ITS GOING TO BE A SUBLIME SEPTEMBER! |
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Join us for a month of FREE public programs ranging in themes from American History to Horticulture. Find the full list here with new events being added all the time.
How can we offer so many great talks, tours and workshops? Proceeds from your generous donations and our one annual fundraiser make this possible...
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2023 Jay Soirée -
The Delmonico Way!
Saturday, September 23
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Tickets and Tables are selling fast for our ever popular Jay Soirée!
Join us for sublime entertainment and a menu inspired by legendary recipes from Delmonico's “The Restaurant That Made New York.” Hosted by Max Tucci, global brand officer of the newly reopening Delmonico's, culinary historian, restaurateur, author of "The Delmonico Way" and grandson of the legendary Oscar Tucci.
Live Auction items include bespoke dinners and cooking classes, a private party in the 1916 Tennis House, a Colorado getaway and a sustainable small boat excursion to Greece courtesy of
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Enjoy Delmonico's Inspired Cocktails by the Reflecting Pool in the Jay Estate Gardens
Followed by a Grand Seated Dinner, The Delmonico Way
in the Pink “Palm Tent”
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Dance the Night Away to Live Music from Elektra
Decades of Glamour Attire Requested – From White Tie to Jacket and no Tie, Glamorous Gowns, Flapper Dresses, Cigarette Pants or Swing Skirts – all celebrating nearly 200 years of Delmonico's history.
All proceeds from this one fundraiser benefit our park. Help us fill the Jay Estate with expanded public programs and seed more improvements in our buildings and grounds for community use!
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INAUGURAL MARGARET NOLAN O'NEILL FELLOWSHIP PRESENTATION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 6PM
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The Margaret Nolan O’Neill Fellowship at the Jay Heritage Center was established in 2022 to advance scholarship in American History and foster respectful dialogue of topics relevant to the evolution of our nation, the shaping of its democracy and place in the global arena. Inspired by Maggie O’Neill’s own passion for intellectual discourse and boundless curiosity about our country’s history and political landscape, it affords the opportunity for an undergraduate or graduate student at Columbia University to pursue a 10-week immersive summer experience.
This year’s O’Neill Fellow, Fenway Donegan, Class of 2025, has conducted research supervised by Professor Lynne Breslin, the architect and historian, on the impact of land transfers and confiscation laws in the Revolutionary period. Hear about his original scholarship at this free talk. Reception to follow. READ MORE ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP HERE
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 at 3PM
MEET ROSARIAN
STEPHEN SCANNIELLO
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Meet Stephen Scanniello, rosarian and international authority on roses. The celebrated horticulturist, garden designer and author serves as curator for both the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden and the Helen S. Kaman Rose Garden at the Elizabeth Park Conservancy in West Hartford, Connecticut. Since the early 1980s, Stephen has been advocating for the cultivation of roses in an environmentally sustainable manner and promoting practices that reduce the dependence of rose growers on chemicals and pesticides. He is the president of the Heritage Rose Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, and advancement of research on roses with particular historical, educational, or genetic value.
Stephen has created, preserved, or restored numerous gardens throughout his career, including the Heritage Rose District of New York City that encompasses historic sites throughout Harlem in upper Manhattan. READ MORE ABOUT STEPHEN HERE
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HISTORIAN ALLISON STAGG
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th at 6PM
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Join us on Friday, September 15 for a free talk, reception and book signing with scholar Allison Stagg. Her first book Prints of a New Kind: Political Caricature in the United States details the political strategies and scandals that inspired the first generation of American caricaturists to share news and opinions with their audiences in shockingly radical ways.
Stagg examines printed caricatures that mocked the current events reported in newspapers about the United States’ fledgling government. Her presentation will highlight how politicians were satirized in the 18th and 19th century and shed light on the artists who lampooned them. Among those she profiles is James Akin whose scalding caricature criticizing the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings influenced later artists.
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Find out what two of our favorite volunteers, Rye Country Day senior Sarah Rivas and veteran Kykuit docent Karen Matrunich enjoy about helping out at the Jay Estate.
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See what's new at the Jay Estate either as a visitor or a volunteer! |
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Jay Estate Gardens
Next August and September Tours
Thursdays, August 31 and September 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 10am-2pm
Sundays, August 27 and September 10, 17 and 24 from 10am - 5pm
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1838 Jay Mansion
Next August and September Tours
Sunday, August 27 and September 10, 17 and 24 from 2 - 5pm
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AND COMING IN OCTOBER...
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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Jay Heritage Center
210 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY 10580
Did You Know? Thirty years ago on August 30th, Rye's Boston Post Road Historic District was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.
For more info about how to get involved, contact us
Meredith Slater, Office Manager &
Assistant Program Director
Lucia Maestro, Horticulture Director
Charity EIN 13-3585332
Office phone: (914) 698-9275
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