Ansche Chesed Outings Group

Schedule of Events

Hiking - Sunday, April 25 - Johnsontown Road - Lake Sebago Circular - New hike! A new (for the Outings Group) route but otherwise a classic hike in Harriman State Park with a series of nice views along this 7 miles (4+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty (about 800'+ 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 19. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions.

Memorial Day Weekend - Friday, May 28 - Monday, May 31 - at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. A fun filled weekend which attracts many people from the Ansche Chesed Outings Group, B'nai Jeshurun, Mosaic, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Chicago, Maryland, Michigan, Florida,... "Highly recommended!" The lower cost early-bird deadlines for reservations are May 1 (lowest cost) and May 16 and all reservations are due by 5:00pm on Tuesday, May 25. 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 5 at 7:00pm. See Richard III; 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. We 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, June 13 - Pine Meadow Lake - New hike! A new (for the Outings Group) route but otherwise a classic hike in Harriman State Park with a series of nice views along this 8.3 miles (6?+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty (about 1300'+ 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, June 7. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions.

FREE: The Jewish Museum - Saturday, July 10 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).

Hiking - Sunday, August 1 - Three Mountains Plus Doodletown - New hike! A new (for the Outings Group) route but otherwise a classic hike in Harriman State Park with a series of nice views along this 7.5 miles (5+ hours) hike on terrain of moderate difficulty (about 1875'+ 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, July 26. Contact Michael (212/678-7881 before 9:00pm) to reserve. Rain cancels. Car-pooling. Click here for detailed trip information including driving directions.

FREE: Live Shakespeare in Central Park (Outdoors) - Saturday, August 7 at 7:00pm. See Much Ado About Nothing; 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!).

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