Go! Festivals & Family Fun calendar: Feb. 17-23

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1329912437 13 Go! Festivals & Family Fun calendar: Feb. 17 23 Published: 2:00 AM – 02/17/12

Bear Mountain Outdoor Ice Rink — Route 9W, Bear Mountain, through March 4. Public sessions 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and noon-1:30 p.m. Mon.-Tues.; 8-9:30 p.m. Fri.; 10-11:30 a.m., 2-3:30 p.m., 4-5:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; 8-9:30 p.m. Sat. Cost $4, $5 after 6 p.m.; $3, $4 after 6 p.m. for ages 4-11; $2 nonskaters and senior citizens. Skate rental $4. Also: $8 parking per car. Visit bearmountainicerink.com.

“Crystal Cabin Fever” — Sculpted Ice Works, Route 590, Lakeville, Pa., near Lake Wallenpaupack, through Feb. 26: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., $10, $6 ages 3-14, free age 2 and younger. Variations of a crystal cabin and ice slide, themed carvings, ice carving competitions Feb. 25.

George Washington’s 280th birthday celebrations — Washington’s Headquarters, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh, noon-4:30 p.m. Feb. 18-20. Re-enactors perform military drills: Lamb’s Artillery Feb. 18, the 5th New York Regiment Feb. 19, and the 5th Connecticut Regiment Feb. 20. Music by Thaddeus MacGregor. Admission is by donation. Call 562-1195. Also: Events at New Windsor Cantonment, 374 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, 1-4 p.m. Feb. 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 20. See musket firings and a cannon firing, and learn about military medicine and other army activities. Children are invited to enlist in the Continental Army, drill with wooden muskets and get paid for their service in paper notes. Call 561-1765.

Great Firearm & Knife Show — Orange County Fairgrounds Arena, Carpenter and Wisner avenues, Town of Wallkill, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 19. Sporting, antique and collectible firearms. Custom and high quality knives, uniforms and related memorabilia. Call 343-4826 or 914-248-1000 or visit northeastgunshows.com.

Greenwood Lake Winter Carnival — Breezy Point Inn, 620 Jersey Ave., Greenwood Lake. Feb. 17, 7 p.m.: Wine-tasting dinner with wines from Australia, Feb. 18-19, noon-5 p.m.: Outdoor games, contests, activities, barbecue, specialty coffee drink bar and DJ; Feb. 18, 9 p.m.: Bonfire with live music by the lake. Call 477-8100.

Hudson Valley Reptile Expo — Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 19, $10, $4 ages 7-12, free age 6 and younger. Reptile breeders and dealers from across the Northeast offer captive bred reptiles and amphibians at wholesale pricing, along with feeders, cages, supplies and books. Visit Herpnerds.com or call 454-5800.

Ice Harvesting Festival — Arrow Park, 1061 Orange County Turnpike, Monroe, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 19. Demonstration of hand tool harvesting and wooden sled transport, storytelling, sharing of information about other winter traditions on the farm such as cold cellars, root vegetables, jam and jelly making, canning and seed catalog perusing. Participants gather in the heated pavilion on the grounds. Hosted by Museum Village and Arrow Park, with representation from the Orange County Council of the Arts, local artists and farmers. $5. Food, hot drink, children’s nature activities, entertainment. Call 781-3729.

Mardi Gras Cafe — Pine Bush Area Library Annex, Maple Avenue, Pine Bush, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 17, $5, adults only. Cajun snacks, New Orleans desserts, Mardi Gras punch, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, giveaways, and the chance for one person to win a prize. Members of the Pine Bush High School Jazz Band provide live music in a Mardi Gras setting. Snow date 4 p.m. Feb. 18. Call 744-3375 or visit rcls.org/pbl/news/pblnews.shtml.

Winter Sports Park — Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Route 416, Montgomery, 9 a.m.-dusk. Cross-country skiing, ice skating, snow tubing, Call 457-4949 or visit orangecountynyparks.com.

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