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Saturday, November 23
Holiday Express with Magician
Jim Vagias. Take an imaginary train
ride around the world and learn how
different cultures celebrate the winter
holidays. Lots of humor and audience
participation. Admission: $12/advance,
$8/ members, and $5/under 12. Door
prices slightly higher. 1pm. Unison Arts
Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New
Paltz. 845-255-1559.
Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course.
Course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers
in all 50 States. Teaches how to respond
to and manage illnesses and injuries in
a child or infant in the first few minutes
until professional help arrives. Successful
completion results in a certification card
valid for 2 years. Admission: $100 (includes textbook and materials). Pre-registration and payment required. 9am3pm. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, 45
Reade Pl., Poughkeepsie. 845- 475-9742.
Turkey Tales. Learn about the turkey's
natural history and interesting adaptations and then make a fun turkey craft.
Admission: $7/adults, $5/children; $5/
adult museum members, $3/children
members. 10am. Outdoor Discovery
Center at Hudson Highlands Nature
Museum, 100 Muser Dr., across from 174
Angola Rd., Cornwall. 845-534-5506,
ext. 204.
Sunday, November 24
Live Animals and Benefit. Live animals
presented by Hudson Highlands Nature
Museum at a Barnes and Noble bookstore. Use a Museum-provided Book Fair
Voucher at the store and a percentage of
purchases will be donated to the Museum. 10am-4pm. Barnes and Noble. 1245
Rte. 300, Newburgh. 845-534-5506,
ext. 204.
Monday, November 25
Bookmark Club. Book reading journey
for elementary age students. Short stories
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and chapter books by various authors
drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning and bookmark
making! 4-5pm. Kingston Library, 55
Franklin St., Kingston.
845-331-0507.
Homework Help. Children in grades 1-6
receive homework help from Newburgh
School District teachers. Bilingual
teachers are available. No registration
is required. Check with library when
weather is bad. 4-6pm. Newburgh Free
Library, Story Hour Room, 124 Grand
St., Newburgh. 845-563-3600.
Tuesday, November 26
Book Bunch Children's Reading
Program. For students in grades 3-5. A
librarian reads aloud and helps children
engage in the material. Also a craft
based on the week's reading. 4-5:15pm.
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 37 Point
St., New Hamburg. 845-297-2010.
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Wednesday, November 27
Healthy Children, Healthy Families.
For 8 Wednesdays, you'll discover a
new path to success, important keys to
help you succeed, focus on food to help
your family and family friendly physical
activities! 6-8pm. Cornell Cooperative
Extension, 18 Seward Ave., Middletown.
845-344-1234.
Thursday, November 28
The Kingston Turkey Trot. Junior
League of Kingston presents this inaugural 5K on Thanksgiving morning. There
will also be a 2 mile Fun Run. 8am registration, 9am race. Forsyth Park (park
at Dietz Stadium), Lucas Ave., Kingston.
845-594-6157.
Friday, November 29
Holiday "Open Days" at the Wildlife
Education Center. Come see the Mastodon Exhibit. "Meet the Animals" will
be presented twice at 1pm and 2:30pm
and there will be crafts for kids. Admission: $3; free/museum members.12-4pm.
Wildlife Education Center at Hudson
Highlands Nature Museum, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson.
845-534-7781.
Root n' Roost Farm Tour. Pet and feed
our chickens, ducks, turkeys and pigs.
See our bee hives, flower, vegetable, and
herb gardens. Learn about permaculture techniques used on our farm. Visit
our Farm Stand. Admission: $5/person,
free/3 and under. 10am-5pm. Root n'
Roost Farm, 64 Mineral Springs Rd.,
Livingston Manor. 845-292-9126.
Holiday Craft Fair. A unique assortment of merchandise for all your holiday
shopping is available, as well as breakfast,
lunch, and snacks for purchase. 9am4pm. Delaware Youth Center, Creamery
Rd., Callicoon. 845-887-5634.
Saturday, November 30
4th Annual Holiday Light Parade. Parade steps off at 6:30pm from WT Garner Firehouse. Santa arrives in Mesier
Park by 7pm. Floats, boats, bikes, dogs,
characters, carriages, tractors and more!
Prizes awarded for the most spectacular,
creative and adorable entry! 6:30pm. WT
Garner Firehouse, 25 West Academy St.,
Wappingers Falls. 845-297-8773 ext.7
Decorated Mansion Tours at Locust
Grove. Our expert guides make the holidays come alive as you tour the mansion's
25 decorated rooms, with the theme
The Twelve Days of Christmas (last tour
leaves at 3:15pm). 10am-5pm. Locust
Grove Estate, 683 South Rd., Poughkeepsie. 845-454-4500.
Holiday Decorating Workshop. Step by
step instructions will be given on creating a holiday kissing ball in our workshop with greenery and holiday cheer.
Registration required and fee includes
supplies and refreshments. Participants
are requested to bring clippers to cut
greenery. Hill-Hold Museum, 128 Rte.
416, Campbell Hall. 845-615-3833.
Van Wyck Craft Boutique. Holiday
shopping begins! Craft & Boutique
artisans' show and sale in the Colonial
setting of a 1755 farmhouse. 10am-4pm.
Van Wyck Homestead Museum, 504 Rte.
9, Fishkill. 845-896-9560.
