Holiday Events at the Merchant’s House Museum
Holiday Events
For reservations, call 212-777-1089
19th-Century Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Enjoy holiday decorations, savor festive delicacies, drink from the ‘Bowl of Bishop’, and join in the caroling. A silent auction and holiday gift bazaar will complete the festivities. $25, FREE for members. Reservations suggested.
“To All, Wassail”: A Concert of
19th-Century Holiday Songs & Stories
Friday, December 19, 7 to 9 p.m.
The Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society will present a concert of vocal quartets, solos, holiday readings, and sing-alongs. A wassail reception will follow. $15, FREE for Members. Reservations suggested.
Come Calling: New Year’s Day Open House
Thursday, January 1, 2009, 3 to 6 p.m.
Relive the elegance of Old New York’s most important holiday, when gentlemen sallied forth to pay respects to all their neighbors in honor of the New Year. Traditional sweets, savouries, and punch will be served. $20, $10 Members. Reservations suggested.
Merchant’s House Museum, 1832, has eucalyptus leaf roof shingles. Its first chimney is contorta with acorn cap and the second chimney is plum bark with acorn cap. For the windows: the mullions are salt cedar, casings are bamboo, tops are oak bark with forsythia stems, and the shutters are palm leaves with banana stems. The fence is juniper, eucalyptus, and pepper corns. The door is sea grass, honeysuckle vine, and gourd seeds, with ornamentation including dusty miller, acorn caps and beech seeds.
