Lucky Ladybugs!

On Saturday, May 26, at 10 a.m., the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum will be hosting: LuckyLady Bugs!  Did you know there are many different kinds of ladybugs, and that the 9-spot ladybug is our official New York State insect? Come join Environmental Educator Sasha Boucher at the Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center, on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall, to learn all about lady bugs and the lost ladybug project. Create a ladybug observatory and receive a native ladybug to release at home. After the program take a short hike with Sasha in search of ladybugs that live at the Outdoor Discovery Center. Recommended for adults with or without children and for children ages 5 and up. Admission: $7/Adults – $5/Children. Museum Members: $5/Adults – $3/Children. For information, call (845) 534-5506, ext 204.Visit the museum’s website at www.hhnaturemuseum.org .

Former Lighthouse Keeper Dick Duncan shines a light on the history of the Saugerties Lighthouse and its heroic rescue from demolition.

From crumbling disrepair to restored treasure, the 1869 landmark of the Hudson River is now a living museum thanks to the support of our very own community. Find out how it all got started, hear insider tales and have the chance to peek inside the tower, still a working aid to navigation for the mighty Hudson River.

This event is part of New York Heritage Weekend, May 20, 2012 from 1:00pm – 1:30pm (suggested donation $5).

Additional Activities include pre-season guided tours of the Lighthouse interior and tower given by local Lighthouse Keepers between the hours of noon and 3pm. Suggested donation $5/adult, $2/children.

The Saugerties Lighthouse is located at 168 Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties, NY  – 845-247-0656.  For more information visit www.saugertieslighthouse.com

Taboo, a member of the internationally acclaimed Black-Eyed Peas will be performing a live DJ set at Orient on Saturday, June 2 at 10pm. The performance will follow an appearance at Splash Down in Fishkill for the “Shave For A Cure Beach Party” from 12pm -4pm. The event, presented by 96.1 Kiss FM and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will also feature appearances by Elvis Duran, DJ Mr. Vince & DJ Kue of the World Famous Vynil Squad and Live Music from Afterglow.
Tickets are $25 and available now at http://www.showclix.com/event/229810.

Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the Black-Eyed Peas have sold more than sixty million records. In 2009, the group became one of only eleven artists to have simultaneously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 with their singles “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” which topped the chart for an unprecedented twenty-six consecutive weeks. The Black-Eyed Peas were ranked 12th on the Billboard’s Decade-End Chart ‘Artist of the Decade’, and 7th in the ‘Hot 100 Artists of the Decade’.

In November 2010, they released the album The Beginning. In February 2011, the group performed at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show. The album’s first two singles “The Time (Dirty Bit)” and “Just Can’t Get Enough” became international hits and topped the charts in many countries.

Besides being a member of the Black Eyed Peas, Taboo is also a noted solo artist, performing live around the world for thousands of adoring fans everywhere from Angola to Amsterdam. Music he has co-written and performed has been featured on many movie soundtracks, including Coach Carter, Legally Blonde, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Barbershop 2.

If his superstar music career wasn’t enough, Taboo is also an accomplished actor, appearing in the film Dirty with Wyclef Jean, playing the part of Ramirez. He then appeared in the 2007 independent film Cosmic Radio, which also stars Michael Madsen, Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Daryl Hanna, Ricardo Chavira, and other well-known actors. He played the character Vega in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Taboo has also appeared as a judge on MTV’s reality show Top Pop Group.

For VIP table reservations, call Orient Poughkeepsie at 845-337-4848.  Orient is located at 319 Main Street in downtown Poughkeepsie (http://orientpoughkeepsie.com/).

Orient is continuing its tradition of providing stellar evenings of music and entertainment.  The appearance of Taboo adds another noteworthy guest to the roster of talent that has been appearing at Orient in recent months, including Grammy- Nominated The Crystal Method, the Electronic superstar DJ Keoki and eclectic soul singers/songwriters Joan Osborne and Dar Williams.

