Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Fall Calendar
September – November 2008
Ongoing
unless otherwise noted
Guided Mansion Tours
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday
12 noon – 4 p.m.
First Fridays! at Bartow-Pell
First Friday of every month, music, light fare, and limited tours;
5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
September 5th
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
First Friday! Trolley
Hop on the free City Island's Bronx Seaside Trolley with its first stop -
Bartow-Pell. Guided tours, refreshments and music, free with admission to
museum. The return of Bronx classical guitarist Anthony Purdy.
Saturday, September 6th
8:00 pm (Grounds open 6:30 pm)
Free Outdoor Movie
Everyone is getting back to school... but the weather is still nice and it is hard to say good-bye to summer. Now you can still enjoy the feel of summer with a FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE! on the front lawn of Bartow-Pell Mansion.
Through a partnership with the NYC Parks and Recreation Department , Picture House and Bronx Tourism Council; Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum will host a FREE Outdoor Film one night only for the public on Saturday, September 6th. The FREE Outdoor Film will take place under a new moon on the Bartow-Pell front lawn. It will serve as a fabulous culmination to the NYC Parks and Recreation Department's Family Fun Festival and a great way to end the summer in the Bronx. Visitors can picnic on the lawn, snack on free popcorn and utilize free lawn chairs that will be made available.
A free shuttle service will be available from key points in the area to welcome guests to the site. Please note: free parking will be across the street at the Split Rock Golf Course.
Contact us for more information at 718-885-1461 or via email.
Sept 9 – Sept 23 and Oct 7 – Oct 21
Session A: Tuesdays, 8:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Session A: 3 Tuesdays, Sep. 9 - Sept. 23.
Session B: 3 Tuesdays, Oct. 7 - Oct. 21.
Yoga in the Garden
with Sydney MacInnis
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/towel and wear comfortable clothing. Joint Programming with Pelham Art Center. Fee per session: $75/ $68 PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Fee for both sessions: $128/155 PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
Thursdays, Sept 11 – Oct 2
7:45 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Yoga in the Garden
with Sydney MacInnis
Enjoy early morning yoga in the garden at Bartow-Pell with lots of vinyasa movement to warm up to the day! Yoga brings harmony to the body, mind and spirit through body awareness, breath awareness and brief meditation. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. Joint Programming with the Pelham Art Center. Fee: $100/$90 PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
Saturday, September 20th
1:00 p.m.
Lecture: Light & Liberty, Thomas Jefferson
Hear Eric Petersen, Editor of Light and Liberty, Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, Thomas Jefferson, speak about the collected works of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Petersen is a managing partner at the New York City law firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP. He is a graduate of Brown; the University of Chicago's Law School; and has been studying Jefferson's life and works since 1993. FREE with admission to the museum. Registration Requested. 718-885-1461 or send email.
Saturday, September 20 and Sunday September 21
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Plein-Air Painting Workshop with Andrew Lattimore
A two-day plein-air painting weekend where you will explore the richness of flora, fauna and stunning scenes.This intensive painting instruction experience includes painting on location with each student receiving personal critiques and scheduled painting time. Also a demonstration by instructor will be provided. Please bring own lunch.
Fee for both days: $240/$216 PAC and Bartow-Pell Members. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Watercolor with Hope Friedland
Students will spend time outside at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum to learn how to render a landscape. Museum staff will lead a walking tour about the local flora and grounds and then students will work with instructor to draw from observation. Joint Programming with the Pelham Arts Center. Fee: $90/$81 PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
Tuesdays, October 7 – 28
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Nature's Notebook with Janet Shearn
PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Instructor Janet Shearn. Explore and learn about the leaves, flowers and trees on the beautiful grounds of Bartow-Pell. Bartow-Pell staff will conduct walking tours about the local flora and then students will work with an artist to draw from observation. Joint Programming with the Pelham Arts Center. Ages 8 - 14 Fee: $120/108 PAC and Bartow-Pell members. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
NEW DATE!!!
Friday, October 10
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Opening: Finery and Frippery
Guided tours, refreshments and music, free with admission to museum. Enjoy the music with refreshments of the season.
Finery and Frippery
Volunteer Curators and staff will provide a look at Period Costumes and Accessories from the Collection of the International Garden Club, an early preservation group. Elegant vintage 1840-1920 silk dresses and wedding gowns, babies' dresses, ladies undergarments and even a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit will be featured and dispersed for viewing throughout the Period Rooms at the Bartow-Pell Mansion.
Saturday, October 18
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Volunteer Day!
Celebrate "It's My Park" day at Bartow-Pell by helping beautify grounds as you help during our third bi-annual clean-up day! Light breakfast will be available. Bring gloves, and wear sturdy shoes, boots, long sleeves and long pants. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. Registration Requested. 718-885-1461 or send email.
Saturday sessions: Oct 18, 25 & Nov 1 (PAC Critique)
11:30 - 1:30pm
Natural Light Portraiture with Emmanuelle Françoy
Learn how to look at a subject and how to approach it in various ways. Study natural lighting, composition and cropping options. Explore basic technical aspects which allow the control of the mood, the movement and the texture of a photograph. This class will mainly focus on looking, seeing, and "taking" a photograph of a model in an outdoor setting. Open conversation and critique of photographs on the last day of class, held at the Pelham Art Center. A digital camera with x megapixels is required. Joint Programming with the Pelham Arts Center. Fee: $180/$162 PAC and Bartow-Pell; Members + Model Fee: $25. Pre-Registration is required to ensure minimum attendance is met, please call: 914-738-2525.
Saturday, October 25
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
2nd Annual Harvest Festival!
Join us for our second annual Harvest Festival! Turn on your artistic flair painting pumpkins or making a traditional Native American toy. Enjoy two half hour storytelling sessions, led by Leaf Arrow, a traditional Native American storyteller, dressed in full traditional regalia. Learn about Native American food preparations and the history of traditional American Halloween Celebrations. Then, hop on a Hay Ride! Appropriate for ages 4 and up.
Fee: $10 per child, $5 per adult, free children under 4. Members $5.00 per child, $3.00 per adult. Registration Requested. 718-885-1461 or send email.
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 7
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
First Friday Trolley
Hop on the free City Island's Bronx Seaside Trolley with its first stop - Bartow-Pell. Guided tours with admission to museum.
Read more about 2008 First Fridays!
Saturday, November 15
1:00 p.m.
Lecture: The Original Bronx Natives
Pat Ernest, former Education Director of Bartow-Pell, will present a PowerPoint presentation on the history of this area of the Bronx. Mrs. Ernest will discuss the original natives the Lenape, as well as Jonas Bronck, the first European to settle in the Bronx (1638). FREE with admission to the museum. Registration Requested. 718-885-1461 or send email.
Saturday, November 22
12 – 4 p.m.
Workshop: Harvest Themed Holiday Centerpiece
Laurel Rimmer, Assistant Director of Public Programs, of Wave Hill, will lead this one day workshop. Using natural materials of the autumn and a candle come and design a harvest table arrangement for your holiday table. Fee: $45 per person, Members $30.00 Supplies are included in the fee. Age Appropriate for 14 years and up with adult accompaniment. Registration Required, space limited. 718-885-1461 or send email.
