Event Registration
The following events are currently open for registration.
Name:
Mad Science: Wonders of Water!
Date:
2/4/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
121
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Marvel as the mad scientist performs wondrous experiments with ice and liquids to illustrate amazing scientific principles in this educational entertainment program for children and their families.
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The Meadowlands Museum, in cooperation with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, presents The Fort Lee Film Commission : A Reckless Romeo (1917) Starring Roscoe Arbuckle
Date:
2/7/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$0.00 Non-members
Capacity:
141
Attention:
Admission is free. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Fort Lee Film Commission Executive Director Tom Meyers will introduce this film, shot at Palisades Amusement Park and outside the old Fox/Triangle Studio in Fort Lee. Hell discuss the birth of American slapstick comedy, which started in 1909 with D.W. Griffiths The Curtain Pole, also shot in Fort Lee.
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Let's Talk Astronomy: Light; Telescopes & Astronomical Instrumentation - the Basics
Date:
2/7/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
11
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this program is for February 7th only. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
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Is New Jersey Water Safe? Film: The Highlands Rediscovered
Date:
2/11/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$0.00 Non-members
Capacity:
43
Attention:
Admission is free. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
This visually captivating film on the New Jersey Highlands explores the history and beauty of a wilderness surrounded by and supplying water to one of the most densely populated areas in the nation. Is our water supply at risk? Find out from the professionals who work and study there.
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Let's Talk Astronomy: The Milky Way Galaxy Our Home
Date:
2/14/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
13
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this program is for February 14th only. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
Name:
Let's Talk Astronomy: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei
Date:
2/21/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
13
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this program is for February 21st only. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
Name:
Moon River and All that Jazz: The Lisa Hearns Trio
Date:
2/26/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Price:
$5.00 Members
$7.00 Non-members
Capacity:
92
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
The great jazz lyricists often wrote about water from Moon River to Here Comes that Rainy Day. Get set for an afternoon of beautiful jazz with a liquid center!
Name:
Days of Art-Making: Watercolor Painting
Date:
3/3/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$35.00 Members
$35.00 Non-members
Capacity:
14
Attention:
Two week class: March 3, and March 10 Supplies included for $35 fee. If you bring you own supplies the fee is $25. Discount: sign up for both sets of classes for $60 with paint supplies or $50 with your own supplies. There are no member discounts for these programs. If you are will be there from the morning program, don't forget to bring your lunch.
Description:
Create artworks with the Marsh as your muse. This two day afternoon session will focus on watercolor techniques. Supplies included. Teens and adults only please.
Name:
Let's Talk Astronomy: Our Solar System and Exosolar Systems
Date:
3/6/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$15.00 Non-members
Capacity:
13
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this series is for March 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
Name:
Days of Art-Making: Drawing Nature
Date:
3/10/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Price:
$30.00 Members
$30.00 Non-members
Capacity:
14
Attention:
Two week class: March 3, and March 10 Supplies included. Discount: sign up for both sets of classes for $60 with paint supplies or $50 with your own supplies. There are no member discounts for these programs. If you are staying for the afternoon program, don't forget to bring your lunch.
Description:
Create artworks with the Marsh as your muse. This two day morning session will focus on pencil techniques. Supplies included. Teens and adults only please.
Name:
H2Olympics! A Family Festival for Ages 6-12
Date:
3/20/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
46
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Celebrate the beginning of spring with a festival of games, activities and projects all about water! Educational and fun!
Name:
Water on Other Planets
Date:
3/22/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
19
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Join astronomer Dr.John Sloan as he explores the existence of water around our solar system, and the possibilities of it supporting life forms in space.
Name:
Hydroponic Gardening
Date:
3/24/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
95
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Learn how to grow plants and vegetables year round without soil, or just get a jump on your seed starting, as experts from Garden Indoors reveal the techniques of hydroponic gardening.
Name:
The Water Is Wide: Folk Music with The Backyard Boys
Date:
3/25/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$5.00 Members
$7.00 Non-members
Capacity:
94
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
With driving dance tunes, soulful ballads and amusing songs from the early days, the Backyard Boys will focus on American Roots music,with songs of the river and stream on concertina, fiddle and guitar.
Name:
Let's Talk Astronomy: The Life Cycle of Stars
Date:
4/3/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$15.00 Non-members
Capacity:
13
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this series is for April 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
Name:
Fresh-Water Fishing in New Jerseys Waters
Date:
4/11/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
146
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Fishing enthusiasts, get your gear ready! The fresh-water fishing season opens in April, and Principal Fisheries Biologist Mark Boriek of the N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife will give you tips to get you hooked on the sport!
