Twilight baroque in the Walled Garden tonight — Sonnambula closes the Untermyer summer concert series

Sonnambula brings the early Baroque to the Walled Garden — tonight at 6 $35, the final concert of the 2026 Minnie Untermyer series (2 min)

Tonight's the night: Sonnambula — a historically informed ensemble praised as "expressive and stylish" by the Financial Times — performs Twilight in the Walled Garden: Italian and French Masterworks of the Early Baroque from 6 to 7 PM in the Untermyer amphitheater. Expect violin, theorbo, and viola da gamba: Corelli's Op. 5 sonatas, Matteis's Ayres, and chaconnes by Capricornus, Falconieri, and Marin Marais. Tickets are $35 plus fees via Eventbrite; the concert runs with no intermission.

Missed the series? One more garden evening is on the calendar: Lori Belilove and the Isadora Duncan Dance Company return Saturday, September 12 (rain date Sept 13), $35.

Source: Untermyer Gardens Conservancy · Tag: Events

Back-to-school family day at the Hudson River Museum keychain-making + summer nature lab, 12–4 PM; planetarium shows all day (2 min)

The HRM is open 11 AM–5 PM today with two drop-in family workshops from 12 to 4: make back-to-school keychains in the art studio and explore the summer nature lab in the science room. Planetarium shows run all day — Little Skywatchers at 11:30, Magic Tree House: Space Mission at 12:30, The Sky Tonight at 2, and We Are Astronomers at 3:30. Free summer evening hours ended Aug 28, so daytime is the move.

Source: Hudson River Museum calendar · Tag: Families

Nearly 900 Westchester families now get a free book a month from Dolly Parton's program the Imagination Library mails free books to kids under 5 — enrollment is open (1 min)

News 12 reported this weekend that nearly 900 Westchester families have enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which mails a free book every month to children from birth to age 5. Yonkers families can check eligibility and sign up at imaginationlibrary.com — and remember, the Riverfront Library's Children's Department is also giving away free books all summer (anything with a "Free Book" sticker is yours to keep).

Sources: News 12 Westchester · YPL · Tag: Families

Sunday reading: the library's quiet season ends Monday all YPL branches return to 7-day weeks after Labor Day — storytimes restart too (1 min)

A heads-up for families: YPL branches have been closed Sundays this summer, and the full schedule — including bilingual storytime, the Sensory Cart at Will, and Tech Central gaming at Riverfront — kicks back in with the school year. Tomorrow's lineup is already posted (see events below).

Source: Yonkers Public Library · Tag: Families

Business Spotlight: your business here — still free one local business, every issue; first come, first served (2 min)

The spotlight slot in every issue goes to one Yonkers business — a Crestwood bakery, a Getty Square barber, a Nod Hill gym. The first one is free to an early reader. Reply SPOTLIGHT to this email and tell us what you love about your business.

Tag: Business

⚠️ SAMPLE SLOT — reserved free for an early reader's business