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New kid-centric tour at Philipsburg Manor |
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Written by HVBlogger
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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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 Manor House, its inhabitants, and the tasks they had to perform during the 18th century.
There are numerous opportunities for kids to literally put their hands on the house (and its non-artifact stuff). To cite a couple, in the dairy, all of the items are reproductions that allow children to feel first-hand, for example, a butter churn and milk buckets. In the house's warehouse rooms, a number of reproduction objects let visitors appreciate the wide variety of goods available during the colonial period and the vast network of trade that allowed these goods to make their way around the globe.
Tickets for ALL Philipsburg Manor tours, including Hands on the House, are now available in advance online. Rather convenient, particularly when you can only visit at a specific time or want a specific tour.
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Written by HVBlogger
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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The classic tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to inspire creative types nearly 200 years since Washington Irving penned it. Now, the latest film to pay horror homage is released on DVD today by First Look Studios. Entitled Headless Horseman (obviously these folks wanted to cut right to the chase, literally), it debuted in theaters last October. This film follows seven youngsters who end up in a mysterious town on Halloween night, only to discover, yes you guessed it, the Headless Horseman. Convenient for the Headless one, though not so much for the group of seven interlopers, he needs to collect seven heads before the night is over. Doing their best to follow in the footsteps of Children of the Corn, the locals work diligently to keep the strangers' heads in town, if not detached. You can watch a trailer for the DVD by clicking the image below. Oh, and get this! The film stars Richard Moll of Night Court fame. He played the wacky bald bailiff, Bull. Bonus!
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Written by HVBlogger
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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 OK, I couldn't help posting this. Just in case you are on the fence about coming to Sheep-to-Shawl today (or tomorrow) at Philipsburg Manor, just try and resist this guy, who was snapped last week by one of our primary photographers, Bryan Haeffele.
For those of you who haven't been to the site, that's the Philipsburg Manor house in the background, circa 1680 (with a circa 1720 addition). Tours of the house are ongoing during Sheep-to-Shawl.
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Sargeant captures cooking, open-hearth style |
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Written by HVBlogger
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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Ken Sargeant is a Croton-based videographer and HHV fan. Van Cortlandt Manor is a Croton historical site - and its staff is a big fan of Ken! Recently he visited Historic Hudson Valley food historian Lavada Nahon as she was preparing a meal in VCM's reproduction open-hearth kitchen, capturing it on video and posting a snippet of the results on YouTube. Van Cortlandt Manor offers limited enrollment open-hearth cooking workshops throughout the year, where you help prepare - and most importantly, consume - a meal in the style of the 18th century. Some of the workshops feature dishes that are based on actual Van Cortlandt family recipes (or "receipts," as they used to be called). The next one is Saturday, May 17. Click on the image to watch the video.
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Irving tale hits the Metropolitan Playhouse stage |
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Written by HVBlogger
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
 Washington Irving may be best-known for his classic tales of a horseman sans head and a guy who slept for 20 years - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, respectively - but he wrote a heck of a lot more than that, much of it quite worthy of 21st-century minds. That's why I'm excited to hear that the Metropolitan Playhouse is showcasing a production of Irving's The Devil and Tom Walker, conceived by Yvonne Conybeare. Opening night is tomorrow (Friday), and the play continues Thursdays through Sundays through May 18. Check out their web site for full details. For those unfamiliar, TD&TW is Irving's version of a Faustian bargain - wealth for one's soul and the regret that follows such a momentous choice. The Playhouse is a funky Alphabet City theater that "produces early American plays, new plays drawn from American culture and history, and plays from around the world that resonate with the American canon." Irving's work is certainly a sure fit.
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