Mother's Day Jazz Brunch
2024-05-12 11:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Lane, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
Join us for a wonderful Mother’s Day jazz brunch, featuring the Carlos Jimenez Quartet Brunch will be provided by the award winning caterer, Bartleby & Sage. Enjoy a lovely afternoon with family and friends in our waterfront tent.
Seatings at 11:30 & 1:30.
Members rate $75/person

BYOB - Oceans/Rye Beach Paintings Workshop
2024-05-16 - 2024-05-17
At The Rye Arts CenterThursday, May 16th from 6:30pm – 9:00pmAges: 21+
Create your very own beach painting. In this workshop, you will learn how landscape artists use composition, depth and color to create beautiful ocean paintings. Bring your own image in for inspiration or choose from images from the instructor. No experience necessary. All supplies included. (Remember, BYOB!)
Fee: $65.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: BYOB Ocean/Rye Beach Paintings Workshop

Witness Stones Ceremony
2024-05-17 09:30 - 10:30 | Timothy Knapp House, 265 Rye Beach Avenue, Rye, NY, United States
Join RHS and Holy Child for the First Annual Witness Stones Memorialization and Public Ceremony as we continue our proud tradition of honoring the memory of individuals who were enslaved in our community. This year, we focus on Peg Lyon, a significant figure in Rye’s history, with a direct connection to Teresa Vega, a respected board member of the Rye Historical Society and Lyon’s descendant.

Draw & Discover an Art Making Journal Workshop
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19
at The Rye Arts CenterSaturday, May 18th from 1:00pm – 2:00pmFor ages 6 – 9
Author and artist Caren Sacks will engage children in responding creatively to one of the art making opportunities in her new book. The journal offers 60 thoughtful, engaging, and playful ideas to inspire your child to draw, express themselves and share their feelings and experiences. Each student will receive a signed copy of “Draw and Discover, An Art-Making Journal for Kids”, and a small box of crayons to bring home after the workshop. Book fee included in workshop cost.
Fee: $45.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: Draw & Discover an Art Making Journal Workshop

Fan-tastic Butterflies Exhibit/Activities
2024-05-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Square House, 1 Purchase St, Rye, 10580, United States
This exhibit is held in collaboration with Ryes-Above (Rye Arts Center & Rotary Club), in celebration of their annual Butterfly Sculpture Installations on the Village Green.
Our exhibit aims to celebrate the beauty and symbolic nature of butterflies, both in the Victorian era and in contemporary art installations. A paper fan-making arts and crafts activity is available in the Square House Council Room. This engaging workshop will invites children and adults alike to delve into the art of paper fan making, and provide a hands-on experience that connects participants with the historical and communicative aspects of fan use.

Children's Lit: It Matters!
2024-05-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Bird Homestead & Meeting House Conservancy, 624 Milton Road, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
This course is designed for 4-7 year olds and their adults, but open to everyone.
“Children’s Lit: It Matters!” is designed to inspire children to read and interact with literature, while also demonstrating to the adults in the room the foundational importance of children’s stories in modern society.
The course is inspired by Doris Bird, who faithfully served as the Children’s Librarian at the Rye Free Reading Room for more than 40 years. Over the course of those years, Ms. Bird created a substantial collection of first edition classics, one of which will be the focus each week. Following a brief introduction of each title, our host will engage the children first through the story, then through a hands-on activity to enhance the moral of each story. While the kids craft, the adults will engage in a discussion on the deeper lessons of these classic tales and their value to society today.

Rye Farmers Market
2024-05-19 08:30 - 13:00, 2024-05-26 08:30 - 13:00, 2024-06-02 08:30 - 13:00, 2024-06-09 08:30 - 13:00, 2024-06-16 08:30 - 13:00 | Down to Earth Rye Farmers Market, 44 Theodore Fremd Ave, Rye, 10580, United States
Calling all foodies! Shop with regional small scale farmers and local food makers on Sundays from 8:30am to 1pm in the parking lot off Theodore Fremd Ave., behind the Purchase Street stores.

