Holiday Events At Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum….in The Bronx!!!
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Preview Candle Light Tour
Friday, December 5th
 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the mansion in its full glory before anyone else. There will be choral music, gift items on sale in a holiday boutique, costumed guides and you’ll be able to walk through the mansion at your own pace. The free Bronx Seaside Trolley will also be transporting visitors from the Pelham Bay Train Station to Bartow-Pell Mansion and onto key City Island spots. Pricing for the Preview Candlelight Tour is: $15 Adult, $12 Seniors/Students and Free for children under 6 years old. Reservations are requested but not required. Contact 718-885-1461 or [email protected]. |
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Annual Winter Family Day Saturday, December 6th View the Mansion decorated in the theme of the Nutcracker. Enjoy horse drawn wagon rides, take home craft projects, and have professional pictures taken with Kris Kringe ($20 extra per photo). Gift Items, baked goods and an early chance to bid on Silent Auction items will also be available. The highlight of this year’s event is the sing-a-long puppet show led by Liz Joice of Goat on A Boat. The puppet show staring “puppet mice” is based on Clement Clarke Moore’s, “Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem and will have performances at 11am and 12:30pm Appropriate for ages 3 and up. Pricing: $20 per child, free for adults; Members $15 per child. Registration is strongly suggested as seating for the puppet shows are limited. Contact 718-885-1461 or send email. |
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Bronx Arts Ensemble Holiday Music Concert At Bartow Pell
Saturday, December 13 & Sunday, December 14
12 p.m. and 2 p.m.  Bartow-Pell Mansion welcomes back the Bronx Arts Ensemble who will provide a free St. Nicolas Celebration Concert. This festive holiday program features costumed Singers and a Double Reed Band (oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bassoon) who tell the story of the Dutch Sinterklass in song and narrative – a colonial celebration in Old Nieuw Amsterdam, fun for the whole family! Contact Bronx Arts Ensemble for free tickets 718-601-7399.
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Annual Candelight Tour
Saturday, December 13th, 5pm- 8pm
(Snow date December 14th)
Candlelight Tour – A Celebration of Trees Each room of the mansion will feature a tree decorated to the theme of the Nutcracker. Costumed tour guides will share the home with you and take you back over 100 years to how families like the Bartows may have celebrated the season. Finish your evening with warm cider and festive snacks. Tours will be given at 5, 6, and 7pm. Fee: $12 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students, free children under 6; Members: $10 Adults, $5 Senior/Students. Contact to reserve a tour time 718-885-1461 or [email protected]. |
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Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Easily accessible by
Public transit: #6 Train to Pelham Bay Station, transfer to #45 Westchester Bee-Line bus to gate. By Car: exit Hutchinson River Parkway or I-95 at City Island/Orchard Beach exit. Merge onto Shore Road at traffic circel. Bear left around circle to Shore Road North, enter stone gates on the right. Free Parking is available.
Guided Mansion Tours: Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays 12 p.m. – 4 p.m
Admission: $5 Adult, $3 Seniors/Students, Free children under 6 years old |
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 Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is o wned by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, and is a member of the Historic House Trust of NYC. Public programs are sponsored in part by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. The First Friday! series is made possible with public funds from the Bronx Council on the Arts through the NYSCA decentralization program. |