Clay Home Studio Basics Workshop February 21 ~Port Chester, NY~

January 21, 2021January 17, 2021 Found in Yonkers

Learn the studio basics, tricks and systems used to maintain a safe, efficient, and creative space. Perfect for improving your new home studio or if you just want to understand how to work smarter, this workshop will cover all the important things other than making clay pieces. You will learn how to reclaim wet and dry clay, how to make your own damp box, DIY work and wedging surfaces, proper clay disposal and more.

SOURCE: https://www.clayartcenter.org

Location: Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY

Livestock Tour & Grazing Fundamental Class February 20 ~Yorktown Heights, NY~

January 20, 2021January 16, 2021 Found in Yonkers

This 60-minute livestock tour offers a behind-the-scenes view of Hilltop Hanover Farm’s goats and cows with our Livestock Manager, Jess. Stroll through the pastures and barns while getting to know our livestock…

Following the tour, join Jess for a 30-minute class discussion to get a more in-depth look at livestock best practices. Topics covered include the benefits of good pasture management, types of grazing systems, grazing adapted plants and common pasture plants, pasture soil health, managing pasture with ruminant livestock, unique digestive ability of ruminants, ruminant nutrition needs, ruminant health concerns, humane stockmanship skills, and grazing system design and infrastructure.

SOURCE: https://hilltophanoverfarm.org

Location: Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY

Galentine’s Day Paint Party February 13 ~Pelham, NY~

January 20, 2021January 16, 2021 Found in Yonkers

Paint from the heart while receiving guided instruction to complete a 16”x20” painting. This workshop is a place for creative expression & freedom of movement. You’ll love this afternoon of free-form creativity, female friendship, music and fun!

No experience necessary – All supplies (PLUS a special Galentine’s gift!) are included.

SOURCE: https://www.pelhamartcenter.org

Location: Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY

Virtual: African-American Heritage Foodways in New York-Discovering a Different Root February 10

January 20, 2021January 16, 2021 Found in Yonkers

Lecture by Lavada Nahon, Culinary Historian and Independent Scholar

For many people the idea of African American foodways equals ‘Soul Food’ or southern cooking. Before the great migration of the 19th century, the foodways of Blacks in New York were based on the culinary traditions of the Dutch and indigenous people as much as they were British or African. Differences in climate also meant different foods were grown or available for foraging. Black History Month gives us an opportunity to look at New York’s colonial period and ponder a different root to our food lineage. Culinary historian, Lavada Nahon will share information about the colonial and early new nation periods, highlighting Dutch and indigenous foodways, the work of enslaved and free cooks, and their impact on our current food culture that you can enjoy at home.

SOURCE: https://www.newcastlehs.org

The George Washington and Mary Philipse Tour February 13, 20, & 27 ~Yonkers, NY~

January 19, 2021January 16, 2021 Found in Yonkers

Mary Calvi‘s 2019 novel Dear George, Dear Mary, reignited the discussion surrounding the potential relationship between George Washington and Mary Philipse. Once written off and forgotten to history, Calvi’s research shined a light on how much of a role Yonkers, the Philipse family and the daughter of a prominent Loyalist had on pre-Revolutionary War America, including impacting Washington’s heart.

SOURCE: https://parks.ny.gov

Location: Philpse Manor Hall Historic Site, 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY

Full Moon Hike for Adults February 27 ~Tenafly, NJ~

January 19, 2021January 14, 2021 Found in Yonkers

Experience a guided 11/2-2 hour walk (approximately 1½ miles) along the trails, on a night near the occurrence of a full moon. Please bring a flashlight and wear sturdy closed toed shoes. Program will be held entirely outdoors.

SOURCE: https://www.tenaflynaturecenter.org