Name:
The Blue Danube Waltz And Handels Water Music featuring The City Winds Trio
Date:
4/15/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$5.00 Members
$7.00 Non-members
Capacity:
88
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Hear classical favorites with a water view as this trio of flute, oboe and bassoon performs songs of the sea from around the world.
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The Meadowlands Museum, in cooperation with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, presents Solidarity Forever! Northern New Jerseys Textile Workers & their Unions in the early 20th Century
Date:
4/17/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$0.00 Non-members
Capacity:
127
Attention:
Admission is free. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Northern New Jerseys labor history is rich with the stories of the lives and struggles of immigrant textile workers. Through historic photographs, artifacts and oral histories, Evelyn Hershey of the American Labor Museum explores the working conditions of the silk mills of Paterson and the woolen mills of Passaic in the early 20th century.
Name:
Boating 101: Staying Afloat!
Date:
4/21/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
150
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Safe boating is no accident. Join Chet Nesley,US Coast Guard Auxiliary Instructor, for an informal lecture on enjoying time on the water. Whether you are the captain or a passenger,Chet will share what you should know and do on every trip.
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The Meadowlands Museum, in cooperation with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, presents Palisades Amusement Park Day
Date:
4/29/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$0.00 Non-members
Capacity:
117
Attention:
Admission is free. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Do you remember those great days at Palisades Amusement Park? Take a trip back to our favorite place, as Vince Gargiulo, Executive Director of the Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society, presents the sights and sounds of this vanished place. Bring your own photos and memorabilia to share.
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Let's Talk Astronomy: Galaxies, Cosmology & Life in the Universe
Date:
5/1/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$15.00 Non-members
Capacity:
11
Attention:
The Meadowlands Environment Center is certified as a State of New Jersey Professional Development Provider PDP ID 324. Each 2 hour class translates to 2 hours of professional development credit. Note: In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps (nine steps, a landing, 16 steps) in a spiral formation. The stairs have a railing on either side, with the railings approximately 2 feet apart. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Registration for this series is for May 1st, 8th & 15th. Recommended age is 16 and older. The Observatory hosts astronomy learning series, consisting of classes most Tuesday nights. Every month the focus of the series will change. Sessions are not interdependent; however registration is for the entire month, not per week. Learning sessions will include time spent in the Observatory.
Name:
Whats in the Water?
Date:
5/5/2012
Location:
CESE
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
23
Attention:
For Families with Children ages 7-11 Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Collect live creatures, examine plant life and discover the salt marsh as you hike through our park with a few pit stops along the way for fun! Through dip netting and water testing, children will learn about the many organisms found living in our marsh. Be prepared to spend most of the time outside.
Name:
Bird Walk in the Marsh
Date:
5/6/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
17
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Join the Meadowlands Commissions Jim Wright on a 90-minute bird walk at DeKorte Park during prime time for migration. Well look for warblers, shorebirds, hawks, ducks and more maybe even a Bald Eagle. Jim keeps the NJMCs popular nature blog,www.meadowblog.net, writes birding columns for local newspapers, and helps lead twice-monthly guided nature walks with The Bergen County Audubon Society.
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The Meadowlands Museum, in cooperation with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, presents The Lenape-Delaware Indians
Date:
5/8/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$0.00 Members
$0.00 Non-members
Capacity:
141
Attention:
Admission is free. Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
John Kraft, an archaelogist and authority on our regions prehistory, presents a program of slides and artifacts as he tells the story of the Native American history of the Lenape culture up through present day.
Name:
Pontoon Boat Tour
Date:
5/12/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Price:
$15.00 Members
$15.00 Non-members
Capacity:
0
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Experience the Meadowlands Districts beautiful scenery, diverse vegetation and wildlife from the Hackensack River. The two-hour cruise is led by expert NJMC guides who discuss the areas natural and man-made history and point out the fauna and flora that inhabit the estuary. Be sure to bring your cameras!
Name:
The Art of the Hudson River School
Date:
5/15/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
144
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Youve seen those beautiful paintings of Hudson River landscapes from the 18th and 19th centuries. Art professor and historian Meredith Davis will shed light on the works of artists like Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, and New Jersey residents Asher B. Durand and George Inness, among others, and how the Hudson River informed their art.
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Celestial Navigation: How the Skies Steered the Ships
Date:
5/17/2012
Location:
Meadowlands Environment Center
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price:
$4.00 Members
$5.00 Non-members
Capacity:
15
Attention:
Please contact the Meadowlands Environment Center offices at least one week prior to visiting to request disability related accommodations for equal access.
Description:
Before GPS, before the compass, there was only the sky and the stars to guide captains and crew in their explorations on the water.Learn how ancient sea-goers used the heavens to navigate to new lands.