Caramoor
Anthony Roth Costanzo on Countertenor, Rosen House Music Room at Caramoor
Sunday, November 8 / 3:00pm

Head to Caramoor on Sunday, the 8th, for a talk and book signing with world-renowned countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, celebrating his debut book, Countertenor. Part memoir and part cultural history, the book explores the history of his extraordinary vocal range and its impact on opera, gender, and identity. Costanzo shares candid insights from his career as a singer, producer, and curator. Copies will be available for purchase and signing following the talk.

Get tickets here.

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G Willikers
Author Signing with Piper Klemm
November 7, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm

Piper Klemm is the owner and publisher of The Plaid Horse. Her mission is to educate young equestrians in every facet of our industry and to empower young women in particular to find their voices and stories—and to share them.

She has spent her entire career focusing on education through various channels, including The Plaidcast, North America’s most listened-to horse show podcast; co-authoring the Show Strides book series; and by providing educational articles, grants, and experiential learning opportunities for riders of all ages and levels. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.

Piper lives in Hartford, Connecticut, with her husband, Adam Hill. Adam is a Chemistry Professor at Trinity College. She competes in the Amateur Hunter divisions with MTM Sandwich.

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Katonah Museum of Art
Saturday Open Studio: Bookmaking
November 7, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm

As part of the 2nd Annual Westchester Book Festival, KMA’s weekly Open Studio will have a special bookmaking theme. Visit The Pollack Family Learning Center to make your own book and fill it with new ideas. 

Perfect for all ages and abilities. Register here.

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Katonah Museum of Art
Westchester Book Festival: Phylisha Villanueva
November 7, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Phylisha Villanueva, Westchester County Poet Laureate, leads participants in a poetry writing workshop in response to the works of art currently on view. The workshop will culminate with a public poetry reading at 4:30 PM. Ms. Villanueva is a Belizean-American cultural worker and performance poet whose work centers identity, healing, womanhood, and survival grounded in ritual and the creation of spaces where community care can emerge.

Advanced registration requested.  Register here.

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Katonah Wine & Liquor
Westchester Book Festival: Book Club Wine Tasting
November 7, 2026

Katonah Wine & Liquor, situated in the heart of Katonah, is again thrilled to raise a glass to the Festival by featuring a special section of  “Book Club Wines,” as in wines that are delicious, affordable, and – like the people in book club – interesting! The store will be pouring free samples all afternoon. 

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Katonah Poetry Series at Oak & Oil
Five Ways of Looking: A Workshop & Poetry Reading with Pam Hart
November 7, 2026 - 11:30am

Join Pam Hart for a morning of looking, thinking, and writing as you explore five ways of responding to artworks on view at Oak & Oil Gallery. Through a series of engaging prompts, you’ll discover new ways to turn visual art into poetry.

This immersive experience includes a reading by Hart, who is writer in residence at the Katonah Museum of Art, where she teaches and manages arts-in-education programs in schools and correctional facilities. Her book, Mothers Over Nangarhar, winner of the Kathryn A. Morton prize, was published in 2019 by Sarabande Books. She received a poetry fellowship from the NEA. She is poetry editor for Afghan Voices, the Afghan Women's Writing Project and assistant non-fiction editor for Consequence Forum, a journal on the consequences of war and geopolitical violence.  

RSVP in advance HERE.

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Lasdon Public Gardens
Westchester Book Festival: Literacy at Lasdon: Autumn Nature Journaling
November 7, 2026 8:30-11:00am

Free

In partnership with the Westchester Book Festival, Lasdon is offering seasonal book recommendations, a writing prompt, and journaling materials in the Welcome Center.  Contact dbnn@westchestercountyny.gov with any questions or special accessibility needs. This is an outdoor program. Cancellation in case of extreme weather

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Petite Art Studio
Westchester Book Festival: Book Plate Design
November 7, 2026 11:00am - 12pm, K-5 Drop-Off

Join us during the Westchester Book Festival to create a bookplate for your favorite books. Inspired by the hand-drawn worlds of classic storybook illustrators like Beatrix Potter, Arnold Lobel, and E. H. Shepard, young artists will personalize one of our Petite bookplate designs with color and an original drawing of their own.

Each artist will leave with a small set of personalized “This Book Belongs To” stickers ready to add to their books.

Advanced registration requested. Register here.