Summer '09 Calendar of Events ON-GOING NEW COE HALL HOURS AND TOURS SELF-GUIDED VISITS TO COE HALL (1ST FLOOR ONLY) April 1 - September 30 11:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m. Daily $3.50 Non-Members /Members and all children under 12 are FREE. UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS TOURS OF COE HALL OFFERED DAILY April 1 - September 30 The hour long tour is offered twice daily at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. $3.50 Tour Fee for Non-Members / Members and all children under 12 are FREE. This guided tour focuses on the work of the servants during the 1920s.  The tour will lead visitors through the servants' living quarters, kitchen areas, the flower room, wine vault, and more. FABULOUS FAKES KENNETH JAY LANE JEWELRY EXHIBITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Saturday, April 4 - Monday, August 31 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Daily in the Manor House at Planting Fields $3.50 Exhibition Fee for Non-Members / Members and all children under 12 are FREE. A NEW EXHIBITION CHOCOLATE: A DIP INTO HISTORY, COE HALL 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Daily $3.50 Exhibition Fee for Non-Members / Members and all children under 12 are FREE. Click Here For More Information JULY 2009 TWILIGHT TOUR OF PLANTING FIELDS Friday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m. Raindate: Friday, July 17 Meet at Coe Hall and enjoy wine and cheese before venturing out for a twilight tour of the grounds. The twilight tour will be lead by Vincent A. Simeone, Director, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, and Henry B. Joyce, Executive Director, Planting Fields Foundation. $15 Admission for Non-Members / Members and all children under 12 are FREE. Reservations are required, please call Michelle Benes at (516) 922-8682 or email mbenes@plantingfields.org AUGUST 2009 CHOCOLATE FONDUE & CHAMPAGNE AT COE HALL Friday, August 14 - 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. See the exhibition "Chocolate: A Dip Into History", and enjoy an evening of chocolate fondue, champagne and conversation at Coe Hall. Henry B. Joyce, Executive Director, Planting Fields Foundation will lead tours of the exhibition throughout the evening. Reservations are required, please call Michelle Benes at (516) 922-8682 or email mbenes@plantingfields.org. $20 Admission for Non-Members NATURALLY SPEAKING LECTURE SERIES AT THE HOFFMAN CENTER IN MUTTONTOWN "GREAT GARDENS OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA" - VINCENT A. SIMEONE, DIRECTOR, PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM STATE HISTORIC PARK Wednesday, August 26 6:00 p.m. Optional tour of the Hoffman Center grounds 7:00 p.m. Lecture and Refreshments $10 per lecture/ $25 for entire series Mr. Simeone's presentation begins in Cairns, on the northeastern tip of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef and continues to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Along the way we will hear about many private and public gardens including the Mt. Annan Botanical Garden and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The presentation continues through the snowy mountains to the wilds of Tasmania and concludes in Hobart.  This lecture highlights both the natural and cultivated landscapes of Australia as well as great gardens. Please contact Tracy Potavin at (516) 922-8676 or email tpotavin@plantingfields.org for more information EXCLUSIVE TO OUR MEMBERS Chocolate: A Dip into History Tours of the chocolate exhibit with Henry B. Joyce, executive director, Planting Fields Foundation and Marianne Della Croce, co-curator of the exhibition, will be offered on the following dates: Thursday, June 11 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. All tours are free of charge for members. Light refreshments will be served immediately following. For reservations, please call Michelle Benes, Membership Coordinator, at (516) 922-8682 or mbenes@plantingfields.org FAMILY PROGRAMMING OYSTER BAY SUNDOWN Thursday, August 13 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Picnic on grounds 7:00 p.m.  Strummin' and Drummin' Show - a one of a kind, interactive kids music show! Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating, and bring the family to Planting Fields for an evening of fun, children's activities and live music.  Check out www.strumminanddrummin.com for a sneak peek.  The Main Greenhouse and the first floor of historic Coe Hall will be open.  All activities are FREE!  In case of rain the event will be held in the Planting Fields Visitor Center. FAMILY PROGRAMMING Please contact Michelle Benes for more family programming information (516) 922-8682 orr mbenes@plantingfields.org