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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow This Fall — And How To Carve Them

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Greetings Tarrytown! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your perfect pumpkin-picking day trip from Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow
  • When can Tarrytown kids dance along with Laurie Berkner live?
  • Meet the Tarrytown health leader reshaping Medicaid care across seven counties

Also on today's calendar: Sleepy Hollow Fact & Fiction with J.W. Ocker and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Families in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow are encouraged to celebrate fall by visiting nearby Hudson Valley farms for pumpkin picking, hayrides, and other seasonal fun. The guide highlights numerous regional orchards and farms within easy driving distance, then walks readers through practical, step-by-step tips for safely carving a jack-o'-lantern that will look great on local porches all Halloween season.
   

2. Laurie Berkner Returns To Tarrytown with Two Holiday Party Shows (riverjournalonline.com) — Families in Tarrytown can plan ahead for two lively Laurie Berkner holiday concerts at Tarrytown Music Hall on Sunday, December 13, with shows at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Expect kid-friendly classics, winter holiday songs for multiple traditions, and dancing led by a professional guest dancer, making this a festive local tradition for young children and their parents.
   

3. The 2026 Hudson Valley Trailblazers (cityandstateny.com) — One of this year's Hudson Valley "Trailblazers" is Amie Parikh, who leads the Tarrytown-based Hudson Valley Care Coalition, coordinating care for Medicaid patients across seven counties and launching an emergency department social care program. The broader list highlights dozens of business, nonprofit, labor, and government leaders shaping development, health care, and infrastructure across Westchester and the region surrounding Tarrytown.
   

4. Pulitzer-winning Novelist Barbara Kingsolver's Latest Book 'Partita'; A Family Drama of Immigrants in Norway (wnyc.org) — Barbara Kingsolver is coming to Tarrytown Music Hall on Wednesday, October 7 to discuss her new novel "Partita," about a gifted pianist whose life is transformed by a complicated love affair. The evening will include live piano performances of music featured in the book, offering local readers a chance to hear the author and experience the novel's musical world onstage.
   

5. THIS WEEK: 'Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now' Bus Tour Kicks Off With Stops in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey (protectourcare.org) — A national 'Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now' bus tour will roll into Pierson Park in Tarrytown on Wednesday, bringing state legislators and health care advocates to rally for lower costs and stronger coverage. Local residents can hear speakers criticize recent federal cuts, share personal health stories, and push for policies like restored ACA tax credits, Medicaid protections, and broader drug price negotiations.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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