Explore Olana’s landscape in bloom and join famed botanical artist Wendy Hollender for an afternoon drawing workshop. Explore Frederic Church’s designed landscape at Olana State Historic Site and use pencil and watercolor pencils to create realistic drawings of the flora growing in late September. During the class, participants will ...Read More
Join Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer for a walk through Olana's landscape to explore the unseen industrial history of the Hudson River Valley. Learn how families living in and around Olana harvested ice along the Hudson and take in Olana's striking views with the unique perspective of a regional ...Read More
Join this special free evening performance with The Camphill Hudson Players, Hudson’s own inclusive theater company that creates original productions. During this special performance designed by Jody Brookes, the players will showcase Olana’s landscape, highlighting Olana’s spectacular views and the beauty of the Hudson River. This performance will take ...Read More
Join us on Labor Day for an exploration through Olana’s artist-designed landscape while keeping eyes and ears open for local birds. Learn more about local bird species, habitats, and behaviors with Dr. William Cook, Professor Emeritus at Columbia-Greene Community College and the Curator of C-GCC's Natural History Museum and ...Read More
Join The Olana Partnership and Upstate Films at Olana State Historic Site for a movie night under the stars. Clue (1985) is a comedic mystery and cult classic based on the board game of the same name. When six guests are invited to a mansion for dinner, an unexpected ...Read More
Get ready to groove! Heard World brings the vibrant sounds of West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, and beyond to Olana. Enjoy irresistible rhythms from this collective of world music and jazz musicians, all against the backdrop of Olana's breathtaking views. FREE; the performance takes place outside the Historic House. ...Read More
Join contemporary artist Gabriela Salazar for a walk and conversation around her current installation in Olana’s artist-designed landscape and learn how she was inspired by the site’s historic farm complex. This one-hour walk will take place outdoors near Salazar’s project, A Measure of Comfort (Cake and Cord), which activates ...Read More
Join Misty Cook, M. S. of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, for a walk through Olana's landscape to learn more about plant medicines and indigenous knowledge. During this landscape walk, participants will learn from Misty about the history of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans medicines, highlighting the unseen histories contemporary possibilities ...Read More
Join well known regional geologist Dr. Robert Titus for a walk through Olana's picturesque landscape and explore the ice age history of the Hudson River Valley. Travel back through time and learn how glaciers sculpted Olana's striking views. Enjoy Robert's storytelling approach as he explains the origins of Frederic ...Read More
This special evening celebrating the summer solstice is organized by the artist Ellen Harvey & members of the artist collective, Hilma’s Ghost. During the evening, visitors are invited to participate in rituals designed around the new site-specific installation, Winter in the Summer House, to usher in the formal start ...Read More
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