Where the Legend Lives
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, a registered National Historic Landmark, will be offering a series of guided tours; “Springtime at The Octagon House: Historic Home and Landscape Tour” April 28 through June 27, 2022. The approximately one-hour guided tour leads guests through this whimsical 1872 home and its marvelously intact, 19th-century landscape during the most delightful …
Rockefeller State Park Preserve together with adjoining private lands is one of the largest undeveloped tracts of land in Westchester County. With its mix of woodlands, fields, wetlands and a lake, the Preserve supports a diversity of species, especially birds. Come find out why the National Audubon Society has designated this an Important Bird Area. A hint: nearly …
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, a registered National Historic Landmark, will be offering a series of guided tours; “Springtime at The Octagon House: Historic Home and Landscape Tour” April 28 through June 27, 2022. The approximately one-hour guided tour leads guests through this whimsical 1872 home and its marvelously intact, 19th-century landscape during the most delightful …
Join this 3-mile sunset hike at Rockwood Hall for what the organizer hopes will be a spectacular view over the Hudson River and the Tappan Zee Bridge. Please dress according to weather conditions and bring water. Leashed dogs are welcome. This hike is at Rockwood Hall, DO NOT go to the main Preserve entrance. The parking …
This outdoor walking tour examines the history of the landscaped Lyndhurst estate throughout three families’ ownership. Visitors are led down from the Lyndhurst Veranda and its marble garden furniture and fountains through a series of garden sitting areas and rock outcroppings known as “rockeries” which offer sweeping views of the Hudson River. Trees, plantings, and …
A charming, romantic Hudson River landscape. America’s “Founding Father of Literature” created a romantic, picturesque estate nestled along the Hudson riverbank. The enchanted landscape of Washington Irving’s much-loved Sunnyside has been charming guests for generations. Visitors today hear about Washington Irving’s storied past and how he came to be America’s first internationally famous author. His …
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, a registered National Historic Landmark, will be offering a series of guided tours; “Springtime at The Octagon House: Historic Home and Landscape Tour” April 28 through June 27, 2022. The approximately one-hour guided tour leads guests through this whimsical 1872 home and its marvelously intact, 19th-century landscape during the most delightful …
Women’s Work exhibition at the Lyndhurst mansion in Tarrytown tracks the deep, pervasive, and continuing influence of the domestic craft tradition in the practice of contemporary women artists. The exhibition will explore how this embrace of feminine domesticity as an expression of gender-specific artistic identity was a constant practice for the growing number of women artists …
Journey to Colonial America! Wander along a woodland path and enter the year 1750, when Philipsburg Manor was a thriving milling and trading complex that was home to several hundred tenant farmers and twenty three enslaved individuals of African descent. Step into the gristmill and learn about the work of Caesar, the enslaved African miller. Tour …
The Union Church of Pocantico Hills is a repository of awe-inspiring art by Matisse & Chagall. Stained-glass windows by European masters, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, adorn this unassuming country church. Henri Matisse’s last work, the Rose Window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall create a dramatic combination of light and color, art and spirituality. …
Helio Alves & Chico Pinheiro Quartet featuring Scott Colley & Eric Doob. São Paulo native Hello Alves has played on Grammy recordings and is an extraordinary improviser who combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. He is a jazz pianist and son of pianists.
Helio Alves & Chico Pinheiro Quartet featuring Scott Colley & Eric Doob. São Paulo native Hello Alves has played on Grammy recordings and is an extraordinary improviser who combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. He is a jazz pianist and son of pianists.
There’s something for everyone in the real Sleepy Hollow—farmers markets, live music, street fairs, historic homes, hiking trails, kayaking and boating on the Hudson River. Halloween season brings even more for the whole family—haunted hayrides, blazing pumpkins, costumed 5K run, Halloween parade, and of course, the Headless Horseman! For the latest on Fall events, visit our guide to Halloween in Sleepy Hollow.