Metropolis Ensemble and Timo Andres Recital
2024-09-21 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Wethersfield Estate & Garden, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States
Celebrating a 20+ year artistic collaboration, Grammy-nominated Metropolis Ensemble and composer/pianist Timo Andres present an intimate evening of solo piano works inspired by Andres’ recent Carnegie Hall debut of quintessentially varied American music including delicate piano masterpieces by Duke Ellington, the last of Philip Glass’s 20 piano etudes, and Frederic Rzewski’s boisterous Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues.
Also featured will be Andres new work Fiddlehead (2024 Carnegie Hall commission), highlighting Andres’s “textural imagination and ear for piquant harmony” (The Guardian), and a New York premiere by the inventive Gabriella Smith.
“The question of what constitutes ‘Americanness’ in art has long interested me. It was little more than 100 years ago that composers started writing music that sounded ‘American,’ transcending the Eurocentric pastiches of earlier efforts. It’s a recent enough occurrence that one can still imagine different paths composers could’ve taken, could still take. These works represent, to me, the best qualities in American music.” -Timo Andres
This program was generously underwritten by an Anonymous Donor and the Soo & Carolina Kim Foundation.
Receptions begins at 4:00 PM
Doors close at 4:45 PM, recital begins promptly at 5:00 PM

Fall Family Festival
2024-09-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Wethersfield Estate & Garden, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States
DETAILS COMING SOON

"La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany" by Katia Lysy, Presentation & Book Signing
2024-10-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Wethersfield Estate & Garden, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States
Join us for a presentation and book signing of La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany, a stunning journey through the history and transformation of the La Foce estate. Authored by Katia Lysy, with a prologue by Benedetta Origo and breathtaking photographs by Simon Upton and Matteo Carassale, this beautiful book by Rizzoli unveils the captivating story of Iris and Antonio Origo’s vision. Gregory Long (President Emeritus, New York Botanical Garden) will offer an introduction. Discover how they transformed a barren Tuscan landscape into a thriving paradise, featuring a Renaissance villa and classically inspired gardens. Celebrate the dawn of La Foce’s hundredth anniversary with insights into its rich history, brought to life through letters, diaries, and newly commissioned images.
Books will be available for purchase at this event, courtesy of Merritt Books.
Attendance is limited to 50. Reservations are required.

Terra String Quartet and Oskar Espina Ruiz- Saturday Performance
2024-11-23 14:30 - 17:00 | Wethersfield Estate & Garden, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States
In partnership with Music Mountain, Wethersfield is pleased to invite you to join us for an afternoon of Mozart with the Terra String Quartet and Oskar Espina Ruiz.
Prizewinners at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Terra String Quartet is a vibrant young international ensemble based in New York City. They are composed of graduates of The Juilliard School, The New England Conservatory, Harvard University, and the Curtis Institute of Music. They have performed at numerous festivals and venues across the world, with recent concerts at Guarneri Hall, Chamber Music Raleigh, Randolph College, Music for a Great Space, and the Emilia-Romagna Festival in Italy.
Music Mountain artistic director Oskar Espina Ruiz, praised by El Nuevo Día for his “masterful virtuosity,” is a “phenomenal clarinetist– a subtle and discreet virtuoso whose dynamic control matched that of the string quartet” (CVNC).
Reception begins at 2:30 PM
Doors close at 2:45 PM, concert begins promptly at 3:00 PM
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Terra String Quartet and Oskar Espina Ruiz- Sunday Performance
2024-11-24 14:30 - 17:00 | Wethersfield Estate & Garden, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States

Spring Conditioning Ride
2025-05-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Wethersfield Trailhead, 207 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY, 12501, United States
Registration coming soon.

Educational Bird Walk
2025-05-23 09:00 - 10:30

The Garden Conservancy- Open Days
2025-06-08 10:00 - 17:00
On Sunday, June 8, Wethersfield Estate & Garden is participating in The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days.

