Sculpture Walk
Sculpture Walk
Tarrytown, NY
Explore selected highlights of The Pocantico Center’s renowned outdoor sculpture collection on a walking tour of the grounds surrounding Kykuit. Arnaldo Ugarte, sculpture conservator at Pocantico, will provide a historical overview of several twentieth-century sculptures with a special focus on the…
Tuesday, September 17 2024
10:00 AM
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4:30 PM
Upstate Art Weekend
Upstate Art Weekend
Tarrytown, NY
Visit the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at Pocantico (DR Center) during Upstate Art Weekend (UPAW), an annual event celebrating the cultural vibrancy of upstate New York through events and open exhibitions. Throughout the weekend, visitors can view Portraits of Process, the DR Center’s cu…
Thu, Jul 18 2024
11:00 AM
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Sun, Jul 21 2024
3:00 PM
Pocantico Fall Forum: Heroes and Highwaymen
Pocantico Fall Forum: Heroes and Highwaymen
Tarrytown, NY
To celebrate the opening of Treason of the Blackest Dye, the 2024 Pocantico Fall Forum will provide a local perspective on Major John André’s remarkable capture in Tarrytown during the American Revolution and why the spy’s fame eclipsed the reputation of his captors. Using historical images of th…
Wednesday, September 25 2024
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Fall Garden Walk
Fall Garden Walk
Tarrytown, NY
From Kykuit’s traditional rose garden to the shrub-lined banks of the brook garden, The Pocantico Center’s landscape has been carefully cultivated for decades. As summer gives way to cooler temperatures, vibrant fall foliage provides a dramatic backdrop for the estate’s varied gardens. Horticultura…
Tuesday, October 1 2024
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Japanese Garden Tour and Tea Ceremony Demonstration
Japanese Garden Tour and Tea Ceremony Demonstration
Tarrytown, NY
Stephen Morrell, horticulturalist and long-time student of tea, leads an intimate tour of the Rockefeller Japanese Garden and conversation on the beauty and simplicity of Japanese gardens. Morrell will discuss the evolution of centuries-old design principles that inform Japanese gardens and how the…
Friday, September 27 2024
10:00 AM
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3:30 PM
Fall Foliage Tour
Fall Foliage Tour
Tarrytown, NY
The Pocantico Center’s vast campus is home to thousands of trees, including both indigenous and imported species. Towering beauties like beechnut, cherry, Japanese maple, and wisteria embellish the visual landscape, capture carbon, protect against erosion, and provide habitats for local wildlife. …
Tuesday, October 15 2024
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Kali Rodriguez-Peña
Kali Rodriguez-Peña
Tarrytown, NY
“Kalí’s bristling tone and bilingual fluency has commanded attention in New York.” -Wall Street Journal Latin Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Kalí Rodríguez-Peña (La Habana, Cuba, 1992) and his quintet will present The New Cuban Masters, Rodríguez-Peña’s newest project comprising some of…
Tuesday, October 8 2024
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
Living Landscapes
Living Landscapes
Tarrytown, NY
Present-day climate change is intimately linked to geological and environmental history. From the magnificent cliffs of the Palisades to the pollinator gardens outside the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center, landscapes have a story to tell. To kickoff this unique walking tour of The Pocantico …
Friday, September 13 2024
1:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Site-Specific Dances featuring Darian Donovan Thomas and Phong Tran in UNFOLDING OLANA, a Work-in-Progress
Site-Specific Dances featuring Darian Donovan Thomas and Phong Tran in UNFOLDING OLANA, a Work-in-Progress
Tarrytown, NY
Site-Specific Dances, an interdisciplinary performance company founded and led by Michael Spencer Phillips and Dino Kiratzidis, will present two dance and media works from their existing repertory, followed by a 30-minute work-in-process presentation of Unfolding Olana. This work explores the Ameri…
Thursday, August 8 2024
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
TRIBE Presents: Solace of RED
TRIBE Presents: Solace of RED
Tarrytown, NY
The 2024 Culpeper Summer Performance Series finale will feature multidisciplinary artists’ collective TRIBE presenting works in progress from their performance art residency incubator, Solace of RED. Led by award-winning movement artist, choreographer, creator, curator, and artistic director Shamel…
Thursday, September 12 2024
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM