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April 2018
Book: Curious George Plants a Tree
“George loves to go to the science museum. So, when he finds out that the museum is planning a “Green Day” dedicated to recycling and planting trees, and George is curious and wants to help! But little monkeys eager to help can sometimes become little monkeys getting into trouble. When George begins to find and recycle things around town that aren’t quite ready for the recycle bin, he gets into a jam. Thankfully, George isn’t the only one who wants to help—the whole community can’t wait to lend a hand—and help George and the museum plant some trees!”

Activity: Follow Curious George as he learns about recycling and helping to protect the Earth! Make your own musical shaker by recycling and reusing different materials.

May 2018
Books: Animalia
“Celebrate thirty years of this classic alphabet book with a deluxe anniversary edition. More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the world’s most beloved titles for children. Take this stunning visual journey for the first time or delve once again into the world of Animalia.”

Activity: Learn about different animals around the world. Discover what it means for animals to be camouflaged and make your own animal mask!

June 2018
Book: Cubetto Blue Ocean Adventure
“The Blue Ocean Adventure Pack lets students explore bubbling underwater volcanoes, discover sunken treasures and swim beneath the icebergs of the North Sea.” Help program Cubetto as it travels through the deep blue ocean! Learn about coding robots and the ocean all at the same time!

Activity: Create your own ocean creature and turn it into a scribble bot! What will your sea themed scribble bot draw?

April 2018
Book: Curious George Plants a Tree
“George loves to go to the science museum. So, when he finds out that the museum is planning a “Green Day” dedicated to recycling and planting trees, and George is curious and wants to help! But little monkeys eager to help can sometimes become little monkeys getting into trouble. When George begins to find and recycle things around town that aren’t quite ready for the recycle bin, he gets into a jam. Thankfully, George isn’t the only one who wants to help—the whole community can’t wait to lend a hand—and help George and the museum plant some trees!”

Activity: Follow Curious George as he learns about recycling and helping to protect the Earth! Make your own musical shaker by recycling and reusing different materials.

May 2018
Books: Animalia
“Celebrate thirty years of this classic alphabet book with a deluxe anniversary edition. More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the world’s most beloved titles for children. Take this stunning visual journey for the first time or delve once again into the world of Animalia.”

Activity: Learn about different animals around the world. Discover what it means for animals to be camouflaged and make your own animal mask!

June 2018
Book: Cubetto Blue Ocean Adventure
“The Blue Ocean Adventure Pack lets students explore bubbling underwater volcanoes, discover sunken treasures and swim beneath the icebergs of the North Sea.” Help program Cubetto as it travels through the deep blue ocean! Learn about coding robots and the ocean all at the same time!

Activity: Create your own ocean creature and turn it into a scribble bot! What will your sea themed scribble bot draw?

Tony Award Nominee Actor Stephen Lang Receives 2018 Empire State Archives & History Award hosted by Lincoln Scholar, 2017 Award Laurette and APT Board Member Harold Holzer

What: 13th Annual Empire State Archives & History Award Event
Hosted by Lincoln Scholar and 2017 Award Laurette, Harold Holzer, this event will explore Mr. Lang’s decorated career as both an actor and history enthusiast. Known for iconic roles in Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, Lang has earned enduring critical and popular acclaim over the course of a distinguished career in theatre, television, and film. He is currently filming Avatar sequels, directed by James Cameron, and busy starring in His Dark Land, a play which dramatizes the story of the fabled World War I “Lost Battalion”—and its tragic commander Colonel Charles Whittlesey.

When: Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: State Education Building
89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York

Ticket Info: $25 general admission; $15 Veterans and Students
Visit www.nysarchivestrust.org or call (518) 486-9349

Who: New York State Archives Partnership Trust
The mission of the New York State Archives Partnership Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is to support education, preservation and outreach programs not financed by the State in order to make accessible over 350 years of New York’s colonial and state governments housed the State Archives. Papers implicating Benedict Arnold found on General John Andre during the Revolutionary War and New York’s first state constitution are just a fraction of the 200 million historical items safeguarded by the State Archives. www.nysarchivestrust.org

Why:
This award of distinction acknowledges the outstanding contributions by a national figure to advance the understanding and uses of history within our society. Previous honorees include C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Beschloss, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., James McPherson, Robert Caro, Ron Chernow, Harold Holzer, and David McCullough, documentarian Ken Burns, and actors Sam Waterson and Richard Dreyfuss for their popularization of history and civic literacy.

April 2018
Book: Curious George Plants a Tree
“George loves to go to the science museum. So, when he finds out that the museum is planning a “Green Day” dedicated to recycling and planting trees, and George is curious and wants to help! But little monkeys eager to help can sometimes become little monkeys getting into trouble. When George begins to find and recycle things around town that aren’t quite ready for the recycle bin, he gets into a jam. Thankfully, George isn’t the only one who wants to help—the whole community can’t wait to lend a hand—and help George and the museum plant some trees!”

Activity: Follow Curious George as he learns about recycling and helping to protect the Earth! Make your own musical shaker by recycling and reusing different materials.

May 2018
Books: Animalia
“Celebrate thirty years of this classic alphabet book with a deluxe anniversary edition. More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the world’s most beloved titles for children. Take this stunning visual journey for the first time or delve once again into the world of Animalia.”

Activity: Learn about different animals around the world. Discover what it means for animals to be camouflaged and make your own animal mask!

June 2018
Book: Cubetto Blue Ocean Adventure
“The Blue Ocean Adventure Pack lets students explore bubbling underwater volcanoes, discover sunken treasures and swim beneath the icebergs of the North Sea.” Help program Cubetto as it travels through the deep blue ocean! Learn about coding robots and the ocean all at the same time!

Activity: Create your own ocean creature and turn it into a scribble bot! What will your sea themed scribble bot draw?

Take advantage of excellent shopping opportunities at the Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show as well as Colonie Center’s merchants.

This Show Features:

Some of the very best hand-crafted Jewelers and Crafters in upstate New York will be selling their designs. As well as Farmers market exhibitors.

Fun Community Shopping with YOUR Local Artists and Crafters. Exhibitors also offering a selection of products by popular home-based business

representatives, Health and Wellness, and Home Improvements. Hosted by JB Enterprises- http://www.jb-enterprises.org/, 518-491-1130

Take advantage of excellent shopping opportunities at the Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show as well as Colonie Center’s merchants.

This Show Features:

Some of the very best hand-crafted Jewelers and Crafters in upstate New York will be selling their designs. As well as Farmers market exhibitors.

Fun Community Shopping with YOUR Local Artists and Crafters. Exhibitors also offering a selection of products by popular home-based business

representatives, Health and Wellness, and Home Improvements. Hosted by JB Enterprises- http://www.jb-enterprises.org/, 518-491-1130

April 2018
Book: Curious George Plants a Tree
“George loves to go to the science museum. So, when he finds out that the museum is planning a “Green Day” dedicated to recycling and planting trees, and George is curious and wants to help! But little monkeys eager to help can sometimes become little monkeys getting into trouble. When George begins to find and recycle things around town that aren’t quite ready for the recycle bin, he gets into a jam. Thankfully, George isn’t the only one who wants to help—the whole community can’t wait to lend a hand—and help George and the museum plant some trees!”

Activity: Follow Curious George as he learns about recycling and helping to protect the Earth! Make your own musical shaker by recycling and reusing different materials.

May 2018
Books: Animalia
“Celebrate thirty years of this classic alphabet book with a deluxe anniversary edition. More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the world’s most beloved titles for children. Take this stunning visual journey for the first time or delve once again into the world of Animalia.”

Activity: Learn about different animals around the world. Discover what it means for animals to be camouflaged and make your own animal mask!

June 2018
Book: Cubetto Blue Ocean Adventure
“The Blue Ocean Adventure Pack lets students explore bubbling underwater volcanoes, discover sunken treasures and swim beneath the icebergs of the North Sea.” Help program Cubetto as it travels through the deep blue ocean! Learn about coding robots and the ocean all at the same time!

Activity: Create your own ocean creature and turn it into a scribble bot! What will your sea themed scribble bot draw?

Take advantage of excellent shopping opportunities at the Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show as well as Colonie Center’s merchants.

This Show Features:

Some of the very best hand-crafted Jewelers and Crafters in upstate New York will be selling their designs. As well as Farmers market exhibitors.

Fun Community Shopping with YOUR Local Artists and Crafters. Exhibitors also offering a selection of products by popular home-based business

representatives, Health and Wellness, and Home Improvements. Hosted by JB Enterprises- http://www.jb-enterprises.org/, 518-491-1130

Take advantage of excellent shopping opportunities at the Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show as well as Colonie Center’s merchants.

This Show Features:

Some of the very best hand-crafted Jewelers and Crafters in upstate New York will be selling their designs. As well as Farmers market exhibitors.

Fun Community Shopping with YOUR Local Artists and Crafters. Exhibitors also offering a selection of products by popular home-based business

representatives, Health and Wellness, and Home Improvements. Hosted by JB Enterprises- http://www.jb-enterprises.org/, 518-491-1130