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Monday Dec. 4, 2023

4 – 5:45 pm

Learn Together! Reading Buddies (Gr. 1 & 2)

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6 – 7 pm

Elementary Explorers

Ages: 5 – 12
Free
Music

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

Tuesday Dec. 5

10:30 – 11:30 am

Family & Me Time: Storytime (Ages 0-4)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6 – 7 pm

Master Crafters: Winter Luminaries (Ages 9-12)

Ages: 9 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Wednesday Dec. 6

4 – 5:45 pm

Learn Together! Reading Buddies (Gr. 1 & 2)

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

7 – 8 pm

Time to Relax: Teen Spa Night Ages (13-18)

Ages: 13 and up
Food & Drink
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Thursday Dec. 7

Menorah, Doughnuts, Gelt & Dreidels

6 pm

Somers Public Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Elephant HotelSomers

3 – 4:30 pm

Try Something New! Teen Lounge (Ages 13-18)

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Food & Drink

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

4 – 6 pm

Menorah Lighting at Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Ridge HillYonkers

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Menorah Lighting @ Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Community
Cultural

Ridge HillYonkers

5 – 6 pm

Learn Together! R.E.A.D. to a Dog! (Ages 5-10)

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Books & Readings

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6 – 7 pm

Let’s Do This! The Great Island Escape STEM Challenge (Ages 9-12)

Ages: 9 – 12
Free
Games

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

6 pm

Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Gateway Shopping CenterPort Chester

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7 – 8:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

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Friday Dec. 8

5 – 6 pm

Shabbat Shabbang

Ages: 8 and under
Free

Temple Israel of Northern WestchesterCroton-On-Hudson

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7 – 8:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

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Saturday Dec. 9

10 am – 4 pm

Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair

Ages: All
Free

Scarborough Presbyterian Children’s CenterBriarcliff Manor

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11 am – 6 pm

Arrival of Santa at iPlay America

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

iplay americaFreehold

11 am – 6 pm

Food + Design

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

HudCoDobbs Ferry

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4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination at Untermyer Gardens

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

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7 – 8:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

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Sunday Dec. 10

Geese on Sheldrake lake January winter – 640 x 433

8 – 9 am

December Birding with Doug Bloom

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Free

Sheldrake Environmental CenterLarchmont

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1 pm

Hansel and Gretel

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Open House at the Historic Salyer House

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

The Orangetown Historical Museum & ArchivesOrangeburg

4 pm

Chanukah Family Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free
Holiday

Dobbs Ferry Waterfront ParkDobbs Ferry

Menorah, Doughnuts, Gelt & Dreidels

4 – 5 pm

Yorktown Public Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Jack Davito Memorial FieldYorktown Heights

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4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination at Untermyer Gardens

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

5 – 6 pm

City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights – Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Renaissance ParkWhite Plains

Monday Dec. 11

2 – 3 pm

Homeschoolers of Haverstraw-Roller Coasters

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

4 – 5:45 pm

Learn Together! Reading Buddies (Gr. 1 & 2)

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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4:30 – 8 pm

Grand Holiday Illumination at Untermyer Gardens

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Untermyer GardensYonkers

6 – 7 pm

Pint-Sized Science – Ocean in a Bottle

Ages: 3 – 4
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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