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).
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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.
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.
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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 profile.
For 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.
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 profile.
For 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
