| April 11 Sugaring Off: 18th Century Style at Senate House State Historic Site - Kingston The staff of the Senate House celebrates the sweetest harbinger of spring with maples sap boiling, candy making, open-fire cornbread and waffle baking, and making over an open fire, hewing sap troughs from logs, and making sap buckets and spiles, along with 18th century camp life demonstrations and music. More... Lecture Series: Dr. Philip Zimmerman at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site - Albany Presentation by an American furniture expert and museum consultant Dr. Philip Zimmerman. More... Exhibit Opening - "Chancellor Livingston: Reexamining a Forgotten Founding Father" at Clermont SHS - Germantown Join Clermont for the opening of a special artifact exhibit heralding our own Founding Father Chancellor Robert R. Livingston. Inspired by the recent discovery of a Revolutionary War document in the Chancellor's own handwriting, this exhibit celebrates the Chancellor's considerable contributions to the development of the new nation. More... Astronomy Walk with Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association at Olana State Historic Site This presentation by the Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association will explore the wonderful nighttime sky of Olana. More... April 12 Nature Journals for Children at Minnewaska State Park Preserve - Kerhonkson Children will make their own nature journals and after that, take a walk to look for leaves and other forest items to include in their books. More... Meet 'n' Greet at Sterling Forest State Park Preserve - Tuxedo Park Come to the Friends of Sterling Forest monthly meeting, make new friends, and find out what you can do to protect and preserve the park. More... Lecture and Hike: Introduction to Hiking at Sterling Forest State Park Preserve - Tuxedo Park This two-part course is intended for beginning hikers and offers all the information you need to know about maps, trails, equipment, etc. The second part will be offered on April 19. More... April 14 Tuesday Trek: Millbrook Mountain Hike at Minnewaska State Park Preserve - Kerhonkson This modestly challenging hike covers a variety of terrain and is geared to those who are home during the week. More... April 16 Homeschoolers: Amphibian Search at Minnewaska State Park Preserve - Kerhonkson Come learn about the amazing amphibians that live at Minnewaska, with games, crafts, and a hike in search of frogs and salamanders. More... "The Unknown Palisades": Thursday Lecture Series at Fort Montgomery State Historic Site - Fort Montgomery Historical interpreter Eric Nelson brings the story of the Palisades to life through images and narrative, describing the near-destruction of these ancient cliffs and ongoing protection efforts. More...
April 17 April Star Party with Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association at Lake Taghkanic State Park - Ancram Monthly stargazing event for the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association. More... April 18 Canal Clean Sweep at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site - Fort Hunter Join local Boy Scouts and GE Employees in this annual spring cleanup. All along the canal corridor, volunteers will spruce up the grounds, landscapes, parks and the canalway to get ready for the great season ahead. Schoharie Crossing will be providing lunch for participating volunteers. More... The Chancellor's Sheep and Wool Showcase at Clermont State Historic Site - Germantown This day includes shearing, spinning, dyeing, knitting, and weaving demonstrations, exhibitions of various breeds of sheep, wool artisans and shops, music, and food. More... April 19 "Salamanders" Presentation at Hubbard Lodge at Fahnestock State Park - Carmel Learn all about these local but seldom seen creatures and then take a guide walk in search of these springtime residents at this event hosted by the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. More... Jenny Lane Loop Hike at Minnewaska State Park Preserve - Kerhonkson This hike cover the Jenny Lane section of the Shawangunk Ridge Trail. More... April 22 Historic Albany Foundation Walking Tour: Lustrons - Albany
Lustron houses were used to provide inexpensive housing for veterans returning home from World War II. Walk along this row of prefabricated homes and learn about their unique history and construction. Space is limited and reservations are required.
