Experiment – Google Calendar! Click–> Audubon’s Public Events
All programs are at the Center, unless otherwise stated.
WINTER Building Hours:
in effect now through March 1
- Monday AND Saturday, 10am-4:30pm, members and children free, adult non-members pay only $5.
- We DO make exceptions and open other days, so pay attention!
- Sunday, 1-4:30pm, free admission day
- Trails are open dawn until dusk daily, free of charge. Donations appreciated.
November 2009
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, November 6, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea. Skip Park, a member of the Audubon Photography Club will show spectacular images and videos of microscopic creatures… and he’ll show you how he makes these works of art using a point and shoot camera!
Reiki for Wildlife
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1pm-4pm
No, our volunteer practioner’s do not want to peform reiki on wildlife. They want you to enjoy the relaxing treatments designed to balance your energy. Your donation will benefit Audubon.
Photography Club
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Thanksgiving with the Birds
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Soup at 11:30, dinner at noon, speaker at 1.
Special Holiday Hours
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 – OPEN 10am-4:30pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day
Homemade Holidays
Friday, November 27, 2009, 10am-4:30pm
If you are looking here for information about our “traditional” Homemade Holidays program, we’re changing it up! See December 5th below for the new and improved event. In the meantime, the day after Thanksgiving is still a GREAT day to bring family to Audubon, because despite Winter Hours, WE WILL BE OPEN! Walk (or ski?) the trails, explore the exhibits, relax by the Windows on Wildlife. Come on down! And mark your calendars for the new event.
December 2009
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, December 4, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea. Master Gardeners will teach you about the common evergreens used to decorate for the holidays. They will touch on how to grow them, which are best suited to this environment, how to prune, transplant, and care for them. From what you learn at this First Friday you can grow your own decorations for the holidays.
The New and Improved Homemade Holidays
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10am-4pm
Watch for details about this new twist on the theme! For more information, click –> here.
Dine Out for Audubon
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
If you eat at Friendly’s Restaurant between 5 and 8pm, a portion of your bill will be donated to Audubon.
Photography Club
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Volunteer and Staff Holiday Potluck
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Arrive at 11:30, lunch at noon. Call to let us know you are coming, so we know how many chairs and tables to put up. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service.
Special Holiday Hours
Monday-Wednesday, December 28-30, 2009
We will be OPEN! 10am – 4:30pm.
January 2010
First Second Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, January 8, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea. (Since the first Friday is Jan 1, we’ll wait a week this month!)
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, January 9, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Photography Club
Thursday, January 14, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Doors Open Jamestown
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Enjoy free admission at Audubon and at several other locations around town during this annual free-admission event designed to help you know your own home town! Here’s what the chamber of commerce had to say about the event last year:
The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event along with the Fenton History Center, Jamestown Audubon Society and Nature Center, the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center, the Robert H. Jackson Center, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, the Reg Lenna Civic Center and the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.
Each of the museums and attractions is holding drawings and contributing to a grand prize basket that will be raffled off at the end of the event. Doors Open is an international event that focuses on encouraging local residents to take advantage of their area attractions. Whether your interest is in nature, art, history, sports or famous hometown personalities, Doors Open offers something of interest for everyone. The museums are also offering discounts in their gift shops.
February 2010
Thinking about Summer Day Camp already?
Click–> here.
And, if you attended camp last summer, be watching for your invitation to Day Camp Reunion, Monday, February 15th.
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, February 5, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea.
Snowflake Festival
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 11am-4:30pm
Please note that we have moved this event from Superbowl Sunday to the Saturday BEFORE the Superbowl. Hope you all can make it! For more details and to get involved, click –> here.
Photography Club
Thursday, February 11, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, February 13, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout Event
Feathers, Beaks, and Funny Feet
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 1:00-3:00pm
Girls will learn what makes a bird a bird, examine feathers, nests, and other such things and play some birdie games. To register, contact the Girl Scouts of Western New York at 1.888.837.6410.
Day Camp Reunion
Monday, February 15, 2010, 9am-3pm
Enjoy a day of “camp” in the winter with the friends you made last summer. For more information and to download a registration form, click –> here.
March 2010
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, March 5, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea.
Photography Club
Thursday, March 11, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, March 13, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
April 2010
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, April 2, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea.
Photography Club
Thursday, April 8, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, April 10, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Junior Girl Scout Event
Lifestyles of the Strange and Slimy
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 1:30-3:30pm
Girls will learn what makes an amphibian, examine live frogs and salamanders, and play some froggie games. To register, contact the Girl Scouts of Western New York at 1.888.837.6410.
Animals of the Earth Day
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 1-4pm
Enjoy this annual openhouse designed to help us raise money for the care of our education animals. For more details, click –> here.
May 2010
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, May 7, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, May 8, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Photography Club
Thursday, May 13, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
June 2010
First Friday Lunch Bunch
Friday, June 4, 2009, 11am-1pm
Nature speaker followed by BYO brown bag lunch. Audubon provides coffee and tea.
Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Friday-Sunday, June 4-6, 2010
How can you resist a weekend of fun and learning in the woods with like-minded folks? For more details, click –> here.
Photography Club
Thursday, June 10, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, June 12, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
July 2010
Photography Club
Thursday, July 8, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
Project time from 6:30-7:00. Business meeting and program begins at 7:00 p.m. For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, July 10, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Art-in-the Woods
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 10am – 6pm
Sunday, July 18, 2010, 10am – 5pm
For more information, click –> here.
August 2010
Photography Club
Thursday, August 12, 2009, 6:30pm – 9pm
August is usually the club picnic… For more details, check the club calendar by clicking –> here.
Little Explorers / Nature Detectives
Saturday, August 14, 2009, 10am-noon
Children aged 3 to 8 attend with a favorite grownup to learn about the natural world. $5 members; $7 non-members. Reservations required.
Monarch Butterfly House
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:00am-4:00pm
Keep your eyes and ears open for news about this event which gets bigger and better each year.
