Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi
Tuesday, September 16 - September 20
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
| Join Tulsi for yoga classes. Come to one or come to all of them.
September 9, 16 and 30 |
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There is a $20 suggested donation to the yoga teacher for this class.
FerryCon 2025
Saturday, September 20
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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!
This event is free but will include a suggested donation of $10 per family at the door. We’re fundraising for the library this year!
Headlining Events
We’re so excited about our line-up for you this year! The following events will be in the Community Room unless otherwise noted.
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- 11am: Design Your Own Cosplay with Harley Nox (Tweens and Teens)
- 12pm: Cosplay Contest for Humans and Pets (All Ages)
- 1pm: In Conversation with James Howe (All Ages)
- 2pm: Learn to Draw Anime and Manga with Paige Monte (Tweens and Teens)
- 3pm: How We Make Comics – And You Can Too with Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey
- 8pm: FerryCom Stand-Up Comedy Showcase
Other Activities
In the other parts of the library, you can:
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- Play Magic the Gathering (big table near the circulation desk, 12-3pm)
- Learn to play Mythworks TTRPGs with one of their designers (all ages)
- Accomplish the Superhero Scavenger Hunt (a special edition of our monthly hunt!)
- Vote for your favorite local superhero at the Rivertowns Dispatch table
- Meet Star Wars characters from Rebel Legion (Echo Base) (all ages)
- Gaze into your own soul with a psychic energy healer (adults)
- Jump into our KPop Video Party and enter the mystery bag giveaway (teen area upstairs)
- Create art as part of Chalk the Walk (all ages, plaza)
- Grab a temporary tattoo and other giveaways at tables throughout the library
- Take a snapshot in the Superhero Photo Booth
- Color and build with LEGOs in the Children’s Room
- Visit our authors, artists, and more at Artists’ Alley all over the library!
- Pause the FerryCon chaos by visiting our sensory break area on the library terrace
Artist Alley
All around the library, visit the tables of local artists, businesses, and more!
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- Ryan Dunlavey, artist and illustrator
- Graham Gentz, game designer and comic creator
- Shannon Gilchrist, Psychic Energy Healer
- The LOFT, LGBTQ+ community center
- James McLeod, an entrepeneur, author, and motivational speaker also known as That Vitiligo Guy
- John Monaco, artist and author at Modern Geek Gaming
- Paige Monte, art teacher, animator, and storyboard illustrator
- Harley Nox, professional cosplayer and judge for our cosplay contest (which you can sign up for at her table!)
- Luis Paredes, speculative fiction author
- Franka Pessin, illustrator
- Gabriel Pinto, artist and illustrator
- Picture Book NY, local bookstore
- Gene Pitts, artist at Extended Playing Cards
- The Rivertowns Dispatch, Dobbs Ferry’s local newspaper
- Jamie L. Rotante, Senior Director at Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- David Sherrin, picture book author
- Star Wars cosplayers from multiple local costuming fan clubs!
- Fred Van Lente, comics writer at large
Raffle
Enter our raffle to win one of two gift baskets containing prizes like a signed Marvel comics, superhero merch, and more! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library. $3 for 1 ticket or $5 for 2 tickets. Feel free to buy these ahead of time in the week leading up to the event, too.
FerryCom (FREE)
Saturday, September 20
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us for our FerryCom FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 18+) in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room, featuring: Jon Leary, Yiqing Zhao, Dylan Risucci, Jakob Gleason, Frankie Maglione, and Headliner Allen Enlow (bio’s below)
with Host Tim Deery and live music from Andrew B. Steiner
• please email Reference@DobbsFerryLibrary.org to sign up (room seats 75) • doors open 7:00 pm with first come, first serve seating for sign-ups • doors open to public at 7:45 pm if there is still room
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further info…
DONATION$
While the event is FREE, we will gladly accept ca$h donations for the performers on behalf of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.
transportation
our address: 55 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
• for any driving in, there are Village Lots and street parking (pay via the Park Mobile App if and when applicable)
• for any arriving by rail, the library is located right up the hill from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Hudson Line train stop
food + drink
You are welcome to bring in outdoor food and/or drinks, as long as you clean up after yourself.
BIO’S
JON LEARY
Jon is an up & coming Stand-Up Comedian in NY, Co-Host of the Great To Be Here Podcast, & Winner of New York City’s Fastest Comedian 2025 .He has amassed over 11 thousand views on his Youtube and has appeared on USA Network’s Mr. Robot, & ABC’s Good Morning America.
find him on IG: @JonLearyHaHa
YIQING ZHAO
Yiqing is a heart-driven multi-hyphenate: writer, actor, comedian, home chef, and rescue dog mama. She is on a mission to write funny and cathartic stories of Asian women’s empowerment journey. She can be seen in various comedy clubs or bars performing standup, taking musical improv class at Upright Citizens Brigade or in a coffee shop writing or daydreaming. You may also run into her acting on a film set, gazing at her beloved Kindle on the NYC subway, and chasing her dog (with little success) in St. Nicholas Park.
find her on IG: @TheYiqingZhao
DYLAN RISUCCI
Dylan Risucci is a comedian from New York’s Hudson Valley. His act consists of mostly personal experience emphasizing certain absurdisms of everyday life.
find him on IG: @DylanRisucci
JAKOB GLEASON
Jakob is Co-Host of the Great To Be Here podcast, Host of the PLAV (Polish Legion for American Vets) Open Mic, and has performed at City Winery, The Grisly Pear, various Hudson Valley breweries, and more.
find him on IG: @Jakobson7
FRANKIE MAGLIONE
bio coming soon
find her on IG: @FrankieMeow0
HEADLINER: ALLEN ENLOW
The Man of 1,000 Voices, Allen has worked Atlantic City & opened for Broadway icon Joel Grey, done 1-on-1 scenes with James Gandolfini in The Sopranos & Oscar-winning Rami Malek in Mr. Robot, in 2024 performed at Lincoln Center alongside Director/Actor Mario Van Peebles, and Bettte Midler told him that she “loved” him in the musical The Game! As an impressionist, Al has played Ronald Reagan on MTV & starred in numerous classic College Humor videos as Doc from Back to the Future and the far out Tim Burton.
find him on IG: @EnlowAllen
with HOST –TIM DEERY
Our resident Performer/Producer, Tim has run Comedy on the Hudson since 2018 and Cult Classic Movie Night since 2016. His latest on screen work includes supporting roles in Jeff Frumess’ upcoming feature My Shadow, Jack Wheeler’s 2025 short I Love Summer, and the starring role in Wolf Face’s Owen Is A Dracula.
find him on IG: @MummiesOnMainStreet
+ LIVE MUSIC from ANDREW B. STEINER
A presence in the NYC comedy scene, Andrew has amassed over 100 million views and 35,000 followers on Instagram. He’s headlined at international comedy venues, including The Glasgow Comedy Festival, Carlito’s Comedy Club, Comedy In Iceland, and The Museum of Comedy in London. Steiner’s first comedy special, Toast For Dinner, is out now on YouTube. Tickets for all of his shows are available at AndrewSteiner.net
find him on IG: @AndrewBSteiner
*This event may be filmed. Being as such, there is a chance that you could wind up in the recording at any given point. If this is an issue for you, we recommend that you not attend, as we will not be able edit around individual preferences.
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These showcases are part of our Comedy on the Hudson programming.