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Dance Sundays This is the dance series where there have been two engagements so far just from the four dances we sponsored last year! Click here to see photos from recent dances. 7:00 - 10:00pm at Ansche Chesed. Co-sponsored with B'nai Jeshurun. Meet great people! Expert instruction (Reba Perez & Al Brozek) - no experience, partner or reservations necessary - "If you can walk, you can dance". Free refreshments. Cost is $20 ($15 AC/BJ/MOMC members) per dance. Volunteers are needed (in return for free admission). Call Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to volunteer. January 11: SWING THE NIGHT AWAY! - Come out, come out and jump, jive and wail with Reba Perez of Empire Dance and a crowd of fun people ready to cut the rug! No matter if you know the steps or not, come meet new people, And get into the swing of things with a ... Basic Swing lesson at 7:00pm. No partner, experience or reservations necessary, the lesson will have you dancing in no time. We rotate partners during the class, to give you a chance to practice your new moves and meet everyone at the party. Then, cut loose to the best of swing music from the 40’s to today. At 9:00pm a fabulous dance show featuring “A Touch of Class” with Savoy Lindy Hopper Sonny Allen and Apollo Theater star Michael Park (and maybe some surprise guests) will knock your socks off. Don’t miss this one-time-only now legendary swing event. Click here to see photo's from this dance. February 22: SALSA SENSATIONAL! Experience a tropical heat wave in February with the hottest Latin moves and music! The basic Salsa and Merengue lesson at 7:00pm is a blast! Reba really makes it fun and easy — viva la salsa! -- everyone can do it! Absolutely no partner, experience or reservations necessary. We explain the basics in a way that gets you up and dancing with confidence right away. During class we rotate partners to give you a chance to practice your new moves and meet everyone at the party. At 8:00pm the lights go low, the music plays and you dance the night away! Chairs are set up café-style, to allow you to dance, mingle or relax around the dance floor in the most hospitable, fun setting. Party highlights include a great salsa DJ, fun dance mixers, and a salsa dance show to amaze and delight you. This is an annual event and each year it brings in a bigger crowd. Reba says: “I can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!” March 14: SQUARE DANCING (it's back!). Do-Si-Do! Swing your partner! If square dance caller Allan Brozek can't get you dancing then you must not have feet. No partner, experience or reservations necessary. Lessons throughout the evening starting at 7:15pm. |
Wilderness First Aid - Sundays, February 29 & March 14, 8:45am - 5:30pm at Ansche Chesed. This 16-hour program covers Wilderness vs. Urban First-Aid, Patient Assessment System, Shock & Bleeding, Soft Tissue Injuries & Burns, Musculoskeletal Injuries & Dislocations, Cold Injuries, Heat & Hydration, Lightning, and Allergic Reactions. Recognized by the American Camping Association, US Coast Guard, and various guides' licensing boards as meeting their first aid requirement. Taught by a SOLO certified instructor. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $119 ($109 - AC/Mosaic/AMC members). Limited class size (we sold out when we last offered this class in 2002). Pre-registration required. No walk-ins. Click here for detailed course and registration information.
Hiking - Sunday, April 18 - Palisades Interstate Park: Northern Section - a moderate 6+ mile (4.5 hours) hike with great views and a couple of modest hills (hiking boots required). Bring hiking boots, lunch, water, daypack, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, money, etc. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $10 ($5 AC/MOMC members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Wednesday, April 14 (please note that Monday and Tuesday, April 12 and 13 are the last two days of Passover). Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions
Hiking - Sunday, May 16 - Bearfort Ridge - an 8.3 mile (6.5+ hours) hilly hike in two states with a "Grand View" (hiking boots required). Bring hiking boots, lunch, water, daypack, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, money, etc. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $10 ($5 AC/MOMC members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Wednesday, May 10. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions
Memorial Day Weekend - Friday, May 28 - Monday, May 31 - at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. A fun filled weekend which attracts many people from the Ansche Chesed Outings Group and Young Professionals groups. "Highly recommended!" The lower cost early-bird deadline for reservations is Friday, May 14 and all reservations are due by Friday, May 21. Please make sure to mention this website when you register. Details and reservation forms are available at http://www.ramahberkshires.org/memorialday/
Auto Racing - Monday, May, 31 (Memorial Day) - At Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut. You've seen the New York Philharmonic in Central Park, now try this - a very different kind of "music". (Hmmm! This is different! What is this activity doing here? I'm glad you asked.) I could classify this as an easy hike as you can (and as I did) walk miles on grassy hillsides around this meandering racetrack to glimpse the action which you can easily get fairly close (and safely) to at this track. Please read my long description of this outing by clicking here. This is also a great "add-on" outing if you are going to the Memorial Day Weekend at Camp Ramah as Lime Rock Park is no more than a one hour drive from Camp Ramah. Get to spend Memorial Day in an "all-American" setting. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) for more information.
