Active youngsters and their caregivers are invited to learn about different animals in the landscape in this interactive and playful storytime. Ages 0–5. Free.

Lecture by Brian Jackson, Vice President, Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors Please contact the library at (914)693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

Tickets are on sale for our much-anticipated Women’s Networking event! An evening of wine, snacks, and working women at HudCo. Join us for inspirational words from our guest speaker Susan Dominus of the New York Times. Then get your business cards ready and meet some new friends and potential business connections. Rivertown Public Market favorite Heimat, a woman-owned fruit liqueur, will be sampling her vibrant flavors. $30 for Chamber members and HudCo members, $40 general public. Space is limited, so buy your tickets early. _____ The Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce promotes business, marketing, and networking opportunities to benefit The Rivertowns and its members professionally and economically. HudCo is a shared work and wellness space in Dobbs Ferry where like-minded professionals connect, inspire, and thrive side by side. Susan Dominus joined The Times as a Metro columnist in 2007. She has been a staff writer with The New York Times Magazine since 2011. In 2009, Ms. Dominus, then a columnist, was a member of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its coverage of the scandal that resulted in the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer. She is also the recipient of the Newswomen's Club of New York Front Page Award, and the Mychal Judge Heart of New York award, from the National Press Club. Ms. Dominus also was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues. She has studied as a fellow at the National Institutes of Health and Yale Law School. At Heimat New York, Ute Londrigan creates liqueurs just as her grandmother did 100 years ago - local fruits, seasonal bottling, and 100% natural. So while Germany will always be Ute's "Heimat (homeland),” she has fallen in love with all that New York has to offer, creating a perfect blend of German tradition and New York fruit.

Presented by Irvington Theater Irvington Mayor Brian Smith will introduce this exclusive screening of one of the most talked about films of the decade—which won 18 awards for best documentary. The film will be preceded by the short Hiding in Daylight written by Irvington Theater manager Greg Allen and followed by a Q/A with the Lavender Scare's director Josh Howard. The Lavender Scare is the untold story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government under Eisenhower to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual. It's a chilling reminder of how easy it is to trample the rights of an entire class of people in the name of patriotism and national security. The New York Times called it: "Fascinating and horrifying ... and timely." Its director Josh Howard will be interviewed following the film. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/261660975 HIDING IN DAYLIGHT is an award-winning fictional futuristic story about four best friends surviving life after a gay purge in America by living in fake marriages to each other. The film has played almost 40 festivals during 2019 including screening at the prestigious American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. It has played numerous festivals around America such as The SOHO International Newport Beach Festival Global Impact Festival in DC Burbank Chicago Boston Dallas to name a few. It’s also screened around the world in Hong Kong Oslo and The United Kingdom. The film is directed by Cheryl Allison and written by Gregory G. Allen. www.hidingindaylight.com Trailer: https://vimeo.com/298756990

Expand your knowledge of environmentalism and conservation in this laid-back, reading-and-discussion book club series, while connecting with new people. Through fiction and non-fiction, readers will engage with perspectives that capture the complicated relationship Americans have with the land and living things around them. Join environmental educator #TroyThompson as he leads stimulating conversations over the course of five sessions, during which readings and helpful guides will be distributed. Excerpts will be chosen according to the themes and questions that will be discussed. Borrow one book at a time from the Museum, take it home, and return it at the end of the next session. Repeat attendance is encouraged but not required—jump in anytime! Recommended for older teens and adults. Light refreshments will be served. Schedule: November 16: "Angle of Repose," by #WallaceStegner, winner of the #Pulitzer prize December 14: "An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos and Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas," by Diane Wilson December 21: "An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos and Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas," by #DianeWilson January 5: "Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park," by #MarieWinn This program, which is free and open to the public with museum admission, is made possible through the support of Humanities New York 's Reading and Discussion Program. #bookclub #environment #nature #discussion

Join artist Ebony Bolt in painting a vast watercolor landscape scene, inspired by our current exhibition, "James McElhinney: Discover the Hudson Anew." Whether you are new to painting or looking to fine-tune your skills, you will learn to paint step-by-step. Refreshments are included. $5 includes museum admission. #JamesMcElhinney #DiscovertheHudsonAnew #HRM100

Join the Party and PLAY ON! Regional PREMIERE! Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub's “blissful happiness-drenched” (NY TIMES) musical adaptation of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT is a free-spirited thoroughly delightful gloss on the bard's beloved comedy Featuring Taub's buoyant jazz-funk-and-R& B-inflected score this exuberant inclusive party is a joyful tale of mistaken identity self-discovery and true love. Filled with the sparkle and promise of an exceptional evening this family-friendly romp is sure to delight all ages! 'see through the eyes of another hear through the ears of somebody else.' it’s empathy that makes this production feel like such a blessing​." - NY TIMES

Hidden behind the Picassos and Vermeers the Temple of Dendur and the American Wing exists another world: the hallways and offices conservation studios storerooms and cafeteria that are home to the museum’s devoted and peculiar staff of 2 200 people—along with a few ghosts. Christine Coulson has written a surreal love letter to the private side of The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York in which the powerful voices of the art itself are heard. Her stories reflect the personal relationships fostered by museums between the viewer and the work of art. Hear from Coulson who worked at the Met for more than twenty-five years as she reads from her enchanting novel "Metropolitan Stories " which has just been added to Amazon’s Best Fiction of the Month for October and featured on NPR. HRM Director Masha Turchinsky will also lead a Q& A with the author. Free but RSVP required. Register at https://www.hrm.org/events/author-talk-christine-coulsons-metropolitan-stories/

Join the Party and PLAY ON! Regional PREMIERE! Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub's “blissful happiness-drenched” (NY TIMES) musical adaptation of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT is a free-spirited thoroughly delightful gloss on the bard's beloved comedy Featuring Taub's buoyant jazz-funk-and-R& B-inflected score this exuberant inclusive party is a joyful tale of mistaken identity self-discovery and true love. Filled with the sparkle and promise of an exceptional evening this family-friendly romp is sure to delight all ages! 'see through the eyes of another hear through the ears of somebody else.' it’s empathy that makes this production feel like such a blessing​." - NY TIMES

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Save the date! Members: email info@rivertownschamber.com to host this meeting Non-members: $15.00 Members: Free

Saturday & Sunday on November 23 & 24, November 30 & December 1, December 7 & 8, and December 14 & 15, 10:00am-4:30pm Looking for a fun experience this holiday season for you and your family? Enjoy zooming freight cars, flashing bells, tooting whistles, and more at one of our most popular events, the annual Holiday Train Show. A thrill for all ages! Fee: Members: free, Non-members: $10 adults, $9 seniors/students, $8 children (ages 2-12), children under 2 free

The Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Program presents a new musical for all ages about a family seeking a deeper connection with nature. An urban family visits Catskill Creek, where they encounter and interact with the ghost of famed landscape painter Thomas Cole, a mysterious nature photographer with a large camera, and an orange vested, contemporary landscape painter. With lyrics by Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Outreach Director, Allen Lang, and music by Sarah Lawrence Faculty William Cantanzaro. Free with general admission.