Even after death the famous are in high demand. Bess Lovejoy, author of Rest In Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses, offers a funny, tragic and true look at the threats famous bodies have faced through the ages: furta sacra (theft of saints’ bodies), relic collectors, phrenologists, and crazed fans. Come hear strange-but-true adventures of some of history’s most notable figures . . . after they kicked the bucket.

Lovejoy is a writer, researcher, and editor based in Seattle. She has worked on the Schott’s Almanac series and her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Believer, The Boston Globe, The Stranger, and other publications.

When: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7 pm
Where: Washington Irving Chapel, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, 540 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Please note, the chapel is located at the cemetery’s main gate, 1/2 mile north of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow.
Cost: Free!

Lance is one of the foremost night photographers working in the United States today. With Tim Baskerville he is co-founder of the pioneering Nocturnes Night Photography Workshops. Lance regularly teaches at the New England School of Photography and has taught for School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He leads workshops worldwide.

Lance’s first book, Night Photography-Finding Your Way In The Dark was published in 2010 by Focal Press to high acclaim.

A short documentary film about Lance’s night photography workshops:

Night Photography: Finding Your Way In The Dark from Lance Keimig Photographics on Vimeo.

Sheep to Shawl. Philipsburg Manor, 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, 914-631-8200 weekdays, 914-631-3992 weekends. April 20-21, 2013. 10 am to 5 pm. Celebrate the arrival of spring on the farm! Scottish border collies display their amazing skills with sheep-herding demonstrations throughout the day, while newborn lambs frolic, much to the delight of children. Explore each step in the process of turning wool into cloth using 18th-century techniques: shearing fleece, dyeing wool, spinning, and weaving.

Kids can try their hands at 18th century entertainment, like rolling hoops and stilts, and storyteller Jonathan Kruk is on hand to regale audiences with local tales.

Sheep Shearing Festival. Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, 630 Bedford Road Pocantico Hills, NY 10591, 914-366-6200. Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Celebrate Spring at Stone Barns Center’s Annual Sheep Shearing Festival! Watch and ask questions as farmers shear the Stone Barns flock of Finn-Dorset sheep. Enjoy family-friendly wool and weaving activities all day long: visit sheep and wool education stations, watch spinners at work, learn to comb and card wool, and experiment at mini-loom and felting stations. Join farmers and educators for tours of the farm and demonstrations like egg collecting, pig feeding and planting seedlings in the field. Sample a variety of sheep’s milk cheese and yogurt. Artisanal lunch items and treats will be available for cash purchase from local vendors in the Farmers Market. Tickets are required, and this event often sells out. $12/child, $15/adult.

A trip to Sleepy Hollow isn’t complete without a visit to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and its famous residents, including Elizabeth Arden, Brooke Astor, Andrew Carnegie, Walter Chrysler, Samuel Gompers, Washington Irving, and William Rockefeller. Author Doug Keister sums it up: “Sleepy Hollow has it all; spooky lilting 18th century death’s head tombstones, twisting narrow roads, majestic mausoleums and magnificent statuary, perfectly placed onto a hilly woodland canvas. It’s a cemetery with a capital ‘C’.”

2013 Evening tours
May: Saturdays, May 18, 25; 8 pm.
July: Murder & Mayhem themed tour, Saturdays, July 6 and 13, 9 pm.

2013 Afternoon tours
•May: Art Lovers Tour: Sunday, May 19, 2pm. Saturday, May 25, 10 am.
October: Saturdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26; 2 pm.

Legendary South African trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist Hugh Masekela is an innovator in the world music and jazz scene and continues to tour the world as a performer, composer, producer and activist. This iconic artist is best known for his Grammy-nominated hit single, Grazing in the Grass that sold over 4 million copies in 1968 and made him an international star. He later played an integral role in Paul Simon’s tour behind the classic album Graceland, which was one of the first pop records to introduce African music to a broader public. In April 2010, he received The Order of Ikhamanga from South African President Jacob Zuma, his nation’s highest civilian honor. Masekela was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2012 in the “Best World Music Album” category for his album, Jabulani.

Articulate and brilliantly musical in any number of genres, Hugh Masekela has been a defining force in world music, the preservation of South Africa’s musical heritage, the safety and well-being of it’s poorest citizens as well as the struggle for freedom and human rights both in Africa, and around the world.

“Masekela has been a global legend since the ‘60s and has earned broad appeal among jazz enthusiasts worldwide, and we expect a large turnout for our concert,” said Mark Morganelli, Executive Director, Jazz Forum Arts. “We’re honored that he’ll be making his Tarrytown Music Hall debut in April, and thrilled to bring exciting performances like this to Westchester.”

Masekela’s band features percussionist Francis Manneh Edward Fuster, bassist Abednigo Sibongiseni Zulu, keyboardist Randal Skippers, drummer Lee-Roy Sauls and guitarist Cameron John Ward.

For more information about tickets to the event, visit http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=1338 or call (877) 840-0457.

Bagpipes, school bands and many community groups will march, led by 100-year old Grand Marshal Kitty Geisler.

Tarrytown Music Hall

February concerts: Taj Mahal/John Mayall, David Cassidy, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, Get the Led Out. Also $5 movie nights!

Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY 10591, 914-631-3390.

Purchase tickets through the Tarrytown Music Hall online box office, the physical box office at 13 Main Street, or through the Music Hall’s ticket agent, TicketForce, at 877-840-0457.

The landmark structure is a fine example of Queen Anne-style decorative brickwork, designed by architects Theodore DeLemos and August Cordes in 1885 for chocolate manufacturer William Wallace. The interior is a mix of Victorian and Art Deco styles.

Where: Morse School playground, Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

When: Friday, October 26, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Cost: Free!

Sponsored by the Sleepy Hollow Downtown Revitalization Corporation.