Friday, April 3, 2009

Weekend Picks

The best activities and things to do this weekend in northern Westchester:


Wild Food and Ecology Naturalist and author "Wildman" Steve Brill (right) leads a hunt for tasty things growing in the ground: burdrock root, wild carrots, sweet and spicy evening primrose, and lots of mushrooms. Saturday, 10:00. Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture

Ornithology Workshop for Families Come learn to identify and classify different bird families and orders. Saturday, 1:00. Croton Point Park Nature Center

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Kids can enjoy the saga of the Baudelaire kids. After the screening an educator will lead a talk about the movie and the first book in the series. Saturday, 12:00. Jacob Burns Film Center

Draw On! Join artist Jennifer Wroblewski, toy designer David Dear, and artist Tom Burckhardt, for fun drawing workshops throughout the afternoon. Saturday, 12:00 to 5:00. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Camouflaging Creatures Now you see me. Now you don't! In this live animal program you'll discover why, where, and how animals camouflage. Saturday, 1:00. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

Mendelssohn at 200 The Caramoor Virtuosi present a program of the composer's male vocal quartets, solo piano works, a piano trio, and the monumental sextet. Saturday, 8:00. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts

Buried in Blue Enjoy the classic rock of Buried in Blue. Saturday, 9:30. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar

Vernal Pools Join the farm naturalist for a hike to the vernal pools to see the wood frogs and fairy shrimp. Sunday, 1:00. Muscoot Farm

Perennials for Sun and Shade Lasdon's horticulturist will present a slide program on terrific perennials for both sunny and shady areas of the garden. Sunday, 2:00. Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans Memorial

Lichtenstein on Film Enjoy a screening of Roy Lichtenstein, an intimate glimpse of the artist at work. Sunday, 5:30 to 7:00. Katonah Museum of Art

Josh Ritter Musician Josh Ritter plays evocative songs with a weary, melodic richness. Sunday, 7:00. Tarrytown Music Hall

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