Calendar

Events in November 2023–January 2024

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October 29, 2023
October 30, 2023
October 31, 2023

November

November 1, 2023(1 event)

9:00 am: Creative Nature Expressions MIXED MEDIA Exhibit

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November 1, 2023

Back by popular demand for the second year, Friends of Five Rivers will be offering Creative Nature Expression Exhibits to celebrate nature and the great outdoors!

Exhibit Dates, Information & Registration

May & June
Nature Photography
Submit your best shots of nature, taken both at Five Rivers or other areas in the Capital Region.

July & August
Children’s Art Showcase
Elementary-aged children are welcome to submit a mixed media piece of their choice as it relates to nature.
Artist Open House on Saturday, July 15 from 11 am to 1 pm… free to the public, light refreshments served.

October & November
Mixed Media
We will display nature-themed paint, poetry, quilting, woodwork, and other mediums for this Mixed Media exhibit.

LEARN MORE

DOWNLOAD AND SUBMIT APPLICATION

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November 2, 2023
November 3, 2023
November 4, 2023
November 5, 2023
November 6, 2023
November 7, 2023
November 8, 2023
November 9, 2023(1 event)

5:30 pm: A Friends' Night Out

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November 9, 2023

Glennpeter Diamond Center in Glenmont... music, food, silent auction

More details to follow!
November 10, 2023
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November 26, 2023
November 27, 2023
November 28, 2023
November 29, 2023
November 30, 2023

December

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December 29, 2023
December 30, 2023
December 31, 2023

January

January 1, 2024
January 2, 2024
January 3, 2024
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January 5, 2024
January 6, 2024
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January 8, 2024
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January 21, 2024
January 22, 2024(2 events)

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 22, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

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2:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 22, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

January 23, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 25, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 25, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 25, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

January 26, 2024
January 27, 2024
January 28, 2024
January 29, 2024(2 events)

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 29, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

2:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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January 29, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

January 30, 2024
January 31, 2024

February

February 1, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Maple Sugaring at Home

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February 1, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

12:00 pm: Maple Sugaring at Home

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February 1, 2024

Learn how to Maple Sugar at home in time for the sap run.  Spend an hour with a Friends Naturalist learning how to identify a maple tree, tap a spile, and collect sap.  View one method for evaporating sap to syrup at home and ask questions before leaving with a spile and a smile!

Participants: 

  • Individuals, Friends, Families (6 participants maximum per session; only immediate family)

Times and Dates:

  • 12:00 noon or 2:00 pm on January 22, 29 or February 5 (the Monday of your choice)

– or –

  • 10:00 am or 12:00 noon on January 25, February 1 or 8, 2024 (the Thursday of your choice)

Where: 

  • Meet at the Guided School Program Building

Fee: Includes Reference Booklet and Spile for individual registrations; and one spile for a family registration.

  • $15 for an individual with a Friends’ membership; $25 for a family (immediate family only up to 6) with a Friends’ membership
  • $25 for all non-members; $35 for a non-member family (immediate family only up to 6)

Registration:  Deadline to register is one week before each session

More information

February 2, 2024
February 3, 2024(1 event)

2:00 pm: Annual Meeting

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February 3, 2024

Join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 2-4 pm for our Annual Membership Meeting.

This year’s meeting will be held in-person at Five Rivers Visitor Center Multi-Purpose room.  However, we will also offer a Zoom option for those that are not able to attend in person.

Stop by at 1:30 pm for light refreshments and a little mixing and mingling with Friends, before the business portion of the meeting begins at 2:00 pm.  Following the short business meeting, the highlight of the afternoon will be our keynote speaker, Dr. Valerie Rapson, assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy at SUNY Oneonta.  Dr. Rapson will share details about the upcoming solar eclipse.

On April 8, 2024, everyone in North America will get to experience a solar eclipse! In this talk, Dr. Rapson will cover the basics of why solar eclipses happen, what you can expect to see from different locations, and tips for how to safely look at the sun. If time and weather allows, we’ll also go outside for a safe look at the sun today through a solar telescope. Solar viewing glasses will also be provided to all attendees. Fun and informative!

Please register here... space is limited:  https://friendsoffiverivers.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=111

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