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You can sign up for activities that don't require a check by clicking on CONTACT and indicate what activity you are signing up for, with your contact information (cell preferred) and an emergency number.
Please check back for updates if adjustments have to be made to the schedule. If you aren't able to attend an activity you have signed up for, please let us know.
Culinary Institute – Taste, Learn, Tour - Go behind the scenes of the CIA and get an inside look into our world of food. Participate in an interactive demonstration where you will explore the science of taste. Tour Roth Hall, the building where culinary magic happens, and be transported to exceptional moments in food history. Connect with CIA students in an exclusive Q&A session. If you love food and want to learn about the mystique of the world-famous CIA, you will love this! The CIA Experience is approximately one hour in length.
Date: Wednesday, April 9th – 2:30 pm Cost: $15.00 (pay at the door) RSVP: send form to MARTA or (www.midhudsonrta.com/contact.html) by April 1st.
Address: 1946 Campus Dr. Hyde Park
Crawford Walking Trail - The Crawford Walking Trail is a two-mile walkway off Ward Avenue and Searsville Road in Pine Bush. The trail is paved and easy to walk. For those who want to go a little further, there is a new extension: an unpaved, 1.3-mile hiking and nature loop starting at the trail’s highest point.
Date:Wednesday, April 16th - 10:30 am Cost: None RSVP: send form to MARTA or (www.midhudsonrta.com/contact.html) by April 1st. Address: 100-198 Ward Ave. Pine Bush Lunch option: TBA.
Ceramics - Uptiquing Art and Ceramics Studio - Payment by cash or credit card (no checks.) Prices start at $8. The purchase of each piece includes unlimited glazes and one firing. Outside food and drink welcome or order from one of the local restaurants.
Date: Monday, April 28th - 11:00 am Cost: paid at venue RSVP: send form to MARTA or (www.midhudsonrta.com/contact.html) by April 15th.
Address: 61 Main Street, Pine Bush (studio is located in the shopping plaza.)
Orange County Arboretum - Tulip Season! Visit the gardens for a quiet walk and see all the wonderful plants, tulips, and trees in this natural setting. The Arboretum is located in the County's Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Hamptonburgh. There is a motion-activated gate to enter the site in a vehicle, as well as a latched pedestrian entrance. When you arrive at the Arboretum you will see a large black gate. If you pull up to the gate and wait a moment it will start to open.
GPS Address: 15 Grove Street, Montgomery, NY 12549 Lunch option: Copperfield's Kildare Pub – 93 Clinton St, Montgomery, NY 12549
Sip N Paint - Join us on Wednesday, May 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, as we once again follow instructions from award winning artist, Nancy Reed Jones, and create a beautiful spring painting on a wood plaque. Our afternoons with Nancy are special and we always leave with artwork that we never dreamed we could do. The cost is $38, which includes all supplies. Class size is limited to nine. Address will be sent to attendees.
Date: Wednesday, May 7th - 1:00 to 3:00 pm Cost: $38 RSVP: send form and check made out to Nancy Reed Jones to MARTA by May 1st – if more than nine people sign up, we will put you on a wait list.
Cyber Security Presentation– Come to a presentation by Orange County Deputy Chief Investigator Brett Weeden, to learn about some of the types of scams that are targeted on the elderly. Some examples are Technical Support scams, Check fraud, AI-Powered Scams, Funeral Scams, Government Imposter Scams, and many others. The best way to protect yourself is to be aware and be prepared. (This is a Reschedule of the spring presentation.) Bring a friend (just include your friend when you RSVP.)
Wednesday, May 14th – 10:00 am Cost – Free RSVP - send form to MARTA or Contact us (midhudsonrta.com - Contact Us) by May 1st
Pochuck Boardwalk – Appalachian Trail – An easy hike through a scenic marshy area on a long boardwalk and over the Pochuck Suspension Bridge. Distance is 2.0 miles. The trail surface is easy, on level wooden boardwalks.
Directions: The trail is located in Glenwood, NJ and starts off County Road 517. More details to follow. Lunch Option: Pasta D’Oro at the Jolly Onion, 625 Glenwood Rd. Warwick, NY
Motorcyclopedia Museum - Join us as a volunteer guide accompanies us through this interesting history of motorcycles. The museum contains motorcycles from Ted and Jerry Doering's expansive collection. Over a century of key milestones in the history of cycles is on display, including "one of the thirteen Harley-Davidson FL Police motorcycles that were used in the motorcade of President John F Kennedy on the day he was assassinated."
Date: Friday, May 23rd – 11:00 am Cost: Fewer than 10 participants $15/ more than 10 participants $13 - paid at venue RSVP: send form to MARTA or (www.midhudsonrta.com/contact.html) by May 15th.
Motorcyclopedia Museum, 250 Lake Street, Newburgh NY 12550 - Parking is available.
Cupcake Decorating Class – Join us in the home of Lynne Gates who will teach you how to prepare Buttercream Frosting and will demonstrate beginner level succulent flower cupcake decorating! Lynne lives in Washingtonville and can accommodate up to four people in her home. Bring your own apron, mixer, mixing bowl, spatula, AND your own SLIPPERS, as shoes are not worn in the home (Bring lunch if you wish). Lynne will provide the ingredients for the frosting, decorations, and 12 cupcakes. You will take home the cupcakes, cupcake tray, Ateco tip numbers 2, 8, 18, 199, 352 and a tip cleaning brush. Class size is restricted to four due to space limitations.
Tuesday, June 10th – 11:00 am to completion Cost - $25.00 RSVP – send form to MARTA and checkmade out to Cash by May 15th. Washingtonville address will be shared when you register.
