The Nyack Center

The Summer Olympic Games may be over but, our contest…“Where in the World?” (In Nyack) are our Ambassadors? continues! Team member Anthony is posed in front of another historic Nyack place. For your chance to win, enter the correct name of where he is and share this post. Winners will be entered to win fun prizes at the end of August. Nyack Ambassadors are a collaboration between The Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack and Nyack Center. Their goal is to welcome folks to our beautiful village, share upcoming events, help with parking meters and give directions. Say hi 👋 if you see them strolling in town. As far as the competition is concerned…Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. -winners so far are-Sharon Aperto, Brady AmoonClark, Marion Neumann Burns, Mother of Swords Doula, and Elaine Philhower 2x, IronyMaiden 2x,

Some great summer reads at Camp Nyack. According to the American Library Association, “Summer Reading Programs: BenefitsSummer reading programs began in the 1890s…The benefits to readers in a summer reading program include: • encouragement that reading become a lifelong habit • reluctant readers can be drawn in by the activities • reading over the summer helps children keep their skills up • the program can generate interest in the library and books”

Cecilia! Thank you to friends The Hekker/ Weiss family for your awesome donation of backpacks and school supplies! Our school supply and backpack drive is going on through August. You can drop off between 10-4 M-F with our thanks! Happy Friday friends!

Have you seen our Ambassadors in their new shirts? “Welcome to Nyack, how can I help you?” The Nyack Ambassadors program is a collaboration between the Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack, Nyack Center with support from Rockland YMCA. Say hi 👋 when you see us in town.

Thank you to our friend and Nyack School Board member Elaine Philhower for backpacks and school supplies! Thank you to everyone else who has donated to our back to school drive so far! Last year we gave out over 300 packed backpacks thanks to you, our generous community. Please help us make sure every child has what they need to start the school year right. You can donate a backpack full of supplies or donate through our website with our grateful thanks!❤️Lets do it together!

The Olympics continue on week 2 and so does our contest…“Where in the World?” (In Nyack) are our Ambassadors? Team member Malachi is posed in front of another historic Nyack building. For your chance to win, enter the correct name of where they are and share this post. Winners will be entered to win fun prizes at the end of August. Nyack Ambassadors are a collaboration between The Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack and Nyack Center. Their goal is to welcome folks to our beautiful village, share upcoming events, help with parking meters and give directions. Say hi 👋 if you see them strolling in town. As far as the competition is concerned…Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. Go USA! -winners so far are-Sharon Aperto, Brady AmoonClark, Marion Neumann Burns, Mother of Swords Doula, and Elaine Philhower, IronyMaiden 2x,

The Olympics continue on week 2 and so does our contest…“Where in the World?” (In Nyack) are our Ambassadors? Team member Malachi is posed in front of another historic Nyack building. For your chance to win, enter the correct name of where they are and share this post. Winners will be entered to win fun prizes at the end of August. Nyack Ambassadors are a collaboration between The Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack and Nyack Center. Their goal is to welcome folks to our beautiful village, share upcoming events, help with parking meters and give directions. Say hi 👋 if you see them strolling in town. As far as the competition is concerned…Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. Go USA! -winners so far are-Sharon Aperto, Brady AmoonClark, Marion Neumann Burns, Mother of Swords Doula, and Elaine Philhower, IronyMaiden 2x,

Happy Monday. Rain is in the forecast this week. Grab an umbrella and a friend like our camper. Rainy days are great for puzzles, arts and crafts, and spending time with each other.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our back to school drive so far! Last year we gave out over 300 packed backpacks thanks to you, our generous community. Please help us make sure every child has what they need to start the school year right. You can donate a backpack full of supplies or donate through the attached QR code with our grateful thanks!❤️Lets do it together!

Our beautiful wildflowers are in full bloom right now. Reminding us of Karin Baere, our friend and former board member who passed away last year. ❤️She planted many of the flowers that bloom next to our building on Depew.

Sunlit Sentinels

“Yellow guardians of the day,
Bright beacons in a subtle play.
Morning dew on petals rest,
In silent splendor, they’re dressed.

Fields of gold beneath the sky,
Where hopes are sown, and dreams fly.
Gentle guards of earth’s delight,
Bearing torches through the night.

