Early Bird Special at Westfair Swim Camp
2025-01-06 - 2025-03-16 | Pace University, 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY, 10570, United States
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Enroll now through March 15th for Swim Camp and receive a 5% discount!

Explore the Cosmos at Hudson River Museum
2025-02-15 08:00 - 2025-03-09 18:00, 2025-02-16 08:00 - 2025-03-10 18:00, 2025-02-22 08:00 - 2025-03-16 18:00, 2025-02-23 08:00 - 2025-03-17 18:00, 2025-03-01 08:00 - 2025-03-23 18:00, 2025-03-02 08:00 - 2025-03-24 18:00, 2025-03-08 08:00 - 2025-03-30 18:00, 2025-03-09 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Take a trip through space in the Hudson River Museum’s Planetarium exploring everything from the mysteries of the moon and the search for life beyond Earth, to the stories that shape our stars.

Nothing is Impossible @ Octagon House Tour
2025-03-07 11:30 - 2025-03-10 18:00, 2025-03-08 11:30 - 2025-03-11 18:00, 2025-03-09 11:30 - 2025-03-12 17:00 | NY
This special one-hour guided tour tells the story of the last five decades of The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, during which it has been restored from near-ruin to its 1870s glory. Owner and preservation architect Joseph Lombardi once said that restoring The Octagon House was “like assembling a 500,000-piece jigsaw puzzle” – a task so overwhelming that many considered it impossible! While exploring the veranda and three primary floors, visitors will learn about the unbelievably detailed process of determining original interior and exterior paint colors, the magical moments of uncovering new puzzle pieces of the house’s history, and how the dome was saved from near collapse.

Story Time/ Music and Movement
2025-03-08 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Story time- Spark children’s imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm
Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.
-Every day at 11am and 3 pm

Scrap the Winter Blues Away, Family Program, $4 per person upon arrival
2025-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY, 11787, United States
Learn how to accent your family photos with beautiful scrapbook pages!

Make a nature inspired scrapbook keepsake to highlight your favorite photos! Supplies will be provided. Please bring pictures and any other special items you would like to add to your pages.
$4 cash per person upon arrival. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early.
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Music & Movement
2025-03-08 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-03-09 11:00 - 11:15 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.

Story Hour at Sugar Hill Museum
2025-03-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Sugar Hill Museum, 898 St. Nicholas Avenue @ 155th Street, New York, NY, 10032, United States

Winter Village and Holiday Market
2025-03-08 11:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-09 11:00 - 20:00 | City of White Plains, Court Street, White Plains, NY, 10601
Experience the magic of the new White Plains Winter Village & Holiday Market! From December 11 to December 22, bring friends and family to enjoy cozy, private igloos for roasting marshmallows or playing board games, a special winter mini-golf course, and a fantastic selection of unique gifts from nearly two dozen local vendors. Each day offers a full schedule of events and activities, perfect for all ages:

Outdoor Firepits, perfect for chatting with friends and warming up
Dazzling Ice Sculpting Demonstrations
Live Entertainment, ranging from holiday characters to carolers and more
A New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall: Pin your wish for 2024 to our community wall alongside your neighbors, then see those wishes transformed into confetti be released at the City of White Plains Ball Drop on the 31st!
Visits with Santa and Seasonal Friends (Pip the Penguin, The Gingerbread Man, The Grinch) and daily children’s crafts
Santa’s Mailbox, transporting letters straight to the North Pole (stop by our BID chalet for free Santa postcards, making writing to St. Nick a snap!)
7 Igloos, offering a warm and cozy spot to connect with friends and family over a board game, or savor a take-out meal from local restaurants

Museum Minis
2025-03-08 11:30 - 17:00 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.

Restoring Battery Gunnison/New Battery Peck - Open House
2025-03-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Beach Plaza G, Atlantic Drive, Middletown Township, NJ, 07732, United States
One of Sandy Hook’s most historic structures will be open to the public!

Explore one of Sandy Hook’s most famous military sites!
Visitors can enter the interior of the Battery and learn how it was restored to the World War II era, with members of Army Ground Forces Association (AGFA). Formal tours are not being offered as restoration work is being performed, but visitors are welcome to stop by. AGFA is a volunteer group performing restoration projects and interpreting the Battery in WWII-era uniform.
🎟️ Admission: Free! Open House.
🅿️ Parking: Available at Parking Lot G.

ConEd Family Days
2025-03-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York, NY, 10032, United States
Join us at the Mansion for our family programming! Each second Saturday of the month from 1-3 PM, families and visitors of all ages can participate in a fun hands-on activity during our ConEdison Family Day.

Information for All Family Day Programs
These workshops will be held outside of Morris-Jumel Mansion on the bluestone patio, or in the 18th Century Kitchen. Adults are required to remain with their children during the entire workshop. Masks are optional for all museum visitors. Attendees may visit the museum for free on a different day using our Family Day ticket code.

