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Weekend Fun for Westchester Kids: Holiday Shows and Other Fun, Dec. 19-20
The holidays are closing in, and Westchester and Hudson Valley families are scrambling to soak up all the fun! This weekend, the festivities are ratcheted up, so put on your jingle bells, light those lights and don’t miss these highlights!
Adding to the various iterations this month of the Tchaikovsky classic, this weekend showcases The Westchester Ballet Company Presents The Nutcracker and The Colonial Nutcracker. Additional options for holiday entertainment include Westchester Philharmonic's Winter Pops, featuring a Broadway star, and The Laurie Berkner Band's Holiday Celebration. Among the FREE holiday craft workshops is the distinctive Holiday Decorations from Nature.
Read on for just a few of the many happenings we’ve culled from our Event Calendar, and also view the many options in our Holiday Fun Guide we’ve worked hard to identify for you. Enjoy it all!
All Weekend
It's a Wonderful Life - Pleasantville
Bring tissues to the Frank Capra holiday classic, which reminds us what “rich” really means. The big screen is where it’s meant to be seen.
The Westchester Ballet Company Presents The Nutcracker - White Plains
Friday through Sunday you can enjoy this quality performance of The Nutcracker at an affordable price. The dancing, choreography and sets are all respectable. General admission, so arrive early for best seats.
Candlelight Christmas Tours – Campbell Hall
Holiday charm abounds as this historic site is adorned with Christmas décor and offers candlelight tours, open-hearth cooking and refreshments.
Saturday, December 19
The Laurie Berkner Band's A Holiday Celebration - Tarrytown
From TV to Tarrytown, Laurie Berkner and her band perform holiday classics, as well as original holiday tunes. Bring your dancing shoes!
Holiday Decorations from Nature – Pound Ridge
Create ornaments with natural items in time to deck the halls. FREE
The Colonial Nutcracker - Peekskill
This narrated interpretation of The Nutcracker ballet is set in Colonial Yorktown.
Sunday, December 20
Holiday Organ Concert - Mount Vernon
The historic setting and 1835 organ enhance the charm of this holiday performance. Refreshments are served as well. It’s even FREE!
Westchester Philharmonic's Winter Pops - Purchase
Perhaps your family will remember the star performer of this concert from when she originated the title role in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins. Holiday songs and Disney classics are included on the agenda.
Beyond Westchester
Be a part of an enduring history at the 105th annual candlelight carol service and a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. What’s not to love?
Returning to Chinatown after a brief hiatus is the East Meets West Christmas Parade, a mash-up of cultures as Chinatown and Little Italy come together to celebrate the holiday season. Watch marching bands, Chinese Lion and Dragon Dance troupes, and other entertainers parade down the street followed by a live musical performance. It's a fairly modest affair but definitely one of a kind. And it’s FREE!
Remember to check out our Event Calendar for even more fun happening this weekend and beyond in Westchester and the Hudson Valley!
Photo: The Colonial Nutcracker, Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
