Kids’ Almanac (May 9-16)
…if we all stand together and be a little brave, you never know where we’ll go. – Dean Jones
Nature
Saturn at its best
In our culture of publicity and hard-sell, it’s tempting to exaggerate. Even with celestial events, the media often cry wolf.
Kids’ Almanac (May 2-9)
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different? – C. S.
Master the maypole at 23rd annual Beltane
For many people, the mention of May Day instantly brings to mind the image of a ribbon-festooned Maypole. We know
Reformed Church of New Paltz hosts 10th annual Earth Day Fair
The thing about environmental issues is that they can lack a sense of immediacy. “It just doesn’t register sometimes,” says
Kids’ Almanac (Apr. 25-May 2)
Earth laughs in flowers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson This weekend we’ve got festivals galore, in every direction! Here’s my
Runaway star
Can you get out of here? That’s the question pondered for centuries: How to leave Earth permanently. A cannonball fired
Kids’ Almanac (April 18-25)
You see, all living things depend on one another. – Lynne Cherry, The Great Kapok Tree Breaking the Silence
Kids’ Almanac (April 11-18)
Animal-lovers, you are in luck this weekend! Check out these two interesting, educational and fun animal events. Time it right,
Hard times for writers
Today’s column had its origins this afternoon when a Woodstock storeowner sighed. The problem? He’d laboriously written a book on