FREE: Live Shakespeare in Central Park (Outdoors) - Saturday, June 5 at 7:00pm. See The Winter's Tale; Live Shakespeare in Central Park presented for free in a unique setting. “The great appeal of these productions is that they are adapted to work with the park's natural terrain-the audience follows the performance from place to place, as the plot unfolds from scene to scene. The separation between the performance and the audience is then blurred, as our spectators experience the play as if it were happening at this very instant and all around them”. No tickets or reservations are necessary. The performance starts promptly at 7:00pm at West 103rd Street and Central Park West. Ansche Chesed will meet promptly at 6:45pm at the entrance to Central Park on Central Park West at West 103rd Street. Click here to see where we are meeting. For more information check out New York Classical Theatre’s website at http://www.newyorkclassical.org/. This activity is a “show & go” in that there will be no reservations taken. Heavy downpour cancels but a light drizzle may not (this play takes place outdoors!).
Whitewater Rafting - Sunday, June 27 - On the Lehigh River (Class II & III whitewater - it's a dam release day!), Limited to the first 42 paid reservations. Over 60 people wanted to come last year. No experience necessary. "Our most fun trip of the year." Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. $50. Paid reservations due by Friday, May 28. Click here to check out photo's from previous year's trips. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) for payment information (prior to sending payment!). Meeting time in NYC is 6:00 a.m. Click here for detailed trip information including what to bring and driving directions
CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN: Canoeing - Sunday, July 18 - On the Delaware River (Class I & II whitewater), Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. $35. No experience necessary. Paid reservations required by Sunday, July 4. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) for payment information prior to sending payment. Car-pooling (reserve early!). Click here for detailed trip information including what to bring and driving directions.
FREE: Live Theatre in Central Park (Outdoors) - Saturday, August 7 at 7:00pm. See The Feigned Courtesans (by Aphra Behn); Live theatre in Central Park presented for free in a unique setting. “The great appeal of these productions is that they are adapted to work with the park's natural terrain-the audience follows the performance from place to place, as the plot unfolds from scene to scene. The separation between the performance and the audience is then blurred, as our spectators experience the play as if it were happening at this very instant and all around them”. No tickets or reservations are necessary. The performance starts promptly at 7:00pm at West 103rd Street and Central Park West. Ansche Chesed will meet promptly at 6:45pm at the entrance to Central Park on Central Park West at West 103rd Street. Click here to see where we are meeting. For more information check out New York Classical Theatre’s website at http://www.newyorkclassical.org/. This activity is a “show & go” in that there will be no reservations taken. Heavy downpour cancels but a light drizzle may not (this play takes place outdoors!).
Hiking - Sunday, August 8 - Southfields Circular - 8 mile (6+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty (some hilly sections). Bring hiking boots, lunch, water, daypack, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, money, etc. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $10 ($5 AC/MOMC members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, August 2. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Detailed trip information including driving directions.
Hiking - Sunday, October 10 - Lake Skenonto - 6.5 mile (5.5+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty (some hilly sections). Bring hiking boots, lunch, water, daypack, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, money, etc. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $10 ($5 AC/MOMC members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, October 4. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Detailed trip information including driving directions.
Hiking - Sunday, October 24 - Wyanokie High Point - an approximately 6 mile (4.5 - 6 hours) hike of medium difficulty. Bring hiking boots, lunch, water (2+ liters), daypack, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, money, etc. Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. Cost is $10 ($5 AC/Mosaic members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, October 18. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions.