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Pfeiffer Nature Center to host music workshop

PORTVILLE, N.Y. - The next workshop at the Pfeiffer Nature Center is music to our ears - and yours.

Muses of the Forest: Music will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the American Chestnut cabin on the Lillibridge Road property, 1974 Lillibridge Road.

Aron Cole will be the facilitator and will show participants how to play a dulcimer, a fretted string instrument with origins in the Appalachian region of the U.S.

The cost to attend is $5 per person thanks to a New York State Arts Grant. A box lunch will be provided. Registrations must be made by 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, by logging onto www.pfeiffernaturecenter.org.

The event will take place rain or shine.

The Nature Center offers interpretative opportunities in science, nature, and art through programs and events throughout the year.

Get to know Pfeiffer Nature Center – find a spot in our woods to enjoy peace and quiet, come to our programs, become a member, volunteer, enter our film festival, or choose countless other ways to get involved.

For more information on the Pfeiffer Nature Center or the workshop, call 716-933-0187.

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