June 2021
Virtual Tuesday Talk: Tiffany, La Farge and Their Revolutionary Opalescent Glass Windows
Art historian Sylvia Laudien-Meo will present the new craft of opaque glass panes that revolutionized the decoration of Gilded Age churches and homes. Artists Louis Comfort Tiffany and John La Farge were the lead competitors for commissions. Their works express the new interests in travel and foreign cultures, new passions for nature and landscape, an interest for symbolism, the Pre-Raphaelites and Art Nouveau, especially for complex interior decoration. Laudiew-Meo: “We will look at the artists’ newly developed techniques as well.”
Find out more »Drop-in Community Yoga
Join Susan Shook, a yoga practitioner, at an all level yoga class here at the mansion on Saturdays from 9 am to 10 am. The class is indoors in our great hall. Masks will be required and social distancing will be practiced.
Find out more »Virtual Tuesday Talk: New York’s Woolworth Building & the Five-and-Dime Store Legacy
Historian and licensed guide Bob Gelber will give a virtual tour of “New York’s Woolworth Building & the Five-and-Dime Store Legacy.” It was built to represent Frank W. Woolworth’s success and wealth from creating the first five-and-dime stores in America and then worldwide. Gelber will discuss an overview of Woolworth and his bargain stores, why the building’s design was ahead of its time in 1913, a virtual look at the unique architectural details from its terracotta façade to its ornate…
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Norman Rockwell Museum: A Must See!
Live Theatre and Music Outside
Fairfield Marriott
Introducing Blantyre's Resort Membership Program
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