Program Schedule:
November 2024 - March 2025
(These are live programs at the site, and we welcome and encourage in-person attendance, but some of them will also be offered as livestreams through shared platforms. Please register for the livestream through the website, under Calendar. No reservations required for in-person attendance at the site)
Schedule of Presentations:
Sat., Nov. 30, 1 PM. Enjoy a performance by acclaimed bass baritone singer Ronald Campbell, featuring oratorio, spirituals and show tunes, with keyboard.
Wed., Dec. 4, 7 PM. A special holiday presentation by the acclaimed Bronx Opera Company, featuring arias and duets from the classics, as well as traditional carols and seasonal favoriates, accompanied by music on the 1830 Erben pipe organ.
Sat., Dec. 7, 1 PM. Music for the holidays, performed by Erik Lichack and Eliza Vincz-Lichack, featuring holiday selections, from colonial times through the 20th century, with voice, organ, and banjo. This program is co-sponsored by Revolutionary Westchester 250.
We are also pleased to spotlight a living history presentation recalling the holiday festival of St. Nicholas in colonial New York. Drawing on Dutch traditions, the festival called for St. Nicholas to visit homes and distribute sweets and gifts for children, usually left in their shoes, on December 6 -- as long as they had been well-behaved during the proceeding year.
St. Paul's living historian Michael Grillo brings the history and fun associated with this grand tradition to life in historic St. Paul's Church in conjunction with what is sure to be an outstanding performance of Holiday music. St. Nicholas will be with us from noon to 4 PM.
Friday, Dec. 13, 10 AM. An educational program and forum marking the 233rd anniversary of the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. The program includes talks, music, living history and a student's award winning essay. Keynote address by the Hon. Judge William G. Primps of the Bronxville (NY) Village Court.
Sat., Dec. 14, 12 Noon. Wreaths Across America, honoring service members buried at St. Paul’s, part of the national commemoration.
2 PM. Enjoy an hour of holiday music, and other selections, performed by Pamela Sklar on flute and Joyce Balint on mandolin.
Sat., Dec. 21, 1 PM. We are pleased to present our annual Holiday Organ Concert, on the classic 1830 Erben, featuring organist-in-residence Kathryn Jones, accompanied by soprano singers.
Sat., Dec. 28, 1 PM. In recognition of the approaching New Year’s holiday, an interpretive performance, and sing along, of Songs of America, with selections from the American Revolution to the 20th century, by site manger David Osborn.
2025
Sat., Jan .11, 1 PM. Tutti Bravi, a local theater company, presents, “Patriots or Loyalists? Remembering the Neutral Ground of Westchester during the American Revolution”. This will be a series of re-enactments, monologues, with original scripts, bringing to life the stories of people who struggled with torn loyalties -- sometimes dividing families -- during America’s fight for independence. Several of the historical characters portrayed are buried in the historic cemetery at St. Paul’s.
Monday, Jan. 20, 1 PM. Prof. Kris Burrell, of Hostos Community College/CUNY, explores the civil rights struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in recognition of the national holiday Sat., Feb. 8, 1 PM. In recognition of Black History Month, Professor Michael Douma of Georgetown University explores themes from his recent, highly regarded book, “The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, economic and Demographic History, 1700-1827.”
Sat., Feb. 8, 1 PM. In recognition of Black History Month, Professor Michael Douma of Georgetown University explores themes from his recent, highly regarded book, “The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, economic and Demographic History, 1700-1827.”
Monday, Feb. 17. We are open all day, 10 AM to 5 PM, in recognition of President’s Day, with a special 1 PM talk, about “George Washington and the American Revolution.”
Sat., March 8, 1 PM. A recognition of Women’s History Month, with a program about “Women and the American Revolution.” It will feature short, first-person re-enactments, reflecting the diversity of experiences of women who lived through the era of the American Revolution - Peggy Shippen Arnold, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Abigail Adams, Phoebe Ward and Anna Ward.
Schedule is Subject to Change.
