We are delighted to introduce you to Cultural Katonah, a new alliance of John Jay Homestead, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and the Katonah Museum of Art. Every season, the three cultural institutions will present a thematic program at each site. In this inaugural season, the programs will examine the special attributes of American icons in the American Icon Lecture Series.
On March 11th, John Jay Homestead will host Philip Kunhardt presenting "What Makes a Transformative Life", discussing American icons such as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 2, Katonah Museum of Art's new Executive Director, Darsie Alexander will speak about what makes an icon in contempoary American art. Continuing on May 13th, Caramoor will host Richard Kogan, MD, who will present "The Mind and Music of George Gershwin".
Each lecture will be $20 for members of any of the three institutions, $25 for non-members.
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 Summer Programs at the Homestead
Registration for Summer History Adventure Days and our new History Travel Camp is now open. History Adventure Days will be offered again this year for children entering 2nd to 7th grades. For children entering 7th grade or older, our new History Travel Camp will visit historic sites in the Hudson Valley to explore the area's Revolutionary past.
For more information about summer programs, CLICK HERE. |
Upcoming Events
Thursday, February 6
7 pm
Scholars Lecture: Craig D. Townsend, PhD, Faith in Their Own Color: Black Episcopalians in Antebellum New York City.
Due to weather, this lecture will take place at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Parish House, 382 Cantitoe Street, Bedford. . For directions, CLICK HERE.
Registration and refreshments begin at 6:15 pm. Lecture begins at 7 pm.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 914-232-8119.
Thursday, February 13
7 pm
Forest Management: Why is our local forest imperiled and how do we protect it? Bedford's backyard forest and forests in our local preserves help protect our water quality, prevent flooding, reduce greenhouse gases, and provide habitat for local wildlife. The life we know is dependent on this forest, and the forest is dependent on us.
Lecture will be held in the ballroom at John Jay Homestead.
Free admission.
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