Featured News & Updates
‘Kindness Committee’ plumbs audience’s private thoughts | The Rivertowns Enterprise
From the imagination of writer Melanie Hoopes of Hastings comes “Kindness Committee,” a new play that explores the question, “What do those people in the audience really think about?”
Presented by RiverArts, the play will be performed on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., at South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry.
Translating Strauss with a New RiverArts Commission | ArtsWestchester
Top 5 Art Pick of the week by ArtsWestchester: Can music be translated? If it’s a song, the words can be translated from the original language. But one might think that a note is a note, and it can’t be changed without altering the composition. Well, a musical translation is exactly what the audience will experience at the world premiere of a new arrangement of Richard Strauss’s Last Four Songs at St. Barnabas Church in Ardsley on March 6.
Virtual studio visits resume with in-person plans | The Rivertowns Enterprise
RiverArts is bringing back its “Salon Sundays” tours of local artists’ studios, starting with virtual visits and then transitioning to in-person. The series, featuring artists who have participated in the annual RiverArts Studio Tour, allows visitors to view their work and learn about their techniques and creative process. The series producer is photographer Jeff Dietz, a former resident of Tarrytown and board member of RiverArts, who now lives in Beacon.
Events
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2026 Spring Benefit
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2026 RiverArts Music Tour
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SummerArts Camp | Week 1
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SummerArts Camp | Week 2
August 10 @ 9:00 am - August 14 @ 3:00 pm -
SummerArts Camp | Week 3
August 17 @ 9:00 am - August 21 @ 3:00 pm
RiverArts Presents Stravinsky, Brahms, and Commissioned Chamber Version of Strauss’ Four Last Songs
RiverArts will present a compelling program for its next Chamber Music concert, including Igor Stravinsky’s playful Chamber Suite from A Solder’s Tale, Brahms’ lyrically soaring Clarinet Trio, and the world premiere of a specially commissioned chamber version of Strauss’ monumental Four Last Songs.
At the Intersection of Appalachia and Himalaya | The Bluegrass Standard
It might seem odd to compare the folkways of Appalachia to the culture of the Himalayas, but to music teacher Tara Linhardt, these mountain communities aren’t such strange bedfellows. Some similarities are apparent while others are more obscure, and this bluegrass musician first discovered the commonalities and disparities while traveling abroad during college.
Award Winner | IMPRINT OF LIGHT
Congratulations to IMPRINT OF LIGHT for winning Best Spiritual/Mystical Film in the Amsterdam International Film Festival 2021. RiverArts was proud to debut “Imprint of Light,” a dance, music & video collaboration that was broadcast in May. “Imprint of Light” is a magical journey within the imagination, toward the illumination of the human spirit and its relationship to the 4 elements of the earth.
RiverArts revives chamber music series | The Rivertowns Enterprise
Music by Arnold Schoenberg and Richard Strauss has been selected to celebrate the return of RiverArts’ Chamber Music Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 21, from 1-3 p.m. in the gallery at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation in Hastings. This will be RiverArts’ first chamber music concert since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Upcoming Events
May 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal ChurchSpring Chamber Music Concert: String Quintets
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Jazz Forum2026 Spring Benefit
May 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower LevelFigure Drawing – May 20
- June 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower Level
Figure Drawing – June 4
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