Hudson River Museum Amphitheater is constructed on a half acre site in Trevor Park in the City of Yonkers connected to the Westchester RiverWalk, a planned 51.5-mile richly programmed esplanade paralleling the Hudson River in Westchester. When completed, village centers, historic sites, parks and river access points will be connected by a network of trails, esplanades and boardwalks. Hudson River Museum Amphitheater is the focal RiverWalk project constructed for Yonkers.
Next to the Hudson River Museum originally constructed in 1967, and integrated into the existing slope, the Amphitheater provides stepped outdoor concrete seating for 465 people, an outdoor concrete stage with associated low energy LED and plasma stage lighting, audio visual equipment, and light towers. The context of the museum’s 1960s brutalist ribbed concrete design inspired the Amphitheater’s concrete material and form.
Hudson River Museum Amphitheater will provide a multipurpose resource for the diverse needs of its community. It has been designed to present programming of special events like African American Heritage Day, Walks for Cure, and Hispanic cultural events. Yonkers is home to a vibrant independent music scene, with many small musical groups performing zydeco, jazz, latin, salsa, and rock. The amphitheater will support Hudson River Museum's Film Programs; performance, recitals, puppetry, pageants, and one act plays; school events, picnics, and graduations; and astronomical viewing associated with the Museum’s Planetarium programming.