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2023 Spring Weekend at Stony Point

March 24, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - March 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm

Connect, create & play

A weekend getaway to refresh and renew

Stony Point Retreat Center Stony Point, NY – March 24 – 26, 2023

Join us March 24-26 for a weekend getaway
with activities to engage your senses and build community

Come share fun and fellowship at ECRS’s Spring Weekend at Stony Point. People of all ages and walks of life will have a ball at daytime classes. Take this chance to focus on activities you love, or to try something new. For Evening Program on Friday and Saturday nights we all come together to dance, sing, play games, have snacks, and be social with each other. The weekend is chock full of dancing, singing, improv, crafts, and games. There’s so much variety, it’s sometimes hard to choose what to do! Whatever you try, you’re sure to have an incredible time.

Save $$!
Each NEWCOMER to ECRS receives a 50% discount. Adult MEMBERS save $25 save on the full event.

Not a member yet?  Pay membership dues with your registration for this event and you’ll be immediately eligible to receive the member rate.

Covid policy 
All attendees must provide proof of a negative COVID rapid test on the day of arrival, bring an unopened test, for the second day, and fill in a Covid symptom survey. If anyone does not have a primary COVID vaccination and one booster, they must request an exemption in advance of the event. Click here for the complete Covid policy.

Questions?
Please reach out to the registrar, Gabriella (“Gabby”) Frisone, at gabriella.elem@gmail.com or 609-970-0521.

Schedule

The program for the weekend begins at 7:30 pm Friday evening and concludes with lunch on Sunday afternoon. Aside from meals, all our activities – and housing – are in the “Maple” building. Here’s an idea of what to expect when you arrive on Friday. 

  • 4:30 pm – Registration begins in “Evergreen” in the main building
  • 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Dinner served 
  • 7:30 pm – Evening Program 

 

Meals

Six delicious buffet meals are served (Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, & dinner; Sunday breakfast & lunch). Evening snacks are provided.

Please Note

  • ECRS events are fragrance, drug, and alcohol free
  • All attending are asked to volunteer for one hour to help the weekend run smoothly
  • Smoking is limited to the outdoors

Location and site description

  • Stony Point Center, 17 Crickettown Road, Stony Point NY 10980
  • (800) 253-4285 www.stonypointcenter.org
  • 35 miles northwest of New York City (off the Palisades Parkway

Stony Point Center is a lovely 32-acre conference site nestled in the scenic and historic Hudson River Valley. Accommodations are in comfortable 2-bedded rooms, each with a sink. Bedding, linens, and a towel are provided. Shared toilets and bath/shower facilities are outside the bedrooms.

Folks who live near Stony Point: You are welcome to join us for the weekend without sleeping over (all programs plus Saturday lunch and dinner),  provided that you register in advance.

Pricing

Full weekend – $395 (members $370)

Weekend commuter – $185

(includes all programs and two meals – Saturday lunch and dinner – no sleeping over)

Newcomer (full weekend) – $200

What to bring

  • A flashlight to help navigate dark paths between buildings at night
  • robe (toilets and bath/showers are not in the bedrooms)
  • A mug for hot or cold drinks between meals to save on disposable cups
  • Your musical instruments for jamming!

Classes lineup

Games, games, games! with Howard Moody

Come and play! Energizers, Ice-breakers, tag games, old games, new games. Lots of games and just pure out fun.

Improv : The Art of Possibility with Howard Moody

We’ll start with simple theater games that teach the basic skills of successful improvisational theater, and lead into fun, hilarious scenes, where we make stuff up!

Song Swap with Bonnie Ostrofsky

Bring your voices and any instruments you want to play. We’ll take turns choosing songs from song books, or you can bring multiple copies of a favorite song. I’ll be playing my ukulele, and welcome other ukuleles, guitars, mandolins, etc. to join in. (The daytime version of “late night music” from Winter Adventure!).

Table Games with Bonnie Ostrofsky

Relax with a wide assortment of games that we can pair up to play. I’ll bring Word games (Bananagrams, Scrabble, Boggle and Upwords); strategy games (chess, checkers, mancala,  backgammon and Risk), card games, and  family board games (Life, Travel America, Monopoly, Racko, Trouble, Rummikub).   Something for everyone!

Line Dancing for All Ages with Arnie Zacharias

Learn a variety of line dances in a range of music and dance styles, including Soul, Oldies, and Country-Western, as well as some Waltz, Polka, and Latin. Even beginners can have fun!

Welcome Spring Craft with Kay Gering

Using colorful tissue paper brushed onto card stock with a liquid medium we will create spring-inspired compositions. Whether your joy at Spring’s arrival is expressed as abstract shapes or representational flowers or anything in between, you’ll find this approach gives beautiful results in an easy-to-learn technique. Do you have scraps of crinkled leftover color tissue paper you don’t know what to do with? Bring it to class!

Cancellation/Covid Policy

A $20 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancellations received after March 8th, to cover processing and handling fees.

Note that there is no cancellation fee if you have to cancel because you test positive for Covid19 before the event. 

Click here for the complete Covid policy.

Non-Discrimination Statement

ECRS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity in administration of its admission policies or programs.  

We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants.

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Details

Start:
March 24, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
End:
March 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
Website:
https://www.ecrs.org/upcoming-events

Venue

Stony Point Center
17 Cricketown Rd
STONY POINT, NY 10980 United States
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