Croton Community Calendar - September 26th Edition

Friday, September 28 – Dusk

Gouveia Park
 

Join the Recreation Department for a showing of the 1984 hit “Ghostbusters”. Bring a picnic and stay for the movie. Fun for the whole family! For more information, call the Recreation Dept. at 271-3006.
 

Friday, September 28 – 7:30 PM

Croton Free Library
 

Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, two songwriting giants, created some of the most endearing and lasting music of all time. Anne Carpenter and Peter Calo visit their immense library of music, performing classics and deep tracks, alike. Peter Calo has been Carly Simon’s guitar player and backing vocalist for the last 20-plus years. During his long relationship with Carly Simon, Peter served as her musical director, occasional producer and even song collaborator. Peter has performed with James Taylor, as well. Anne Carpenter, a bright star on the Westchester music scene, has had her original songs recorded by such artists as Sloan Wainwright. Join Anne and Peter for an intimate and informal evening of great music with guest artist, award-winning producer and composer John Lissauer.
 

Saturday, September 29 – 12 to 4 PM

Senasqua Park
 

Sponsored by the Village of Croton-on-Hudson and supported by the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, the festival promises to be a memorable afternoon. There will be food trucks, musical acts, dance performances and arts and crafts for the kids. All are invited to attend this inaugural celebration.
 

Sunday, September 30 – 2 to 3:30 PM

Croton Free Library
 

Discover Girl Scouts! Join us at the Croton Free Library to learn what Girl Scouting offers! Kids will meet older Girl Scouts and try out fun STEM activities, work on outdoor skills and learn some Girl Scouts traditions. (Did anybody say S’mores?) Community leaders will be there to answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Contact Liz Poling at CrotonGirlScoutsCommunity@gmail.com for more information.
 

Wednesday, October 3 – 10 AM

Croton Gorge Park
 

Easy 2-mile hike north along the Aqueduct and atop the beautiful Croton Dam.  Meet near the restrooms at the parking lot at Croton Gorge Park, Rte. 129, Cortlandt, NY 10567. The leader of the hike will discuss the history and construction of the Old Croton Aqueduct and the features of the Croton Dam, the trailhead of the Aqueduct Trail.
 

Wednesday, October 3 – 7:30 PM

Croton Free Library
 

What are the things in our homes and museums that mean the most to us? How do we preserve the past and speak to the future? What would you save if your house were on fire? Producer/director Jonathan Fein presents a lecture based on his acclaimed PBS documentary film Objects and Memory. Illustrating his lecture with video, Jonathan explores how otherwise ordinary things become transformed into precious conveyors of experience, emotion, and identity. “Objects and Memory” is jointly presented by the Croton Council on the Arts, the Croton Free Library, and the Croton Friends of History.
 

Thursday, October 4 – 7 to 9 PM

Croton Free Library
 

If you explore Croton Point today you’ll see the “oyster middens” on the northern tip, refuse from the Native Americans who once had a stockaded settlement where the model airplane field is today. You’ll see thousands of discarded bricks along the shoreline and on the south side the boarded-up entrances to vaulted wine cellars. It’s hard to imagine that a major brickmaking operation transformed the landscape of Croton Point or that it was once the location of the first commercial vineyard in New York State. Marc Cheshire and Carl Oechsner will tell the fascinating story of Croton Point—from the time of the first Native American settlements (dating back 7,000 years) to capping the Westchester County garbage dump. We’ll learn the whispered tales of witches who once guarded Captain Kidd’s buried treasure, how the cannons fired at the British ship Vulture led to the capture of Major John André and the extensive plans by the county to transform Croton Point into Playland West.
 

Saturday-Sunday, October 6-7

Holy Name of Mary R.C. Church
 

Our annual Rummage Sale will once again be held on Columbus Day weekend at Holy Name of Mary Gymnasium. Sale is open on Saturday, October 6th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, October 7th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be hundreds of wonderful items at bargain prices! Light refreshments will also be available. Come rummage around and pick up a treasure or two!
 

Sunday, October 7 – 12 to 3 PM

Croton Point Park
 

Croton Lions Club is having their 2nd annual Dog Day Afternoon. This event is sponsored by local business. The event supports BluePath Service Dogs providing autism service dogs for children, offering safety, companionship and opportunities for independence.

All Village meetings are held at the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building unless otherwise noted:
 

*Shown live on Channel 78. Regular meetings are rebroadcast at 8 PM on Wednesdays and Fridays.
 

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