INFORMATION
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Sun-Fri
12pm - 5pm
Sat
10am - 5pm
Admission
$3 adult
$2 senior/student
Under 12 free
Lunchtime Break
Free Tuesdays
12pm - 2pm
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The
Staten Island Museum and Curator of History, Patricia Salmon are
featured on $9.99 - St. George!
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Teen
Beach Clean- Up
FortWadsworth
Beach
Saturday,
November 13
10:00am-1:00pm
Lend
a hand keeping the beaches of this historic location free of trash
that flows down the Hudson River. Meet at Picnic Area on Range Rd
within park boundaries.
Join the Teen Environmental Club,
membership is open to all Staten Island Teens, ages 13-18. Visit
the Club website, http://sim-teenenvironmentalclub.ning.com/
or call Seth Wollney at (718)
483-7105 for more information.
Supported by The NYC
Environmental Fund administered by the Hudson River Foundation and
by VERIZON.
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Nature Walk -
FREE
Sunday,
November 14
9:00am - 11:00am
Great Kills Park
Observe the changes
at Great Kills Park as fall heads towards winter.
Meet at the parking area for the blue-dot trail at the corner of
Hylan Blvd and Buffalo St. Enjoy the
beauty & ecology of Staten Island. Wear comfortable shoes, and
bring binoculars if possible.
To register and confirm meeting places call Seth Wollney at
(718) 483-7105.
Supported by HSBC USA,
N.A.
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Mid-Week Bird
Walks - FREE
Wednesday,
November 17
10:00am-12:00pm
Silver
Lake Park
Migrant/wintering
waterfowl on the reservoir will be the main attraction of this
walk.
Meet on Victory
Boulevard, near the Parks Dept. greenhouse. Director of Science, Ed
Johnson, will lead intrepid walks rain or shine. Dress for the
weather, wear rugged shoes, and pack your binoculars. While these
are not hiking trips, be prepared to walk 1-2 miles on dirt trails
over sometimes uneven or wet terrain.
For more information and to register call Ed Johnson at (718)
483-7110.
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Lunch
& Learn
Wednesday,
November 17, 12:00pm
The Lake
Club, Continental Cuisine
1150 Clove
Road
$32.00/$29.00
members
Staten Island Museum
Curator of History, Patricia Salmon, will tell us about the Staten
Island Museum and its relationship with the parks in our borough. A
movable feast with fascinating presentations.
For more information and to register call Maureen LaCapria at
(718)
483-7104
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TEEN
TRIPS! Winter Waterfowl at Forsythe National Wildlife
Refuge - FREE
Saturday,
November 20
8:30am
- 5:30pm
Southern
New Jersey
An
all-day adventure to the Brigantine Section of New Jersey. This
area is famous for the thousands of waterfowl, 20+ species, that
use the area as winter refuge including Snow Geese and Northern
Pintail.
This
is a FREE trip! Bus will leave Museum building at 8:30am and return
at 5:30pm. Teens will have to bring or buy lunch and dress for the
weather. Join the Teen Environmental Club, membership is open to
all Staten Island Teens, ages 13-18.
Visit
the Club website, http://sim-teenenvironmentalclub.ning.com/
or call Seth Wollney at (718) 483-7105 for more information.
Supported
by The NYC Environmental Fund administered by the Hudson River
Foundation and by VERIZON.
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Junior Science
Club: Who Done It?
The Science of
Forensics
Saturday,
November 20
10:00am-12:00pm
Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Pl.
$8./$5.
members, for children ages 8-13, parents may observe.
Use
chromatography and other procedures to track down the culprit in a
crime-scene game.
Call (718) 483-7105 for more information.
Supported
by Time Warner Cable.
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Art Talk: Painting Portraits -
FREE
Saturday, November
20
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Staten Island
Museum
75 Stuyvesant Pl.
Invited artists
discuss the process & challenges of
portrait painting today, using Adeline Albright Wigand's work as an
historical point of reference.
William Taylor-Suderman will
moderate a panel of artists including Robert Bunkin, Dan
Thompson, Bill Murphy, Patrizia Vignola and Sarah Yuster.
Pictured
Above:
John
Foxell, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 48in x 48in
by Robert Bunkin
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On view at the
Staten Island Museum
through
January 18, 2011
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