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Shaker Museum Social
Sunday, June 12, 2022
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion
182 Hudson Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037
Join us for a relaxed afternoon full of music, favorite local food and business vendors, games, craft demonstrations, and activities for all ages.
Register for a weaving workshop with Jamie Goldenberg, founder of Hart, or enter the baking contest to show off your skills and share your best recipe with friends and neighbors.
Free admission for all
Food and products available for purchase
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Treasure Hunt at the Historic Mount Lebanon Site
June 12, 2022 - August 27, 2022
The trails are open to the public from dawn to dusk
202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Bring the kids for a family-friendly visit to the historic Mount Lebanon site. Search for clues and win a prize using an interactive Treasure Hunt game on your phone. Download a free app to read clues and explore the North Family site and adjacent 1.5 mile gentle hiking trail. This event is free and open throughout the summer.
Collections Tours
June 17; July 9; 15, 29; August 13, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
88 Shaker Museum Road, Old Chatham, NY 12136
This behind-the-scenes experience offers a close-up look at the museum's comprehensive collection of Shaker furniture, tools, costumes, and more. While normally reserved for members only, this opportunity is open to the public as part of our Summer Series.
General Admission: $20
Free for museum members and Summer Series sponsors
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Shaker Meetinghouse Tours
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Saturday, July 16, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, NY 12125
The Mount Lebanon Shaker Meetinghouse is designed as one of New York State's most important examples of vernacular architecture and is an example of one of the Shakers' most substantial and innovative buildings.
General Admission: $20
Free for museum members and Summer Series sponsors
North Family Walking Tours
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Saturday, July 16, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Founded in 1787, Mount Lebanon was the first official community organized by the Shakers, and as the home of the central ministry it became a model for the other Shaker villages. Tours meet at the Great Stone Barn and pre-registration is required.
General Admission: $20
Free for museum members and Summer Series sponsors
Pig Years: Book Release party
in the Vault of the Great Stone Barn
Saturday, June 18, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Join local author and farmer Ellyn Gaydos and staff from The Chatham Bookstore to celebrate the release of Pig Years. Enjoy light refreshments and conversation with Ellyn and friends in the dramatic setting described in the book.
Free admission for all
Books available for purchase
Strawberry Shortcake Festival
Saturday, July 2, 2022
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Crellin Park
2940 Route 66, Chatham, NY, 12037
Join us in celebrating the holiday weekend by enjoying this timeless treat, generously provided by PieconicNY! In addition to the swimming and playground equipment available at Crellin Park, free games and crafts will be offered for children and the young at heart.
Free admission for all
Strawberry Shortcake $10 per serving
Shaker Communal Life:
Did the lifestyle support mental health?
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Online Event
Formed in the United States by a small band of immigrants in the late 18th century, the expansion and contraction of the Shaker communities tells the story of thousands of people who, against the backdrop of revolution, industrialization, epidemic, and civil war, made a decision to forsake accepted social norms of the day and live in large chosen families. This communal life demanded sacrifice and conviction and in return offered the promise of utopian experience.
What can our knowledge about the Shakers tell us about our present moment? Join the museum's Director of Collections and Research, Jerry Grant, for a presentation about Shaker life followed by a discussion with community leaders who are currently working to provide comfort and mental health services to people of all ages.
Free admission for all
Summer Series Garden Party
Saturday, August 6, 2022
6:00 PM
Private home in Old Chatham, NY
Address provided upon registration confirmation
Join us for a festive garden party to thank the sponsors who sustain our work, and celebrate a season of building friendship and community. Listed as one of the most memorable parties of 2021 by Rural Intelligence, the garden party is not to be missed! Cocktails and dinner by Lil' Deb's will be served with spectacular views of Old Chatham, overlooking the birthplace of Shaker Museum.
Free for Summer Series sponsors
The Mycelium Project,
Building house parts with fungi
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Online Event
The Shakers gave profound attention to issues of equity and inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship, and social welfare, all while creating an extraordinary body of material objects, including by extending well beyond the quintessential Shaker chair and Shaker oval box.
Shaker Museum recognizes contemporary innovator designing future structures with sustainable components fabricated solely from mycelium, a fungus related to mushroom growth. This carbon-absorbing natural resource could dramatically reduce the impact the built environment will have on the natural environment.
Hear about how the collaboration of a team of architects, mycelium experts, building science engineers, structural engineers, and design students resulted in a hypothetical custom residential architectural commission.
Free admission for all