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💗 Loving Westchester's Thanksgiving Thrills: Last Waltz & A Turkey Trot

Plus, enchantment begins at Kensico Dam & stars are aligning at The Cap

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Wes+Bec Willetts
November 25, 2025

Thank you, Westchester!

 

Thank you for welcoming us into your world a couple of times each week and allowing us to sneak in a bit of our personality and our story while we share what’s going on around the county. We weren’t born and raised in Westchester… we’re a mix of Emerald Isle and Long Isle… well, Island, but we’ve been calling it home for the past few years and with the relationships we’ve made since starting Loving Westchester it’s never felt more like home for us.

 

All over the county, you’ll find great people doing really cool things for others to enjoy… like Dennis at Dog Den (White Plains), Mike & Ali at Laughing Horse (Harrison), Gene at Duke’s Ramen (Mamaroneck), Katherine at Wainwright House (Rye) and Jon Chattman at everything but mainly A-Sides & Westchester Parks Foundation. The list could go on and on. It’s folks like them who make Westchester such an enjoyable and interesting place to live.

 

If you’re staying local for the Thanksgiving holiday, there are some great events going on that we’ve mentioned below. If venturing further, safe travels. Either way, we hope you get to enjoy the downtime with family and friends and we’ll catch you on Friday.

 

Bec+Wes

 

P.S. Chappaqua’s town tree lighting ceremony is this Friday, November 28. Gold star to them for remembering that Christmas season begins the day after Thanksgiving, not the day after Halloween!

 

 

In today’s edition:

  • Featured events… Westchester’s Winter Wonderland officially returns and Daniel Tosh & Lyle Lovett are coming to town.

  • Kid-friendly fun… the Westchester Knicks are home for the holidays.

  • Grown ups & date nights… a pizza throwdown in Bedford and a last waltz in Tarrytown.

  • Live music beat… 9 gigs around the county with some great tribute acts.

  • Community care… making sure no one goes hungry this week.

  • Where the heart is… a jaw-dropping riverfront beauty in Irvington.

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Let’s go!

💓 The Pulse

Loving Westchester’s Featured Events!

Begins Fri., Nov 28 | Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla | Check link for times & tickets

 

Westchester Parks Foundation’s 1.2-mile Winter Wonderland Drive-Thru officially begins this Friday night, featuring a 100-foot light tunnel, Rudolph’s Runway and Candy Cane Lane. Keep your eyes (and headlights) peeled for Santa!

 

🎄 Chappaqua Tree Lighting

Fri., Nov 28 | 100 King St., Chappaqua | 4-5p

 

Chappaqua’s holiday season begins in the Garden of the Horace Greeley House with the town’s tree lighting. Indulge in cookies and hot chocolate, listen to caroling from The Greeley Enchords and get a glimpse of jolly old St. Nick.

 

🚨 Ticket Alert 🚨

 

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester recently announced two huge gigs for 2026. Tickets are currently on sale:

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📆 What’s Happening?

 

Kid-friendly Fun!

Wed., Nov 26 & Fri., Nov 28 | Westchester Children’s Museum, Rye | 10a-5p | Included with admission

 

Westchester Children’s Museum hosts Thanksgiving festivities for the little ones on Wed & Fri this week with holiday-themed story times throughout both days and Thanksgiving crafts at the Makerspace. Check the link for specific times.

 

Wed., Nov 26 | Westchester County Center, White Plains | 7p

 

The Westchester Knicks return home to the Westchester County Center to take on the Philadelphia 76ers affiliate, Delaware Blue Coats.

 

🏃‍♀️ Thanksgiving Turkey Trot

Thu., Nov 27 | New Rochelle Historic District | From 8.45a | Register at the above link

 

Get down to New Rochelle Thanksgiving morning and stretch those legs out for the 9th annual Turkey Trot. Kids can join the fun with a Tot Trot at 8.45a and a Kid’s Mile at 9a. The Turkey Trot kicks off at 9.30a.

 

Fri., Nov 28 & Sat., Nov 29 | Yorktown Stage

 

Catch the final two matinee showings of the seven-show run of Shrek The Musical at Yorktown Stage on Friday & Saturday. Performance is for ages 3+ with a running time of approx. 2 hours.

 

Fri., Nov 28 - Sun., Nov 30 | Hudson River Museum, Yonkers | Check link for times & tickets

 

Hudson River Museum’s Holiday Kick-Off begins with festive activities all weekend long, including family workshops (paper bag snowflakes & nebula-in-a-bubble holiday ornament making) and a holiday edition of the planetarium show.

