Through September 25 click link for dates and show times | RENT [link] | Westchester Broadway Theater, Elmsford | A groundbreaking theatre experience, this revolutionary rock musical has transformed a generation of theatre-goers. Set in New York City's East Village, it is an imaginative retelling of Puccini's opera, La Boheme. This unforgettable story of a group of starving artists who, despite poverty and illness, learn to fall in love and find their, voices, brings a universal message of hope for everyone.
Friday, September 3 @ 8:30pm | Guy Davis | Common Ground Downtown [link] @ James V. Harmon Community Center, Hastings | Part of Hastings Friday Night Live [link] "A singer and guitarist in the rural mould of Robert Johnson and Mississippi John Hurt, he has got a voice like Howlin' Wolf dipped in honey.” – The Scotsman. Tickets: Adults – $20.00, Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $18.00; Kids under 12 are free.
Friday, September 10 @ 8pm | Roberta Flack | Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill [link] | Sponsored by D. Bertoline & Sons and Anheuser Busch. Internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of our time, GRAMMY Award winning Roberta Flack remains unparalleled in her ability to tell a story through her music. Her songs bring insight into our lives, loves, culture and politics, while effortlessly traversing a broad musical landscape from pop to soul to folk to jazz. Best known for her timeless hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song".
Friday, September 10 @ 8pm | Ziggy Marley [link] with Special Guest Christopher Robinand the Rockgrass Band [link] | Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield [link] | In the wake of his 2006 album Love Is My Religion, which earned his fourth Grammy Award, Ziggy Marley shares his musical love with families - his own and the extended human family. Marley's third solo release, Family Time, is produced with old friend Don Was on Marley's independent Tuff Gong Worldwide label. An easygoing journey of original tunes and a few covers, the album offers a full collection of family- oriented songs for those already familiar with Marley's beloved work in the genre, and may serve to introduce today's youngest generation to reggae. Highly listenable many times around, a quality that parents will appreciate, Family Time resonates with themes of love, responsibility, unity, freedom and fun (not to mention generosity - proceeds from the sale of Family Time will benefit Chepstowe Basic School in Port Antonio, Jamaica). It was a joy to make and opened up new avenues in my creativity." "Usually my songs mean more than one thing. Family Time is my family, your family, the world's family."
Sunday, September 19 from 1pm-5pm | The Howling Wolf Family Folk Festival [link] presented by Common Ground Community Concerts | Lewisboro Town Park, South Salem | A Benefit for The Wolf Conservation Center, South Salem, NY, featuring: Pat Wictor , Matt Turk, Hope Machine. Also: The YaYas, The Blues Mothers, Dan and Luca, and a special appearance by Atka the Wolf. Free Admission/Suggested Donation: $15 per person,
$25 per family
Tuesday, September 21 @ 7:30pm | Doug Munro [link] | Rainwater Grill, Hastings | Presented by River Spirit Music [link]. Doug is a critically acclaimed New York jazz guitarist. Since 1987 he has released eleven albums as a leader and has appeared over 60 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Doug has over 75 original published compositions and over 300 recorded arrangements by the finest players on thescene today.

Wednesday, September 22 @ 8pm | Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield [link] | Media Sponsor 107.1 The Peak. Big Head Todd and The Monsters' ninth studio album Rocksteady finds the veteran Colorado band returning to their DIY roots and forging into surprising musical territory. "It's a soul/Caribbean record that rocks," It's the very first album we've ever done that's this cohesive and focused. That's what makes it shine and stand out from our other albums." They will also be singing their hits Bittersweet and It's Alright.

Saturday, September 25 @ 8pm, pre-concert talk @ 7:15pm | Tribute to Michael Brecker with Special Guest Randy Brecker | Irvington Town Hall | Performed by Westchester Jazz Orchestra[link]]. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and only $10 for students; subscription and group discounts are available. Tickets now on sale at [link]. Theater box office, 914-591-6602, opens after Labor Day.
