Upcoming Events
Fridays through Mondays, 9 am – sunset
$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $6 Child (ages 5-18)
FREE to healthcare workers, members, and children under age 5
Overlooking Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Boscobel’s landscape showcases dramatic views of the Hudson River. Coming with kids? The Boscobel Activity Booklet—full of pictures, information, and activities—is simple to use, fun to follow, and can be picked up as you enter or downloaded HERE before your visit. The booklet will guide you into the gardens, walk you around the grounds, and lead you along the woodland trail, all the while encouraging you and your family to discover the wonders that make Boscobel your special place for history, design, and nature.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Friday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
11 am, 12, 2 & 3 pm
Ages 12 & under FREE! Adults $5, Senior Citizens & Students $3
Museum grounds ONLY will be open from 11 am – 4 pm Wednesday – Sunday. (Again, please note that the house is not open on Wednesdays or Thursdays.)
It is always a good idea for you to call Van Cortlandt House before your visit. The museum occasionally has to close due to the weather, fallen tree branches, old-house problems, film shoots, and restoration projects.
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Saturday, April 17, 2021
2 – 3:30 pm
For Ages 7 & up
$8 per family Members Free
Must complete a COVID questionnaire
Join Wendy Bosco and Nick Comparato of the Bat Interest Group of Westchester (BIGW) for an afternoon all about bats at Teatown! Enjoy socially distanced outdoor time, learn about the bats that call Westchester home, and help build bat boxes that will be installed right here at Teatown nature preserve! This program is limited to 4 families.
Wednesday, April 17, 2021
7 – 8:30 pm
Vernal pools are important wetland habitats that are easily overlooked in your own backyard. Join us as we investigate their function and the animals that utilize these temporary bodies of water.
Tickets are Pay-as-you-wish. Program to take place over Zoom. Participants will receive the access code/link upon registration. Please check all of your email folders after purchase.
Fridays through Mondays, 9 am – sunset
$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $6 Child (ages 5-18)
FREE to healthcare workers, members, and children under age 5
Overlooking Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Boscobel’s landscape showcases dramatic views of the Hudson River. Coming with kids? The Boscobel Activity Booklet—full of pictures, information, and activities—is simple to use, fun to follow, and can be picked up as you enter or downloaded HERE before your visit. The booklet will guide you into the gardens, walk you around the grounds, and lead you along the woodland trail, all the while encouraging you and your family to discover the wonders that make Boscobel your special place for history, design, and nature.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Friday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
11 am, 12, 2 & 3 pm
Ages 12 & under FREE! Adults $5, Senior Citizens & Students $3
Museum grounds ONLY will be open from 11 am – 4 pm Wednesday – Sunday. (Again, please note that the house is not open on Wednesdays or Thursdays.)
It is always a good idea for you to call Van Cortlandt House before your visit. The museum occasionally has to close due to the weather, fallen tree branches, old-house problems, film shoots, and restoration projects.
Visit Van Cortlandt House Museum on Facebook & Twitter
After-School/Homeschool Virtual Field Trip Series
Mondays in April 2021
5 – 6 pm
Geared towards Ages 12+, or younger if accompanied by an adult. Adults are also welcome.
$12 per lesson or $40 for all four
How do we understand racism in America? The Ashokan Center is honored to present a dynamic, four-part, live online history series with educator Albert Cook, Mondays in April. Each 60 minute lesson will explore a specific area of our shared history and the resulting deep cultural challenges we face today. Albert is an experienced high-school teacher and inspiring speaker, adept at connecting the dots between the past and present. This series is
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4/5 What is Race, Where Did Whiteness Originate?
4/12 Race & Sports
4/19 Race & Music
4/26 Origins of The N Word and Its Modern Use
Fridays through Mondays, 9 am – sunset
$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $6 Child (ages 5-18)
FREE to healthcare workers, members, and children under age 5
Overlooking Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Boscobel’s landscape showcases dramatic views of the Hudson River. Coming with kids? The Boscobel Activity Booklet—full of pictures, information, and activities—is simple to use, fun to follow, and can be picked up as you enter or downloaded HERE before your visit. The booklet will guide you into the gardens, walk you around the grounds, and lead you along the woodland trail, all the while encouraging you and your family to discover the wonders that make Boscobel your special place for history, design, and nature.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Friday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
11 am, 12, 2 & 3 pm
Ages 12 & under FREE! Adults $5, Senior Citizens & Students $3
Museum grounds ONLY will be open from 11 am – 4 pm Wednesday – Sunday. (Again, please note that the house is not open on Wednesdays or Thursdays.)
It is always a good idea for you to call Van Cortlandt House before your visit. The museum occasionally has to close due to the weather, fallen tree branches, old-house problems, film shoots, and restoration projects.
