Kite Fest returns to Stone Quarry

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park celebrates the arrival of spring with its annual Kite Fest, a day of kite flying, crafts and family fun. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and features a makeyour-own kite booth and kite flying demonstrations by New York Kite Enthusiasts.

Admission is $5 per adult; children 16 and younger are free. Additional featured presentations include knot tying demonstrations by L.L. Bean anda hands-on clay workshop with Dani Mosko (the workshop begins at noon and materials are $5 per participant). Food will be available for purchase from the Lady Bug Lunch Box food truck.

“We look forward to Kite Fest every year. The great wind we have on the hilltop of the Art Park comes alive with colorful

Kite Fest also signals that warmer weather is just around the corner and families can start to look forward to the great summer program the Art Park and other organizations in this area provide,” said Art Park Executive Director Emily Zaengle.

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park will once again partner with the East Area YMCA to offer week long Art Camps for Kids for ages 6-9 and 10-14. These include formal art instruction inspired by the sculpture and natural surroundings of the Art Park. The professional YMCA staff provides age appropriate activities in a creative mix of arts media including free art play, collaborative projects run each week of July from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. The first, for ages 6-9, begins on June 27. Tuition discounts are available for members of the YMCA. Visit sqhap.org/events for more information.

The 104 acres of Stone Quarry Hill Art Park will serve as the physical canvas for the Society for New Music’s Sound Wandering by the Art Park’s resident artist Geoffrey Navias and composer Edward Ruchalski on July 24. Visitors are invited to explore the park by following and participating in the call of multiple musical instruments located throughout the park. This experience will allow visitors to hear and participate in the process of how sound is shaped by time, space and topography.

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park is open from dawn to dusk and encourages the public use of its trails 365 days a year. Formore information, visit stonequarryhillartpark.org.