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Calendar of Events 2009


SUNSET SENSATIONS 
A UNIQUE WINE & FOOD SAMPLING SERIES
Second Thursday of the Month,
May – November, 2009 (5:30 - 7:30 pm)



Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Amidon Builders

On the second Thursday of the month from May through November, come to Locust Grove and enjoy a magnificent Hudson River sunset while sipping fine wines paired with delicious culinary creations.  Hors d'oeuvres will feature seasonal vegetables from the heritage gardens at Locust Grove.  Visitors will also be treated to informal wine pairing presentations, vegetable garden tours with Locust Grove’s horticulturists, and cooking demonstrations by the featured chef of the month. 
Cost per event:  $24 in advance ($22 M), $26 day of (as available).

~ Next Event ~

Thursday, July 9
Featured Chef, Eddie Kowalski


Wine Pairing Presentations
by Bob Brink, Fine Wine Manager

For the full schedule of  Sunset Sensations guest chefs and dates, click here.





 

"On the Horizon"
a solo exhibition BY Kari fEUER
On view June 18 - July 26, 2009

"On the Horizon", a solo exhibition by Kari Feuer of oil paintings and pastels, inspired by the countryside in northern Dutchess County where the painter lives, is on view in the Transverse Art Gallery at Locust Grove through July 26.  Often, the first mark that a landscape painter makes is the horizon line, working out where to divide the sky from the land, the ether from the solid.   The horizon, or lack of one, becomes a paramount artistic decision in the composition of the painting.   "My landscape paintings are about the atmospheric properties of the setting, not about a realistic portrayal of the scenery.  Both light and air are expressed in the surface particles of the painting as they dissolve by way of scraping, dry brushing and blending to reveal the frailty of the image in our memory and mood.  The horizon is the point of reference for navigating through an image that is more conceptual than realistic." - Kari Feuer.  The public is invited to a reception with the artist on Sunday, June 28th from 4 to 8 pm.


ANTIQUE CAR SHOW
Sunday, July 12, 2009 (8 am - 4 pm)

"It's more than just a car show!"
Take a step back in time as Locust Grove presents a car show on the lawns of the historic estate.  The grounds will be open to visitors from 8 AM - 4 PM.  All show cars will be on the field by noon.  Judging will begin at 1 PM, and the award ceremony will begin at 3 PM.  Awards will be given to the top cars from each of the decades represented in the show. 
Admission: $5/person, children under 12, free.

Car Show Registration Form


 

Vegetable Garden Tour
Tuesday, July 16 at 11 am

What can a parsnip tell you about the past? 
Join the horticulturists for a fascinating tour of
our quarter-acre heirloom vegetable garden
(ca.1750 - 1900) and learn about our most famous residents through the food they grew and ate. 
Picnics encouraged after the tour.  Admission $3
 


FREE
SUMMER LAWN CONCERT SERIES
Celebrating 400 Years on the Hudson - A Musical Journey through Time
Sundays (1 to 3 pm), July 19 – August 23 

Join us for the 10th annual Lawn Concert Series when the veranda of the site’s Italianate mansion is transformed into a stage for free live music performances. 
In honor of 2009's Quadricentennial celebration, this years concert series will showcase  music genres from the past 400 years,  from baroque to rock. Scenic Hudson River views and great music await those who venture out to Locust Grove on Sunday afternoons with their lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets in tow. 
                         All concerts are FREE, thanks to our sponsors.

       Special thanks to title sponsor, MVP Health Care. Additional support provided by:
  
Ulster Savings Bank, Dutchess County Arts Council, Palmiter Benefits Group

For the concert series
performance schedule, click here.



The Garden Party

Tuesday, July 21st (5:30 to 8:30 pm)

Your are cordially invited to help celebrate
Locust Grove’s 30th Anniversary
and honor
Walkway Over the Hudson
Fred Schaeffer, Chair, Board of Directors
For their work in preserving the historic Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge as
a public park where the world can enjoy the scenic beauty of the Hudson River.

Enjoy wine and sumptuous hors d’oeuvres in the estate gardens.
Evening catered by Gourmet to Go, Millbrook, NY.
Treasures from the Locust Grove Gardens will be available for purchase throughout the evening.  All proceeds from the Garden Party  help support the continuing restoration of the gardens and grounds at Locust Grove.
Tickets:  $100/pp  Call: 845.454.4500, ext. 11



Evening Landscape Garden Tour

Monday, July 27 at 5:30 pm
 Join the horticulturists for an evening tour of our  beautiful Landscape Garden. Focusing on plants and planting styles unique to 1895 - 1914, enjoy this highly atmospheric landscape of color, fragrance and profileFor July, the feature will be annual borders at the height of bloom in the style and utilizing varieties unique to a pre WWI Poughkeepsie estate.  Birds and butterflies share the garden with us;
remember, evening is their time.
Iced tea & lemonade served.  Admission $6


 

Locust Grove Summer Trail Race (5K)
Thursday, August 6th (6 pm)

Locust Grove's
historic landscape is the location
for this summer race.
The scenic, all-trail course
winds along carriage roads overlooking the Hudson.
Fresh organic produce from the site’s heirloom
vegetable garden will be awarded to the top three runners in all men's and women's divisions.  Refreshments & dinner served to all runners. 
Limit 150 runners. 

Summer '09 Trail Race Registration Form

 

Evening Landscape Garden Tour
Monday, August 17th at 5:30 pm
 Join the horticulturists for an evening tour of our  beautiful Landscape Garden. Focusing on plants and planting styles unique to 1895 - 1914, enjoy this highly atmospheric landscape of color, fragrance and profileFor August, the feature will be the 150 feet of dahlias; a blooming 64 count crayon box of flowing disks from 2" to 12" in diameter, enjoyed while passing under flowering arbors of exotic climbers. Birds and butterflies share the garden with us; remember, evening is their time.
Iced tea & lemonade served.  Admission $6

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For additional information on upcoming events, contact:
Ursula Morgan, Director of Public Programs
845.454.4500, ext. 17   u.morgan@lgny.org

   

 

 

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