For more information, visit http://www.blackeyedpeas.com/ or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TabooBEPofficial

This special draft will be available from 6pm until 11 pm at The Wherehouse, 119 Liberty Street in Newburgh. Come on down to The Wherehouse on Thursday evening, and support a local bar, a local beer, and a great local charity!

For more information about the event call (845) 562-6940 or info@safe-harbors.org.

http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/

119 Liberty Street, Newburgh, NY 12550

http://www.newburghbrewing.com/

88 South Colden Street, Newburgh NY 12550

On Saturday, May 19^th , when “A Tradesman Visits Headquarters”  you will tour with Major Andrew Billings, of the Continental Army.

On Sunday, May 20^th, “Secrets Abound” during a tour with Jacqueline, a New York-based French pastry shop owner who spies for the continental Army.

Regular tours for both days are also being offered beginning at 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, with the last tour starting at 4:30 PM and are offered every half hour. Regular tours will not be given at 1:00 PM or 3:00 PM either day, while the Special Event First Person Program is being offered. Admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors/students and children 12 and under are free.

Call 845-562-1195 by May 18^th to book a tour, get further details or directions.

Beekeeper tours of Peter Coffin’s Untitled

Saturday, May 19
12:00 & 1:00 pm

Beginning May 19, every Saturday during the exhibition Light and Landscape, Storm King’s beekeeper leads small tours of the beehives that are installed as part of artist Peter Coffin’s project Untitled (Bees Making Honey) (2012). Participants will learn about the ways that honey bees make use of the sun’s light, and will take away a sample of local honey. Space is limited on each tour.

Storm King Art Center, 1 Museum Rd in New Windsor, NY.

www.stormkingartcenter.org  845-534-3115

Horticulture.  Instead a buying a bouquet of flowers, why not take mom to the source: Botanical Gardens.  Located on 150 acres in Millbrook the Innisfree Garden would make an ideal location for you and mom to stop and smell the roses. Click here for details. Streams, waterfalls, terraces, retaining walls, rocks, and plants create this public garden based on the ancient art of Chinese landscape design. There is a $5 entrance fee for adults on Sunday. Children under four years of age are free.

Washington Park in Albany, NY will host the 64th Annual Tulip Festival on May 12th and 13th from 11AM to 6PM.  Admission is free. Over 100,000 tulip blooms in a sea of color will be on display.  Children’s activities, crafts, delicious food and the 14th Annual Mother Of The Year Award will be given out on Mother’s Day. Click here for full details.

Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden located in Hyde Park on the historic Vanderbilt Estate. Modeled after America’s Gilded Age, its location on the banks of New York’s beautiful Hudson River Valley also affords magnificent views of one of the most important places in American history. Free admission. Click here for directions and hours.

Adams Fairacre Farms. With locations throughout the Hudson Valley, perhaps mom is an avid gardener and would prefer a gift packet of seeds, plantings or garden tools. Log onto Adam’s website by clicking here to find mom the perfect gift.

Self-Indulgence. What woman would not love a day at a spa, a massage, a facial, a manicure, a pedicure or all of the above?

Haven Spa in Rhinebeck is offering several Mother’s Day Dream Spa Packages that include pampering from head to toe complete with a spa lunch.  There’s also a Serene Mother/Daughter Package so that both of you can spend quality time together.  Prices start at $275 for a full day to $60 for a classic manicure for mom and a Princess mani/pedi for your little princess.  Click here for more info.

Chocolates. With locations in Saugerties and New Paltz, in addition to their online store, life for mom might just be a box of indulgent Krause chocolates.  Click here for locations or to order online.

Mom’s Best Friend. If Fido and mom are one, the Pause Dog Boutique in Rhinebeck has the perfect gift for the two of them. Click here for more details.  Does mom want Fido to learn Frisbee or have better manners?  Mention this article and receive a 10% Mother’s Day discount at Sirius Dog Training. Click here for more info.

