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New York, N.Y. - Battery Dance celebrates the art of dance in its home community this August, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority. On Saturday, August 9, the Company celebrates the re-opening of Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, following a two-year pause during which it was rebuilt as part of a coastal resiliency effort to protect Battery Park City and lower Manhattan from storm surge and sea level rise. A medley of dance companies will present a 1-hour program opened by Indigenous performer Marie Poncé, followed by tap-dancer John Manzari with a live band.

Utica, N.Y. - Experience history on two wheels by biking along the Empire State Trail. The Erie Canal played a crucial role in moving people, raw materials, finished goods, and ideas, transforming our economy and earning New York the title of the Empire State. In celebration of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal's opening, join the Oneida County History Center for a leisurely ride along the towpath on August 13th at 6:00 p.m.

August 6-August 23

Saratoga Springs, NY – The Philadelphia Orchestra will return to SPAC for its annual residency this week, Wednesday, August 6, opening with the tradition of Tchaikovsky Spectacular, highlighted by the 1812 Overture with live cannon fire and a brilliant firework display. Internationally acclaimed conductor, Marin Alsop, returns to SPAC to lead the first three programs including Holst’s iconic The Planets (August 7) and an evening dedicated to Gershwin & Bernstein (August 8), and “Gen Z It-Girl” and GRAMMY Award-Winner, Laufey will bring her highly anticipated “Night at the Symphony” program (August 9).

Hudson, NY - The Olana Partnership will hold its monthly FREE Third Thursdays on August 21 from 1:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Olana State Historic Site. The day will conclude with a special outdoor concert and Hudson Valley views. Olana Third Thursdays are free monthly community days. Celebrate summer with free tours, nature, art, music and history while participating in engaging experiences for the whole family!…

A Celebrated 20th-century Portrait and Landscape Artist with Ties to Long Island's North Shore

“Making a Name for Himself: The Life & Art of F. Edwin Church, 1876–1975” showcases a range of artworks, photographs, and ephemera spanning Church’s career, including works from his life abroad and on Long Island.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Preservation Long Island presents Making a Name for Himself: The Life & Art of F. Edwin Church, 1876–1975, a new exhibition highlighting the work of celebrated 20th-century portrait and landscape artist F. Edwin Church, who had strong ties to Long Island’s North Shore. On view from September 19 to December 21, 2025, at Preservation Long Island’s Exhibition Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor, the exhibition features a wide array of artworks, photographs, and personal ephemera spanning Church’s prolific career—framed within the larger narrative of his life both abroad and on Long Island.

Highlights include Cynthia Nixon in person with A Quiet Passion, celebration of new edition of Davies’s novel, and rarely screened film prints of many features

September 12–21, 2025

Astoria, New York (August 4, 2025) — Museum of the Moving Image will present a complete film retrospective of the brilliant English filmmaker Terence Davies—the first in the United States since his death in 2023. The series, Terence Davies: Time Present and Time Past, includes the director's nine features, many in rare film prints, and his trilogy of early short films, plus other rarely screened shorts, with permission from the Terence Davies Estate, from September 12–21. Highlights also include Cynthia Nixon in person on September 18 with a screening of A Quiet Passion, in which she stars as poet Emily Dickinson, and an opening night reception celebrating the reissue of Davies’s 1984 novel Hallelujah Now, published by Film Desk Books.

Staatsburg, N.Y.  (08/05/25) — From photographic scavenger hunts in a stunning landscape along the Hudson River, to village walking tours, and landscape and history hikes – Staatsburgh has several offerings this month that will get you and your family learning about history out-of- doors, and they are all free!…

See what it takes to prepare new exhibitions and more on August 14

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (August 5, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites visitors to take a behind the scenes tour on Thursday, August 14, at noon, led by Izzy DeSantis, the Kiki Pohlad ’13 Curatorial Assistant.

Moriah, NY (August 5, 2025) – The Town of Moriah’s M3 Musicfest IV returns Saturday, September 6th, 2025, as a free, family-friendly, end-of-summer celebration featuring live music, local vendors, and delicious food. This year’s event will be held rain or shine starting at 1:30 PM at the Witherbee Park Bandstand located at 28 Park Place, Port Henry, NY.

New York, N.Y. (Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire) -- Travelers visiting New York City can now rely on Libby, an AI travel genius that provides instant responses to any travel or tourism questions about the five boroughs in 60 languages. Libby is an initiative of New York City Tourism + Conventions, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, and leverages GuideGeek artificial intelligence technology from Matador Network.