Don't Miss: EagleFest With Dar Williams And Much More

OSSINING, NY — Singer-songwriter Dar Williams will make her first appearance at EagleFest, the Hudson Valley's spectacular winter celebration, this year. She's part of a big lineup of fun — entertaining and educational — coming up at the 14th annual festival Feb. 10.

EagleFest is actually both a festival and the largest environmental program celebrating the return of the bald eagle to the Hudson River and advocating for environmental protection for birds.

It will be the second time in 12 months that Williams has performed at Croton Point Park. She and the other two members of iconic group Cry Cry Cry, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell, reunited at the Clearwater Festival there in June to the delight of their many fans.

Williams, who grew up in Chappaqua and now lives in Red Hook, released her last album "Emerald" in 2015. Her book, "What I Found In a Thousand Towns" was published in 2017.

EagleFest gives visitors of all ages a unique opportunity to view these magnificent birds both up close and in their natural environment. The event features spectacular eagle viewing along the Hudson River and educational and informative bird shows, showcasing eagles and other raptors, plus programs and features such as live musical performances.

EagleFest 2018 will be held at Croton Point Park, 1 Croton Point Ave. in Croton-on-Hudson from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $17/adults (12+), $10/children (6-11) and free for children 5 and under. Tickets sold at the venue on the day of the event are $22/adults (12+), $12/children (6-11) and free for children 5 and under. To purchase tickets, visit teatown.org/eaglefest

Attendees coming from Manhattan or Poughkeepsie can take Metro-North trains to Croton-Harmon Train Station. Special EagleTrain Cars will depart from Grand Central at 8:50 a.m. from Poughkeepsie and 9:20 a.m. from Grand Central Station. During the trip, on-board naturalists will point out various Hudson Valley birds to riders. Free shuttle buses will bring attendees to/from the Croton-Harmon Train Station to Croton Point Park. To participate in this event, guests must purchase a regular train ticket from Metro North.

EagleFest is hosted by Teatown, a nonprofit environmental education center and nature preserve on the border of Ossining, New Castle and Yorktown.

For details visit: www.teatown.org.

The 14th Annual Teatown EagleFest is generously sponsored by Westchester County Parks & Recreation, Westchester County Tourism, Westchester Magazine, ConEdison, WHUD, Tracer Imaging and Wheelabrator Technologies. The event is made possible with the support of Westchester Parks Foundation and the Westchester County Parks & Recreation Department.

SEE:

• EagleFest 2018 Returns With Dar Williams...And Eagles
  
• Cry Cry Cry Fans Get The Reunion They Hoped For At Clearwater
  

PHOTO/ Teatown Reservation