Saturday, September 25 @ 7:30 pm | Emma’s Revolution (Pat Humphries and Sandy O.)| Common Ground Coffeehouse [link] @ the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings | “The powers that be can control the media but it’s hard to stop a good song… Pat’s songs will be sung well into the 22nd century.” ~Pete Seeger on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” Tickets: $18 for adults/$15 for seniors (60+) and students (12+); kids under 12 are free.

Thursday, September 30 @ 7:30pm | Will Kaufman's Woody Guthrie: Hard Times & Hard Travelin' The Big Read Special Event! | Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield [link] | Presented by The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Library & The Acoustic Celebration. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Woody Guthrie Foundation. Will Kaufman's WOODY GUTHRIE: HARD TIMES AND HARD TRAVELLIN', is a captivating "live documentary" that sets the songs of Woody Guthrie in the context of the American 1930s - the Dust Bowl, the Depression, the New Deal and the state of popular music itself. Such hard-hitting Guthrie songs at 'Vigilante Man', 'Pretty Boy Floyd' and 'I Ain't Got No Home' are brought into conversation with other relevant songs. "I thank Will Kaufman for introducing a new generation of Europeans to 'the other America'. It's a wonderful job he's doing." - Pete Seeger. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Friday, October 1 @ 8:30 pm | Steve Forbert | Common Ground Downtown [link] @ James V. Harmon Community Center, Hastings | Part of Hastings Friday Light Live [link] “Steve Forbert just gets better with age. . . A consummate poet-philosopher who can turn everything from Labor Day to stolen identity crimes into something at once quirky and smooth…” – The Houston Press. Tickets: Adults – $25; Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $20, Kids under 12 are free.
Saturday, October 2 @ 2pm & 5pm, and Sunday, October 3 @ 11am, 2pm & 5pm | Yo Gabba Gabba! Live | Radio City Music Hall, NYC [link] | Joining the characters on stage will be hip-hop legend Biz Markie to teach kids how to beat box with "Biz's Beat of the Day." Special guests will join the party on stage for the Super Music Friends Show and Dancey Dance segments. The state-of-the-art production features music, singing, dancing and animation. The show is an interactive experience that offers audience members of all ages the opportunity to witness their favorite characters come to life. Yo Gabba Gabba! infuses retro-style and beat-driven music to teach simple life lessons through music. The series stars DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) and a cast of colorful characters, including: Brobee, the little green one, Foofa, the pink flower bubble, Muno, the red Cyclops, Toodee, the blue cat-dragon and Plex, the yellow robot.
Sunday, October 10 from 11-4 pm | United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Camp-A-Palooza! | Common Ground Community Concerts [link] @ Camp Hillard, 26 Elizabeth Street, Scarsdale | Family Festival featuring The Snacks (A.K.A. The Kennedys), Bokandeye African-American Dance Theater and more! Entertainment produced by Common Ground. The Snacks, in the guise of ringleaders Pete and Maura Kennedy, have been entertaining kids for over ten years. Advance tickets: $25.
Sunday, October 10 @ 7pm | Concert: Beatlemania Again & Doug Ferony [link] | Irvington Town Hall | Catch Beatlemania Again and relive the craze that swept the nation in the 1960s when the Beatles took the world by storm. This highly-acclaimed, National Touring Beatles Stage Show chronologically traces The Beatles career from their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, to The Beatles final live appearance in 1969. This live performance takes the audience on a musical journey through three eras of the Beatles’ existence, complete with three amazing costume changes.
Thursday, October 14 @ 8pm | John Lithgow "Stories by Heart" [link] | Paramount Center for the Arts | In his one-man theatrical memoir, STORIES BY HEART, Tony and Emmy Award winning actor John Lithgow explores storytelling as the unacknowledged tie that binds humanity. STORIES BY HEART is a touching and humorous reflection on the essence of storytelling. Invoking memories of his grandmother and father before him, John Lithgow traces his own history as an actor and storyteller, a history spanning three generations. STORIES BY HEART is "Simply put, the triumph of successful acting." ~The New York Times
Friday, October 15 @ 8pm | Former Phantom of the Opera has new Haunt: One Show Only | Irvington Town Hall Theater [link] | Franc D’Ambrosio, formerly known as the longest running Phantom, will be performing his one man show entitled “Broadway” featuring songs from: Les Miserables, Sweeny Todd, Chicago, 42nd Street, Phantom of the Opera and more. Franc is a native New Yorker and is thrilled to be performing in his hometown this fall. Franc is an outstanding vocalist whose voice will soar at this intimate venue.
