Through March 5: Snow Tubing. Go downhill rapidly for 90-minute sessions on beautifully groomed lanes. Weather permitting. Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. • Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery. 845.457.4910; www.orangecountynyparks.com
Through March: Glass Factory Tours. Tour the historic Gillinder Glass Factory and watch skilled craftsmen create pressed glass lenses, domes and globes. Great family fun event. Mon–Fri, 10:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m, 1:30 p.m. • Gillinder Glass Factory, 39 Erie St., Port Jervis. 845.856.5375; www.gillinderglassstore.com
March 4: “World War I and the End of the Gilded Age” Tour. To commemorate the centennial years of WWI, tour the Mills Mansion to learn about the impact of the Great War on the Gilded Age and the Mills family. Reservations required. 1 p.m. $10 adults, $8 students & seniors, children 12 and under are free. March 18: “America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era” Tour. Highlighting Staatsburgh’s real-life counterparts of the Downton Abbey characters, this tour, led by a costumed interpreter, will explore how the servants prepared for a busy weekend of entertaining and how the Mills’ daughter, like Downton Abbey’s Cora, married into the British aristocracy. Reservations required. 1 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors & students. • Staatsburg State Historic Site, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 845.889.8851; www.nysparks.com
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Returning to the New York State Museum is the annual Canstruction 2017, an artistic display of canned goods to benefit the needy in a unique way. Sixteen regional design teams will design and build giant-sized unique structures made entirely out of canned goods inspired by this year’s theme of “Go Team!” Visitors can provide support by dropping canned goods into the bins next to their favorite structures to help them win the coveted People’s Choice Award. All donations will be given to local food pantries. March 8-22. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, closed Mondays. New York State Museum, 4th floor, 222 Madison Ave., Albany. 518.474.5877; www.nysm.nysed.gov
