News & Notes
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Bard College and Historic Red Hook Receive Award for Excellence from Greater Hudson Heritage Network The Greater Hudson Heritage Network has announced Gilsonfest, a project of Bard College and Historic Red Hook, among the winners of its 2019 Awards for Excellence.
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Exhibition at Bard College Library Highlights Mycological Passions of John Cage and Violetta White Delafield "Fruiting Bodies: The Mycological Passions of John Cage (1912–1992) and Violetta White Delafield (1875–1949)" will be on view October 1 – December 1, 2019 in the Stevenson Library at Bard College, which a reception on October 19 at 5:30pm.
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Fisher Center Presents September Series of Free Events at Bard College’s Montgomery Place Campus The Fisher Center at Bard presents a second season of free outdoor events on the grounds of Montgomery Place, a National Historic Landmark overlooking the Hudson River: a puppet circus extravaganza, music from the border and beyond, and two under-the-stars film screenings set against the backdrop of the riverbank. September 7–20.
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Montgomery Place Hosts Gilsonfest, Celebrating Life of African American Head Gardener Since Bard College acquired Montgomery Place in 2016, the former seat of one of the branches of the Livingston family has become the “salon” hosting public events. Famous names long associated with Montgomery Place include architect Alexander Jackson Davis and landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing, but now visitors will have opportunities to learn about a lesser-known steward of this magnificent site overlooking the Hudson River.
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Bard College Presents Pop-Up Garden Open Houses at Montgomery Place and Blithewood Gardens In celebration of National Public Garden Week, the Bard Arboretum is hosting two open house garden tours. Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus Gardens Open House takes place on Saturday, May 11, and the Blithewood Garden Open House will be held on Friday, May 17.
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Reviving Music of the Hudson Valley's Gilded Age at Bard's Montgomery Place Campus The passion project of a local professor shines a light on forgotten, historic tunes in settings like Montgomery Place, Lyndhurst, and Olana.
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Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus Announces Three Spring Series Highlighting the History and Art of the Historic Hudson Valley Estate Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus announces three spring series of events celebrating the history and arts of one of the Hudson Valley’s esteemed historic estates: Toward an Ethical Imagination: Gilsonfest, Spring Salon Series on Music of the Gilded Age, and The Gilded Garden: Historic Ornament in the Landscape at Montgomery Place.
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Bard College Receives Regional Economic Development Grant for Montgomery Place Mansion Restoration Bard College has been awarded $300,000 in New York State grant funding to restore the Montgomery Place Mansion, a National Historic Landmark. Part of the state’s 2018 Regional Economic Development funding and the Environmental Protection Fund Grant Program, the funds will be used to restore the resiliency and integrity of the mansion’s exterior.
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Salon Series at Bard College’s Montgomery Place Campus to Focus on Regional Agriculture on Saturday, October 6 On Saturday, October 6, Bard College, in partnership with Rose Hill Farm and the National Young Farmers Coalition, presents the Montgomery Place 2018 Salon Series on Agriculture. The event will gather farmers, community members, scientists, legal scholars, journalists, and business people to explore a multitude of issues related to establishing a thriving regional agriculture system.
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Bard Fisher Center Presents The Stage at Montgomery Place: Gathering on the Banks The Fisher Center presents an inaugural series of free, outdoor events, including film, live music, and dance to be presented on the grounds of Bard College’s Montgomery Place Campus.