Their faces turn with the sun’s arc,
In every bloom, a vibrant mark.
Nature’s quiet, bold decree,
In yellow flowers, freedom’s key.”
-Emily Verse

The Olympics continue and so does our contest.. “Where in the World?” (In Nyack) are our Ambassadors? Team member Tony is posed in front of an iconic Nyack building. For your chance to win, enter the correct historical name of where they are and share this post. (Hint… it isn’t Rand Realty) Winners will be entered to win fun prizes at the end of August. Nyack Ambassadors are a collaboration between The Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack and Nyack Center. Their goal is to welcome folks to our beautiful village, share upcoming events, help with parking meters and give directions. Say hi 👋 if you see them strolling in town. As far as the competition is concerned…Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. Go USA! -last weeks winners were- Sharon Aperto, Brady AmoonClark, Marion Neumann Burns, Mother of Swords Doula, and Elaine Philhower, IronyMaiden,

Yes we can! Keeping up our reading skills during the summer is important. Tutors Nancy, Joan and all our counselors support our campers with reading games, lots of things to read and special time for reading. Our thanks also to Nyack Library for their support of our summer reading.📚♥️

Starting the week with our eye on summer. We hope your week is full of all the wonderful things July brings. “We can let July just be JulyLet the sun hang in the skyClear your mind of all the things you’re waiting onLet there be a second you forgetAll the work you still have left‘Cause tomorrow’s just a little later onLater on”- by Lily Williams

We love our camp site Director, Rob Valdez. Always coordinating the hats and crocs. What is your favorite fit?

And so on the morning of the opening of the 2024 summer Olympics, we begin our own competition. “Where in the world” (in Nyack) are our Ambassadors? This team of Sandra and Jami are posed in front of an iconic Nyack building. For your chance to win, enter the correct name of where they are and share this post. Winners will be entered to win fun prizes at the end of August. Nyack Ambassadors are a collaboration between The Village of Nyack, Visit Nyack and Nyack Center. Their goal is to welcome folks to our beautiful village, share upcoming events, help with parking meters and give directions. Say hi 👋 if you see them strolling in town. As far as the competition is concerned…Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. Go USA!

They keep it coming! Baseball, horseshoe, swings, everyone is on the move at Camp Nyack.
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing”-Charles Schaefer

We know it’s only July but, we are already collecting school supplies for this coming school year. Last year we gave out over 300 packed backpacks thanks to you, our generous community. Please help us make sure every child has what they need to start the school year right. You can donate a backpack full of supplies or donate through the attached QR code with our grateful thanks!❤️Lets do it together!

They are back! Pheonix Theatre Ensemble! Sept. 12-22. 11 shows in 11 days. Sept 14 and 15 are at Nyack Center, each with only 1 performance. - - community passes now on sale — some venues have very limited seating - secure your tickets by purchasing a pass. Pass admissions are transferable.

https://phoenixtheatreensembleorg.thundertix.com/packages

Or call 833-681-4800

“Phoenix Theatre Ensemble is doing something wonderful in Nyack!” -Broadway Radio

Amazing thoughtful, funny, and emotionally moving productions from stellar companies in NYC

Show your support by purchasing a discount pass today - THANK YOU 😊

A bit of puppet making at camp this week. Fun arts and crafts project and an opportunity for expressing thoughts and feelings.

A TALE OF TWO COMMUNITIES / SOUL AND HISTORY
FREE IN DOWNTOWN NYACK
Sunday, August 18, 2024

8:30
SUMMER OF SOUL
Free / outdoors on Artopee Way in downtown Nyack
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music and part historical record, about an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion in 1969. Today The Harlem Cultural Festival reminds us of the importance of history to our spiritual well-being, and the healing power of music during times of unrest. Performers include Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more. 2021, 118 minutes, Oscar winner for Best Documentary.

7:30
COMMUNITY SOUL SING ALONG
Municipal Lot behind Hezekiah Easter Square in downtown Nyack
A DJ will get everyone in the mood for Summer of Soul by leading the first of a series of Community Sing-a-Longs organized by Mary White and the non-profit mentoring program Diamonds & Pearls Inc.

6:30
MY HOUSE ONCE STOOD HERE
Opening reception
Hezekiah Easter Square Gazebo, in downtown Nyack
A multimedia exhibit by Kris Burns featuring archival images of the Black neighborhood that once flourished behind Hezekiah Easter Square. QR codes on each image will be linked to video and audio excerpts from the documentary “What Happened to Jackson Avenue: A story of Urban Renewal” by Hakia Alem and Rudi Gohl.

WELCOME TO NYACK, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Our Village of Nyack Ambassadors program began this week, a partnership among the Village of Nyack, Nyack Center,the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Nyack.The goal ofthe program is to create a welcoming environment foreveryone downtown by delivering on the program’s goalof a clean, safe, and friendly downtown area.Working in teams of two, the Ambassadors are awelcoming source of information for residents,employees, and visitors. They help visitors find parking, offer directions and wayfinding, and provide information on shopping, dining, and cultural activities. Say hi 👋 when you see us. We are here to help!

Ready, set, pool! We are staying cool and having fun at Camp Nyack. Hop in the water is fine. Stay cool friends.