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Above: Located in Elmsford, the Westchester Broadway Theatre stages Broadway-caliber productions throughout the year. Below: Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison is the site of the ever-popular Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.
Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring
Sports for the amateur and adventurer are also available. Kayak along the Hudson; hike trails to lakes, falls, and cliffs; bike lei- surely on a Sunday. If golfing is your game, there are championship-caliber courses across the area, many offering amazing scenery along each fairway. Even the pros can be found swinging locally as major tour- naments hit the fairways.
PERFORMING ARTS
Westchester Broadway Theatre
(WBT) in Elmsford is the longest-running, year-round professional theater in the state, with more than 40 years’ worth of shows to its credit. WBT offers mainstage theatrical productions, with Actors’ Equity perform- ers boasting tour and Broadway credits, all served up with a terrific dinner. This year’s lineup of shows includes productions of A Chorus Line, Sister Act, Anything Goes, Newsies. Nationally acclaimed performers take their bows at other local venues, too, including Tarrytown Music Hall, the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, White Plains Performing Arts Center, The Capitol Theater, and West Point’s 4,400-capacity Eisenhower Hall Theatre (Orange County), which is America’s larg- est theater after Radio City Music Hall. In 2018, “Ike” Hall will stage Rodgers & Ham- merstein’s Cinderella, as well as a concert by country superstar Trace Adkins.
In Garrison awaits the historic Bosco- bel House & Gardens, a perennial draw for locals and visitors from all over. Bosco- bel features tours and fun events through- out the year, but they are especially known and cherished for their status as the site of the annual Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fes- tival, which they have been hosting for more than 30 years.
Grecian gardens landscaped in the Beaux Arts style, a temple overlooking a mosaic pool, and sculptures around a Greek amphi- theater. In Putnam County, the Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring creates a quiet, re- laxed environment amid stunning beauty. In Dutchess, Innisfree Garden is an interna- tionally acclaimed Chinese cup garden that features an idyllic walking path. In Patter- son, the Great Swamp provides adventur- ous terrain with more than 6,000 acres of unique habitat and diverse wildlife. Harri- man State Park is shared by both Orange and Rockland Counties. As the second-larg- est park in the system, it has something for everyone, including 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, beaches, camp- grounds, and other attractions. Bear Moun- tain State Park features hiking, biking, and cross-country ski trails, as well as a small zoo,
an ice-skating rink, and a merry-go-round based on the animals of the Hudson Valley.
The parks in each county provide all sorts of outdoor activities, from playgrounds for children to trails for hiking and biking to water activities, to name a few. The Bronx River Parkway trails run from New York City’s border to the Kenisco Dam Plaza in Valhalla. Three paved segments of the Path- way include a one-mile loop near Oak Street in Mount Vernon, a nearly four-mile section from Palmer Road in Bronxville to Harney Road in Scarsdale, and a five-mile trail from Hartsdale to the Kensico Dam Plaza.
Nature Centers also care for the local habitat and hold events all year to share with visitors. Tap into the maple trees at Rye Nature Center; watch eagles soar at Teatown; visit the animals at the Bear Mountain Zoo across the Hudson.
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