Happy Birthday USA!
The Untermyer Performing Arts Council’s Happy Birthday USA
Opens Our 51st Season!
World Fest 2026 4:30 pm Saturday, July 44h
Celebrating Yonkers and our great country, the Untermyer Performing Arts Council is delighted to open our 51st season with Happy Birthday, USA!
Featuring Westchester’s popular Dixieland Express, seasoned musicians who, according to Westchester Magazine, “…think music is like fine wine and only gets better with age!” Band founder Norman Weiss credits the members’ passion for music with keeping them young.
They will perform a mixture of patriotic songs and Americana, ranging from the “Star Spangled Banner” to “When the Saints Come Marching In,” songs we know and love. This celebration honors the 250th anniversary when delegates from all thirteen colonies adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence the Second Continental Congress adopted two days earlier! This document asserted the colonies’ right to self-governance in no uncertain terms.
The season will feature audience favorites such as Peace of Heart Choir, The Library Jazz Band, Connecticut Ballet, The Guss Hayes Band and Back to the Garden 1969!
At UPAC, we take pride in executing our mission of community service through developing and promoting an appreciation of the performing arts, providing a summer series of varied, quality artistic performances, and year-round special events for adults and children at beautiful Untermyer Park.
This definitely will be another “don’t miss” Untermyer Performing Arts Council World Fest 2025 evening under the stars!
For more information, call the UPAC Artsline at 914-375-3435, visit our website at www.untermyerperformingarts.org, or email us at [email protected].
The Untermyer Performing Arts Council is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to continuing the tradition of Minnie and Samuel Untermyer, bringing free entertainment to our treasure of a park and the people of Yonkers.
Our events are admission free and open to the public. Audience members must bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets; we cannot provide seating.
This program, done in cooperation with Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, is made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government and the City of Yonkers. Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins, Assemblymember Nader Sayegh, Empire City Casino, and our many generous supporters provide additional funding for our programs.
For further information, please call the Untermyer Performing Arts Council at 914-375-3435. For updates, visit our website at www.untermyerperformingarts.org, Twitter @UntermyerPAC, Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/upac1976/, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest.
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About Untermyer Performing Arts Council, Inc.
The Untermyer Performing Arts Council (UPAC) is an all volunteer organization devoted to sponsoring musical concerts, dance performances, art exhibitions, cultural festivals and much more. These admission free performances are held at beautiful Untermyer Park, the crown jewel of the Yonkers\’ park system, which overlooks the Hudson River and Palisades. UPAC has a commitment to promote programs representative of the variety of cultures and ethnic groups represented in the City of Yonkers and Westchester County. During the summer months, the \”Untermyer on Broadway\” series of Free events highlights the diverse ethnic mux that is Westchester – Polish, Ukranian, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese cultures to name a few – with an eclectic variety of music, dance and orchestral performances, including those specifically designed for children. P.O. Box 49 Yonkers, NY 10702 (914) 375-3435
The Untermyer Performing Arts Council (UPAC) was formed in 1976 to promote the appreciation of the performing arts in Yonkers and beyond. UPAC’s mission was to foster and sponsor performing arts events at the historic Untermyer Park and other venues in Yonkers. UPAC is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that relies on public grants and private donations. To ensure accessibility and welcome the broadest public audience, all UPAC events are free and open to everyone.
In keeping with UPAC’s “WorldFest 2014” theme, this summer’s series includes performances representing nations and regions from around the world including Italy, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Korea…to name a few. See the full schedule online at www.untermyer.org.
In addition to its popular free summer performance series at Untermyer Park, a new program entitled “UPAC on the Road” was recently launched, with support from Arts Westchester to reach new communities and partner with a variety of neighborhoods, businesses and community organizations.
Now celebrating its 39th year, UPAC continues to grow and seek new ways to serve the residents of Yonkers and the surrounding region. The motto of the Untermyer Performing Arts Council can be summed up with three “E’s”…enlighten, educate and entertain.