City Paths
City Paths are our day excursions to the parks, museums and neighborhoods of our metropolitan areas. Led by AFW members and an experienced trip coordinator, City Paths are our “urban hikes.” A day of walking and sightseeing often includes a lunch or dinner in a local restaurant.
Hoboken – The Mile Square City Walking Tour
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Hoboken enjoys the benefits of a big city but also has the character of a small town. On the weekends you’ll see parents walking with their children, friends gathered on front stoops, and joggers enjoying the waterfront walkway.
We’ll walk by many of the historical buildings and beautiful Victorian homes throughout the city. We’ll climb the hill to the Stevens Institute and enjoy the fantastic view of the New York skyline. We’ll walk along Frank Sinatra Drive and the waterfront walkway and we’ll enjoy many of Hoboken’s small parks and playgrounds.
We will have lunch in a local restaurant.
FEE: $10 (members $5)
DATE: Saturday, March 27, 2010
TIME: 10 AM – 3 PM
MEETING PLACE: TBD
TRIP LEADER: Dagi
More details will be sent to those who sign up.
Storm King Art Center - 1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Come visit Storm King Art Center, an outdoor museum that celebrates the relationship between sculpture and nature. Five hundred acres of landscaped lawns, fields and woodlands provide the site for postwar sculptures by internationally renowned artists. The grounds are surrounded by the panoramic Hudson Highlands.
We’ll walk the grounds as well as use the tram to cover the vast area. Our visit will include Maya Lin’s Wavefield, one of the newer exhibits completed in 2008. Walking through the Wavefield is akin to being amid large swells at sea. The experience of the Wavefield, as with all exhibits at the Art Center, changes with each visit, depending on the season, the weather, and the time of day.
Lunch will be in one of the designated picnic areas and can be purchased at Woody’s Café, or you may bring your own. Lunch and admission cost will be in addition to the trip fee. (For sample lunch menu, visit http://www.stormking.org/woodysmenu.html.)/
FEE: $15 (members $10) plus admission cost of $10 ($9 seniors).
DATE: Sunday, May 2, 2010
TIME: 10 AM – 3 PM
MEETING PLACE: TBD
TRIP LEADERS: Dolores and Sook
More details will be sent to those who sign up.
Grounds for Sculpture - 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Grounds for Sculpture is a 35-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. It was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people. It is a fascinating place to just explore…open any door, walk around any hedge. You never know what you will find! Please join us for this wonderful experience! See http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/ for more information.
Please wear sneakers or shoes with good traction and bring water to drink. Carpooling opportunities will be arranged after registration is closed. Please register with payment by May 12.
FEE: $41 (members $36). Includes entrance fee to the park and a box lunch
since you cannot bring your own food into the park.
DATE: Sunday, May 23, 2010, rain or shine.
TIME: 10 AM - 3 PM. (You can stay longer, if desired.)
MEETING PLACE: At Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619
TRIP LEADER: Judy
More details will be sent to those who sign up..
Come sail with us on the Clearwater Sloop!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
For those of you not familiar with folk singer Pete Seeger, his interest in environmental issues and his efforts to clean up the Hudson, let me just say that Pete launched the sloop, Clearwater, in 1969. Its mission -- to preserve and protect the Hudson River for the benefit of its eco-system and human communities while creating new environmental leaders for a sustainable future. (Visit http://www.www.clearwater.org/about/ for more information about the Clearwater Sloop.)
AFW is very excited at the prospect of offering a sail on the Clearwater to our members and their friends. Among other things, our sail will include a dockside orientation. We will help hoist the sails, gather specimens for the fish tank, take part in a sing-a-long led by the crew and learn about the history of the Clearwater.
The Clearwater will hold only 50 of us, so be sure to sign up early, get your money in when you sign up and spread the word to female family members and friends.
FEE: $65 (includes refreshments on board)
DATE: Sunday, July 11, 2010
TIME: Sail 2 PM - 5 PM. Meeting time TBD
MEETING PLACE: Alpine Boat Basin, Alpine, NJ
TRIP LEADER: Priscilla
More details will be sent to those who sign up.