Blog entries - May 2008

Museum professionals to explore Philipsburg Manor reinterpretation

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Back when New York was a mere colony of Britain, Philipsburg Manor was the seat of a commercial empire founded by one of the most powerful men in the territory, Frederick Philipse. He created Philipsburg Manor to serve as a provisioning plantation for the Atlantic sea trade and as a headquarters for a worldwide shipping operation. At a [...]

Video of slack rope walker from Animals & Acrobats

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Your faithful HVBLogger was on the scene at Van Cortlandt Manor yesterday and shot this video of Dikki Ellis, king of the slack rope walkers (and a pretty good comedian/magician, too).

Yes, Dikki will be there today for those of you who still haven't made it to Animals & Acrobats.

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Animals & Acrobats in today's Journal News

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A Journal News reporter and photographer came to Van Cortlandt Manor yesterday and filed this report on Animals & Acrobats.

Cool stuff!

Taking flight today at Animals & Acrobats

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Jennifer Pena and her Flight of the Raptors show is one of HVBLogger's favorite parts of his favorite springtime HHV event: Animals & Acrobats, which kicks off today (right now, as we "speak"!), at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton.

Jennifer will be offering her amazing birds of prey demonstrations throughout the weekend. A [...]

HHV connections in new Cokie Roberts book

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Ladies of Liberty: The Women who Shaped our Nation is the latest book by noted political correspondent and author Cokie Roberts. It's a companion volume to Founding Mothers, in which the author pays homage to the women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation.

Much to HVBLogger's delight, the newly published book [...]

Sunny day...sweepin' the...clouds away...

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Sunday was a sunny day at Sunnyside, made all the more so by the dozen artists scattered throughout the grounds creating new works of art on site as part of Artists-on-the-Hudson.

Below, you can see artist Vern Ford of Blaze fame has a cult following wherever he goes. At left, Jan Aiello of Croton captures Washington Irving's homestead in all its rom [...]

Brian Jones...the blogger

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Brian Jay Jones is NOT the dead Rolling Stone, but he is the author of the most recent bio of Washington Irving, called "An American Original."

Besides being a total Irving fanatic and pop culture junkie, Brian is an all around cool guy who makes his daily bread as a policy wonk in Maryland.

He spoke at Irving's homestead of Sunnyside last f [...]

Westchester Mag: Kykuit, Sunnyside, Union Church, Blaze are must-dos!

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Frequent visitors to Historic Hudson Valley sites know the organization's museums of history are pretty cool, pretty historic, pretty educational, and just plain pretty, but there's a whole world out there who haven't visited yet. And while it's one thing for the folks at HHV to tout the value of a visit, it's quite another entirely to g [...]

Get artsy with mom on Sunday

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Mother's Day is nearly here. Want to spice up a day typically filled with chocolates, flowers, and (overpriced) special restaurant menus? The good folks at Washington Irving's Sunnyside are cooking up a treat that just might satisfy the need for a little diversity in your Mother's Day plans.

On Sunday, a dozen artists will be [...]

New kid-centric tour at Philipsburg Manor

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With its working grist mill, footbridge over the Pocantico River, and little lambs scurrying about, Philipsburg Manor is perennially popular with the younger set. This year, the PM powers that be are offering a new tour geared for children 6-12 and their parents.

The "Hands on the House" tour, offered weekends at 11:30 and 2:30, focuses on the site's Ma [...]