Wyckoff House & Association

WYCKOFF EVENTS

Pinkster: An African-Colonial Celebration
A memorial celebration of Pentecost in Colonial Brooklyn.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
12 noon - 4 pm
Free

Pinkster is a colonial African and Dutch celebration of Pentecost A time when African slaves were given the day off to enjoy feasts and participate in the revelry. This was the only holiday where slaves could mingle with the masses on a personal level. Come celebrate with the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum!

Ongoing Family Workshop: Making Herbal Sachets

12:15 pm Tour of the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

1:15 pm
Dr. Sherrill D. Wilson will give a discussion about “Traveling the New York African-American Experience from 1637 - 1865 ”*. This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.

1:30—3:30pm
Open Hearth Cooking

2:00 pm
A Performance by The Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir of
Bedford-Stuyvesant under the direction of Mrs. Patricia Pates Eaton and Mr. Lawrence P. Wrenn

2:30 pm
Children’s African Dance Class: Learn how to perform a traditional African dance, and perform it for the crowd!

3:30 pm
A Performance by The Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir of
Bedford-Stuyvesant

*Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the New York Council for the Humanities or National Endowment for the Humanities.

SUMMER THURSDAY EVENINGS
JULY AND AUGUST THE PARK WILL BE OPEN TILL 7:PM FOR A VARIETY OF ACTIVATIES FROM HOUSE TOURS TO COLONIAL COOKING AT THE FIRE PIT. LOOK FOR A CALENDER OF SPECIFIC ACTIViTIES TO BE POSTED SOON.

tHE APPLE FESTIVAL
Celebrate the harvest and “everything apple”! Cider pressing, kids crafts, music, storytelling and more
sATURDAY, sEPTEMBER 27TH, 2008
12 NOON - 4 PM
FREE
MORE INFORMATION TO COME!