Picnics.  The Hudson Valley has many quaint, peaceful parks for the whole family to relax in and have a picnic. Click here to find a NY Park closest to you and mom.

Most mansions along the Hudson River sport picnic tables and/or a quiet stretch of lawn, complete with a river view,  just perfect for mom. Some suggestions are Mills Mansion in Straatsburg, and The Boat House, located at the northern end of The Vanderbilt Estate in Hyde Park. In addition to having a picnic, the Clermont Mansion in Germantown is sponsoring a Mother’s Day Tea.  Admission is $12 per person. Reservations are required.  Access to the picnic grounds is free.

For an all around picnic location with an actual Train Station Museum and playground for the kids, the Hyde Park Station makes an ideal choice. Log on here for directions and hours of operation.

By Cindy Cingone

Guests are invited to tour the historic Glynallyn, a 16th-century English castle-inspired mansion built 1913-1917 by George Marshall Allen on Millionaire’s Row. The castle’s 40 rooms and lush gardens will feature designs from 60 of the area’s top interior and landscape designers. After touring the mansion and strolling through the gardens, guests can make the most of their day by dining at the Castle Cafe and shopping at the Crown Boutiques, all conveniently located on the estate.

The bus will leave Boscobel 9am sharp (arrive 8:40am) on Monday, May 21, 2012 and will return to Boscobel at approximately 5pm that same day. Space is very limited; reserve your seat today by purchasing tickets in person at Boscobel or online at Boscobel.org. FOB Members $67.50 (show ID at check-in); Non-Members $75. Both rates include roundtrip bus transportation, plus castle and grounds admission.

Boscobel is located on scenic Route 9D in Garrison New York just one mile south of Cold Spring and directly across the river from West Point. From April through October, hours are 9:30am to 5pm (first tour at 10am; last at 4pm); November & December 9:30am to 4pm (last tour at 3pm.)  Boscobel is open every day except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, visit Boscobel.org or call 845.265.3638.

Why not treat Mum to something really memorable this Mother’s Day? Spend quality time together and experience a traditional British cream tea, provided by Fresh Co. catering, in the magnificent setting of Boscobel House & Gardens.

Tea will be served on the side terraces of Boscobel House, overlooking its sweeping lawns, gardens and, of course, the Hudson River and its Highlands. Your afternoon tea will include: Home-made Scones, Clotted Cream, Lemon Curd, Raspberry Jam, Cucumber Sandwiches, Dammann Freres Tea.

Paid reservations are required and space is limited. (If inclement weather, Tea will be held in the Gallery.) Tickets are $40/person and can be purchased at Boscobel.org no later than May 7.

Boscobel is located on scenic Route 9D in Garrison New York just one mile south of Cold Spring and directly across the river from West Point. From April through October, hours are 9:30am to 5pm (first tour at 10am; last at 4pm); November & December 9:30am to 4pm (last tour at 3pm.)  Boscobel is open every day except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, visit Boscobel.org or call 845.265.3638.

Todd Jennings Running the length of the Hudson

Todd invites people to run part of the river with him and help raise money to keep the Hudson clean! Follow Todd on his preparation and training on Todd’s blog, Into the Woods trail running.

Check out Todd’s Running Routes, click on red links: 

May 12: Lake Tear of the Clouds to Newcomb, 27 miles

May 13: Newcomb to Riparius, 30 miles

May 14: Riparius to Glens Falls, 45 miles

May 15: Glens Falls to Cohoes, 45 miles

May 16: Cohoes to Catskill, 43 miles

May 17: Catskill to Marlboro, 46 miles

May 18: Marlboro to Nyack, 49 miles

May 19: Nyack to New York City, 32 miles

Read More: 
Man to run 300 miles to help protect Hudson River
- Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

If you would like to make a donation to
Hudson River Run 2012
please visit www.Crowdrise.com/HudsonRiverRun2012 

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