Upcoming Events

The Kiwanis Club of Middletown will be sponsoring an urgent Food Drive to Benefit the Salvation Army.   They will be collecting food in a Drive Thru Food Drive at the Salvation Army Thrift Shop on Route 211 East on Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 12:00-2:00PM. Please try to donate whatever you can and encourage others to donate as well. Please consider donating: Corn Carrots Mixed Vegetables Sweet Peas Green Beans Beets Canned Tomatoes Tomato Sauce Peaches Tuna Fish Canned Chicken…

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Maple Sugar Tours February 20, 21, 27, and 28; March 6, 7, 13 and 14 Hourly Tours: 11am-3pm Outdoor Discovery Center - 120 Muser Drive, Cornwall (off Angola Rd.) As winter ends, it’s maple sugaring time! Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day farmers, and see an evaporator in action! IMPORTANT INFORMATION Masks and social distancing are required at all times Please wear appropriate…

Join the Time and the Valleys Museum for an online virtual program: Spring into Seeding! on Sunday, March 7th at 2 p.m. John W. Story, of Story’s Neversink Plant Co. in Neversink, NY, will demonstrate step by step how to start vegetable seeds and how to make cuttings of common flowering garden plants. Participants will be able to easily replicate the steps to have a successful garden this spring. An introduction begins the program and a question and answer session…

In honor of International Woman's Day, Miss Wonder Woman herself, Natasha Rosa will be joining the Port Jervis Library for a special virtual story time via Zoom (superhero costumes encouraged)! Children of all ages are invited to this event. Story Time starts at 6:30PM on Monday, March 8th, but registration is required by Wednesday, March 3rd. Sign up here!

The world is changing rapidly, creating new opportunities and careers we cannot yet predict. But even with a lot of unknowns, skills like collaboration, problem solving, and technical know-how can be the tools youth need to adapt and thrive, no matter what the future holds. In the Orange County 4-H Computer Science Club youth will grow future skills through computer science programming, field trips via Google Expeditions, app building, animation, and more! All meetings will be held virtually on the…

Wednesday, March 10th 1:00PM Join the Ellenville Public Library and Museum in Zumba for All Abilities: Chair Zumba led by Dr. Shellie Fraddin on Wednesday, March 10th and 24th at 1:00pm on Zoom. This virtual exercise dance class is suitable for all fitness levels! If you can’t use a computer to attend one of the Zoom programs, you can call in using a telephone. Additionally, this may be recorded for attendees to view after the program has ended. These programs…

Thursday, March 11, 2021 T.A.R.A., Inc. will be holding another low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats, hosted by Dutchess County SPCA, in Hyde Park NY. $80 per cat includes spay or neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim and a mandatory tattoo. Special pricing on feral cats, call for details. Also available for an additional fee: distemper vaccine, flea/tick products, dewormer, and microchipping. Please call Dutchess County SPCA at (845) 452-7722 ext. 425 to schedule and pre-pay for your appointment.

Ten Mile River Scout Museum to host live local history and ice fishing webinars Museum Chairman Michael Drilinger will moderate. A question and answer session will be held. All will be available on the Museum’s YouTube channel. Thurs., March 11, 7 pm Eastern, “The Battle of Minisink,” Glenn Pontier, museum co-director long-time resident Sullivan-Catskills region resident, born in Kingston (the terminus of the Delaware and Hudson Canal), former editor of "The River Reporter," former executive director of Sullivan Renaissance, and…