Kids’ Almanac: Express yourself (July 29-August 2)
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is…
Swiss Family summer jaunt
Living in the Hudson Valley, we have no cause for complaint when it comes to finding something both athletic and adventurous to do in the great outdoors – and often we can find…
Don’t miss the summertime blues
Blueberries bring out the kid in us. Unsexy, a weird color and tutti-frutti sweet, they appeal to kids of all ages, from 2 to 102. Bluebsies are the stuff of children’s literary fantasies….
Kids’ Almanac (July 19-26)
Free Build-a-Bear for first 1,000 kids at this Monday’s Renegades game at Dutchess Stadium The Hudson Valley Renegades’ baseball games are family-friendly whenever you go, but some of their promotions are especially kid-oriented….
New Genesis Productions Youth Theatre stages As You Like It
As William Shakespeare wrote:“Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.” This summer, 50 young people will refuse to act their age, trading texting for the high diction of the Bard of Avon…
Kids’ Almanac: Head for the beach (July 12-19)
We had sand in the eyes and the ears and the nose And sand in the hair, and sand-between-the-toes. – A. A. Milne My family enjoys streams and swimming pools, but to…
Kids Almanac (June 21-28)
“These first days of summer are like the pail of blueberries that we poured out together into the iron sink in the basement – a brightness unleashed and spilling over” – from Summer…
Goats galore at Dutchess Fairgrounds this Saturday
If you’ve never been face-to-face with one to gaze into those horizontal irises that make me think of friendly aliens, then you’ve missed out on a weirdly enjoyable experience. Of course, there are…
Kids’ Almanac (June 14-21)
I find ecstasy in living, the mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson, Vincent Van Gogh and Scott Joplin were famous for their unique contributions to the arts,…
Catskill Animal Sanctuary Shindig this Saturday
It was the best of weeks and the worst of weeks at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary (CAS) in Saugerties, a haven for horses and farm animals rescued from cruelty and neglect conditions. As…
