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This is a great weekend for music lovers in the Lewisboro/Pound Ridge area. Classic rock icon Greg Lake will perform at the Ridgefield Playhouse, the Lewisboro Library presents its Common Ground Folk Series featuring Atwater-Donnelly, and Marielas Wine Bar offers up another weekend of free live music. In addition, the Wolf Conservation Center has several cool programs on tap, including a birthday party for its year-old ambassador wolves.
Check out these events:
Friday
The Hooves of War: 10:30 a.m. The Pound Ridge Library presents the Academy Award-nominated movie War Horse. Bring a lunch to enjoy after the film. Beverages are provided. The event is sponsored by the Neighbor to Neighbor program. The library is located at 271 Westchester Ave.
Tunes for Tots: 11 a.m. The Pound Ridge Library presents Fun With Music, a music program for children 5 and under featuring Laura DAmico. There is no fee, but registration is required. Call the library at 914-764-5085. The library is located at 179 Westchester Ave.
Now They Are 1: 6:30 p.m.: The Wolf Conservation Center will celebrate an important milestone ambassador wolves Alawa and Zephyrs first birthday. Guests will learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and discover why spring is a magical time for packs in North America. Guests will take a short sunset hike to howl Happy Birthday with Alawa and Zephyr, and staff will give the pair special wolfy gifts. Ambassador wolf Atka and the WCCs critically endangered red wolves and Mexican wolves will also be on view. All guests will be served weather-appropriate treats. Bring flashlights. The fee is $16 for adults and $13 for children under 12. Preregistration is required. Visit www.nywolf.org.
Sounds of Spring: 7 p.m. Lewisboro Elementary School will hold its annual spring production. Call 914-763-7800 for information. The school is located at 79 Bouton Road, South Salem.
Strings and Sauvignon: 8 p.m. Marielas Wine & Espresso Bar offers live music featuring guitarist/composer Gordon Thurber. Admission is free. Marielas is located at 71 Westchester Ave. in Pound Ridge. Call 914-764-3424 for more info.
Saturday
What a Big Myth You Have! 2 p.m. Wolf Conservation Center Presents Wolf Tails for Kids Mythology of a Predator." Join the WCC for its first-ever wolf mythology program to learn about the relationship between wolves and humans in the past. Guests will be introduced to various wolf mythologies and then have a chance to create their own and share if desired. Then, guests will visit ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa and Zephyr as well as the WCCs critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. Dont forget a camera. The fee is $13 for adults and $11 for kids under 12. Preregistration is required. Visit www.nywolf.org.
Evening With a Rock Legend: 8 p.m. Ridgefield Playhouse presents Greg Lake in Songs of a Lifetime. The former member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson presents an evening of music, stories and Q&A, an intimate performance of one of the greatest voices and musical minds of a generation. Tickets are $75. Call the box office at 203-403-2690. The playhouse is located at 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, Conn.
Bordeaux Plays the Wine Bar: 8 p.m. Marielas Wine & Espresso Bar offers live music featuring Dawn Decker with Drew Bordeaux. Admission is free. Marielas is located at 71 Westchester Ave. in Pound Ridge. Call 914-764-3424 for more info.
Opening Their Songbook at the Library: 8 p.m. Lewisboro Library presents Atwater-Donnelly as part of its Common Ground Folk Series. The highly acclaimed husband/wife duo perform a program of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a cappella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes and original works. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Seniors are $12 and kids under 12 are free. Call the library at 914-763-3857 for more info.
Sunday
Night of Music at the North Star: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dennis Collins and Mike DiMeo perform at the North Star restaurant in Pound Ridge. Collins, who is accompanied by pianist DiMeo, has recorded with stars such as Roberta Flack, Sting, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Sheryl Crow and Faith Hill. North Star is located at 85 Westchester Ave. Call 914-764-0200 for more information.
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