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Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, through an uplifting ambient musical experience. Blending soulful Indian and Caribbean rhythms with contemporary world rhythms, Rohan Roots presents a vibrant performance that honors unity, joy, and the victory of light over darkness. Join us for an enchanting journey of rich melodies, downtempo rhythms, and celebratory tunes crafted to

Teens from across Westchester are invited to explore the intersection of art, activism, and community in a collaborative sculpture workshop presented by Westchester Youth Alliance and Reizck Project. Led by artist and Reizck Project Director Merritt Spangler, participants will experiment with accessible materials to build a shared sculptural work while exploring observation, collaboration, and what

Learn how to make your own chain of snowfriends holding hands using paper and some carefully planned folds and cuts. Recommended for ages 4+.

Hudson Valley musician and educator Jim Keyes leads an interactive, family-friendly program combining live musical performance and collaborative songwriting inspired by Exquisite Creatures. Listen, sing along, and create songs inspired by Christopher Marley’s work as you explore the colors, patterns, and wonders of the natural world through music and storytelling. Jim Keyes is a multi-instrumentalist,

Inspired by Exquisite Creatures, create your own colorful creature to add to an evolving community installation in the Museum Lobby. Choose from a variety of insect and animal silhouettes, then use drawing to recreate a species you discovered in the exhibition—or invent one of your own. Then, add it inside a frame inspired by traditional

​​Artist, biologist, and environmental educator Brandon Ballengée joins us virtually from his studio at Atelier de la Nature, a STEAM education center and nature reserve in Arnaudville, Louisiana, for a conversation with Marc Taylor, HRM’s Senior Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs. Following the conversation, Taylor leads an in-person tour of Exquisite Creatures, connecting specimens

Learn how to translate the vibrant colors and patterns of Exquisite Creatures into mosaic art. Led by artist Kristin Javier, explore the exhibition as a source of inspiration, then reinterpret natural forms through the historic techniques of Byzantine mosaic. This three-hour, hands-on workshop is open to adults and teens ages 13+. Instruction available in Spanish

Do you know how to weave a forest? Join Teaching Artist-in-Residence Borinquen Gallo to learn basic weaving techniques and transform discarded plastic bags and other everyday materials into leaves, branches, and other elements of a fantastical forest. Inspired by Borinquen Gallo: Jungle Bliss, the workshop explores how human consumption and waste affect the Hudson Valley’s

Design and decorate your own animal friend to hang on the wall using string, cardboard, and tin foil. Recommended for ages 4+. *Please note, this program will not be offered on Saturday, November 14, Saturday November 28, or Sunday, November 29.

Craft and decorate your own Día de Muertos skull lantern out of a mason jar, tissue paper, construction paper, tea lights, and glue. Recommended for ages 5+.