The
Spring Festival known as “Pinkster,” celebrated
in the Hudson River Valley as early as the 17th century,
presents
a rousing Colonial style celebration of Spring with a compelling
program for families. On May 17, experience the only authentic
recreation of this 18th-century African-Dutch celebration
of Spring at Philipsburg
Manor, a property of Historic
Hudson Valley.
Enjoy a grand parade with the Pinkster King,
storytelling, hands-on activities, crafts and demonstrations,
colonial and ethnic foods, drumming, audience participation,
African dance forms, and an invitation to participate in 18th-century
dancing.
Schedule
Storytelling (J. Gilliam Brown)
12:00, 2:30, 5:00
African Colonial Dance (Judith Samuel and the Children of Dahomey)
12:30, 3:00
Drumming and Dance (Kofi Donkor and Company)
1:30, 4:00
Pinkster Parade and the Game of Lies
1:00
Pinkster Election
3:30
African-American Foodways Lecture (Michael Twitty, Culinary Historian)
2:00
"Hog and Hominy" Book signing and Lecture (Frederick Douglass Opie, author of "Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America)
5:00
Ongoing Activities
- Manor House tours
- Mill tours
- Coopering demnonstrations
- Foodways demonstrations
- Rattle workshop
- Roaming fiddler and Kora player
- Colonial games
- African-related books and gifts
- Traditional West Indian and African-American cuisine available throughout the day
| Where: |
Philipsburg Manor, Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. |
| When: |
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Noon to 6pm, rain or shine. |
| Cost: |
$12 for adults, $10 seniors, $6 children (5 - 17).
HHV members and children under 5 are free
Purchase Tickets Online
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