Arts & entertainment

Paramount Center for the Arts

All artistic and entertainment in Peekskill begins and ends with the Paramount Center for the Arts.

From their website: Originally built as a 1500-seat movie palace by Publix Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, the Peekskill Paramount Theatre first opened its doors to the public wtih great fanfare on June 27, 1930.

Today, the nonprofit Paramount Center for the Arts operates as a year-round multidisciplinary center for the arts, with live performances, arts-in-education programs, films, and visual art exhibitions, serving over 63,000 people annually from throughout the mid-Hudson Valley Region.

The Paramount is located at 1008 Brown St, Peekskill. 914-739-2333.

Flat Iron Gallery

The Flat Iron Gallery (from their website flatiron.qpg.com/) is a four-room art gallery featuring works by artists from all over the United States. Available items include everything from jewelry to paintings. They are located at 105 S. Division Street in Peekskill. 914-734-1894

The Peekskill Museum

The Peekskill Museum (from their website peekskillmuseum.org/) is dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying,and interpreting objects and documents pertaining to Peekskill and the surrounding area.. They are located at 124 Union Ave, Peekskill. 914-736-0473.

Other Places of Interest

  • Studio 25N

    25 North Division Street, Peekskill 914-293-0811

    Studio 25N is a full-service graphic design studio offering creative, professional website design and company branding. Their professional experience ensures that you get the right image and a higher return on your investment.

  • Steel Imaginations

    1 S. Division Street, Peekskill 914-788-4038

    Inspired by Picasso and the Age of Iron, Wilfredo Morel has been creating metal sculpture installations throughout the Hudson Valley since 1991. His creations range from semi-abstract images, to representational bronze sculptures and metal wall reliefs.

  • Taconic Opera House

    9 Stacey Ct, Peekskill 914-245-3415

    Taconic Opera believes that resident opera is preferable to import opera. Certainly, changing the face of opera in the U.S. would be a long and arduous journey, but Taconic Opera is committed to supporting this kind of opera for its own residents in addition to promoting the creation and U.S. distribution of a template or formula for this kind of opera as well.