Free outdoor performances held downtown every weekend

Tony Leon
Tony Leon

The heart of downtown Peekskill, North Division Street between Main Street and Central Avenue, will continue to be closed to traffic throughout the summer on Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day, with the area turned into an al fresco center for dining, music performances, crafts and games. All events are free and designed for the whole family. The schedule for the balance of the summer follows:

Aug. 16: ACT ONE (Jazz/Broadway Ensemble); TONY LEON (salsa band)

Aug. 17: NOODLE NOO (rap artist for peace)

Aug. 23: JESS ERICK (guitarist); Marcy B. Freedman’s SOCK IT! (performance art); PHINEAS AND THE LONELY LEAVES (winners: Battle of the Bands 2014)

Aug 24: JAMES PATRICK CUNNINGHAM (guitarist); SAILING STONE (indie pop/rock)

Aug. 30: FRED GILLEN, JR. (folk singer/songwriter)

Aug 31: STEPHANIE PURCELL TRIO (jazz)

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