PEEKSKILL, N.Y. ? EMBARK Peekskill hosts its second annual Performing & Literary Arts Festival this weekend with entertainment for all ages.
The three-day festival begins Friday evening and includes events at different locations throughout downtown through Sunday. Opening night features a family performance of Viva Pinocho!", a Mexican Pinocchio, at the Peekskill Middle School.
EMBARK Peekskill is a coalition of performing and literary artists and community members committed to the establishment and development of a performing and literary arts center for Peekskill.
Performances will include plays, musicals, dance, childrens and instrumental performances, a barbershop quartet and literary readings. The events will all be produced by EMBARK artist members, visiting companies or guest artists.
The festival culminates Sunday at 5 p.m. on North Division Street with a free concert sponsored by downtown restaurants.
A full schedule of events can be viewed on EMBARK's website. Tickets for indoor performances can be purchased at each performance or as part of a package on brownpapertickets.com.
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