Mondays

10 – 11 am

Spring is here and there is a lot to do on the farm. While many hands make light work, little hands are the best! This program will introduce young children to the idea of community service through simple projects on the farm. Meet at Orange Tractor.

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Have you got what it takes to level up, Be Ninja and protect the LEGO® NINJAGO® legacy?

Daily, Friday, May 20 – Friday, June 24, 2022

12 – 5:30 pm

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This May, join Master Wu’s Ninja Training Camp and take on the exciting and rewarding new missions in the dojo. Go on a quest and complete challenges to level up your Ninja skills in the virtues of courage, generosity, honesty, wisdom, balance, and curiosity. Each child who visits during the event will receive a limited-edition LEGO NINJAGO ninja headband! (while supplies last)

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Thursdays, Spring 2022:

May 19 – Campfire
June 2 – Tree Frogs
June 16 – At the Lake

3:30 – 5 pm

Park Palette Art Series for ages 10-18 will be held at Bowdoin Park in Pavilion 5. These classes take students through a step-by-step learning opportunity to create nature themed paintings. Students can choose one workshop or take all three. Cost is $12 (includes all supplies).  Limit: 12 participants per session.

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4 Thursdays: June 2 – June 23, 2022

4 – 5:30 pm

For grades 1 – 5

$140

This class is perfect for those students who LOVE ART and want more opportunity to create art! We’ll use a wide variety of water- based paints & supplies including watercolors tempera & glitter paints in solid, liquid, & tubes, markers, crayons, paint sticks, brushes, paint scrapers, pipettes, kosher salt, saran wrap & more! Both realistic, abstract, & collage work will be explored, allowing students to succeed at their own artistic abilities & ages.

Mrs. Margaret Grasso is a well known experienced art teacher from the Pine Bush & Valley Central school districts. She has a Master’s Degree in Art Education (K-12) & 28 years teaching art, plus over 12 years in art substituting K-12. She has also been an exhibiting artist & member of the Wallkill River School for several years. Come create with us & have lots of fun too!

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1st & 3rd Thursdays: May 5 – August 18, 2022

Planetarium at 8:30 pm (9:30 pm if necessary)

Observatory open 9:30 – 11:30 pm if sky is clear

Appropriate for ages 7 & up

There is a suggested ticket price of $5 per seat.

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The program begins with an indoor planetarium show at the John R. Kirk Planetarium.    After the planetarium show, Smolen Observatory will be open for telescope viewing only if the sky is clear (tickets are not required at the Observatory). Call the Observatory at 845-257-1110 to hear a message indicating if the public viewing has been canceled due to cloudy weather. Visitors can participate in either the planetarium show, observatory telescope viewing, or both. Astronomy Night telescope viewing begins shortly after sunset and therefore the start time changes according to the seasons.

Tickets are REQUIRED for the planetarium show. Tickets for Astronomy Night Planetarium shows become available one week prior to each show. A second show will be offered if the first show reaches capacity.

Masks are no longer required, but can be worn by any guest if they choose. Visitors show *proof of full vaccination or a negative 72-hour COVID-19 test*. Proof of full vaccination may include a CDC vaccination card or a valid New York State Excelsior Pass. New Paltz faculty, staff and students will be admitted by showing their campus ID, as they are already required to be vaccinated or participate in periodic COVID-19 testing. Audience members who feel unwell, have symptoms of COVID-19 or have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should not attend in-person events.

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Open daily, year-round

9 am – 4 pm

The Wilderstein Historic Site is not-for-profit house museum located on a wooded bluff overlooking the Hudson River.  It was the home of Margaret Suckley, a cousin and confidante of Franklin Roosevelt, and is widely regarded as the Hudson Valley’s most important example of Victorian architecture. The estate consists of 40-acres created over a century ago in the American romantic style by landscape architect Calvert Vaux. The trail system that traverses the property is approximately three miles long and takes about one hour to hike.

Also available on weekends Guided Outdoor Tours of the landscape and the exterior of the mansion

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Mondays

10 – 11 am

Spring is here and there is a lot to do on the farm. While many hands make light work, little hands are the best! This program will introduce young children to the idea of community service through simple projects on the farm. Meet at Orange Tractor.

Event Link

Support

Become a Member

Visit Muscoot Farm on Facebook & Instagram

Have you got what it takes to level up, Be Ninja and protect the LEGO® NINJAGO® legacy?

Daily, Friday, May 20 – Friday, June 24, 2022

12 – 5:30 pm

$26.99     BUY TIX NOW

This May, join Master Wu’s Ninja Training Camp and take on the exciting and rewarding new missions in the dojo. Go on a quest and complete challenges to level up your Ninja skills in the virtues of courage, generosity, honesty, wisdom, balance, and curiosity. Each child who visits during the event will receive a limited-edition LEGO NINJAGO ninja headband! (while supplies last)

Event Link

Visit LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube

Saturdays & Sundays ~ April 23rd – September 17, 2022

11 am | 1 pm | 3 pm

$16 |$15 Senior/Military | $10 ages 2-11 | Free under age 2 on a lap

See the natural beauty of the Catskills from our railroad’s unique perspective aboard Ulster County’s scenic train.
All trains are round trip from the Westbrook Lane Station located in the Kingston Plaza adjacent Uptown Kingston’s Stockade District. Join us as we travel through some of the oldest farmlands in the United States where we will cross the Esopus creek as we travel through the Hurley Flats and then start climbing Hurley Mountain. Our Catskill Flyer rides are approximately an hour long.

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Weekends in May and June 2022

10 am – 3 pm

$10/person

Kids under 4 are free, tickets required for everyone else. Make sure to purchase tickets in advance! 

Search the nooks and crannies of the Locust Grove grounds to find 30 hidden fairy houses on an enchanted walk. Check out some old favorites, as well as houses created new this year! We’ll supply a map and instructions, you should bring your imagination (costumes and fairy wings encouraged).

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