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Westchester s pools and amusement parks will be open this summer as the county continues combating the spread of COVID-19.
County Executive George Latimer announced during a COVID-19 briefing on Monday, April 19 that Rye Playland, Playland Beach, and the county s pools have opening dates scheduled and should remain open during the duration of the summer.
According to Latimer, planned openings include:
Beach openings at Playland and Croton Point Park will be opened beginning on Memorial Day through Tuesday, June 25;
Playland Beach will be open seven days a week from June 25 through Labor Day;
Croton Point Beach will be open Wednesday through Sundays from June 25 through Labor Day;
The festival features musicians and storytellers as well as activists. The line up this year includes Tom Chapin, Thomasina Winslow, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, the Trouble Sisters, Betty and the Baby Boomers and more. For a full list of performers, go to clearwaterfestival.org/performers.
Last year s performances are still available through Clearwater s website, clearwaterfestival.org/schedule.
The festival was founded in 1966 by late singer, activist and Beacon resident Pete Seeger. In 1969, Seeger founded Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, which aims to educate the community about the environment in and around the Hudson River. In years past, the festival featured performances by Seeger, Bela Fleck, Old Crow Medicine Show, Grace Potter and more. Proceeds from the event benefit the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and the festival.
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An annual eagle-viewing festival in the Hudson Valley is going virtual, for the most part, this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne spoke with the head of a nonprofit nature preserve and environmental education center that organizes the event.
It’s called EagleFest, and it’s organized by Ossining-based Teatown, where Kevin Carter is executive director. After record-breaking crowds last year, Carter says the showcase for the migration of bald eagles to the Hudson River will be mainly online.
“So we felt that, you know, rather than canceling it altogether, that we would, we would extend it and make it a weeklong event with mostly virtual programs, but a couple of in-person programs as well, and that we would kind of try to keep the spirit and the DNA of the EagleFest event through virtual programs. So that means partnering up with organizations that we work with, it means working with the birding community and a number