Alvin and Friends frequently invites respected solo musicians and combos to play in the evenings, and their Sunday jazz brunch is a local favorite. Beyond jazz, tango nights, paint parties, and acoustic coffee house events with “unplugged” musicians also frequently appear on this local businesses’ calendar.
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Open Mic & Book Discussions at R Cafe & Tea Boutique:Two evenings a month, R Cafe becomes a literary oasis, with the For the Love of Words open mic night and the Long and the Short of It Book Club. The open mic evenings, on the fourth Wednesday of the month, draw writers to read
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New Rochelle boasts several ground floor galleries and upper-floor artist studios, including Lord and Andra Gallery, Backstreet Gallery, Kathy Gray Studio. Some of these businesses are open to the public year-round with regular business hours; others open to the public for special showings, open studio days or alongside special events like New Rochelle Arts Fest.
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Many family-friendly events, live music series, and cultural festivals, ranging from the New Rochelle Grand Market to the Mexican La Guelaguetza to the BID’s own French Bastille Day take place on Library Green, the grassy lawn in front of the downtown library. Please visit our events page here, and subscribe to our e-newsletter, check our
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You’ll find a variety of movement classes for our younger ones Downtown, including: kids yoga at Westchester Yoga Arts; dance at the Dance Connection, New Beginnings and Rooftop Rhythms.
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This annual holiday-time lighting ushers in the joy and light that is a hallmark for many faiths. Watch for this in December at our Memorial Plaza right at Main Street and Memorial Highway. There’s always the wonderful combination of the Holiday Tree, the Menorah, and the Kinara being lit for the first time of the
New Rochelle Downtown is where New York State’s second-largest Thanksgiving parade has been happening for decades. Yes! We have huge balloons that fly overhead, floats, marching bands and more. Think Macy’s on a home-town scale. Our City’s parade has been running on North Avenue and Main Street through the years. The parade is organized by
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A seasonal tradition for our families that has our youngest costumed robots, witches and astronauts parading through New Rochelle Downtown. This annual Children’s Halloween Parade starts at New Roc City (33 Le Count Pl) winds through North Avenue and Main Street and ends with lots of Halloween treats at Library Green’s Ruby Dee Park. [event]
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Every October our teens are invited to paint seasonal scenes for Halloween and Thanksgiving on the windows of Downtown businesses. Registration to participate is required. Subscribe to our e-newsletter, check our calendar and follow NRBID on social media to stay informed. October. [event] NRBID Sponsored.
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Lord and Andra is a contemporary art gallery that hosts a variety of exhibits and receptions throughout the year. The public is also invited to make their own masterpiece when the gallery hosts various weekly Sip and Paint events. When dealing with the kid-set, Lord and Andrea Gallery provides lemonade in lieu of adult beverages.
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