Friday, October 15 @ 8pm | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A MUSIC HALL/MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS CO PRESENTATION. A musical institution, Blood Sweat & Tears has left an indelible mark on the American music scene since 1968. One of the greatest horn bands in the history of popular music, BS&T’s alumni roster reads like a Who’s Who of the world’s greatest jazz and rock musicians. With numerous hits that have been a mainstay on radio including; "And When I Die," "God Bless the Child," "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" BS&T has racked up sales in the millions and earned multiple gold albums and 3 Grammy Awards.
Saturday, October 16 @ 7:30pm | Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion | Common Ground Community Concerts [link] @ South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry | “Sarah Lee took the tradition that (her grandfather) Woody began with kids' music and made it better.” -USA Today. Tickets: Adults – $20; Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $18; Kids under 12 – free
Saturday, October 16 @ 8pm | Autumn Gala: Stars -on-Hudson [link] Clocktower Players | Irvington Town Hall Theater |
Followed by a wine and dessert after-party at a gracious Irvington home. JANE ALEXANDER, four-time Academy Award nominee, Tony and Emmy award-winning actress and JON SCOTT, Emmy award-winning television reporter, journalist and news anchor co-host as Broadway stars lift their voices to benefit our Rivertowns' vibrant community theater company Clocktower Players. Put on your party shoes, raise a glass, and let the music begin!
Scheduled to appear
ROB EVAN Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables, Tarzan.
JULIET EWING Footloose, Crazy For You.
JOEL HIGGINS Shenandoah, Oklahoma, City of Angels.
TERRI KLAUSNER A Chorus Line, Sophisticated Ladies, Evita.
TERRY RAKOV Hello Dolly!, The Grand Tour.
MADDIE CORMAN star of Tony nominated best play, Next Fall.
And surprise guests!
Wednesday, October 20 @ 8pm | Tower of Power | |Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | A MUSIC HALL/MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS CO PRESENTATION. Legendary funk band Tower of Power began their 40 year odyssey in 1968 when Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka. Since then, TOP has never stopped touring and recording. Always in demand, the band never fails to entertain and amaze their fans with classics such as "What Is Hip", "Down to the Nightclub" and "You're Still a Young Man" and "Know Yourself Out." With Mic Gillete rejoining the band in August of 2009, there are now 5 original members in the current lineup - Emilio Castillo, Rocco Prestia, Stephen Kupka, and David Garibaldi.
Saturday, October 23 @ 7:30 pm | Sloan Wainwright Band | Common Ground Coffeehouse [link] @ First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings | " …earth mother voice that she pours into unexpectedly sensitive blends of folk, jazz, blues and funk.” The New York Times. Tickets: Adults – $20; Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $18; Kids under 12 – free.
Saturday, October 23 @ 8pm Mariinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg in the Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony | Performing Arts Center, Purchase [link] | The 2010-2011 season gets a resounding launch on Oct. 23rd, 2010 with the celebrated and incomparable conductor Valery Gergiev leading the Mariinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg in the Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. This concert will feature the orchestra’s only evening New York-area performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. The concert is part of an opening night benefit which will feature a pre-concert reception and dinner and a post-concert reception to honor Maestro Gergiev.