Shared Voices Reception & Recital
2025-06-08 14:00 - 16:00

Garden Tales: An Evening for Families
2025-06-13 17:00 - 19:00

Movement Class in the Garden- For Adults
2025-07-18 09:30 - 11:00
Registration Coming Soon

Adventurers Club
2025-07-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-07-25 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-01 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-15 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-22 09:30 - 11:30

Movement Class in the Garden - For Children
2025-07-19 09:30 - 11:00

The Garden Conservancy- Open Days
2025-07-20 10:00 - 17:00
On Sunday, July 20, Wethersfield Estate & Garden is participating in The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days.

The Garden Conservancy- Digging Deeper
2025-07-20 10:00 - 23:00

DLC Walk at Wethersfield
2025-08-25 10:00 - 12:00

Conversations at Wethersfield, Speaker Series with Richard Armstrong featuring Peter Pennoyer
2025-09-20 16:00 - 18:00

The Garden Conservancy- Open Days
2025-09-27 10:00 - 17:00
On Saturday, September 27, Wethersfield Estate & Garden is participating in The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days.

Wethersfield Hunter Pace
2025-09-28 09:00 - 12:30
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All English and Western riders are welcome to join us for a hunt, hilltop, or untimed pleasure ride through 8.5 miles of gorgeous trails at Wethersfield Estate. There will be approximately 80 jumps, including many of our cross-country schooling jumps (all jumps have go-arounds). Pace begins 9:00 AM for all divisions, last Hunt and Hilltop riders must be out by 12:00 pm. Pleasure riders depart no later than 12:30 PM. This event is rain or shine. Teams will go out on a first-come, first-served basis, there are no set start times. Teams can be of mixed disciplines and ages, but there must be no more than 3 riders per team. A bagged lunch will be provided. Vegan option available.
An average of all times will determine the winning time. First through eighth place ribbons will be given in the Hunt and Hilltop divisions. First prize for the both divisions is $200.00. Second prize for the both divisions will be Season Equestrian passes to Wethersfield (Valued at $175.00). Results will be posted on the Wethersfield website and Facebook page.
This is the second pace of the Hudson Valley Pace Series, so come, join us and accumulate your points. Please email HVPaceSeries@gmail.com if you have questions on the pace series itself.
Online registration ONLY. Cut-off date to register is September 25. Please note that that Wethersfield trails will be closed to outside visitors on 9/28.
For more information reach out to equestrian@wethersfield.org

Anyone that comes the day of the event that has not pre-registered online and uploaded their Coggins to TicketSpice will be turned away.
Helmets are mandatory when mounted.
Water is available nearby the trailer parking.
ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS WILL BE ALLOWED!

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Conversations at Wethersfield, Speaker Series with Richard Armstrong featuring Charles Pierce
2025-10-04 16:00 - 18:00

Bard College Conservatory of Music, Recital at Wethersfield: "Beautiful Dreamers: Ellis Island Vignettes"
2025-10-18 14:00 - 16:00
PROGRAM
Beautiful Dreamers: Ellis Island Vignettes

Stephen Foster (1826-1864) – Beautiful Dreamer
Alan Smith (1955-2023) – Vignettes: Ellis Island
American Folk Songs (arr. by Alan Smith for Stephanie Blythe)

He’s Gone Away
Darlin’
Balm in Gilead

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In Partnership with Music Mountain, Wethersfield Presents: The Ulysses Quartet - First Showing
2025-11-15 14:30 - 17:00
Join us at Wethersfield for an unforgettable performance in a setting as refined as the music itself, featuring the award-winning Ulysses Quartet, in partnership with Music Mountain.

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In Partnership with Music Mountain, Wethersfield Presents: The Ulysses Quartet - Second Showing
2025-11-16 14:30 - 17:00
This concert features the award-winning Ulysses Quartet. Join us at Wethersfield for an unforgettable performance in a setting as refined as the music itself, in Partnership with Music Mountain.

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