 

Grown Ups & Date Nights

Tue., Nov 25 | Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville | 7p | Tickets from $18

 

Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville hosts award-winning director and producer, Elizabeth Lo, for a special Q&A and screening of her 2024 documentary, Mistress Dispeller.

 

Wed., Nov 26 | oHHo The Old Firehouse, Bedford | 5-10p | Tickets $20-40

 

Carb-load ahead of Thanksgiving with a pizza throwdown at Bedford’s oHHo The Old Firehouse, featuring Pizza Girls and one of our favorites, Grigg Street . A ticket gets you unlimited pizza and a beverage of your choice soundtracked by DJ Maurice Bernstein.

 

Wed., Nov 26 | 444 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford | Check link for Thanksgiving Eve party times & tickets

 

Captain Lawrence hosts a Community Pints night, where a $10 minimum donation to Ronald McDonald House of Greater Hudson Valley gets you access to happy hour pricing from 5-10p. Stick around for the Thanksgiving Eve party starting at 9p.

 

🚂 An Alamo Drafthouse Screening of a Holiday Classic

Thu., Nov 27 | Alamo Drafthouse, Yonkers | 4p | Tickets $16.99

 

Join Yonkers’ Alamo Drafthouse for a Thanksgiving afternoon screening of the holiday classic, Planes, Trains & Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy.

 

Fri., Nov 28 | Tarrytown Music Hall | 8p | Tickets from $44.50

 

The THE BAND Band celebrates the iconic, star-studded Thanksgiving concert The Last Waltz, performing classics from The Band alongside fiddle player Larry Packer, who took the stage with the legends that night in 1976.

 

 

The Beat

Westchester’s Live Music Scene

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🦃 Making sure no one goes hungry this week

 

The holidays can be wonderful, but they’re also a tough stretch for many in Westchester — families facing food insecurity, seniors spending the day alone, and neighbors quietly navigating hardship. Here are places offering support this Thanksgiving, along with simple ways to help if you’re able:

 

🧡 Lifting Up Westchester – Open Thanksgiving Meal (White Plains)

 

Grace’s Kitchen welcomes anyone who is unhoused, food-insecure, or simply without company this year. Doors open at 9.30a, with live music as guests arrive. Seating begins around 11a, and the meal wraps by mid-afternoon. It’s warm, dignified, and community-driven. Volunteer slots are full, but sharing this helps!

 

💚 Free Thanksgiving Meal – Chef Bonnie Saran (Mount Kisco)

 

Chef Bonnie Saran is keeping her 14-year tradition alive with a free Thanksgiving meal on the day itself from 11.15a-2.15p in Little Crepe Street for anyone who is alone and without one this year. There’s buffet seating, extra to-go meals, and overflow seating next door.

 

❤️ Rye Holiday Gift Card Support

 

At least 75 Rye City families rely on school lunches — and when school’s out, that support disappears. Rye is raising funds to give each family a $100 Stop & Shop gift card for food during the break. Every donation goes directly to a local family.

 

💙 Feeding Westchester – How to Help

 

Feeding Westchester supports thousands of families year-round and is distributing hundreds of turkeys this week. There are many ways to get involved such as donating (every $1 helps provide up to three meals), volunteering, or hosting a simple food drive at home, work, or school.

 

If you need support this Thanksgiving, these community spaces are here for you. If you’re able to help, even small acts go far during the holidays.

🏡 Where the Heart Is

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

 

Listed by Julia B Fee Sothebys

A few weeks back we found ourselves in Irvington down near the river. Pretty sure it was post-travel soccer earlier that morning in Sleepy Hollow. Don’t ask the score. Please. Anyway, we decided to check out Matthiessen Park and, on our way down there, noticed a private access road just before we got to the park entrance. “What goes on up there?” we wondered. Well, we found out this week…

 

43 Matthiessen Park North is a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 5,156 square foot contemporary home in Irvington's riverside Matthiessen Park community. The light-filled interior opens up to panoramic water views that stretch from the bridge to the cliffs across the river, with high ceilings throughout and a primary bedroom that takes full advantage of the view. The property sits on over an acre with layered gardens and walkways that wind down to a covered seating area where you can watch the river roll by.

 

The home is just a 5-minute drive to Irvington's Metro-North Station (40 minutes to Grand Central) and 4 minutes to Red Hat on the River’s riverside patio and 5 minutes to Uncle Lefty's in Hastings for neighborhood vibes and live music. Hudson life, perfected.

 

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Until next time,