The 914 is loaded this weekend. There's pro basketball, a festival of lights, a free movie by the river and a whole night of Judas Priest. Here's where to go, town by town, from Friday to Sunday.
Friday: Dirty Dozen Brass Band in Peekskill
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band started in New Orleans in 1977. Almost fifty years later, they still turn a room into a street parade. Expect horns, a tuba holding down the bass and a crowd that won't sit for long.
They play the Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, at 8 PM Friday.
Saturday: Knicks home opener in White Plains
The Westchester Knicks are the New York Knicks' G League team. Saturday is their first home game of the season. They host the Greensboro Swarm at the Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave, White Plains.
Tip-off is 3 PM. The County Center is the team's home court, so this is the one to circle if you want to see the next wave of Knicks up close.
Saturday: Diwali at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers
The Hudson River Museum is throwing its first Diwali Festival. Diwali is the festival of lights. It's one of the biggest holidays of the year for millions of families.
From 11 AM to 5 PM, you can get henna, paint a diya (a small clay lamp), watch sitar and learn some Bollywood dance. The festival is free with museum admission, which is $15 for adults and $8 for kids 3 to 18. The museum is at 511 Warburton Ave, right on the river.
Saturday: A free movie on the Hudson in Hastings
Big Screen Social Club is taking movie night outside. Their first show by the river is Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the Steve Martin and John Candy holiday classic.
It's at 131 Southside Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, in the farmers market lot by the water. Doors open at 5:30 PM and the movie starts at 7. It's free. The hosts promise food and drinks. Bring a chair and a blanket, because it's November. If it rains, their flyer lists Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4:30 PM as the rain date.
Saturday: A Judas Priest night in Yonkers
Bloodstone is a tribute to Judas Priest. Same crew as our Iron Maiden night, now playing the Metal God's songbook.
The show is at Yonkers Brewing, 92 Main St, Yonkers. Doors are at 7 PM and the music starts at 8. Tickets are $20. It's all ages, and you have to be 21 to drink. Wear leather. Nobody will stop you.
Saturday and Sunday: MUJI opens in White Plains
MUJI, the Japanese store known for simple clothes, home goods and stationery, opens its first White Plains store this weekend. It's inside The Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave.
Saturday has taiko drums and a ribbon cutting. MUJI is also handing out free gift bags while they last. Get there early if you want one.
Saturday and Sunday: Holiday market and train show in Scarsdale
The Nature Center at Greenburgh, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale, has a holiday market outside from 10 AM to 2 PM both days. Local makers sell gifts, so you can knock out a few names on your list.
Inside the Manor House, the Yonkers Model Railroad Club runs a model train show. Kids can watch trains loop past tiny towns. The train show has its own ticket, so check the Nature Center's site before you go.
Saturday and Sunday: Fall Fest in Rye
The Westchester Children's Museum is holding Fall Fest both days, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Kids can rake and jump in indoor leaf piles, build their own corn maze and make sculptures out of applesauce cinnamon dough.
It's included with museum admission, $16 a person. The museum is at 100 Playland Pkwy in Rye, right at the edge of Playland.
Where are you headed?
Eight things, six towns, one weekend. Pick one, tag a friend and go. And if we missed something good in your town, tell us. We want to know.
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