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2007 Outings Group Event Archive

Hiking - Sunday, April 29 - Pound Mountain Circular Hike - A classic hike in Harriman State Park with a series of nice views along this 6 miles (4+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty with some rolling hills (about 1200'+ total elevation gain). Bring hiking boots (required), 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/Mosaic members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, April 23. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions and photos of the great views seen from this hike.

Memorial Day Weekend - Friday, May 25 - Monday, May 28 - 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 deadlines for reservations are May 1 (lowest cost) and May 15 and all reservations are due by 5:00pm on Sunday, May 20. This year's Weekend Director will be Michael Brochstein. Please make sure to mention "Ansche Chesed" when you register. Details and reservation forms are available at www.WingdaleUniversity.org.

FREE: Live Shakespeare in Central Park (Outdoors) - Saturday, June 2 at 7:00pm.  See Love's Labor's Lost; 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 24 - On the Lehigh River (Class II & III whitewater - it's a dam release day!), Limited to the first 30 paid reservations (more 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 and The JCC in Manhattan. $52. Paid reservations due by Friday, June 1.  Click here to check out photo's from last year's trip. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) for payment information (prior to sending payment!). Meeting time in NYC is 6:00 a.m. Detailed trip information including what to bring and driving directions.

FREE: The Jewish Museum - Saturday, July 21 at 3:15pm. At over 100 years old and still going strong, the Jewish Museum is a special part of New York’s cultural scene.  Enjoy a free (and air-conditioned) midsummer visit to the museum.  Meet on the north side of East 92nd Street near the corner of Fifth Avenue and the entrance to the museum at 3:15pm promptly. No tickets or reservations are necessary (or will be taken).  More information about the museum is available at www.TheJewishMuseum.org.  A heavy and/or steady rain will cancel (although the museum will be open if you choose to go anyway).

Canoeing - Sunday, July 29 - On the Delaware River (Class I & II whitewater), Co-sponsored with the Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Greater New York. $37. No experience necessary. Paid reservations required by Friday, July 6. 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 4 at 7:00pm.  See The Recruiting Officer, a Restoration comedy by George Farquhar; 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 19 - Wyanokie High Point - an approximately 6 mile (4.5 - 6 hours) hike of medium difficulty with a waterfall to eat lunch by and at least one panoramic view. 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, August 13. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions.

Hiking & Crafts Village - Sunday, September 9 - West Mountain & Webatuck Crafts Village - 7 miles (4 hours) on terrain of moderate difficulty with some hilly sections and nice views followed by a visit to the nearby Webatuck Crafts Village. Webatuck is an entire community of artisans. Not a "recreated" past like that of Williamsburg, Virginia -- but a past that has never gone away. See glass blown, pottery thrown, or copper, tin and wood fashioned into a chandelier. At the Webatuck Craft Village, history hasn't disappeared -- because it never left. Bring hiking boots (required), 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/Mosaic members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, September 3. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions and photos of the great views seen from this hike.

Oneg Shabbat - Friday, September 28 in the Ansche Chesed Sukkah. We'll meet at about 8:30pm in the Ansche Chesed sukkah for some schmoozing and noshing under the stars. The details are simple; No reservations are needed or will be taken, just show up (and please bring a friend!).  It will be cancelled if there is rain (and there will be no rain date for this event).  Since Thursday and Friday are holidays there will be no place to call or email to find out last minute details. Here is what you can do in "preparation" for this new and fun event; Bring a friend and (as the noshing is potluck) a box of cookies or other snack or a something non-alcoholic to drink to share with others. Please do remember that it must be kosher (and either dairy or pareve). Suggestions include a box of cookies, some seedless grapes, seltzer, a package of pre-washed baby carrots, something with chocolate etc etc. Bringing your favorite (shabbat friendly) board game may also be a nice idea. As all good things like this end eventually, the oneg will end at 10:45pm and everyone must be out of the building by 11:00pm. If you have any questions then contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) before 6:00pm on Wednesday, September 26.

Hiking - Sunday, October 14 - Lake Skenonto - 6.5 mile (5.5+ hours) Join us for hiking on terrain of moderate difficulty (some hilly sections) with some very nice views and lunch at a picturesque lakeside location. We might even see some early fall colors! 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/Mosaic members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, October 8. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Detailed trip information including driving directions.

Hiking - Sunday, November 11 - Bear Mountain - Approximately 4 miles (~3.5 hours) on terrain of moderate difficulty with a challenging hill climb to reach the top of Bear Mountain and Perkins Tower (great views!). 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/Mosaic members). Limited to 30 people. Telephone reservations required by 6:00pm Monday, November 5. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Detailed trip information including driving directions