Mountain Top Historical Society's

2007 Open House

"The Artist in the Mountains - A Celebration of Asher B. Durand"

Classic and Contemporary Landscape Painting in America's First Wilderness

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Saturday, August 25 (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Mountain Top Historical Society Campus

Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY

Free Admission. Rain or Shine.

The culmination of a summer of Mountain Top Fun and Exploration

Visit the Hudson River School Art Trail Interpretive Center!
Pack Your Pallet - a show of contemporary landscape paintings - the culmination of a summer long series of artists' workshops.
Puppet Show: Do You Think That's Thunder? A recreation of the Rip Van Winkle puppet show as performed at Rip's Retreat.

Festivities:

Schoharie Valley Cloggers
Herb Schmidt and his Old Time Jazz Band
Food, Crafts, Entertainment
Hay Rides

You'll want to pay careful attention to the schedule of events posted at the Open House so that you will be able to take in all the fantastic events.

A new performance of Rip Van Winkle for today's children just as seen by their grandparents over 50 years ago.
The Hudson River School Art Trail Interpretive Center developed in conjunction with Cedar Grove and the National Park Service and designed by Tom Nelson, designer for the Albany Institute of History and Art.
The Barn Gallery will feature an exhibit of the works of local landscape painters created especially for this year's open house at Plein Air workshops throughout the summer.