Sep
15
8:00 PM20:00

Repro Rights Book Club

Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book

Join us for our 2nd Repro Rights Book Club at Picture Book to discuss Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans by Kylie Cheung. This is a collaboration between local bookshop Picture Book and the homegrown organization Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights.

We'll meet on the HudCo couches for a community discussion, fueled by cheese and beverages from Bloomy Cheese & Provisions. Your ticket helps cover food costs and the rest will be donated to NYAAF.

Picture Book is donating 10% of all Coercion book sales to NYAAF, and you can choose to add the book onto the ticket, or buy directly on Picture Book's website to avoid additional Eventbrite fees. It is also available as an EBook from Bookshop.

 
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Sep
16
8:00 PM20:00

PB Book Club - The Antidote by Karen Russell

Our next book club pick is


The Antidote by Karen Russell

From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town

"Spellbinding. . . . In The Antidote, Karen Russell, America's own Prairie Witch of a writer, exhumes memories out of the collective national unconscious and invites us to see our history in full. There are, alas, no antidotes for history. Our consolations are found in writers like Russell who refract horror and wonder through their own strange looking glass, leaving us energized for that next astounding thing.” —NPR

Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Tuesday September 16h 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!

The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.

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Sep
19
11:00 AM11:00

HudCo Atelier

HudCo Atelier

Join us for a vibrant Friday with an Atrium full of independent makers and creative minds. Explore upcycled designs, coveted vintage finds, and small-batch garments. Open to all! Meet the designers and shop collections firsthand to find your next forever piece.

AOB Shoes | Hand-made Bespoke Shoes and Leather Goods

Delgado New York | Timeless & Bold Fashion

Jessica Miller | Expressionist Portrait Painter (Reserve and purchase a ticket for your very own 30-Minute Mini Portrait)

Kinwich Food Truck | Seasonal Offerings/Top Notch Sandies

Wooden Sleepers | Vintage Specializing in American Workwear & Ivy Style

W O R N O U T Jewelry | Upcycled & Redesigned Vintage Costume Jewelry

And, of course, our resident pop-ups:

-Boxing Day Café | World's Best Matcha/Coffee/Pastries

-Picture Book | Books for Every Kind of Reader

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Sep
20
11:00 AM11:00

Dobbs FerryCon 2025

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FerryCon 2025 at the Library

FerryCon is the library’s all day, yearly Comic Con-style flagship event for all ages that takes place one Saturday every fall (formerly spring). Since 2019, FerryCon has brought over 300 participants to the library for fun-filled events including artists alley, classes, panels, and contests that revolved around comic books, graphic novels, super heroes, and more!

Picture Book will have the great James Howe’s books for sale, as well as other super books for fans. Stay tuned for news of more participating authors and activities!

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Sep
25
10:00 AM10:00

Read Together in September 2025

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Join us to Read Together!

After a successful event inspired by Gretchen Rubin in June, we’re continuing to meet up at the bookshop in HudCo’s cafe to read for 25 minutes this September to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day.  Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!

Meet us in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. You are welcome to bring your own book, or ask for recommendations. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.

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Sep
7
10:00 AM10:00

New Friends Story Time

Back-to-school Recovery Morning & Story Time

Think of it as your week-one victory lap.

Adults will enjoy a quiet morning of conversation, recuperation and coffee while the NewFriends sitters supervise the kids (in a separate room! with closed doors!) for storytime and games with local author and Tarrytown Mom, Lauren Glattly. Go Headless Horsemen!

New Friends is a social club for families where parents AND kids actually enjoy themselves founded by Melissa Cullens.

Space is limited, so please get your tickets now. HudCo members use the discount code in the app.

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Aug
19
to Aug 22

Special Order & Delivery Pause

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Brief Summer Pause

Picture Book is pausing local delivery from this website and special orders at the shop for a few days in August. In the meantime, you can order any book you want for home delivery through our Bookshop.org platform.

The shop is still open inside HudCo Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with self-checkout and Boxing Day Café 9am-2pm.

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Jul
18
to Jul 25

Special Order & Delivery Pause

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Brief Summer Pause

Picture Book is pausing local delivery from this website and special orders at the shop for a week in July. In the meantime, you can order any book you want for home delivery through our Bookshop.org platform.

The shop is still open inside HudCo Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with self-checkout and Boxing Day Café 9am-2pm.

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Jul
16
10:00 AM10:00

Read Together in July 2025

Join us to Read Together!

After a successful event inspired by Gretchen Rubin in June, we’re continuing to meet up at the bookshop in HudCo’s cafe to read for 25 minutes this July 2025 to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day.  Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!

Meet us in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. You are welcome to bring your own book, or ask for recommendations. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.

