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Meet the Ashokan sheep (JJ and General) and discover how their wool can be transformed with special guest Jessie Driscoll. She will demonstrate processing & spinning yarn and her daughter Joey will play a classical violin piece for us.

Explore the joy and techniques of watercolor painting with Linda Champanier.

Learn about Ashokan's beloved Pewter Shop and see this month's repairs in progress with Ashokan's own James Williams, Matt Viera, Kevin Van Kleeck. Plus a special visit from our neighbor and former Director Andy Angstrom!

Get ready to have fun in the Ashokan Kitchen with our own Chef Bill Warnes! He'll be showing us how to prepare his barbecue chicken, potato wedges, and kale salad, with help from his trusty helper Ally Britton. Plus a sweet little song inspired by Bill's cooking at Western & Swing Week, performed by Krissie Nagy & Noah Landes.

The forest is a magical place filled with hidden organisms who work hard to breakdown and recy svcle fallen organisms. Join Rachel Roozen, Ally Britton, and special guest Luke Sarrantonio on a search for invertebrates and fungi under logs and rocks and learn how decomposers are one of the most important elements of a forest ecosystem. Stick around for a wonderful song about worms from Story Laurie!

Discover the amazing Catskill Watershed and Ashokan Reservoir system that provide drinking water to New York City. We’ll journey to the Reservoir with Ally Britton and the Esopus Creek and Ashokan’s high-tech “augmented reality sandbox” with Dennis Grant who demonstrates how a watershed and water cycle work and the importance of protecting drinking water from pollution. Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Littleton, Storey Littleton, and Simi Stone will perform a water-themed Pete Seeger song along a local creek.

Explore the meadows and woods of Ashokan with Del Orloske to discover the edible and medicinal plants that live here.

Find a quiet spot in the forest with our educators Abby Higgins and Tanya van Renesse and draw inspiration from your own surroundings to compose a poem, story or just take in the serene beauty! Stick around for a song by Kristin Andreassen & Friends.

Come and be a wildlife detective and discover wildlife tracks and traces, owl pellets, animal pelts and lots more. We might even see some of the wild animals that live in our forests and creek! And stick around for animal-themed song with Amy Helm & Lee Collins.

What does it mean when a forest is healthy? What in the world are invasive species? Learn about forest ecology, all kinds of trees and more in our journey into the forests of Ashokan!

Tune in for a live-hosted "Hello" from Ashokan and learn about blacksmithing with Pete Myers.

Tune in for a live-hosted "Hello" from Ashokan to see signs of spring on Earth Day with Rachel Roozen & Ally Britton and a springtime song from Little Roots!

Join us for a live-hosted "Hello" from Ashokan featuring a lesson in Aquatic Ecology with Rachel Roozen & Ally Britton and a water song from Jay Ungar & Molly Mason.