Visit Van Cortlandt House Museum on Facebook & Twitter
Walk the gardens with Untermyer Gardens Conservancy President
Saturday, April 24, 2021
10:30 – 11:30 am
Ages 5 to adult
Children need to be accompanied by an adult
$40
Stephen F. Byrns founded the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy in 2011. A graduate of Princeton and Columbia Universities, Byrns was a founding partner of BKSK Architects, a successful architectural firm in New York City that was established in 1985. Byrns lived in Yonkers in the 1990’s, when he discovered Untermyer Park and Gardens. He revisited it in 2010 when told that the fountains had been turned on after decades of disuse. The more he learned about Samuel Untermyer’s garden, the more he was convinced that a conservancy should be established to work with the City of Yonkers to make it once again one of the greatest gardens in America.
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
2 – 3 pm
$15 per family/ $10 Members’ Family BUY TIX NOW
Join educator Marie Roche at Kingsland Point County Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY, to see what lives in the Hudson River! Find out why the estuary is such a special habitat and see what fish you might catch. Come prepared to have fun splashing in the water wearing clothes and shoes that can get you wet. Limited to 4 families/session. No more than 5 family members/family.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Must complete a COVID questionnaire
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Fridays through Mondays, 9 am – sunset
$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $6 Child (ages 5-18)
FREE to healthcare workers, members, and children under age 5
Overlooking Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Boscobel’s landscape showcases dramatic views of the Hudson River. Coming with kids? The Boscobel Activity Booklet—full of pictures, information, and activities—is simple to use, fun to follow, and can be picked up as you enter or downloaded HERE before your visit. The booklet will guide you into the gardens, walk you around the grounds, and lead you along the woodland trail, all the while encouraging you and your family to discover the wonders that make Boscobel your special place for history, design, and nature.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Friday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm
11 am, 12, 2 & 3 pm
Ages 12 & under FREE! Adults $5, Senior Citizens & Students $3
Museum grounds ONLY will be open from 11 am – 4 pm Wednesday – Sunday. (Again, please note that the house is not open on Wednesdays or Thursdays.)
It is always a good idea for you to call Van Cortlandt House before your visit. The museum occasionally has to close due to the weather, fallen tree branches, old-house problems, film shoots, and restoration projects.
Visit Van Cortlandt House Museum on Facebook & Twitter
Public Docent-led Tours
Sundays, Late April through Late October
11 am – 12:30 pm
$10 per person
This tour highlights the history of the estate from its origin in 1862, through each of its three owners, emphasizing its world famous heyday in the Untermyer years, its dramatic decline after 1940, and the remarkable restoration efforts that have been ongoing from 2011 to the present day. There will be an emphasis on Samuel Untermyer and his wife and their place in early 20th century history as well as discussion of the remarkable architecture of the gardens. There will be some limited discussion of the horticulture but the magnificent plantings will mostly speak for themselves.
Please join us by the guard booth near the parking lot for a 90 minute tour of the gardens. Reservations are required. Children twelve and under are free. As the tour goes down the steps of the Vista and then back up a woodland path to the Temple of Love, we suggest sturdy shoes. Strollers are not advised for the tours.
Tours will alternately focus on history and gardens. Additionally, our president will lead premium tours one Sunday every month.
Dogs other than service animals are not permitted in the gardens at any time.
Commercial and professional photography requires a permit from the City of Yonkers.
Private tours and lectures can be arranged. Please contact us at jbernard@untermyergardens.org to discuss arrangements.
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Sunday, April 25, 2021
11 am – 12 pm
$8/ Free for members
Teatown’s popular Animal Ambassador programs return for the spring! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy learning about reptiles, raptors, and more with environmental educator, Elissa Schilmeister. This is an in-person person program at Teatown.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Must complete a COVID questionnaire
After-School/Homeschool Virtual Field Trip Series
Mondays in April 2021
5 – 6 pm
Geared towards Ages 12+, or younger if accompanied by an adult. Adults are also welcome.
$12 per lesson or $40 for all four
How do we understand racism in America? The Ashokan Center is honored to present a dynamic, four-part, live online history series with educator Albert Cook, Mondays in April. Each 60 minute lesson will explore a specific area of our shared history and the resulting deep cultural challenges we face today. Albert is an experienced high-school teacher and inspiring speaker, adept at connecting the dots between the past and present. This series is
Visit The Ashokan Center on Facebook & Instagram
4/5 What is Race, Where Did Whiteness Originate?
4/12 Race & Sports
4/19 Race & Music
4/26 Origins of The N Word and Its Modern Use
Fridays through Mondays, 9 am – sunset
$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $6 Child (ages 5-18)
FREE to healthcare workers, members, and children under age 5
Overlooking Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Boscobel’s landscape showcases dramatic views of the Hudson River. Coming with kids? The Boscobel Activity Booklet—full of pictures, information, and activities—is simple to use, fun to follow, and can be picked up as you enter or downloaded HERE before your visit. The booklet will guide you into the gardens, walk you around the grounds, and lead you along the woodland trail, all the while encouraging you and your family to discover the wonders that make Boscobel your special place for history, design, and nature.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
