Local getaways during May

Goshen - Area activities and events in May offer local residents the opportunity to participate in what’s going on in the Hudson Valley area. • The Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park will feature 34,000 tulip bulbs which are expected to bloom the first week of May. Call 457-4900. • There are colorful gardens at the Centennial Antique Festival in downtown Port Jervis on May 4. Call 856-6694. • For some mid-week fun, the enormous Antique and Custom Car Cruise at Bear Mountain State Park will host its first drive-in on May 7, and every Wednesday summer evening. Call 786-2701. • Treat mom to a hand-made glass treasure made before her eyes at a special glass-blowing demonstration at the historic Gillinder Glass Factory on May 10. Call 856-5375. • Kids of all ages will enjoy the flying kites event at Storm King Art Center’s 500-acre outdoor sculpture park on Saturday, May 17. Call 534-3115. • For the kids, put on hiking boots for “Foraging at the Fort” on May 25, where guides from the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site will show how soldiers and Native Americans used local fauna for food and medicine. Call 446-2134. •The Old Tyme Zerbini Family Circus will appear at Museum Village in Monroe May 25 to 27. Call 782-8248. For additional information, visit: www.orangetourism.org, or call 615-3860.