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| Volunteer Day |
| 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 If you love the Bartow-Pell grounds and want to help keep them beautiful, come out and participate in our biannual clean-up day! Light breakfast will be available. Bring gloves and wear sturdy shoes or boots, long sleeves, and long pants. Event coincides with New York City Parks Department's "It's My Park Day!" Start time: 10:00 am End time: 1:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 885-1461 Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road) |
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| Family Workshop: Butter Churning |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 Learn how people made butter back in colonial times and make some of your own to eat.
For ages 6-12 with an adult learning partner.
FREE but advanced registration is required. Start time: 10:00 am End time: 12:00 pm Contact phone: Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum (65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street) |
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| Concert Series |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 Andrew Bolotowky on flute, David Bakamjian on cello, and Rebecca Pechefsky on harpsichord.
$15 per person, $12 members.
Advanced registration is required. Start time: 3:00 pm End time: 5:00 pm Contact phone: (212) 923-8008 Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion (65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street) |
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| Hands-on History: The Little House and the Manor |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 Story time, activity, and craft based on a central historical theme.
FREE. Start time: 12:00 pm End time: 1:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 206-0545 Location: King Manor Museum (150th Street and Jamaica Avenue) |
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| It's My Park! Day Eco Fair |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 Urban gardening, recycling, music, crafts, and family fun. Start time: 11:00 am End time: 4:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 768-3195 Location: Old Stone House (3rd Street between 4th and 5th avenues) |
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| Potato Planting Days |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 It's time to plant this fall's potato crop, so roll up your sleeves and get to work! Volunteer farmers of all ages can help spread manure, till soil, and plant potatoes and other garden vegetables. Then, wash up and churn fresh spring butter and sample it on cornbread made on-site over an open fire. Start time: 1:00 pm End time: 4:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 789-2822 Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard) |
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| Potato Planting Days |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 It's time to plant this fall's potato crop, so roll up your sleeves and get to work! Volunteer farmers of all ages can help spread manure, till soil, and plant potatoes and other garden vegetables. Then, wash up and churn fresh spring butter and sample it on cornbread made on-site over an open fire. Start time: 1:00 pm End time: 4:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 789-2822 Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard) |
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| Farmfest |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 Celebrate the return of spring with a visit to the farm! Sheep shearing demonstrations, Dutch crafts and cultural exhibits, and spring plant sale. Hayrides, historic house and greenhouse tours, food, pony rides, and petting zoo.
$3. Start time: 11:00 am End time: 4:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 347-3276 Location: Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway) |
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| Afternoon Tea in the Garden |
| 1:30 pm |
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 Enjoy an elegant afternoon in the Merchant's House Museum's exquisite 19th-century style garden. Delicacies include dainty sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and tempting sweets. Followed by a tour of the Museum.
$35 per person, $25 members.
Proceeds benefit the Museum's Historic Garden.
Seatings at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Start time: 1:30 pm End time: Contact phone: (212) 777-1089 Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East Fourth Street) |
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| Afternoon Tea in the Garden |
| 3:00 pm |
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 Enjoy an elegant afternoon in the Merchant's House Museum's exquisite 19th-century style garden. Delicacies include dainty sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and tempting sweets. Followed by a tour of the Museum.
$35 per person, $25 members.
Proceeds benefit the Museum's Historic Garden.
Seatings at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Start time: 3:00 pm End time: Contact phone: (212) 777-1089 Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East Fourth Street) |
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| Memorial Day |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 Lefferts Historic House will be open for visitors on Memorial Day! Start time: 12:00 pm End time: 5:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 789-2822 Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Ave at Empire Boulevard) |
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| Yoga in the Garden with Sydney MacInnis |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am |
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 Start your morning on Bartow-Pell's beautiful grounds with stretching and balancing postures, breath exercise, deep relaxation, and brief meditation for harmony of mind and body. Bring a mat or towel and wear comfortable clothing. Fee: $125/ $113 PAC and Bartow-Pell members for five sessions: May 27, June 3, 10, 17, and 24.
This event is sponsored jointly with the Pelham Art Center. Pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough people to have a class. Please call (914) 738-2525 Start time: 8:45 am End time: 10:00 am Contact phone: (914) 738-2525 Location: 895 Shore Road |
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| Old Fashioned Fancy Fair & Charity Bazaar for the Merchant's House Museum |
| 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 In addition to great bargains, shoppers will enjoy a carnival atmosphere as the Merchant's House Museum hosts a 19th-century style charity bazaar. Vintage fashion, books, music, DVDs, furnishings, art, and much more will be on sale. Free admission. Donations of gently used items gratefully accepted (tax-deductible). Call (212) 777-1089 before May 1. Start time: 12:00 pm End time: 6:00 pm Contact phone: (212) 777-1089 Location: 29 East 4th Street |
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