Rye Free Reading Room Vehicle Fair
2024-05-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Village Green
The fun rolls back into town with trucks, cars, bounce houses, face painting, bubble mania, music and food trucks!
Tickets on sale now. All proceeds benefit the Rye Free Reading Room.
$30/child or $70/family pass

Giacometti Inspired Sculptures Workshop
2024-05-21 - 2024-05-22
at The Rye Arts CenterTuesday, May 21st from 5:00pm – 6:30pmFor ages 9-12
In this fun and interactive workshop students will get to express themselves by creating gesture drawings and then turning them into a sculpture of a human figure inspired by Alberto Giacometti. All supplies included.
Fee: $35.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: Giacometti Inspired Sculptures Workshop

Senior Social Program - Drawing & Painting Workshop
2024-05-23 - 2024-05-24
Senior Social Program – Drawing & Painting at The Rye Arts CenterThursday, May 23rd, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome Seniors to a free community based drawing and painting class. Teaching artist Ann Ladd will share her wealth of information on drawing and painting to create a fun engaging class. All levels welcome. Various techniques will be discussed as well as mediums. Get your creativity on in a social, fun setting with other seniors.
Price: FREE for Senior Members
Registration required: Drawing & Painting for Seniors Workshop

Inside Scoop to the College Transition
2024-05-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY, 10580, United States
Join RYC and a panel of students from the Class of 2023 who just completed their first year at college/university to hear about their experiences and insights into the topics that concern incoming freshmen.
They’ll share their Inside Scoop on roommates, dining halls, dorms, athletics, social life, and more.

RAC CLOSED
2024-05-25 - 2024-05-28, 2024-06-19 - 2024-06-20

Rye Town Park Pride Celebration
2024-06-01 16:30 - 19:00 | Rye Town Park, 95 Dearborn Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
Annual Pride Celebration in Rye Town Park. New this year is a pop up Art Fair curated by Rye Arts Center and an afterparty on the beach for teens and families with a live DJ and catered by Barley Beach House. The event also includes a Pride Fair with tables and activities run by local organizations, a Pride Flag raising ceremony and a Pride Parade along Playland Boardwalk.
June 1st at Rye Town Park
430-6pm Art Fest and Pride Fair in the pavilions
6pm Pride Flag Raising Ceremony
630pm Pride Parade along Playland Boardwalk
7pm After Party on the Beach with Live DJ and food

Book Launch: Annabel Monaghan
2024-06-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Lane, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
You’re invited to celebrate the launch of Annabel Monaghan’s new novel, Summer Romance!
“A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ.” —ABBY JIMENEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly
“I loved it—brims with heart, wit, and longing.” — CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Annabel Monaghan’s writing is smart, snappy and satisfying.”—Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Nantucket

Senior Social Program - Drawing & Painting Workshop
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-07
Senior Social Program – Drawing & Painting at The Rye Arts CenterThursday, June 6th, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome Seniors to a free community based drawing and painting class. Teaching artist Ann Ladd will share her wealth of information on drawing and painting to create a fun engaging class. All levels welcome. Various techniques will be discussed as well as mediums. Get your creativity on in a social, fun setting with other seniors.
Price: FREE for Senior Members
Registration required: Drawing & Painting for Seniors Workshop

BYOB Floral Paintings Workshop
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-07
at The Rye Arts CenterThursday, June 6th from 6:30pm – 9:00pmFor ages 21+
Create your very own Floral painting. In this workshop, you will learn how artists use composition, color and depth to create beautiful floral paintings. Bring your own image in for inspiration or choose from images and still life floral set ups from the instructor.No experience necessary. All supplies included.(Remember, BYOB!)
Fee: $65.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: BYOB Floral Paintings Workshop

Music Recitals
2024-06-08 - 2024-06-09

Light Up Father's Day Cards Workshop
2024-06-11 - 2024-06-12
at The Rye Arts CenterTuesday, June 11th from 5:00pm – 6:00pmFor ages 9-12
Make your own Father’s Day light up card! Create your own unique card using markers, then learn how to wire electrical tape, batteries and led lights to create a special card that lights up! All supplies included.
Fee: $35.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: Light Up Father’s Day Cards Workshop

Playful Pour Paintings Workshop
2024-06-13 - 2024-06-14
at The Rye Arts CenterThursday, June 13th from 6:30pm – 8:00pmAges: 18+Instructor: Meera Agarwal
Have you admired paintings, candle holders and homegoods that have a flowy marbled paint effect? If you’ve always wanted to learn how to do that, this workshop is for you. In this class, we will create a couple of professional artist-grade fluid acrylic paintings using fluid acrylic paints, pouring medium, other additives and everyday tools. Acrylic pouring is a great exercise in letting go as you can only control certain factors initially and the way the paint will eventually flow is not always in your control. There’s always an element of surprise and wonder. Recipes for different pouring ratios and techniques will be shared to create many different explosive color effects on canvas.
Fee: $70.00 (members receive discount)
To register, click here: Playful Pour Paintings Workshop

The Osborn’s Summer Concert Series Launches with Mike & Vin
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 | The Osborn, 101 Theall Road, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
The Osborn’s Free Thursday Night Summer Concert Series begins with Mike & Vin on June 13, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Free and open to the public, the concert will be held on The Osborn’s South Lawn at 101 Theall Road in Rye.
Mike & Vin play a wide range of genres from the 20’s through today with a modern twist and sound, creating arrangements of well-known classic tunes.
Upcoming concerts at The Osborn include The Theall Roadhouse Band (June 20), Art Lillard Jazz Group (June 27), Island Magic (July 11) and Street Life Trio (July 18). Come, relax and enjoy The Osborn’s beautiful campus!
RSVP is not required. If you are not a resident of The Osborn, please bring lawn chairs or blankets. (Seating is provided for Osborn residents only.) In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors to The Osborn’s newly renovated Art Deco auditorium.

