Making memories to last a lifetime, Port Chester resident Jessica Flores is all smiles as she helps her 4-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Salazar nail together a wooden sailboat at The Home Depot arts and crafts table during the 33rd annual Port Chester Day at Lyon Park on Saturday, Aug. 27.
There were ample children’s attractions set up across Lyon Park on Port Chester Day, but Westchester Avenue resident Javier Trujillo, 2, is all about dancing with the floating suds provided by the Bubble Bus.
Dasure Diaz, a John F. Kennedy Elementary School rising first-grader, delicately fans out her tutu skirt and cautiously glides down the inflatable slide.
Traveling from White Plains for some family bonding, Cathy Grande and her 13-year-old son Michael shoot hoops together at the inflatable basketball game.
Thoroughly enjoying the circular motions of the merry-go-round ride, Elmont Avenue 3-year-old Brixton Calhoun gleefully beams at his mother watching from the sidelines.
Jason Billington, a 2-year-old Port Chester resident, is in awe as he stands inside a Port Chester Fire Department engine and takes in all the complexities of the Washington Engine & Hose Co. No. 4 vehicle.
Escaping the smoke, Riverdale Avenue 4-year-old Santiago Bautista carefully climbs down ladder at the rear of the smoke trailer, showing off the skills he learned during a fire safety demonstration.
Serving up a traditional favorite at the Italian Heritage Club booth, Mark Scocchera sets aside fried dough for pizza fritta.
After getting the open invitation, children in the crowd join young Jeté Dance Studio dancers to learn a new routine during a quick hip-hop workshop led by Brittany Balise, a co-director and instructor with the Pearl Street organization.
As the traditional Port Chester Day emcee, Ang Rubino introduces Tony “C” Natra, a Frank Sinatra musical impressionist, to the stage.
With a cookie cutter in hand, 4-year-old Summer Street resident Isabella Gomez makes her forever mark by carving out shapes at the hands-on Clay Art Center booth with the help of her father William.
As the blazing hot sun shines down, children line up awaiting their turn to enter an elaborate bouncing house filled with light obstacles.
Violet may not be a Dalmatian, but she carries on her role as a Port Chester Fire Department fire dog well. The volunteer pooch who goes on calls with Rescue 40 embraces the shade provided by an engine on the hot day.
