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Playland; Bicycle Sundays; Wild Animals: Westchester Parks

Here are some of the happenings in Westchester's parks Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Westchester parks have a lot going on this weekend.
Westchester parks have a lot going on this weekend. (Westchester County Parks)

Here are some of the activities in Westchester parks this weekend.

TUESDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 25 - 30

Playland Park, Playland Parkway, Rye: (914) 813-7000. Amusement Park Open; hours vary. June 25, 26 and 27: $20 nights 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. New laser show called Laser Nights: Rockin’ Lights, nightly, Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission and parking fees apply. Info at playlandpark.org.

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FRIDAY, June 28

Concert by Tramps Like Us, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band: 7:30 p.m., Playland Park, Playland Parkway, Rye: (914) 813-7000. Free with paid admission.

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New York Liberty vs. Dallas Wings, 7:30 p.m., Westchester County Center, White Plains: (914) 995-4050. Tickets and information at liberty.wnba.com or ticketmaster.com. Parking fees apply.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29

Stream Study: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River: (914) 864-7322. Bring your curiosity and use dip nets to explore all of the amazing creatures hiding in the park’s streams. Wear shoes that you won’t mind getting wet, and meet at Kimberly Bridge parking area.

Eco-Avengers: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Playland Park, Rye: (914) 967-8720. Meet some of naturalist Anthony Cogswell’s wild animals and learn how you can help them in their natural habitats. Sponsored by the Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctuary.

New York Streets vs. Jacksonville Sharks: 7 p.m. Westchester County Center, White Plains: (914) 995-4050. Tickets at nystreetsfootball.com or ticketmaster.com. Parking fees apply.

SATURDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 29 - 30

Art Show: Works by Hope Freidlander and Friends: Noon – 4 p.m. Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers: (914) 864-7282. The final two days of pieces on view in the historic main house.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30

Farmers Market: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers: (914) 864-7282. Local farmers offer a variety of produce and other food goods Sundays through October.

Bicycle Sundays: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bronx River Parkway, White Plains to Yonkers: (914) 995-4050. Bike, jog, ride, walk or skate the parkway from the Westchester County Center in White Plains to Scarsdale Road in Yonkers.

School of Rock/East Coast Tour concert: 3 p.m. Playland Park, Playland Parkway, Rye: (914) 813-7010. Free with your park admission. Parking fees apply. PlaylandPark.org.

Walking Tour of the Memorial Garden: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers: (914) 864-7268. Meet at the Shop at Lasdon.

More info at parks.westchestergov.com.

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