Behold! New Lebanon, the living museum of contemporary rural American life, August 8 programs include:
[private]10:30 am-noon (shuttle boards at 9:30am): Surviving in the Forest.
New Lebanon’s resident mushroom expert and forager Roger Boutard will share his intimate knowledge of the food that grows all around the area. Outdoors: dress for walking in woods and fields with heavy shoes or boots and a hat. All ages welcome.
10:30 to 11:30 am (shuttle boards at 10:15 am): Reptile Rescue.
Rhonda Leavitt has never met a snake she couldn’t love – or an alligator or turtle or lizard for that matter. Queen of the Reptile Rescuers, Rhonda will bring her animals for you to learn to love and handle too. All ages welcome.
1:30 to 2:30 pm (shuttle boards at 1 pm): Rescuing and Restoring an Historic House.
Join historic preservationist Deborah Gordon, founder of the Phoenix Project of Eastern NY Inc., on this tour of a historic New Lebanon building, built c. 1800. Her company is beginning the process of preserving and reusing this building for the community’s benefit.
2 to 3:30 pm (shuttle boards at 1 pm): Movement is Art
Tour the rarely opened studio and outside sculpture garden of the famed kinetic artist George Rickey with his artist son, Philip. Outdoors: dress for walking in woods and fields with heavy shoes or boots and a hat. Sunscreen and bug repellent are advised. All ages welcome.
4:30 to 5:30 pm (shuttle boards at 4 pm): Working Dogs
Visit the Johnson Family Homestead, learn how herding breeds of farm dogs are trained and worked. All ages welcome. Outdoors; dress for walking in woods and fields with heavy shoes or boots and a hat.[/private]