Due to the snow storm and snow removal there will be no parking on Main Street Until Further NoticeAugust is the month many of us get a chance to take a break. Although historically folks like to get away, the pandemic pause still lingers and the idea of a staycation takes on a new meaning. I always felt vacations were pretty exhausting – driving, flying, packing, unpacking, waiting on lines, sunburns, poison ivy, jellyfish! The list goes on and we’ve all experienced a memorable vacation – memorable for all the wrong reasons. Staying right here, in the Warwick Valley, has never been more appealing, especially now.
Tomorrow evening, Saturday August 7 the incredible Elissa Jones will be performing on the lawn at Stanley Deming Park. Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Next Saturday, August 14, the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival will take the stage at Stanley Deming. The Eric Person Quartet will be performing. For a full schedule of this year’s jazz concerts please visit hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org. Now in its 12th year this year’s festival begins August 11th and runs thru the 15th with multiple concerts and venues. Besides the concert at Stanley Deming, there will be performances locally at the Historical Society’s Buckbee Center, Coquito’s, the Beach at Greenwood Lake, Upfront Exhibition Center, Port Jervis, the Moffat Library, Washingtonville, the City of Middletown Concert Series, Mattingly’s Tavern, Florida, and at the On the Lawn Series at the Sugarloaf Center for the Performing Arts.
The Stanley Deming concerts continue Saturday, August 28th with Nailed Shutt and Moonshine Creek. at 7 p.m.
On August 18th and 19th, Hudson Valley Film fest will be showing two evenings of curated indie films at our very own Warwick Drive In. Shows start at sundown. Visit Hudsonvalleyfilmfest.com for more information.
Feeling a little Tom Sawyer-ish? Come to Lewis Park for a little fence painting! Saturday, August 7, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., paint and brushes provided. $5 donation to the Warwick Historical Society.
On Saturday, August 28th the Historical society will be hosting its quintessential summer soirée., Party in the Park. Enjoy and evening of good food, music and friends. For more information visit warwickhistory.org.
These are just some of the organized festivals and events. There’s so much to do and places to discover in our own backyard. For more information visit the Hello Warwick Valley website, you’ll be surprised what you find!
