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The Crawford Park Winter Concert Series gets underway with an MLK Celebration.

Sunday Jan 14
2:00pm

Musical Duo, Carla & Keyes will be performing Revolutionary Sounds –
a fun family-friendly concert as we learn about important African American
historical figures from our community and nearby areas.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

please visit the link below for more information

www.townofryeny.com/news/2024-mlk-day-of-song-service

MORE FREE EVENTS

Saturday
MARCH 9
7:00pm
The Jamshow Acoustic
FREE EVENT reserve seats, here:


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-jamshow-acoustic-tickets-775657802367?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Saturday
MARCH 16
8:00pm
Paul Jensen & the Urban Coyotes
FREE EVENT reserve seats, here:


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paul-jensen-the-urban-coyotes-tickets-791604830357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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25.00 in advance – 35.00 at the door

Check back here or on social media for a updates and a link to the ticket portal

Sunday
Feb 4
2:00pm
Westchester Philharmonic performing –
Franz Schubert:
Trout Quintet

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/westchester-philharmonic-franz-schubert-trout-quintet-tickets-775627391407?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Sunday
MARCH 16
8:00pm
Paul Jensen & the Urban Coyotes
FREE EVENT reserve seats, here:



https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paul-jensen-the-urban-coyotes-tickets-791604830357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch


Saturday
March 30
2:00pm
Westchester Philharmonic performing –
The Great Clarinet
Quintets of
Mozart & Brahms

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/westchester-philharmonic-the-great-clarinet-quintet-of-mozart-brahms-tickets-775635315107?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Sunday
APRIL 21
2:00pm
Westchester Philharmonic performing –
String Quartets of
Beethoven & Ravel

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/westchester-philharmonic-string-quartets-of-beethoven-ravel-tickets-775642767397?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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History

Our town nestles in a valley in the background of which lie the picturesque hills and dales of Westchester County. Our Town of Rye borders on Long Island Sound bordering on Connecticut at the gateway of New England within convenient commuting distance from New York and in the metropolitan area. While we started with the Boston Post Road running close to the sound and constituting our main highway, a toll road along which passed the horse-drawn stages, modern parkways and paved highways over which pass speedy motor vehicles now link our Town to all the cities, towns and villages of this great country of ours.

We started as a small settlement on Manursing Island, then developed Poningo Neck, which now is the business section of the City of Rye, and the Saw Pit, which now is Port Chester on the Byram River, with paths leading to various parts of the town. The Post Road, King Street, and the Grace Church Street were among some of our earliest carriage paths. Water transportation and stagecoach were the sole links the early settlers had with the outside world. The young settlement known as Saw Pit, so named from the saw pits then in use, continued as such until it outgrew this homespun name and became Port Chester by incorporating as a village in 1868 signifying a sea port which remains to this day. 

Early life in the settlement was strenuous. Attacks by Indians and severe winters were a deterrent to these early settlers. Farming, fishing, logging, and trading were the principal occupations. At Saw Pit, logs were cut for use in shipbuilding operations. Our town had no improvements in those days and homes were simple and crude. The seed sown by these early settlers was nurtured and grew to the present day when we enjoy the modern conveniences of our times.

For more information about the Town of Rye and early settlement, see Chronicles of a Border Town by Charles Washington Baird.

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