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Jul
14
6:30 PM18:30

Liberte, Egalite, Bon Appetit: A Julia Child Fête for NYAAF

Liberte, Egalite, Bon Appetit: A Julia Child Fête for NYAAF at The Good Witch with Cooking for Causes

Picture Book is popping up at The Good Witch for an epic evening of advocacy at Cooking for Causes' cookbook club dinner collaboration with Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights and The Good Witch Coffee Bar.

For this special fête we're raising funds in support of NYAAF (NY Abortion Access Fund) and we'll be dining on everything Julia Child. (Fun fact: Julia was a staunch supporter of reproductive rights and even hosted fundraising dinners for Planned Parenthood!)  

Picture Book is bringing a selection of books that champion women’s rights, Julia Child, and all things French and fun. 10% of book sales will be donated to NYAAF!

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Jun
25
10:00 AM10:00

Read 25 in 25

Join us to Read 25 together!

Each year on the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Gretchen issues a challenge to herself and listeners. This yearly challenge started in 2020, with “Walk 20 in ‘20”: Walk for 20 minutes each day in 2020. Since then, thousands of people have joined the annual challenge as a practical, manageable way to boost happiness and build positive habits. 

For 2025, Gretchen is bringing back a fan-favorite challenge with reading: Read 25 in ’25 to help build the valuable habit of making time to read every day.  Research shows that reading is good for us: it benefits mental health, sharpens the brain, makes us more empathetic, helps us learn, and increases our tolerance for uncertainty. And most importantly, it’s fun!

To celebrate we’ll get together in the café section around Picture Book inside HudCo and take 25 minutes to read silently together. Come early to get a beverage from Boxing Day Café or to pick out your next read from Picture Book.

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Jun
24
6:30 PM18:30

Cooking for Causes Pride Pasta Party

Taste the Rainbow: Pride Pasta Party Benefitting A4TE

Cooking for Causes is back this month (woohoo!) celebrating our LGBTQ+ community with a rainbow cavatelli pasta-making class from 

Flours Pasta + Bakeshop featuring pasta naturally dyed with fruits, vegetables and spices by owner and artisan pasta maker Sofia Todisco 

This Cooking for Causes event will seek to celebrate Pride and embrace our LGBTQ+ community with a special focus on raising funds in support of Advocates for Trans Equality. While we aspire to be allies and protectors of our entire LGBTQ+ community, our trans friends and family deserve acute support in the wake of the daily attacks on their freedoms, safety and basic human rights. Picture Book is joining in on the cause, offering 10% of all book sales that night to the chosen charity.  Find great pasta cookbooks, celebratory LGBTQ+ books for all ages, and the books for the next Cooking for Causes meetup in July!

Tickets are sold out for the event, but please feel free to stop by and shop in support of the great cause!

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Jun
22
to Jun 28

Auction for The Loft LGBTQ+ Community Center

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HudCo’s Auction for The Loft LGBTQ+ Community Center

Go to the HudCo Instagram page to bid on wonderful items from local makers and small businesses, including Picture Book! Our auction item is a stack of kids picture books featuring loving LGBTQ+ families and themes of empathy, kindness, and self-love.

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Jun
20
5:00 PM17:00

Summer Solstice Book Bar at HudCo

Summer Solstice Book Bar at HudCo

Join us at Book Bar, the perfect blend of literary charm and crafted cocktails in the elegant atmosphere of HudCo.

Indulge in specialty cocktails crafted to perfection by the Clink with Colleen team at the HudCo Bar, with a range of exquisite flavors that cater to every palate, including low- and no-ABV options for those seeking a mindful drinking experience.

Picture Book’s carefully curated selection of beautiful books are the perfect pairing for your cocktails, and we’re thrilled to offer this evening browsing experience to our book loving community. Whether you're here to unwind with a novel or engage in lively conversation, Book Bar offers a unique, sophisticated escape for the evening, right here in Dobbs Ferry.

Picture Book is launching our summer reading recommendation lists for Book Bar! Get ready to fill your TBR pile!

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Jun
14
to Jun 15

Phoenicia Flea Dobbs Ferry 2025

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The Phoenicia Flea at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park

We are excited to return to the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park, with its striking views of the Hudson River and Palisades, for our 4th year of Phoenicia Flea at the @riverarts Music Tour on Saturday, June 14 from 11am to 5pm.
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For Westchester’s largest free music event we’re excited to announce that we’ll have over 20 amazing local vendors, food, and drink from 11am to 5pm with FREE entry! And you can finish the day with a sunset picnic and performances under the stars at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront that runs until 9pm!
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Parking is FREE, but wanna catch the train? The Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park is ONE MINUTE walk from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Station. No car, no problem!
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Can’t wait to see you June 14th! (Rain date: Sunday, June 15th.)
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May
29
8:00 PM20:00

PB Book Club - Audition by Katie Kitamura

Our next book club pick is


Audition by Katie Kitamura

“A tightly wound family drama that reads like a psychological thriller."—NPR

“Bold, stark, genre-bending, Audition will haunt your dreams.”—The Boston Globe
One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.

Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Thursday May 29th 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!

The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.

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May
16
1:00 PM13:00

Author Event: Barbecue Book Signing with Shana Liebman

Barbecue:

Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe

Join us to celebrate the launch of a local author Shana Liebman’s new cookbook Barbecue: Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe with a book signing.

Barbecue is the ultimate guide to cooking with fire and smoke, featuring 280 beloved barbecue and grilling recipes from cultures across the globe.

Shana Liebman is a writer/editor with a culinary degree from the Institute of Culinary Education and an MFA from Columbia University. She writes about food and culture for many publications, including New York Magazine, the Independent, Salon, and Food52.

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May
9
11:00 AM11:00

Meet & Greet: Katie Tolson, featured in The Flower Farmers

Meet Katie Tolson of Seed on Hudson, featured in the new book The Flower Farmers

Join us to celebrate the release of the new book The Flower Farmers; Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers by Debra Prinzing & Robin Avni, which features our local flower farmer Katie Tolson along with 28 more of today's most inspiring flower farmers offering how-to-cultivate expertise, and favorite new varieties in a lushly photographed guide to feed your every floral fantasy. Come to Picture Book inside HudCo, pick up a copy of this essential book for flower garden enthusiasts, and get a chance to talk to Katie Tolson and benefit from her specialty knowledge in seasonal practices for our specific region.

About Katie:
Seed-on-Hudson is the brainchild of flower farmer and seed saver Katie Tolson based in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Her love of plants and flowers started with freshly picked summer strawberries and roses in her mother's & grandmother's gardens. California raised her, the UK made her a mother, and New York gave her the space to grow dreams.

 Inspired by her love of all things organic, flavorful, fragrant and homegrown, and frustrated by the lack of places to buy good quality, healthy seedlings of heirloom varieties and native plants, Katie set up Seed-on-Hudson to serve her local Westchester community. Katie is a Committee Member of the Hastings Pollinator Pathway Project and initiated The Great Hastings Seed Swap in February 2021.

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May
5
5:30 PM17:30

Book Bar: Marga-READ-a Edition

Book Bar at HudCo
Marga-Read-A Edition

Join us at Book Bar, the perfect blend of literary charm and crafted cocktails in the elegant atmosphere of HudCo.

This week we’ll be mixing up the perfect margarita and have complimentary chips and guacamole to pair.

Picture Book is thrilled to offer this evening browsing experience to our book loving community.

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May
3
11:00 AM11:00

Open with Generation Love for SPRING

The Book Shop Is Open Saturday!

Picture Book is open Saturday 11am-4pm, and donating 10% of sales to SPRING Community Partners. Boxing Day Café will be here in the afternoon to keep you going through the day. And the main event is a giant pop up shop of Generation Love clothing as a fundraiser for SPRING.

From Generation Love:

Back by popular demand for an amazing cause!! Just in time for Mother’s Day, shop the latest styles from GENERATION LOVE as well as a special sample sale offering (with items up to 70% off)! Enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes, including blazers, dresses, and more! 20% of all Generation Love sales as well as 100% of raffle proceeds will benefit SPRING Community Partners, a local non-profit that helps bridge the gaps so all children in Dobbs Ferry can thrive. Also featuring Picture Book NY and Boxing Day Coffee.

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May
1
to May 2

Mother's Day Bazaar 2025

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Mother’s Day Bazaar

In honor of Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite you to our Spring Pop-Up Market—a joyful gathering of local artisans (many of them wonderful mamas!) sharing fresh blooms, thoughtful gifts, and sweet little treats sure to make you smile.

Adonia Floral Design | A stunning selection of candles, vessels and treats.

A D’Zine | Vintage jewelry with timeless character and charm.

Bloomy Cheese | An assortment of domestic and imported cut-to-order artisan cheeses, fine charcuterie and pantry items, and handmade gifts.

Ennui | Vintage inspired housewears. Lovingly handcrafted at home in the Hudson Valley.

Lady Jane | Jewelry that sparks joy and encourages playfulness in everyday life

Living Notes Photography | Portrait and branding photography for families and individuals—a timeless and meaningful gift.

Seed-on-Hudson | Heirloom and unusual varieties of homegrown vegetables, herbs, fruits, native plants & flowers.

And, of course, our resident pop-ups:

Boxing Day Café | Coffee/Pastries

Picture Book | Beautiful titles for every age.

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Apr
30
8:00 PM20:00

Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club

Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book

Join us for the inaugural Rivertowns for Reproductive Rights Book Club at Picture Book to discuss Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win, the important new book by Jessica Valenti.