SpookyFest
2025-03-08 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-03-09 18:00 - 21:30 | Center for Science Teaching & Learning, 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
The scare is back! Spookyfest 2024 features a VERY scary haunted woods. For the younger set, Spookyfest offers an Enchanted Walk with the new Mystical Garden, a beautiful, fanciful place. Kids will also enjoy Face Painting, The Glow Tent, Fortune Telling, Crafts and more! Meet friendly characters, and take lots of pictures. Music will fill the night for everyone to enjoy! Kids will get lots of surprises. All Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October 6-9:30. Get tickets at CSTL.org. Center for Science is a non-profit organization and all proceeds from Spookyfest go to the mission of science education and to the care of our rescued animals. For more information go to CSTL.org or call 516-764-0045

Spooky Fest
2025-03-08 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-03-09 18:00 - 21:30 | Center for Science Teaching & Learning, 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
The scare is back with new family friendly attractions at Spooky Fest 2024 presented by The Center for Science. Experience jump scares with zombies and scary monsters along the quarter-mile Haunted Woods Walk. Watch out for the flesh-eating dinosaurs as well. Children can explore the new Mystic Garden in the enchanted walk area for a magical experience. Friendly Halloween monsters and characters share candy, stickers and pose for photos. Open every weekend in October at Tanglewood Preserve Rockville Centre, NY. Unforgettable scares and family friendly fun, including glow-in-the-dark slime, fortune tellers and music every night. The Center for Science is a nonprofit organization; Spooky Fest is the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.cstl.org
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Forest Bathing Mini-Retreat
2025-03-09 09:30 - 12:00 | NY
(for adults)
Forest Bathing, also known as Nature and Forest Therapy, is a slow meditative walk in nature that takes a holistic view of the physiological, mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be derived from an embodied contact with nature and aims to engage humans through their senses, not their intellects. Forest Bathing can be viewed as an effective strategy to maintain and boost immune strength in human beings.
Enjoy this spiritually and emotionally enriching experience on the beautiful grounds of Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Rich Collins will be the guide for this wonderful morning in nature.
A few tips from Rich to make your walk more comfortable:

The walk will last for about 2.5 hours.
We will be moving slowly and using our senses to connect with nature so this will not be an athletic walk.
Please dress in layers so you can be comfortable with temperature changes.
If you wish, you can bring sunscreen, bug spray, and/or water.
Rich will provide small mats to use when sitting.

Rich Collins is a Certified Guide for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT), based in Morristown & Barnegat Light, New Jersey. His company, Friendly Territory, specializes in Nature & Forest Therapy walks and retreats. He is a husband, proud father and grandfather, entrepreneur, and daily meditator.
Member Price: $25
Non-member Price: $35

Women in Science: Family Program, $4 per person upon arrival
2025-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Nissequogue River State Park, Saint Johnland Road, Kings Park, NY, 11754, United States
Celebrate Women’s History Month with us!

Learn about the women who made our scientific advancements possible!
Family Programs are geared for ages 6 and up!
This program will take place indoors in the office building!
$4 per person upon arrival, No parking fee is in effect. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early. Please make sure all members in your party have a registered ticket.
If you have other questions about this program, please call our office at 631-581-1072
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Gardens on the Hill & Zone IV GCA Artist Showcase
2025-03-09 10:00 - 16:00 | NY
Reeves-Reed Arboretum is excited to announce its first art exhibition of 2025, Gardens on the Hill. This eclectic show brings together a curated selection of works from artists across the United States, including celebrated talents from New Jersey. Each artist offers a unique lens through which the garden, in all its diversity, is interpreted. This exhibition mirrors the distinctive charm of Reeves-Reed Arboretum, where each garden zone thrives with its own essence. Through varied techniques and styles, these artists imbue their creations with the vibrancy of nature, ultimately coming together in a collective showcase that honors the garden as both a personal sanctuary and a shared source of beauty and inspiration.
Gardens on the Hill features artists Pamela Casper, Sheila Fox, Valerie Leuchs, Paige Lindsey, Tracey Luckner, Carolyn McKibbin, Alyssa Watters, Marilyn Foehrenbach Wirtz, and Kelly Worman. Additionally, a showcase of works by twelve artists from the Zone IV chapter of the Garden Club of America will be exhibited, each inspired by two of the Arboretum’s iconic features: the rose garden and the daffodil bowl. Works range in media including oils, watercolors, ceramics, and quilts. Artists’ interpretations of the garden vary in style from abstract to hyper-realistic. All works are for sale, and the artists will generously donate 30% of each sale back to the Arboretum.
This exhibition is on display from February 11 – May 23.
The public is invited to an opening reception on February 22, 2025 from 2 pm – 4 pm. Click here to register.
Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Sunday 10 am – 4 pm except when closed for private events. Click here to confirm gallery hours.
This exhibition corresponds with the Garden Club of America Zone IV Flower Show, hosted by the Summit Garden Club, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Questions about this exhibition can be directed to Arboretum Office Manager Marilyn Foehrenbach at m.foehrenbach@reeves-reedarboretum.org.
