Weekend Events

Activities and things to do this weekend in northern Westchester:

Scat! Find out who left the pile in the forest and get the scoop on poop. Saturday, 11:00. Teatown Lake Reservation

Jamison Odone Illustrator Jamison Odone demonstrates how he creates the illustrations for his children’s books and then gives a reading from one of his books. Saturday, 2:00. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Celebrate Winter Warm up with hot cider and gingerbread cookies and browse a local fair featuring area vendors. Enjoy holiday music performed by the Pocantico Singers at 1:00 PM in the Courtyard. Saturday, 11:00 to 3:00. Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Recycling Old Sweaters Learn how to “Felt” old wool sweaters and turn them into new mittens, hats, pillows or other items to wear or give as gifts. Saturday, 10:00. Hilltop Hanover Farm

Natural Decorations Kids can create holiday decorations with an assortment of natural materials. Saturday, 1:00. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

The Nutcracker Enjoy the New York Theatre Ballet's production of this enchanting holiday ballet. Saturday, 1:00. Paramount Center for the Arts

Comedy Show Come for dinner and see 3 stand-up comics! John Iavarone, D.F. Sweedler, and Bill McCarty will get you laughing. Saturday, 8:00 to 9:30. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar

Hot Tuna The music of Hot Tuna's Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady sounds better than ever. Saturday, 8:00. Ridgefield Playhouse

Free Arts Day For just one day, you can visit museums without charge and enjoy events for the whole family in every corner of Westchester (above). At the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art you can enjoy a music performance by the Westchester Symphonic Winds quartet and a gallery talk with Artist-in-Residence Karen Sargsyan. Catch a free showing of the film The Linquists at the Paramount Center for the Arts. Then head over to Van Cortlandt Manor to listen to colonial ballads performed using instruments of the period. Check out the website for more listings. Sunday. Westchester Arts Council

French Masters Winter Concert The Taghkanic Chorale performs works by Charpentier, Debussy, and Faure. Sunday, 4:00. Trinity Episcopal Church

Holiday Kids’ Theater Children will enjoy this puppet theater and the chance to taste imaginary food, meet enchanting creatures, fly, and even dance. Sunday, 1:00. Yorktown Museum

Klezmer! Celebrate the season with the joyous music of the Westchester Klezmer Program. Sunday, 7:00. Croton Free Library