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💗 Loving Westchester's Midweek Buzz: Star Power & Can’t Miss Events

New Halloween experience launches during a week that has something for everyone

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Wes+Bec Willetts
September 16, 2025

Hi Westchester!

 

That was some weekend! So many festivals happening! We hit up SeptemberFest, met some great people, ate some good food, heard some tunes, hit some rides and had our first pumpkin beer of the season. One of the foodie highlights was the Wrappers Delight food truck, if it’s ever nearby and if you like the kind of heat that’s just enough to give you the sniffles, then you have to get the ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’; jumbo Cajun shrimp, mango salsa, yellow rice, fresh lime and garlic aioli. It’s serious business.

 

The weather is beautiful and there’s a really nice mix of things to do this week. Plus, we’ve a few readers to give a great couple of nights out to with our giveaways. Life is good!

 

Take it easy, and good luck!

 

Wes+Bec

 

 

In today’s edition:

Plus, a message from our partners, QueenBHive & Fallscapers.

 

Let’s go!

💓 The Pulse

Loving Westchester’s Featured Events!

đŸŽ¶ Lifting Up Live

Thu., Sep 18 | Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Elmsford | 6-10p | Tickets from $50

 

It’s last call! If you want to be in with a shot at winning our reserved table for four and four drinks worth $400 to this great night out for a wonderful cause filled with live music, craft beer and community spirit, then just reply LIFT to this email! You can check out our Instagram for other ways to enter too. Entries close at noon today. Thanks to all those who have entered so far! Please share with your friends.

 

If you don’t win today (Tuesday), but would like to attend you can still get individual tickets at the link above. Every ticket provides shelter, meals, and support for over 3,000 Westchester neighbors in need!

 

Wed., Sep 17 | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester | 8p | Resale tickets from $238.50 as of writing

 

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multi-decade music icon, Steve Winwood, takes The Capitol Theatre stage on Wednesday as part of his limited 11-date east coast tour. Tickets have been long sold out but there are a few available via resale.

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📆 What’s Happening?

 

Kid-friendly Fun!

Tue., Sep 16 | Westchester Children’s Museum, Rye | 9.30a-5.30p | FREE with admission

 

Tuesday is National Play-Doh Day and Westchester Children’s Museum is hosting a hands-on crafting experience for kids to create their own works of art. Be sure to share the little masterpieces on social media using #NationalPlayDohDay.

 

Wed., Sep 17 - Sun., Sep 21 | Commerce St., Yorktown Heights | FREE admission

 

Yorktown’s San Gennaro Feast runs through Sunday starting with the Statue Procession Wednesday evening. There’s sure to be an abundance of good food, drinks, live music and entertainment. Check the festival Instagram page linked above for details.

 

Fri., Sep 19 | Pound Ridge Town Park | 10.30-11.15a | FREE

 

Pound Ridge Library hosts its weekly Music at the Park! on Friday morning with entertainment from Kurt Gallagher. Get the kids up to Pound Ridge Town Park and let them dance off some of that extra energy!

 

Fri., Sep 19 - Sat., Nov 1 | Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, North Salem | Times & tickets vary, 3 and under FREE

 

Westchester’s newest Halloween, Mystic Moon, opens its gates on Friday in North Salem. The family-friendly experience is more about enchantment than scares and even has twilight time slots for your littlest revelers. Opening night tickets still available.

 

Fri., Sep 19 | Hessian Lake Cafe at Bear Mountain Inn, Tomkins Cove (Rockland) | 5-8p | FREE

 

Kick off the weekend with some live music, drink in hand, while the sun sets over Hessian Lake. It’s all waiting for you at Bear Mountain Inn’s Fridays @ Five. Kid-friendly food & drinks available for purchase, lawn games set up to keep them entertained!

 

Grown Ups & Date Nights

Tue., Sep 16 | Bedford Playhouse, Bedford | 7p | Tickets $25

 

Former Bedford resident and best-selling author Scott Johnston drops by the Bedford Playhouse to discuss his new novel The Sandersons Fail Manhattan, which will be available for sale and signing.

