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Yonkers Celebrates
Anniversary Of Henry Hudson's Sail
Posted by Westchester.com
Yonkers, NY - A celebration of the visual arts, a
harvest festival and a Halloween pet parade are some of the special
events that the Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement
District will present over two weekends, October 18-19 and October
25-26. The festivities are part of the kick-off of the
400th anniversary of explorer Henry Hudson’s historic sail up the river
named after him in the Dutch ship, Halve Maen (Half Moon).
The official Quadracentennial anniversary year is
2009, but Yonkers was designated as the site to launch the observance
with a ceremony on October 16 that will be attended by County Executive
Andy Spano, Yonkers Mayor Philip Amicone, representatives of the Hudson
River Museum, as well as by several other county and city officials and
representatives from the towns and villages throughout the Hudson River. The Yonkers Downtown BID’s festivities will be
programmed around the arrival of the Half Moon replica ship that will
docked at the Yonkers Pier from October 16 to October 30 which is
expected to attract many visitors from throughout Westchester wishing to
see the 85-foot schooner. In addition to Evolution Arts, art lovers will
enjoy the All Fired Up exhibit at the Yonkers Library at 1 Larkin
Center, a county-wide celebration of art created with clay that the
Westchester Arts Council is presenting in October. Halloween Pet Parade on Sunday, October 26 at 2 PM
will provide canines and their significant others the opportunity to
celebrate Halloween early and in an unusual way. The dogs are invited to
parade attired in Halloween themed costumes. Registration is not
required but do lovers are requested to assemble with their pets at the
Sculpture Meadow on the Yonkers waterfront address at 12:30 pm. The
parade will last about 45 minutes.
In addition to the Halloween Pet Parade, there will
be an appropriate seasonal Harvest Festival. Also in the planning stage are a variety of
Children’s Events on Saturday, October 18 and a Performing Arts Day on
Saturday, October 25 featuring a number of outdoor live and free music
performances. The Quadracentennial kick-off and two weeks of
student tours aboard the Half Moon is being presented through the
generosity of Peckham Industries Inc. whose President is John R Peckham. For more details about Half Moon and other Yonkers
Downtown BID events, visit www.yonkersdowntown.com The Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business
Improvement District was created to promote and implement the economic
vitality of the District and the City of Yonkers. The Yonkers Downtown
BID is also designed to maintain the downtown streets, contribute to
public safety, landscape the district, market special events and create
promotional opportunities to highlight the area. Additionally, the
Yonkers Downtown BID will preserve and encourage the cultural, historic,
tourist and civic interest of the District and the City of Yonkers. |
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