Events Calendar

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Huguenot Cabaret

Saturday, April 29 from 6:30 to 11pm

Manor Club

 

Phase II of Pelham’s Roadside Habitat Pollinator Meadow Planting Project 

Saturday, March 25 from 1 to 3pm

Pelham’s Hutchinson River Parkway exit ramp at Boston Bost Road (southeast corner)

Join EcoPel, Healthy Yards, and community volunteers for Phase II of Pelham’s Roadside Habitat Pollinator Meadow Planting Project. Spring is around the corner and so is Phase 2 of Adopt-a-Highway Roadside Planting Project! The nearly 300 native sumac planted are coming in nicely and volunteers are now needed to seed an adjacent Pollinator Meadow. Remove tarps, weed, level soil, and broadcast wild-collected seed.

Hudson River Audubon Society

The Dry Tortugas and the Florida Keys

March 22 at 7pm

Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley Road, Yonkers (also on zoom)

Michael Bochnik, past president and field trip leader for Hudson River Audubon Society, will discuss birds of the Dry Tortugas, 7 coral islands 80 miles west of Key West, Florida, that host thousands of nesting tropical seabirds and provide a stopover for neotropical migrants.  He will also cover the drive out to Key West from the mainland, stopping at a few of the well known birding hotspots.  Email info@hras.org for zoom invitation.

 

Isaac Asmiov Memorial Debate

March 21 at 7pm

American Museum of Natural History

200 Central Park West, New York, NY

Major advances in energy production and the urgency of the climate change crisis are re-shaping the conversation about what we use to power our world: fossil fuels, wind turbines, hydroelectric, solar panels, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion. Many see the ability to harness nuclear energy as a clear positive for reducing our impact on global climate, while some are skeptical of its practicality and safety for everyday use. Join Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and our panel of experts from various sectors on this issue for a compelling discussion about today’s energy landscape and what we can expect in the future. The 2023 Isaac Asmiov Memorial Debate: The Future of Energy will be held in the LeFrak Theater. Tickets for this on-site event are $25 general admission and $15 for Museum Members. For tickets and other details about the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, visit https://www.amnh.org/calendar/2023-asimov-debate

 
Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s
Museum of Arts and Design
Jerome and Simona Chazen Bldg., 
2 Columbus Circle, NYC
March 18 through August 27
Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s explores the era’s short-lived phenomenon of paper fashion through more than 80 rare garments and accessories crafted from non-woven textiles. These fashions, introduced in 1966 as a promotional campaign for Scott Paper Company, combined bold, graphic design with space-age innovations in materials. Surfacing a little-known chapter in the history of design, Generation Paper illuminates the creative partnerships of craft and commerce in the development of semi-synthetic and synthetic materials. For more information, visit madmuseum.org
 
Amazing Butterflies
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial
Route 35, Somers (2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah)
Through May 7
Embark on a challenging journey teeming with friends and foes revealing the unusual relationship between caterpillars, butterflies and their natural surroundings. Adventure through the leaves, learn how to move like caterpillar, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship, then transform into a butterfly and take flight! Together, families will explore this interactive experience and learn the surprising challenges butterflies face every day. Become a caterpillar and find your way through a secret, wild world. As you navigate the terrain filled with challenges around every twist and turn, take on puzzles, games and exciting interactivities. The brave can even take to the air and soar down the butterfly zip slide. The exhibit is produced by Minotaur Mazes of Seattle and presented by Westchester County Parks and the Friends of Lasdon Park and Arboretum. Go to the Friends of Lasdon Park and Arboretum LasdonPark.org or call (914) 864-7268 for more information.
 
The Orchid Show Returns to The New York Botanical Garden for Its 20th Year
Showcasing the Immersive and Dynamic Designs of Landscape Artist Lily Kwong
Tickets On Sale Now
On View February 18 through April 23
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has announced renowned landscape artist Lily Kwong as the guest designer for its 20th annual Orchid Show. Featuring immersive installations of thousands of orchids, Lily Kwong’s design of the exhibition will transport guests to ethereal, reverent landscapes inspired by ancient Chinese garden design and artistic principles. The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage will be on view from February 18 through April 23, 2023, in NYBG’s historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Tickets for the exhibition, which has been called “the most Instagrammable event,” are on sale now at nybg.org/orchidtickets.