Banned Books Art Show Information Session
Date:
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Age Group:
Adult
[ Registration Required ]
Bird Watching Field Trip with Jim Van Gelder
Date:
Sat, 09/15/2018 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Field trip to Orange County Audubon’s 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary in Goshen. There is a pond and a wooded trail. There should be a good variety of migrating song and shore birds. An easy walk. Meet by the Audubon signpost. Directions available at the Help Desk. Click here for a map of location: 6 1/2 Station Road Sanctuary
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Birding Beyond the Backyard with Jim Van Gelder
Date:
Tue, 09/11/2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Teen
Do sparrows confuse you? Trouble telling Downy from Hairy? A program for those who enjoy watching birds and want to know more about them, covering basics, along with suggestions on equipment and good local birding spots.
[ Registration Required ]
Author Event: "West Like Lightning: The Brief Legendary Ride of the Pony Express" with author Jim DeFelice
Date:
Sun, 09/16/2018 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
In his newest popular history, West Like Lightning: The Brief Legendary Ride of the Pony Express, New York Times bestselling author Jim DeFelice, a local resident, recreates the sweeping drama of the American frontier's most audacious enterprise: the legendary Pony Express. A meticulous researcher, DeFelice drove the entire, nearly two thousand mile stretch of the original Pony Express trail from Sacramento, California to St. Joseph, Missouri in 2016.
[ Registration Required ]
Film Screening & Discussion: "Peggy Guggenheim, Art Addict"
Date:
Fri, 10/12/2018 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Peggy Guggenheim was a patron of the arts extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune and impeccable taste into one of the premiere collections of twentieth century art. After the film screening, Laure Byro will lead a discussion about it and also read from her new volume of poetry, La Dogaressa, which was inspired by Guggenheim.
A book signing will follow with copies available for purchase.
[ Registration Required ]
Nature Journal Workshop
Date:
Sun, 07/15/2018 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Age Group:
Adult
Teen
Keeping a nature journal is a wonderful way to deepen your experience of nature and sharpen your artistic skills. Jim Van Gelder will cover materials and techniques and then put them to practice on a variety of plant and animal subjects
[ Registration Required ]
Circus Family Fun Day - Westchester Circus Arts
Date:
Sun, 05/20/2018 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact:
Children's Dept. at 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Tween
Children
Circus Family Fun Day - Westchester Circus Arts: drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3:00 to learn some fun circus activities. Juggling, tightrope walking, balancing and more. Register beginning April 28 online or in person at the Children's Desk. We ask that you register so we may know how many to expect, but drop-ins are welcome!
[ Registration Required ]
Community Square Dance
Date:
Fri, 07/13/2018 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Teen
Tween
Children
Pat Cannon, Director of Foot and Fiddle Dance Company for over 30 years, will teach square dance and country line dance with a minimum of confusion and a maximum of fun. Getting people dancing is what Pat does. Fun for the whole family! Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy before the dancing begins. Picnic at 6:00pm; dancing begins at 7:00pm.
Wire Choir Musical Performance
Date:
Sun, 06/10/2018 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Contact:
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Teen
Tween
Children
Rescheduled From May 20:
Wire Choir is a pops youth orchestra comprised of students from 5th grade to 12th grade. They play a variety of music from Pachelbel’s Canon to Stairway to Heaven, Michael Jackson and more. Weather permitting, this is an outdoor performance, so bring a lawn chair if you would like.
In the case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved inside, and the first 80 people registered will be seated.
[ Registration Required ]
Book Discussion: A Personal History
Date:
Tue, 07/03/2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact:
Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group:
Adult
Tuesday Night Book Club will meet to discuss A Personal History by Katharine Graham.
Programmer/Name Contact:
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