Abortion is a handbook for the overwhelming majority of Americans who support abortion rights, whether they’re seasoned activists or those just starting to learn. With the wit, expertise, and blunt moral clarity that’s made her writing popular for decades, Valenti offers an essential manifesto in an urgent moment.

We'll meet on the HudCo couches for a community discussion, fueled by cheese and beverages from Bloomy Cheese & Provisions. Your ticket helps cover food costs and the rest will be donated to NYAAF.

Picture Book is donating 10% of all Abortion book sales to NYAAF, and you can choose to add the book onto the ticket, or buy directly on Picture Book's website to avoid additional fees. It is also available as an audiobook on Libro.fm, or as an EBook from Bookshop.

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Apr
23
8:00 PM20:00

PB Book Club - Dream Count

Our next book club pick is


Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream count is a publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.

Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Wednesday April 23rd at 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!

The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook read by multiple narrators.

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Apr
12
9:00 AM09:00

OPEN SATURDAY MORNING

Picture Book and Boxing Day Café are OPEN!

Picture Book, your favorite local bookshop, and Boxing Day Café, your favorite Australian pop-up café in the Rivertowns will be open to delight you with new books to browse and brilliant beverages to enjoy. Sara will be on site from 10-12 for personalized recommendations.

Elisa Bosse‘s exhibition Guaiba: Quiet Presence of Light will be open for viewing in the HudCo Atrium. Elisa Bosse is a 23-year-old artist from Bergen, Norway, currently based in Berlin. Through painting, Elisa engages intimately with nature, encouraging a renewed awareness of its existence and significance.

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Apr
6
10:00 AM10:00

HudCo Kids Club

Cooking with Kate!

Members $10, Public $25. Join us for Kids Club, where your little ones can learn to cook up some tasty treats with Chef Kate!

Spring into the HudCo kitchen for a berry sweet adventure! Kids ages 5–12 are invited to join Kate Sonders-Solomon for a hands-on baking workshop, where they’ll mix, bake, and enjoy delicious berry fritters bursting with raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.

While the little chefs get creative in the kitchen, caregivers can relax on-site.

What’s included:
-Kid-friendly baking instruction with Kate
-All ingredients and supplies
-Tasty treats to take home

Spots are limited—sign up today for some springtime baking fun!

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Apr
4
1:00 PM13:00

Author Event: Book Signing with Stan Mack

Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies:

The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995

Former Hastings resident Stan Mack pioneered a documentary style of cartooning with his notorious New York comic strip Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies, which ran in The Village Voice.

His book takes us on a visual thrill ride through New York in the age of graffiti, rap sessions, phone booths and self-expression the likes of which exist in no other city on earth.

Please join us at Picture Book for a book signing on Friday afternoon to meet or reconnect with the author.

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Mar
19
10:00 AM10:00

HudCo's Recently Moved to the Rivertowns Meetup

Recently Moved to the Rivertowns Meetup

It's not always easy to meet new people when you move to the Rivertowns. So here's a chance to meet a few. Swap stories about home-hunting, share your favorite food finds, tell us how you are working (or not) now that you're out of the city (if that's where you moved from).

Just know one thing's for sure—you are welcome here, we were all new to the Rivertowns at some point! Open to HudCo members and anyone else who has moved here in the past year or two.

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Mar
8
to Mar 17

The Floral Society opens in Beacon

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The Floral Society Opens in Beacon

The Floral Society is opening a new shop in March 2025! Just 80 minutes north of the city, walking distance from Dia Beacon (@diaartfoundation), and adjacent to some of the loveliest small shops the Hudson Valley has to offer, they will be opening our shop on 161 Main Street in a few short weeks!

You’ll find all of your favorite TFS candles, ceramics, and tools to bring your floral and garden projects to life, alongside a curated assortment of some of our favorite brands and products for gifting, hosting, and bringing nature into your home

Picture Book is thrilled to be a part of this new venture with a selection of books that celebrate nature, floral design, and entertaining. The books are also available for nationwide shipping from their website.

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Mar
5
8:00 PM20:00

PB Book Club - Intermezzo

Our next book club pick is


Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo is an exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An Irish novelist, Rooney is the author of Beautiful World, Where Are You; Conversations with Friends; and Normal People. She also contributed to the writing and production of the Hulu/BBC television adaptation of Normal People.

Join Sara of Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Wednesday March 5th at 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!

The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook read with lovely Irish accents

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Feb
12
2:00 PM14:00

Fourteen August Pop Up for Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation

Fourteen August and Picture Book pop up for Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation

Diana of Fourteen August Fine Jewelry will be popping up with her collection at HudCo on February 12th from 2-7pm. She will be donating 15% of all sales to the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation to help support our local public schools.

Picture Book is joining in on the effort and donating 10% of all sales for the day to Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation as well.

Shop and spread the love!

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