling and beautiful works of sacred art. This program takes place on Zoom and registration is required. Sign up on the Library's website!
Start Your Own Democracy Circle - Virtual Presentation
Merchant Marine Flag Ceremony
Babysitter Training with CPR (Ages 11-15)
Community Blood Drive
Vendor Applications Open for Earth Day Celebration
The Conservation Advisory Council will host their annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Senasqua Park (Rain Date: May 4th). Featuring live music, hands-on activities, educational and environmental exhibits, and more. Interested vendors may apply to participate at https://croton.seamlessdocs.com/f/CrotonEarthDay
Croton Business Council Presents: “What’s for Dinner?” Wednesdays
The Croton Business Council has partnered with participating hospitality retailers in the Village for “What's For Dinner?” Wednesdays in an effort to encourage residents to shop and eat local. Retailers offer to-go specials (in-dining and delivery not available) at a discount of 10-30% off menu prices. Dinner specials will be listed on the CBC Croton Business Council Facebook page, as well as various Croton Community pages each week. In-dining and delivery not available for featured specials.
Upcoming Village Meetings
- Board of Trustees Meeting - Wednesday, February 7th - 7:00pm
- Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Thursday, February 8th - 8:00pm
- IDEA Advisory Committee Meeting - Monday, February 12th - 10:00am
- Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting - Tuesday, February 13th - 7:00pm
- Conservation Advisory Council Meeting - Tuesday, February 13th - 7:30pm
- Police Advisory Committee Meeting - Tuesday, February 13th - 6:00pm
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Meeting - Thursday, February 15th - 7:30pm
- Grievance Day - Tuesday, February 20th, 4:00pm to 8:00pm