Crestwood Library Centennial Gala Concert

The Crestwood Library is celebrating its centennial this coming year, beginning in fall 2026 and concluding October 16, 2027. To celebrate, the library is presenting a collection of varied events throughout the year, with the kickoff event being a concert at Asbury Church on Sunday, September 27, 2026, co-presented by the Crestwood Library and Asbury’s free community concert series, Music at Asbury. The focus of the concert is to feature artists with strong ties to Crestwood / Tuckahoe / Yonkers, as well as poetry and reflections on literature, libraries, and community, including an original haibun-sequence narrative celebrating the library and its history by poet Valerie Rivera.

Artists performing on the concert are duoJalal (violist Kathryn Lockwood and percussionist Yousif Sheronick); oboist Heidi Chisholm; cellist Charles duChateau; pianist Annbritt duChateau; double bassist Fabien duChateau; flutist Haley Hamers; organist Jon Riss; trumpeter William Schaeffer; vocalist Mary Thombs; and the Library Jazz Band.

Prior to and following the concert, a Silent Auction will be held to benefit the Crestwood Library and Music at Asbury. Doors open at 2:15 for the auction, 2:30 for concert seating.