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Day February – April 2013
They’re Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas
February 16, 2013 – Spring 2014
Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place
Why will millions of Cicadas emerge this spring? Can they hurt me? What can this amazing phenomenon teach us? The exhibit will leave you comforted as you become a local expert! Featuring: real bugs, art, films, study, cicada collateral, interviews with locals and more!
Opening Reception: Friday, February 15, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
They’re Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas
February 16, 2013 – Spring 2014
Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place
Why will millions of Cicadas emerge this spring? Can they hurt me? What can this amazing phenomenon teach us? The exhibit will leave you comforted as you become a local expert! Featuring: real bugs, art, films, study, cicada collateral, interviews with locals and more!
CICADA Family Day: Saturday, February 16, 10:00am – 4:00pm
$2 materials fee for participants
Learn about the amazing world of Cicadas before the spring emergence of 17-year cicadas. Activities and treats for the whole family:
10:00am – Jr. Science Club (limited to 25 people)
1:00pm-4:00pm – Gallery Workshops
- Cicada Origami
- Make a Cicada Headgear
- Looking Closely: Microscope & Magnifiers
2:00pm – Cicada Talk: They’re Coming!
1:30pm & 3:00pm -CICADA PRINCESS a charming new stop-animation puppet film
3:30pm - Museum Store’s Cicada Raffle
An Evening with Ernest Wright Jr.
The evening features a conversation with Ernest Wright Jr., a celebrated pioneer of Doo-Wop music, who will discuss career highlights and answer questions from the audience. The Music Mash-Up series is a compliment to the Island Sounds: A 500 Year Music Mash-Up exhibition, which celebrates the talented musicians of Staten Island. Snug Harbor is located at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island. Admission is free. Contributions to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will be accepted.
Wormbins Made Easy
Date, Time: Saturday, March 16, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 1000 Richmond Terrace (bldg. P/classroom B), Staten Island, NY 10301
Want to learn how to compost without outdoor space during the cold winter months? Let the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island show you how to create compost indoors with red wiggler worms. Workshop Fee is $5 and registration is suggested. Contact the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island at (718) 425-3558 or compost@snug-harbor.org to register or for more information.
The Staten Island NFP Association will be hosting its Third Annual Staten Island not-for-profit Conference on Friday, March 22, 2013 on the beautiful grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center. This year’s conference, presented by Potter & LaMarca, LLP will bring together over 150 local SINFPA member organizations for a day that provides a forum for our members to: form effective partnerships, receive important information to help grow and further expand their outreach in the community and participate in a series of sessions led by locally-based professionals and experts in the field of professional development.
Island Sounds: A 500 Year Music Mash-Up series consists of free concerts, screenings, musical conversations and workshops being presented at Snug Harbor in 2013 in connection with the multi-media, interactive exhibit, Island Sounds: A 500 Year Music Mash-Up, that commemorates musicians and artists who were born, lived or worked in Staten Island throughout the years. Open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. Children under 12 are admitted free.
Looking Closely: Microorganisms!
Date, Time: Monday, April 01, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island, NY 10301
Observe and draw decomposers and other natural organisms using our microscopes and lenses. The NYC Compost Project on Staten Island will be on hand to discuss and describe the role of these tiny life forms in our vast world. Visits by the artist Colman Rutkin on occasion. Contact the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island at 718.425.3558 or compost@snug-harbor.org to register or for more information.
Open House for Teachers
Date, Time: Friday, April 12, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 1000 Richmond Terrace (bldg. P/classroom B), Staten Island, NY 10301
Looking for new and interesting ways to introduce your students to environmental sustainability? Attend the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island Teacher Open House! Learn about composting activities that can be incorporated into a variety of curricula. The following special guests will be in attendance:
The Greenbelt Environmental Education Department, located at the Greenbelt Nature Center and High Rock Park, offers many ways to connect with the natural environment including class trips, guided hikes, Into the Outdoors programs, early childhood education programs, and a Summer Day Camp.
Grow to Learn NYC works to inspire, promote and support the creation of sustainable gardens in NYC public schools.
The Staten Island Zoo offers natural history and animal related programs that can complement your current curriculum.
Contact the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island at 718.425.3558 or compost@snug-harbor.org to register or for more information.
Open House for Teachers
Date, Time: Friday, April 12, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 1000 Richmond Terrace (bldg. P/classroom B), Staten Island, NY 10301
Looking for new and interesting ways to introduce your students to environmental sustainability? Attend the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island Teacher Open House! Learn about composting activities that can be incorporated into a variety of curricula. The following special guests will be in attendance:
The Greenbelt Environmental Education Department, located at the Greenbelt Nature Center and High Rock Park, offers many ways to connect with the natural environment including class trips, guided hikes, Into the Outdoors programs, early childhood education programs, and a Summer Day Camp.
Grow to Learn NYC works to inspire, promote and support the creation of sustainable gardens in NYC public schools.
The Staten Island Zoo offers natural history and animal related programs that can complement your current curriculum.
Contact the NYC Compost Project on Staten Island at 718.425.3558 or compost@snug-harbor.org to register or for more information.
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This concert is made possible in part by public funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, Con Edison,The Northfield Bank, the Richmond County Savings Foundation, The Lois and Richard Nicotra Foundation and our membership.