Friday, October 29 @ 8pm | Dave Brubeck
Pre-90th Birthday Concert! Featuring The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Tarrytown Music Hall [link] | Pianist Dave Brubeck has one of the most storied careers in all of Jazz history, being one of the first artists to tour the college circuit, appear at most major International jazz and music festivals, and was the first jazz artist pictured on the cover of Time magazine (1954). "Time Out" with the Dave Brubeck Quartet feat. Paul Desmond (1959) became the first jazz recording to sell a million copies. After composing, performing, recording and touring in almost every conceivable genre and region, Dave Brubeck was awarded the National Medal of the Arts by President Clinton, designated an NEA Jazz Master in 2000, and just last year honored at the Kennedy Center by President Obama. Dave Brubeck Quartet features Bobby Militello, saxes and flute, Michael Moore, bass, and Randy Jones, drums. We welcome them back to Tarrytown Music Hall on such an auspicious occasion! ON SALE NOW: [link]. Jazz Forum Arts [link]
Friday, November 5 @ 8:30 pm | Anthony da Costa and John Elliott | Common Ground Downtown [link] @ James V. Harmon Community Center, Hastings | "Anthony da Costa continues to demonstrate that he is an outstanding writer of unadorned, plain-spoken Americana." - Scott Sheldon, Sing Out! Magazine. Tickets: Adults – $15; Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $10; Kids under 12 – free
November 6, 7, 13, 14 @ 2pm and November 6, 13 @ 7:30pm | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Adult Troup) Clocktower Players [link] | Irvington Town Hall Theater [link]| Town Hall Theater sparkles as Artistic Director, Cagle McDonald, brings our entire community together for family theatre at its best - with magical matinee surprises! With the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance the tale of the glass-slippered gal is as timeless as ever. Adapted for the stage with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike will soar when the slipper fits.
Sunday, November 7 @ 3pm | Suzanne Farrell Ballet | Performing Arts Center, Purchase [link] | A full-length performance of nine classic pas de deux choreographed by the revered master George Balanchine. These iconic dances will be introduced by the company’s founder and artistic director Suzanne Farrell, former prima ballerina of the New York City Ballet under Balanchine. She was his muse for whom he created dozens of works. The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is the Kennedy Center’s own ballet company which embodies the Balanchine legacy by bringing the works to life on the world’s stages.
Saturday, November 20 @ 7:30 pm | Driftwood, with special guests, Greetings from Anywhere | Common Ground Coffeehouse [link] @ First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings | "Driftwood is a band with a multi-talented blend of musicians who bring traditional American roots music to a whole new level, creating a truly unique sound by blending old time folk with modern and world music". -Kayla MacLachlan-Upstate Live. Tickets: Adults – $15; Seniors (60+)/Students (12+) – $10; Kids under 12 – free
Saturday, December 4 @ 8pm; snow date: Dec 5 @ 2pm | Trumpet Masters: Music of Miles, Pops and Dizzy | Irvington Town Hall | Presented by Westchester Jazz Orchestra [link]. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and only $5 for students; subscription and group discounts are available. Tickets will go on sale in early August at [link] and the Theater box office, 914-591-6602.
December 11 @ 8pm | Harlem Gospel Choir | Performing Arts Center, Purchase [link] | The internationally renowned Harlem Gospel Choir is the most famous gospel choir in America today. It travels the globe, sharing its joy of faith through its music. The Choir was founded in 1986 by Allen Bailey, who got the idea for the Choir while attending a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Cotton Club in Harlem. The Choir presents the finest singers and musicians from Harlem's black churches and the New York - Tri-State area. “It’s more than a show. It’s a feeling.” Pope John Paul II “The choir are God’s people from Harlem.” Amy Grant
Saturday, December 18 @ 7:30 pm | Common Ground Holiday Dance Party with The Rock and Soul Revue | Common Ground Coffeehouse [link] @ First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings | Tickets: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (60+) and students (12+); kids under 12 are free.
Saturday, January 22 @ 7:30 pm | Milton | Common Ground Coffeehouse [link] @ First Unitarian Society of Westchester, Hastings | “He has the pitch and rhythm to carry the day, and his sophisticated lyrics keep listeners coming back for more”
-The New York Times. Tickets: $18 for adults/$15 for seniors (60+) and students (12+); kids under 12 are free.
Saturday, January 29 @ 8pm; pre-concert talk @ 7:15pm;
Snow date: Jan 30, concert 3pm, pre-concert talk 2:15pm |Music of Herbie Hancock Featuring the Maiden Voyage Suite | Irvington Town Hall | Presented by Westchester Jazz Orchestra [link]. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and only $5 for students; subscription and group discounts are available. Tickets will go on sale in early August at [link] and the Theater box office, 914-591-6602.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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