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"Power on the Hudson": Special Lecture at Fort Montgomery State Historic Site - Fort Montgomery Author Robert D. Lifset will discuss the Hudson River's role in shaping the American environmental movement, specifically the landmark Storm King Mountain case. More... April 23 Teaching the Hudson Valley Walking Tour of the New Croton Dam (also April 25) - Croton-on-Hudson Museum educator Laura Compagni Sabella will lead this tour of one of the Hudson Valley's greatest engineering feats, with a particular focus on the immigrant labor that constructed it. More... "How Cartoonists Responded to 9/11", a Golden Anniversary Lecture by Kent Worcester at the Historical Society of Rockland County - New City This presentation by Marymount Manhattan College political science professor Kent Worcester uses images to survey the ways cartoonists responded to one of the defining events of the early twenty-first century, while discussing political art and the responsibility of artists in an era of catastrophic political violence. Reservations are required. More... April 25 Historic Albany Foundation Walking Tour of Washington Park - Albany Join the Audubon Society of the Capital Region and the Washington Park Conservancy for a special "Birding and History Walk" of Washington Park. Local birder Tristan Lowery will help the group track down birds in Albany's premier urban park, while Dr. John Pipkin of the Washington Park Conservancy will explain the history and architecture of the park and surrounding neighborhood. Reservations required. More... Earth Day 2015 at Bear Mountain State Park - Join staff and volunteers from Trailside Museums & Zoo for the annual Earth Day celebration. This year there will be a number of family-friendly activities with an Earth-friendly focus. More... Lecture Series: Professor J. Ritchie Garrison at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site - Albany Presentation about 18th-century papier m?ch? ceilings by Professor J. Ritchie Garrison, director of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture of the University of Delaware. More... April 26 Spring Concert: The Musicians of Ma'alwyck at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site - Albany The Musicians of Ma'alwyck will present "Sing All Ye Muses: English Theatre Music & More", a program celebrating Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and the pleasure gardens of 17th and 18th-century England with the music of Purcell, Handel, and William Shield. More... Walk through History in Nyack - Nyack Friends of the Nyacks and the Historical Society of the Nyacks host a guided walking tour of Nyack that traces its growth from a small river village to the Gilded Age "Gem of the Hudson." Reservations are required. More... Hike Through Sandyfield at Harriman State Park - Bear Mountain This hike through the former hamlet of Sandyfield will teach participants about the local history of Harriman State Park. More... Hike: Reading the Woods at Sterling Forest State Park Preserve - Tuxedo Park Learn to decipher the landscape of forests and trails and read the signs of nature on this educational hike. More... Sunday Stroll to Scenic Lake Awosting The final destination of this scenic ten-mile hike is the remote, pristine, and crystal clear sky Lake Awosting. More... April 28 Friends Talk & Meeting at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site - Fort Hunter Bald Eagles are back after a decades-long decline! The Friends of Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site and award-winning environmental educator George Steele will present "Bringing Back the Bald Eagle", a talk that investigates the disappearance of these birds and their remarkable comeback. More... Wildlflower Walk at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site - Fort Hunter Come experience a guided wildflower tour of the towpath trail as the brilliant colors of spring emerge. A slideshow presentation and discussion will follow. More... Tuesday Trek: Hamilton Point to Rainbow Falls at Minnewaska State Park Preserve This fulfilling, day-long hike offers breathtaking views of the Hudson Valley, Lake Awosting, the Catskills, and more. More...
April 30 "Regionalism vs. Localism: Are there Costs to using Local Control?" at the Seligmann Center - Sugar Loaf This evening of discussion and debate is hosted by the Orange County Citizens Foundation. More...
Summer 2015
American Planning Association Northeast Planning Conference Getting Ahead of the Future - Saratoga Springs
The American Planning Association is holding its 2015 Northeast regional planning conference on June 24th through 26th in Saratoga Springs. Registration opens in mid-April. For more details and registration, please visit the conference website.
Ongoing Events: Geometries of Difference: New Approaches to Ornament and Abstraction at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art - New Paltz Seven contemporary artists create vibrant new art that draws from Western abstraction and other aesthetic traditions more accepting of ornament. Through April 12, 2015. More...
Lincoln Speaks: Words that Transformed a Nation at the Morgan Library & Museum - New York This exhibition focuses on Abraham Lincoln's mastery of language and how his words changed the course of history. It explores Lincoln as a writer and public speaker whose eloquence shaped the nation and the world, in his time and in ours. More...
The Shakers: America's Quiet Revolutionaries at the New York State Museum - Albany
The New York State Museum, in collaboration with the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, Hancock Shaker Village, and the Shaker Heritage Society (Albany), as well as the State Library and State Archives, presents this major exhibition detailing one of the most significant and influential communal religious groups in American history. On view from November 14, 2014 to March 6, 2016. More...
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