2014 Calendar of Events March "Listening Matters" through March 6 in The Mexican Shack An interactive audio display featuring stories derived from the Mabel Addis Oral History Collection of Somers Historical Society featuring narrations by Hudson Valley Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk Community Conversation & reception March 6, 7pm, The Mexican Shack "Homecoming 2013" through March 30 in the Elephant Hotel in Somers An exhibition featuring returning items from Somers Historical Society collections originally loaned to institutions for exhibitions outside of Somers -. The Harley-Davidson Museum, Bard Graduate Design Center, the Bruce Museum This exhibition is part of Somers @ 225, the Society's year-long celebration of events commemorating the Town's incorporation as Stephenstown in 1783. The Elephant Hotel first and third floors In Celebration of Spring and Women's History Month "Pratt Institute Parallels; a study of the works of Somers Resident Caroline Wright Reis (Pratt Institute, Class of 1902) by Somers Residents Laura Birdsall (Pratt Institute, Class of 2013) & Simone Kurtz (Pratt Institute, Class of 2015) Wright Reis Homestead, Somers, NY March 23, 29, 30 2pm - 4pm Artist's Reception Saturday, March 22 3pm - 5pm Gardening at the Wright-Reis Homestead Saturdays at 10am beginning March 29 April National Library Month Celebration in collaboration with Somers Library Details soon 5th Annual World Circus Day - We are celebrating all month! Stop by the Society Offices any Thursday in April between 2pm and 4pm for a special gift . Join us for a virtual poetry reading and tour with poet/author Somers native Jo Pitkin. Date TBD Music at Mt. Zion Concert Series Kick-Off Remembering Pete! Concert Celebrating the Life Pete Seger Date and time to be announced May Somers Historical Society Annual Meeting Mt. Zion Church in Reis Park date TBA Memorial Day Somers Historical Society Open House 3rd Floor, Elephant Hotel Monday, May 26 11:30 a.m. June Wright-Reis Homestead Open House in conjunction with the Town's Independence Day Celebration June 28 Tours of Wright-Reis Homestead By appointment only; Saturdays 10am June, July, August July 12th Annual Woody Guthrie Hootenanny date and time to be announced September Celebrate Somers! Somers Chamber of Commerce Community Celebration date and time to be announced November Veteran's Day Somers Historical Society Open House 3rd Floor, Elephant Hotel Monday, November 11 11:30 a.m. December Town of Somers Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony & "Holidays at the Homestead/ Festival of Trees" date and time to be announced |