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furry tales and touchables November 21, 2009 :  11:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Description:   Stories come to life as youngsters touch real animal skins, bones, plants, and other objects while listening to a storybook reading.  Meet at Discovery Place at 11:00a.m.  Recommended for children 4 to 6 years of age.  Free program, no registration is required.

dutch delight: dutch canal houses November 22, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Description:   Enjoy a short scavenger hunt throughout the 1609 exhibit then try your hand at making a Dutch Canalhouse with art instructor Peggy Steinbach. Choose from many designs, including a clock shop, pharmacy, fire station, bakery, post office, and flower shop.  Program is located in South Hall ﾪ FREE program, no registration is required.

dutch delight: dutch desserts December 05, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Description:   Join Peggy Steinbach to explore simple and more complex traditional Dutch desserts. Participants will make some desserts of their own and sample others made for the workshop. Recipes will be given, so participants can make these desserts at home. Program is held in the Student Center ﾪ FEE: $22/Members, $25/Non-members A list of utensils to bring will be provided at registration. Pre-registration required by November 27. Call 518-473-7154 or e-mail psteinba@mail.nysed.gov.

creative art day November 21, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Description:   Families participate in artful activities based on a Museum exhibit. November's exhibit is Through the Eyes of Others, West Gallery. Call 518-473-7154 or e-mail psteinba@mail.nysed.gov for the featured exhibit and art project.

family fun weekend: saturday & sunday November 21, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Description:   Family Fun Weekend is the 3rd weekend of the month!  The Museum offers fun for the whole family with games, crafts, and other theme-based activities.  November's theme is Irish Heritage Museum.  Kit's Interactive Theatre presents a play called The Immigrants on Saturday, November 21st. This is a free program and no registration is required.

family fun weekend November 22, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Description:   Family Fun Weekend is the 3rd weekend of the month!  The Museum offers fun for the whole family with games, crafts, and other theme-based activities.  November's theme is Irish Heritage Museum.  This is a free program and no registration is required.

wall*e November 28, 2009 :  2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Description:   Junky to Funky! Saturday, November 28: “WALL*E” ﾪ Clark Theater ﾪ 2:30 p.m ﾪ FREE Use junked recycled materials to make some funky items: an art sketch book, a skyscraper sculpture, some creative abstract art, and some crazy little critters. Then play some games to test your knowledge of nature’s recyclers and more! End the afternoon on Saturday with a viewing of the Disney movie, “WALL*E,” and on Sunday with an interesting program from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, various short videos on the environment, and a viewing of “A kid’s eye view of ECOLOGY,” a kid-friendly video on recycling and ecology. Call 518-473-7154 or e-mail psteinba@mail.nysed.gov for more information.

"a kid's eye view of ecology" November 29, 2009 :  3:30 A.M. - 4:15 P.M. Description:   Junky to Funky! Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 ﾪ 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, November 28: “WALL*E” ﾪ Clark Theater ﾪ 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 29: “A kid’s eye view of ECOLOGY” ﾪ Clark Theater ﾪ 3:30 p.m. Student Centerﾪ FREE Use junked recycled materials to make some funky items: an art sketch book, a skyscraper sculpture, some creative abstract art, and some crazy little critters. Then play some games to test your knowledge of nature’s recyclers and more! End the afternoon on Saturday with a viewing of the Disney movie, “WALL*E,” and on Sunday with an interesting program from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, various short videos on the environment, and a viewing of “A kid’s eye view of ECOLOGY,” a kid-friendly video on recycling and ecology. Call 518-473-7154 or e-mail psteinba@mail.nysed.gov for more information.

junky to funky! November 28, 2009 :  11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Description:   Junky to Funky! Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 ﾪ 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, November 28: “WALL*E” ﾪ Clark Theater ﾪ 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 29: “A kid’s eye view of ECOLOGY” ﾪ Clark Theater ﾪ 3:30 p.m. Student Centerﾪ FREE Use junked recycled materials to make some funky items: an art sketch book, a skyscraper sculpture, some creative abstract art, and some crazy little critters. Then play some games to test your knowledge of nature’s recyclers and more! End the afternoon on Saturday with a viewing of the Disney movie, “WALL*E,” and on Sunday with an interesting program from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, various short videos on the environment, and a viewing of “A kid’s eye view of ECOLOGY,” a kid-friendly video on recycling and ecology. Call 518-473-7154 or e-mail psteinba@mail.nysed.gov for more information.

chocolate expo and holiday gift market December 06, 2009 :  11:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Description:   Chocolate Expo and Holiday Gift Market  Sunday, December 6 ﾪ 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 1st Floor Exhibition Halls ﾪ FREE Begin the holiday season at the New York State Museum!  Enjoy the finest chocolates, desserts, specialty foods, and holiday gifts the region has to offer. You’ll find something special for everyone on your shopping list with a selection of handmade bath products, beautiful jewelry, painted works of art, and much more. Be sure to treat yourself to the chocolate fountain and enjoy seasonal music while strolling through the galleries.

holiday happenings at the museum December 26, 2009 :  1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Description:     Holiday Happenings at the Museum  Saturday, December 26–Wednesday, December 30  1–4 p.m. ﾪ Various locations ﾪ FREE Join in on fun, exciting activities throughout the week. Explore the Museum’s unique exhibits and learn more about the world around you.

hudson 400 talks beauty, the boss, and the river: planning albany's riverfront, 1900-1920 November 15, 2009 :  2:00 P.M. - 3:15 P.M. Description:   John Pipkin, Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at UAlbany, talks about the political struggle over Albany’s riverfront in the early 20th century. Civic pride was affronted by the visual squalor of the river basin, and Boss Barnes began a modest beautification program. The project moved from a brief flirtation with City Beautiful ideology to a modern style of urban policy and planning. Hudson 400 Talks are held on selected Sundays in November 2-3:15pm  in the Huxley Theater and are free to the public.  Co-sponsored by UAlbany, the University at Albany Foundation, and the New York State Museum; Part of a series of UAlbany Hudson 400 events funded by the New York Council for the Humanities

john tayler: indian affairs and the n.y. political economy, 1750 to 1824 November 18, 2009 :  7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Description:   Privateer John Tayler’s trade with the Oneida and Cayuga earned him respect, wealth, and a role in negotiating several treaties on behalf of New York State and Congress. Tricia Barbagallo, Museum research associate, shows how his life documents social factors associated with Indian Affairs.

lunchtime lecture series November 19, 2009 :  12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Description:   This series of lunchtime lectures will be held on Thursdays in November in the Huxley Theater.  The People of Colonial Albany   Stefan Bielinski, founder and director of the Colonial Albany Social History Project, speaks about early Albany. The talk includes stories of people’s day-to-day living, the community they resided in, and the places they called home.

the future of new york state history November 19, 2009 :  7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Description:   The Future of New York State History will be held in the Huxley Theater.  Historian Kenneth T. Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences and director of the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History at Columbia University, has long worked to expand the presentation of New York State history. In light of the renewed focus on the history of the state as part of the Quadricentennial celebration and the State Museum’s plans to develop a new permanent history gallery, Jackson talks about what he envisions for future history programs in New York state. The lecture is a presentation of the State Museum in cooperation with the Researching New York Conference at the University at Albany and the Archives Partnership Trust.

moving north: the great migration to new york state December 02, 2009 :  7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Description:   Between 1910 and 1970, more than 1.3 million African Americans left the rural South and moved to New York’s urban centers. Dr. Jennifer Lemak, senior historian of African American history, discusses how these migrants transformed New York politics, economics, and culture throughout the 20th century.

music jam November 19, 2009 :  12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Description:   Every Thursday on the 4th Floor Terrace Gallery, take a lunch-time musical break or join the musicians as they play acoustic music inspired by the Celtic tradtition of jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes, and marches, as well as occasional popular songs, jazz standards, and early music.  All levels of skill on any acoustic instruments are welcome. Please bring several copies of sheet music for those who do not play by ear or for the tunes that are not commonly known.  For more information, call 518-486-2024 or e-mail pkernan@mail.nysed.gov. The NY State Museum will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2009 for the Thanksgiving Day Holiday.  Music Jam will resume the following Thursday, December 3rd at the usual time and location

songs from the piano bench November 25, 2009 :  12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Description:   Listen in while enjoying your lunch on the 4th floor Terrace Gallery or lend your voice as singers perform a variety of songs, including popular folk, rock-and-roll, Victorian parlor, Civil War, Sesame Street, and more.  Many selections are chosen from the more then 35,000 pieces of sheet music in the New York State Library Collection.  Music and words are provided and instrumentalists are welcome.  For more information, e-mail kstorms@mail.nysed.gov or call 518-474-2274.

music jam December 03, 2009 :  12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Description:   Every Thursday on the 4th Floor Terrace Gallery, take a lunch-time musical break or join the musicians as they play acoustic music inspired by the Celtic tradtition of jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes, and marches, as well as occasional popular songs, jazz standards, and early music.  All levels of skill on any acoustic instruments are welcome. Please bring several copies of sheet music for those who do not play by ear or for the tunes that are not commonly known.  For more information, call 518-486-2024 or e-mail pkernan@mail.nysed.gov.