Workshop events in Rockland County.

Join us for the 9th Annual BridgeMusik Summer Festival ‘We the Music – Celebrating 250 Years of American Voices.’  August 1-16, 2026. Don’t miss this annual event featuring high-quality classical and jazz performances by professional artists from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and NYC Ballet Orchestra, and student musicians from the tri-state area. Festival events will take place in Nyack, Tappan, Blauvelt, Valley Cottage, Spring Valley, and other Rockland County communities, bringing world-class artists and emerging young musicians together at venues throughout the county.  CLICK HERE for more information. FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS August 1–2:  Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and the world premiere of Thomas Cabaniss’s Dedication to Faust | Nyack Center August 4–7: Library Week and Community Outreach Concerts throughout Rockland County  August 9:  New Voices, New Horizons featuring The Dolphins Quartet, Continuum Wind Quintet, BridgeMusik Festival Faculty, and the world premiere of a new America 250 commission composed and performed by The Dolphins Quartet  August 10–16:  BridgeMusik Student Festival Week at Our Lady of Sacred Heart School  August 16:  Festival Finale — We the Music featuring Aaron Copland’s complete Appalachian Spring, music of John Philip Sousa, and festival students, faculty, and guest artists

Discover the transformative power of mindfulness in this in-person class at your local library, welcoming both beginners and experienced practitioners. Learn proper meditation techniques and how to integrate mindful awareness into your everyday activities. The benefits of mindfulness meditation are backed by extensive scientific research, demonstrating its effectiveness in cultivating present-moment awareness, improving concentration, reducing stress and anxiety, and enhancing emotional regulation and resilience. This class will be led by a Zen monk who brings a unique perspective shaped by 20 years of U.S. Army service as a combat veteran. Currently serving as the Buddhist Chaplain at the U.S. Military Academy and as a guiding meditation teacher at Bulkwang Zen Center, the instructor offers practical tools grounded in both ancient wisdom and real-world experience. Join us in this supportive environment to explore how mindfulness can bring greater peace, clarity, and balance to your life.

Join us for the 9th Annual BridgeMusik Summer Festival ‘We the Music – Celebrating 250 Years of American Voices.’  August 1-16, 2026. Don’t miss this annual event featuring high-quality classical and jazz performances by professional artists from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and NYC Ballet Orchestra, and student musicians from the tri-state area. Festival events will take place in Nyack, Tappan, Blauvelt, Valley Cottage, Spring Valley, and other Rockland County communities, bringing world-class artists and emerging young musicians together at venues throughout the county.  CLICK HERE for more information. FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS August 1–2:  Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and the world premiere of Thomas Cabaniss’s Dedication to Faust | Nyack Center August 4–7: Library Week and Community Outreach Concerts throughout Rockland County  August 9:  New Voices, New Horizons featuring The Dolphins Quartet, Continuum Wind Quintet, BridgeMusik Festival Faculty, and the world premiere of a new America 250 commission composed and performed by The Dolphins Quartet  August 10–16:  BridgeMusik Student Festival Week at Our Lady of Sacred Heart School  August 16:  Festival Finale — We the Music featuring Aaron Copland’s complete Appalachian Spring, music of John Philip Sousa, and festival students, faculty, and guest artists

Dreams can be strange, symbolic, and sometimes unsettling, but they can also offer meaningful insight into our inner world. Drawing on a Jungian perspective, this workshop will explore how dreams communicate through symbols and imagery, and how we can begin to understand their personal meaning. The session includes a brief interactive exercise and practical tips for dream journaling. Open to anyone curious about dreams – no prior experience needed.

Don’t miss “The New York Campaign of 1776: 250 Years Later.”  Saturday, August 29. 1:30-2:30PM at the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site.  Just weeks after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the British Army and Navy conquered the New York City area in a sweeping campaign with a handful of hair-raising battles, testing the Continental Army with the full might of the British military. Site Historian Mike Sheehan will present a lecture with maps and illustrations on this gripping and dangerous year of the American Revolution, when the cause was almost lost before it could really begin.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Don’t miss Antrim Playhouse’s presentation of “The Dining Room.” September 18-October 4.  Set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, The Dining Room is a mosaic of interrelated scenes – some funny, some touching, some rueful – which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. Written by A.R. Gurney. Directed by Steve Bell.  Tickets on sale!  CLICK HERE for ticket details. Performance Schedule: Friday, September 18th. 8PM Saturday, September 19th. 8PM Sunday, September 20th. 3PM Friday, September 25th. 8PM Saturday, September 26th. 3PM Saturday, September 26th. 8PM Sunday, September 27th. 3PM Friday, October 2nd. 8PM Saturday, October 3rd. 8PM Sunday, October 4th. 3PM