7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Early Morning Birders
Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz
Designed for birding enthusiasts or those just looking to learn the basics, this series will offer various outings led by experienced birding volunteers and park naturalists. Participants will meet at the main Park entrance every Tuesday morning. In April, May, September and October, outings will begin at 8:00 a.m. and in June, July and August outings will begin at 7:00 a.m. Participants should come prepared with binoculars and a field guide. Outing destinations will be determined the day of the program. For more information, call 845-255-0752.

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Half-Day Summer Camp: To Infinity and Beyond
75 N. Water Street, Poughkeepsie
Day turns into night as campers enter our inflatable planetarium - STARLAB. Finding stars and constellations like Polaris, the North Star and the Big Dipper will be easy when campers use their very own painted star umbrella. Registration required. For cost, registration or more information, call 845-471-0589.

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Half-Day Summer Camp: Pottery, Plants and Play
75 N. Water Street, Poughkeepsie
Experience the activities and lifestyles of the first people who inhabited the Mid-Hudson Valley, the Algonquian Native Americans. Campers will mold a clay pot, dramatize companion planting, play Native American games and more! A Native American guest artist will engage campers in a dynamic storytelling session. Registration required. For cost, registration or more information, call 845-471-0589.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
NEW PALTZ REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER-HOURS MIXER
Under the Magenta Moon, 8 N. Front St., New Paltz
Build your business network under the tent at Under the Magenta Moon, where beautiful flowers are born. Designs can be whimsical or chic, traditional or avant-garde, glitzy or natural, glamorous or simple. Under the Magenta Moon makes floral dreams come true. Complimentary to Chamber members; $15 non-members. Reservations required. Call 845-255-0243 or email info@newpaltzchamber.org.

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Life Drawing Sessions
Unison Art Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz
Unison offers a life-drawing session every Tuesday and Thursday to give professional artists and students an opportunity to work with experienced models under controlled lighting. There is no instruction. Tuesday sessions are dedicated to shorter poses of 1 to 30 minutes. On Thursdays there will be one 2-hour pose for those wanting to do more highly-resolved drawing or painting. $36 members, $48 non-members for a series of 4 sessions. For more information and reservations, call 845-255-1559.