 

Tue., Sep 16 | Mamaroneck Cinemas | 8p | Tickets $15

 

A-Sides with Jon Chattman & LMC Media present the popular Video Vault Series with a screening of The Big Lebowski. Festivities include a pre-show gig from Smoky O and a contest to find the best Dude, or El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.

 

Thu., Sep 18 | The Producer Coffee Studio, Port Chester | 7-9p | Tickets $45

 

Negative Space Collective and Prime Pilates team up for an evening session hosted by The Producer Coffee Studio - a long-time coffee favorite of ours and one that literally fuels our newsletter! Tickets include a brewed drink and snack box from Oki’s Kitchen.

 

Fri., Sep 19 | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill | 8p | Tickets from $68.50

 

Legendary Southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band hits the stage in Peekskill on Friday night in the only New York stop on their All Our Friends tour. Limited tickets still remaining.

 

Fri., Sep 19 | Empire City Casino, Yonkers | 5-10p

 

Empire City Casino rings in autumn with beers and bites at its trackside Biergarten complete with live music entertainment on Friday night. Check the link for more details.

 

 

The Beat

Westchester’s Live Music Scene

Image from The Capitol Theatre

Thanks to our partner, Fallscapers!

 

Let Fallscapers transform your doorstep into an autumn wonderland!

We’ve hit September, and soon the best fall displays will sell out! Fallscapers is offering limited availability for this season with prime installation dates booking quickly.

 

Reserve with ease – no commitment necessary – we have limited availability, so grab one of the last spots now.

 

 

🚗 Worth a Drive

There are a ton of great things going on outside Westchester county lines this coming weekend


Pictured: A McConaughey for every “alright”

Tue., Sep 16 | Kings Theatre, Brooklyn | Doors 7p | Tickets from $60.99

 

Academy award winner and bestselling author Matthew McConaughey kicks off a tour in support of his upcoming book Poems & Prayers Tuesday night with special guest, Jon Bon Jovi. It promises to be an inspiring and, admittedly, very handsome evening.

 

You may have seen that we have two tickets to give to some lucky readers - this giveaway closes at noon today (Tuesday), so if you want to be in with a last-minute shot, just email ‘Alright’ and we’ll pop you in the draw.

 

Thu., Sep 18 | Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT | 7p | Tickets from $79

 

SNL-alum, writer and actor, Pete Davidson, visits Ridgefield Playhouse this week with a second show added (Thursday night) due to popular demand. Very limited tickets remain for the second gig, so act quickly if up for the drive to Connecticut!

 

Thu., Sep 18 - Sun., Sep 21 | 443 Queensbury Ave., Queensbury (Warren County) | Check link for scheduling & tickets

 

This year’s Adirondack Balloon Festival launches Thursday evening running through Sunday morning. If you have a free weekend and enough gas in the car for the drive, it should be beautiful weather for an amazing visual event.

🏡 Where the Heart Is


Incredible homes are listed in Westchester every week. Here’s one that caught our eye


 

Listed by William Raveis

 

98 Park View Road is a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom 2,500 square foot home sitting on 3.7 acres and tucked into the quiet natural landscape of Pound Ridge. Just beyond the large private pond, the back garden has direct access to the trail system of the neighboring Ward Pound Ridge Reservation with its hills viewable from the home’s many floor-to-ceiling windows.

 

When you feel the need to step out of your idyllic hideaway, Pound Ridge and its highly rated elementary school is a five0minute drive with Bedford, Scotts Corners and Ridgefield, Connecticut all less than 15. This one’s been highly viewed since being listed earlier this week so if you’re in the market check it out!

 

Thanks for reading Loving Westchester!

 

We’re really enjoying putting this together twice a week and hope you enjoy reading it. We’ll say it again
 we love to hear from you! You can reach us at [email protected].

 

Check us out on Instagram for additional highlights outside of our normal Tuesday & Friday e-mails and, as always, please send this along to a friend who’s always asking, “What’s going on this weekend?”

 

Until next time,