Trail Walk & Meditation

You’re invited to join Dr. Josh Wagner, Bedford resident and BRLA member for the third installment of this series!

Join us on a short trail walk followed by a  group led meditation in his home.  Meditation will focus on gratitude and your future goals. No meditation experience necessary, beginners welcome. Free of charge.

9:45am arrive; 10-10:20 trail walk; 10:30-11 Meditation

Beginners Welcome!

Dr. Josh Wagner grew up in Westchester and graduated from NYU. He has rescue animals on his property, meditates daily and loves to teach on the value and benefits of having a meditation practice.

BRLA Members Only. No dogs or children under 13. Address will be sent to registrants with confirmation.

Join us for a night under the stars -- live country music -- and a swingin' good time!

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Kashus Culpepper is one of the fastest-rising stars in country music!

Check out his hit Southern Man featuring Marcus King HERE.

Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk, and rock – Culpepper’s husky, sandpaper growl bellows like a freight train over self-penned stories that are as raw and real as they are haunting. Finding his voice in church as young as five years old, it wasn’t until 2020’s global pandemic that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy. Covers soon became originals, and once he landed home on U.S. shores, Kash played dive bars up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making a name for himself with the fresh-yet-reminiscent sound that oozes from his very being. Crashing into prominence, Culpepper sold out headline club shows throughout the South before formally releasing a single song, and opened shows nationwide for sound pioneers like Charles Wesley Godwin and Charley Crockett. With Nashville taking notice, Culpepper found a musical home at Big Loud Records and has dropped a string of resonating singles including most recent "Broken Wing Bird (feat. Sierra Ferrell)." Culpepper has joined Leon Bridges, Dylan Gossett and Whiskey Myers on tour this year; and made first-ever appearances at Stagecoach, C2C in London, Tortuga Music Festival and more. Named one of GRAMMY.com’s 25 Artists to Watch in 2025, Apple Music Zane Lowe’s 25 Artists for ’25, 2025 Amazon Music Bonfire Artist to Watch, 2025 Pandora Country Artist to Watch, Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Billboard’s February 2025 Country Rookie of the Month, Apple Music’s February 2025 Country Riser of the Month and Martin Artist Showcase Class of 2025, The Guardian declares: “it’s obvious why his career has been fast-tracked. The handful of songs he’s released so far take a smart, often witty route… performed in a style he classifies as ‘southern sounds’…” 

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* festive attire * adults only * no dogs or horses *

*rain date - Sunday Sept. 21*

Please join us for a very special morning exploring and learning with mushroom expert  Taro Ietaka Sunday, Sept. 28, 10am.

Professional naturalist and mushroom aficionado Taro Ietaka, former president of the Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association (COMA), will teach basic identification skills, offer tips on what mushrooms can be found at this time of year, and discuss the numerous and varied uses of mushrooms.

Gather the kiddos for a story-time

adventure on the trails!

Bedford Free Library and the BRLA invite you join us for our "Tales on the Trails" Series! Join us for a short, kid-friendly trail hike + storytime in the woods with Children's Librarian, Kelly Crummy.

No strollers or dogs. Must be able to comfortably walk a short distance in the woods. Registration will be with the Bedford Free Library.

REGISTER HERE:

https://bedfordfreelibrary.org/events/tales-on-the-trails-bedford-riding-lanes/

What is a BioBLITZ?

A BioBlitz is a party, a contest, a treasure hunt, and a scientific survey all in one! The goal: Get together with friends. Armed with your phone’s camera, see how many living species you can find in a specific area within a time limit. Behind the scenes, you’re helping scientists understand local ecosystems, discover trends in critter habitat, and generate data for conservation efforts. 

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On Oct 5th, Join the BRLA for a BioBLITZ like no other!

Teams of six people will set out with their phones and the iNaturalist app to document as many species of plants, animals and fungi as they can in one hour. Following the hunt, everyone will return to a private barn for lunch and viewing of all their photo finds on the big screen! Awards will be given out for Most Unsusual Species, Most Colorful Insect...and more!

 Hosted by naturalist Murray Fisher & David Pogue, CBS News Coorespondant and Environmentalist

Member tkt - $35 // Non-member tkt - $55  (tickets include lunch)