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OSSINING, N.Y. The ninth annual Columbus Day Festival and a free piano concert highlight this weekend's events in Ossining and Briarcliff Manor. For more listings, check out our events page.
Friday, Oct. 5
Computer Help: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free drop-in help with computers. Residents can learn how to navigate web pages and create documents in Microsoft programs. For more information, contact Cheryl at (914) 2416, Ext. 315. Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Ave.
Senior Cooking Class: 10 a.m. to noon. "The Chemistry of Food and Cooking," a Westchester Community College Mainstream course for senior citizens. The class will be taught by Sandra Flank of the Westchester Community College. The class also be from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 12. Contact Kathy Asaro or Debbie Klein at 941-7198 to sign up for the class. Though the class is free, registration is necessary. Ossining Senior Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining.
Briarcliff Library Story Time For Tots: 4 p.m. Every Friday through Nov. 16, the Briarcliff Manor Public Library will host a story time for children ages 2-4. Briarcliff Manor Public Library, 1 Library Road.
Annual Columbus Day Festival: 5-11 p.m. Hosted by the Christopher Columbus Lodge #692 and the Order Sons of Italy in America Festa Italiana. Old-fashioned Italian feast with live entertainment, games, rides, raffles and food vendors. For more information, contact the lodge at (914) 941-4496. Veterans Park, Narrangansett Avenue, Ossining.
Saturday, Oct. 6
Exercise Class at All Saints: 8:30 a.m. The Briarcliff Manor church hosts an exercise class Saturdays. The class is free. All Saints Episcopal Church, 201 Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor.
The Ossining Farmers' Market: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The farmers' market is every Saturday through Dec. 15. Market Square, Market and Spring streets.
The Digital Darkroom: 1-3 p.m. Photographer Mark Friedman presents a technical overview of what to do with your digital picture. The class starts at 1 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Ossining Public Library. Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Ave.
Exploring Excel In Briarcliff: 1:30 p.m. The Briarcliff Manor Public Library continues its series on technology. Using Microsoft Excel 2010, you will learn the basics of how to set up a spreadsheet to display and manipulate data. Excel can help you manage and track budgets, investments, mailing lists and more. Briarcliff Manor Public Library, 1 Library Road.
Annual Columbus Day Festival: 4-11 p.m.Hosted by the Christopher Columbus Lodge #692 and the Order Sons of Italy in America Festa Italiana. Old-fashioned Italian feast with live entertainment, games, rides, raffles and food vendors. For more information, contact the lodge at (914) 941-4496. Veterans Park, Narrangansett Avenue, Ossining.
Free Wine Tasting In Ossining: 6-9 p.m. Tasty Port Wine & Spirits will host a free wine tasting at the shop, 127 Main St. Nicholas Pliakis, wine specialist, will be on-site and presenting five Portuguese wines. Special deals are available throughout the day. Tasty Port Wine & Spirits, 127 Main St., Ossining.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Free Piano Concert In Ossining: 3 p.m. Pianist Chelsea Wang will play at the Ossining Public Librarys Budarz Theater as a part of the Nadia Reisenberg Young Artists Series. Chelsea is the second-prize winner of the 2012 Sixth New York International Piano Competition. The series continues Nov. 11 with pianist Jennifer Campbell and concludes Dec. 2 with pianist Mackenzie Melemed.
Annual Columbus Day Festival: 3-10 p.m. Hosted by the Christopher Columbus Lodge #692 and the Order Sons of Italy in America Festa Italiana. Old-fashioned Italian feast with live entertainment, games, rides, raffles and food vendors. For more information, contact the lodge at (914) 941-4496. Veterans Park, Narrangansett Avenue, Ossining.
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