New York Historical Society VIP Tour

Join Senior Art Historian and Museum Director Emerita, Linda S. Ferber for an extraordinary informal tour of the New-York Historical Society's exhibitions and collections.

Through this tour you will get to know the New-York Historical Society Museum and its collections of historical objects, paintings, drawings, decorative arts (including the Society's exceptional Tiffany collection) and its groundbreaking Center for Women's History.

After the tour, enjoy delectable edibles at the Society's own Caffe Storico or at Parliament Espresso and Sandwich Bar.

With Linda Ferber as your guide, your tour promises to be entertaining as well as educational!

The tour takes place on Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 11am - 1pm.

Museum admission is not included.

Instant Item Ticket: $50/person (10 person max.)

*Note:
This item is available for purchase as individual tickets for a scheduled event.
This is not an auction item.
A maximum of ten (8) tickets are being offered.

Tour Boscobel and Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center

Enjoy private tours of two of the Hudson Valley's cultural treasures.Boscobel House & Garden's executive director, Jennifer Carlquist, will take you and up to nine guests behind the scenes of this esteemed Historic House Museum, which contains one of the finest collections of decorative arts from the Federal period. Tour this neoclassical mansion, then enjoy the 68 acres of grounds featuring lush gardens, a woodland trail, and a spectacular view of the Hudson River.

At Manitoga/The Russel Wright Center, experience an immersive house, studio and landscape tour for six (6) guests. Manitoga is the former home and 75-acre woodland garden of American industrial designer Russel Wright (1904-1976). It is also a National Historic Landmark, and one of the few 20th century modern homes with original landscape open to the public.

To be scheduled within one year of receipt.

Storm King Art Center Family Membership

Storm King Art Center is a 500-acre outdoor museum located in New York's Hudson Valley, where visitors experience large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions under the open sky.

Since 1960, Storm King has been dedicated to stewarding the hills, meadows, and forests of its site and surrounding landscape. Building on the visionary thinking of its founders, Storm King supports artists and some of their most ambitious works.

Your Family Membership offers unlimited free admission for two adults and up to four children under the age of 18, and additional benefits that include discounts on purchases at Storm King and selected Hudson Valley businesses, and free admission to additional museums.

Two Weekend Festival Passes to the Hudson Jazz Festival 2020

The Hudson Jazz Festival treats jazz aficionados and world music fans to a banquet of masterful artists playing music from around the globe. This item includes two weekend passes to the February 2020 Hudson Jazz Festival to be held in historic Hudson, NY.

Enjoy three days and nights of Jazz concerts and take some time to explore Hudson's renowned galleries, antique stores, and restaurants. Complete your weekend with a visit to the nearby Olana State Historic Site, Frederic Church's masterpiece.

Celebrate Musical History with Ten Tickets to the 2020 Maverick Concerts

Maverick Concerts, America's oldest continuous summer chamber music festival located in the historic Maverick Concert Hall, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015.

The rustic concert hall, with its mixture of professionalism and informality, has launched the careers of many young American musicians, fulfilling the vision of Maverick Art Colony founder Hervey White to create a "music chapel" in Woodstock to honor talented musicians.

Book of ten (10) tickets to the 2020 Maverick Concert Series, which can be used individually or in a group for a single event.

.Enjoy a Ceramics Class at Women's Studio Workshop

Take a 4-6 week ceramics course in wheel throwing or hand building at Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) in Rosendale, NY.

Founded in 1974 by four women artists, WSW operates and maintains an artists' workspace that encourages the voice and vision of women artists, provides professional opportunities at various stages of their careers, and promotes programs that stimulate public involvement, awareness, and support for the visual arts.

This gift certificate is good for any ceramics class with a value of $250 or less, plus one bag of clay and firing fees.

Expires December 31, 2020.

Powerhouse Theatre 2020 Season Subscription for Two

Be among the first to see what could be the next big theatrical hit! A unique collaboration between two world class organizations, Vassar College and New York Stage and Film, The Powerhouse Season is known as the springboard for new productions that go on to theaters across the country and around the world.

Launched at Vassar in 1985, for six weeks each summer 20-25 new works are brought to life by more than 200 professional artists. Presentations include fully-produced plays, readings of works in progress, and musical workshops.

West Point Sunday - Champagne Brunch for Two and Tour of West Point for Four

Enjoy a unique dining experience high on a hilltop at The Thayer Hotel, a recognized national treasure. You'll experience commanding views of the Hudson River and The United States Military Academy in this renowned restaurant with Gothic windows and old-world charm.

After brunch, enjoy an hour-long guided educational tour of the buildings and grounds of the United States Military Academy. General George Washington considered West Point to be the most important strategic position in America, and today it is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America..

Brunch for two guests and a tour for four.

Get to Know What is Hot in Contemporary Art

Have you ever wanted someone to let you know what the best contemporary art shows in New York were on any given week and to explain why they stand out?

Take a tour of Chelsea's contemporary art galleries with Margaret Mathews Berenson, an independent curator and lecturer on contemporary art at the 92nd Street Y.

Ms. Berenson founded her own business in 1984 following a career in museum work at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in book publishing.

This carefully edited intimate tour will offer insight into the important artists and exhibitions in New York City.

This guided tour of Chelsea Galleries takes place on Saturday, November 23.

Meeting time and place, TBD.

Instant Item Ticket: $50/person (10 person max.)

*Note:
This item is available for purchase as individual tickets for a scheduled event.
This is not an auction item.
A maximum of ten (10) tickets are being offered.

Glimmerglass Festival - Summer Opera Tickets for Two

Enjoy two (2) tickets to two (2) performances in summer 2020. Glimmerglass features four new fully-staged productions, including three operas and one work of American musical theater, performed with full orchestra, large cast and no sound amplification. Special performances, cabarets, concerts, lectures and symposiums also take place throughout the season.

The 2020 mainstage productions will include Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Wagner's Die Feen (The Fairies) and Handel's Rinaldo.

The Glimmerglass Festival is a one-of-a-kind summer destination, blending world-class opera with a relaxed, casual atmosphere and a beautiful lakeside setting in the heart of Central New York.

The Cooperstown region's welcoming accommodations, delightful dining and fun-filled attractions invite you to extend your visit and explore.

Admission for Two to a WKZE Parlour Session

Independent radio station WKZE 98.1, based in Red Hook NY, produces live music broadcasts in front of small live audiences in a special series called "Parlour Sessions." Featuring national and local artists, these intimate sessions are a real treat for their guests.

The station is known for playing a selection of music from Folk, World, Blues, Rock, and Jazz genres, often mixing unlikely songs together to form an eclectic sound unique to the station.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour for Eight of The Rubin Museum of Art

You and up to seven guests (eight (8) people total) are invited to enjoy an exclusive tour through one of the exhibitions on display at the Rubin Museum, and learn about what it takes to conceive of and prepare an exhibition for opening to the public.

Your group will be greeted by the museum's director, and led through the exhibition by a curator. Opened to the public in 2004 and founded by Shelley and Donald Rubin,

The Rubin Museum of Art is a dynamic environment that stimulates learning, promotes understanding, and inspires personal connections to the ideas, cultures, and art of Himalayan regions.