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Celebrate and cultivate the Arts in the Rivertowns! Join the 2021 RiverArts’ Studio Tour!
RiverArts is delighted to welcome artists and art lovers back for this vibrant celebration of art in the Rivertowns, an exciting opportunity to enjoy the diversity of art throughout our community. Over the last two and a half decades, the tour has grown into one of the most anticipated arts events in Westchester County. Join us as we celebrate the return of the RiverArts Studio Tour on Saturday October 23, 2021, 11am – 6pm.
Solace trio aims to uplift and console with ‘Serene Spring’ | The Rivertowns Enterprise
“Serene Spring – An Evening of Chamber Music” is the name of the Solace Trio’s program of works chosen to acknowledge the lows of the past year and to celebrate where we are now. The concert will take place on Friday, June 11, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Ardsley and is co-produced by RiverArts and Doug Coe, former executive and artistic director of the organization. This will be the first time that RiverArts has held a concert at St. Barnabas. The church that is there now opened in 1956; however there has been a St. Barnabas at the site in Ardsley for more than a century, according to Larry Wolf, music director for 14 years and another Hastings resident.
RiverArts to serve a 9-hour banquet of music | The Rivertowns Enterprise
For nine hours, music will fill the Rivertowns on Saturday, June 5, during the largest in-person cultural event in this area since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. From noon to 9 p.m., more than 100 performances will be held at 24 outdoor locations in Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington, and Tarrytown during the sixth annual RiverArts Music Tour.
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2026 Spring Benefit
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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
Honoring Doug Coe: Up Close & Virtual
On April 24th, RiverArts celebrates the immense achievements and contributions to our community of...
Pivotal 1933 film anchors talk about race
“The Emperor Jones” — the first mainstream American film to star an African American — will be the subject of a free discussion hosted by RiverArts, together with the Dobbs Ferry and Hastings public libraries, on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.
The film, controversial then and now, was released by United Artists, the independent
distribution company founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.
“The Emperor Jones” is one of five films showcased by the Finger Lakes Film Trail as part of its “Race Films/Race Matters” program, which focuses on films from 1910 to the 1940s made largely by Black filmmakers for Black audiences. Registrants for the RiverArts event are encouraged to watch “The Emperor Jones” at www.fingerlakesfilmtrail.org.
New artistic director charts course for RiverArts
“It’s a difficult time, but it’s also an exciting time because it’s given us a chance to explore offering programs in new ways,” she said on March 1. “It’s encouraged us to become creative, offering new programs and in different formats.”
Ashby succeeds Doug Coe of Hastings, who was executive director of RiverArts since 2013. Last summer, the executive director role was divided into two positions: artistic director and managing director. Josh Suniewick of Hastings came on board as managing director, while Coe remained as artistic director until he retired last month.
RiverArts leader sets course for his own creativity
Doug Coe, the driving force behind RiverArts since he was hired as executive director in 2013, has announced his retirement, effective Feb. 1, 2021. Coe’s position as executive director of the nonprofit was split into two part-time jobs this summer. Coe became artistic director while Josh Suniewick of Hastings was hired as managing director.
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
A Rich History of Art in the Rivertowns
Founded by artists in the village of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, in 1963, RiverArts has been making the arts a part of everyday life in Westchester’s Hudson River communities for more than 50 years. Today, our programs and performances reach more than 20,000 people annually.
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— Ossie Davis