Mind Field
Ongoing through June 30
Can a photograph explore a subject’s emotional landscape and lay bare their inner thoughts? While this may seem a tall order for such a tacit medium, in the new exhibition Psychological Portraiture on show at Peekskill’s Hudson Valley MOCA, mental states take center stage through a series of sensitive portraits investigating each subject’s reaction to historical events or posed questions.
Light Years
Ongoing through May 17
Step behind the masterpieces and explore the process of one of the world’s greatest modernist painters in this illuminating show at Pocantico Hills’ David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center. Sketching Light: Chagall’s Windows for Union Church investigates the ways in which the acclaimed artist conceived the series of beautiful stained-glass windows that he produced for the Tarrytown church with 27 mixed-media works on paper.
Getting Animated
Dec 7, 8, 14
When parents, kids, and even the neighbor down the street all adore a holiday flick, it’s likely a keeper. That’s why the Jacob Burns Film Center’s multiple screenings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas has become a veritable holiday event, with three showings through the month, including a Sensory Friendly Screening with softer volume and calmer lighting.
Something to Crow About
Dec 21 & 22
Having defined gritty ’90s rock with hits like “Hard to Handle” and “She Talks to Angels,” The Black Crowes, who ranked on VH1’s list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, is back with a vengeance. Storming the stage for two nights at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre, the band is touring upon the release of their most recent album, Happiness Bastards, and will likely demonstrate why they’ve sold more than 30 million albums over a 36-year career.
Analyze This
Dec 5-22
The daddy of all psychologists gets a healthy dose of laughter in this sidesplitting play by Yonkers’ New Lux Theater, onstage at The Producers Club. Crazy About You: A Comedy About Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis pitches the Australian neurologist into a hilarious thicket of misunderstandings and mistakes with a strong cast anchored by actor Chloe Himmelman.
Local Legend
Dec 14
Westchester-local and country music sensation Jessica Lynn is once again overtaking The Paramount Hudson Valley Theatre with her A Very Merry Classic Christmas. The Best of Westchester-winning songstress will be joined onstage by dancers, a choir, and a marching band in this holiday spectacular full of special effects and celebrated songs that also raises money for Toys for Tots.
Wise Crack
Dec 20
Good luck keeping a straight face when this acclaimed standup comedian, actor, radio host, and New York Times bestselling author touches down at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Known for his standup specials on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and MAX, Jim Norton has also released seven comedy albums, cohosts the UFC’s official podcast, and has even appeared in Martin Scorsese’s film The Irishman.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Dec 13-Jan 5
Spend an evening reaching deliriously campy heights with this eight-time Tony Award-winning play onstage at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. Full of fun songs and silly set pieces, Hairspray tells the tale of a young woman in 1960s Baltimore who will do anything to dance on TV’s most popular show—and manages to change the world in the process.
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