60th Anniversary Swanky Shindig
2024-06-14 18:30 - 22:00 | Shenorock Shore Club, Stuyvesant Ave, Rye, NY, 10580
Join Rye Historical Society as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary with an evening of dinner and dancing at Shenorock Shore Club and honor Susan Morison, former Executive Director of the Rye Historical Society and long-time volunteer and member of the Board of Trustees.

Summer Reading Kickoff: Life-Sized Candyland
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY, 10580, United States
Begin Your Summer Reading Adventure at the Library with a Life-Sized version of Candyland!
Saturday, June 15, 10 am – 4 pm, Meeting Room. Registration recommended at www.ryelibrary.org.

The Osborn’s WellSpring Summer Concert Series Presents the Theall Roadhouse Band
2024-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 | The Osborn, 101 Theall Road, Rye, NY, 10580, United States
The Osborn’s WellSpring Free Thursday Night Summer Concert Series presents the Theall Roadhouse Band on June 20, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Free and open to the public, the concert will be held on The Osborn’s South Lawn at 101 Theall Road in Rye.
The Theall Roadhouse Band is a 7-piece jazz ensemble dedicated to big band music. You can swing along with this local group from Rye for an evening of musical enjoyment.
RSVP is not required. If you are not a resident of The Osborn, please bring lawn chairs or blankets. (Seating is provided for Osborn residents only.) In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors to The Osborn’s newly renovated Art Deco auditorium.

Juneteenth: Community, Honor, and Observance
2024-06-22 10:00 - 12:00 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY 215 North Street, Town of Rye, NY, 215 North Street, Town of Rye, NY, NY, 10573, United States
Juneteenth officially became an American federal holiday two years ago, called “National Independence Day” by President Joseph Biden. Juneteenth, which is both a day of solemn reflection and remembrance and one of emancipation celebration, uplifts June 19, 1865: the date when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were notified of their freedom following the Civil War. The Town of Rye, which is home to one of the area’s most important Black History sites, The Rye African-American Cemetery, once again honors the memory of our forebears with its third annual event of service and spoken word at the cemetery, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, beginning at 10 am.
Register Here:
Registration Link: https://townofrye.seamlessdocs.com/f/2024Juneteenth
Waiver Link: https://townofrye.seamlessdocs.com/f/Juneteenth%20Participation%20Waiver%202024
‍THE CEREMONY:
The Town of Rye will be honoring Juneteenth with a commemoration followed by a day of service beautifying the African American cemetery. This year’s Juneteenth commemoration will feature lessons in history from area experts and poignant perspectives from descendants of the many heroes interred within. It’s an occasion to pay homage to the experiences of local Black emigrants and citizens over the course of the past two centuries.
‍WHEN:
Saturday, June 22, 2024 (rain date June 23rd)
‍WHERE:
AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY
215 North Street, Town of Rye, NY
(in the Greenwood Union Cemetery)
It is highly recommended that participants wear outdoor work gloves and bring any of the following items with them to help with clean-up work:
Rakes
Shovels
Outdoor Broom
Outdoor Working Gloves
* It is important that you dress appropriately. Be sure to wear layers if necessary, thick socks, and closed-toe shoes.
* Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
‍If you have a service form you would like filled out, please Email it to Councilperson Pam Jaffee at PJaffee@TownofRyeNY.com

Crawford Park 2024 Summer Series Presents Gil Parris & Friends
2024-06-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Crawford Park, 122 North Ridge Street, Rye Brook, NY, 11375, United States
The Crawford Park Great Lawn 2024 Summer Series kicks off on June 22 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm with local hero and Grammy-nominated guitarist Gil Parris & Friends!
Gil Parris is known for his unique blend of Blues, Jazz, Rock, and Smooth Jazz. He has recorded and toured both as a solo artist and sideman with major artists like Dr.John, Blood, Sweat and Tears, David Mann, Billy Vera, Bobby Caldwell, and Toni Braxton to name just a few.
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, pack a picnic or favorite snacks, and enjoy great music under the stars.
