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Come experience the benefits of early spring outdoors at Planting Fields.  Studies have shown that forest therapy can help build a strong immune system, boost your ability to fight infection, reduce stress hormones, lower your blood pressure and heart rate, and improve concentration and focus. Certified guide, Linda Lombardo, will lead a 2-hour walk throughout the Olmsted Brothers' landscape of Planting Fields that will promote mindfulness and connectivity with your surroundings. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments​. Forest Therapy originated as Shinrin-Yoku, or 森林翼​ -  the Japanese.....Read More

Explore your creativity and join us for a painting class at Planting Fields where the landscape will be your inspiration. The artist instructors from Pinot's Palette have created a custom design of the gardens at Planting Fields for participants to recreate on the canvas through a step-by-step demonstration. At the end of the session, you will return home with your own painted version of Mai Coe’s Teahouse in the Italian Garden!  This class has been rescheduled from 2/10. Masks must be worn for the duration of the program and paint stations will be stationed 6 ft. apart from one another. Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to.....Read More

In the great halls of science, dogma holds that Darwin’s theory of natural selection explains every branch on the tree of life: which species thrive, which wither away to extinction, and what features each evolves. But can adaptation by natural selection really account for everything we see in nature? Join us for this Panorama presentation featuring Dr. Richard Prum, the William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology at Yale University, who will be speaking on his New York Times best-selling book, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Evolution of Beauty, which presents a unique scientific vision for how nature’s splendor contributes to.....Read More

Weaving together science and art, this drawing class offers participants an opportunity to combine field ecology and art as they investigate the Great Bird Blind Debate exhibition through guided observation and notational instruction. Instructor Hara Woltz is an artist and scientist who addresses the destruction and conservation of ecological systems through a variety of visual media. Field research is integral to the creation of her work, and her solo and collaborative projects investigate the relationships between humans, the environment, and other living organisms. Woltz's work has been exhibited in spaces ranging from Sotheby's to Storm King Art Center and has appeared in.....Read More

Enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, all levels yoga and meditation class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Oyster Bay/Glen Cove Yoga, spend your morning at Planting Fields to continue your practice and connect mindfully with the natural landscape. Pricing: General Admission: $20 Members: $12   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.   Register For The Class

Bring your kids and enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, family yoga class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Yogi Beans, spend your morning at Planting Fields and introduce your children aged 3-10 to yoga through an enriching and fun practice that all will enjoy. Pricing: General Admission (adult and child): $20 Members (adult and child): $12.   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.  .....Read More

Enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, all levels yoga and meditation class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Oyster Bay/Glen Cove Yoga, spend your morning at Planting Fields to continue your practice and connect mindfully with the natural landscape. Tickets: General Admission: $20 Members: $12 Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.   Register For The Class

Planting Fields welcomes its members to our new Member After Hours, hosted on the third Thursday of each month. Members are invited to visit Planting Fields after it closes to the public to explore Coe Hall and its surrounding grounds, go on a special staff-led tour, and mix and mingle with the membership community. The inaugural Member After Hours will celebrate Earth Day with an emphasis on the natural beauty of Planting Fields.    Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.     Register For The Event  

Weaving together science and art, this drawing class offers participants an opportunity to combine field ecology and art as they investigate the Great Bird Blind Debate exhibition through guided observation and notational instruction. Instructor Hara Woltz is an artist and scientist who addresses the destruction and conservation of ecological systems through a variety of visual media. Field research is integral to the creation of her work, and her solo and collaborative projects investigate the relationships between humans, the environment, and other living organisms. Woltz’s work has been exhibited in spaces ranging from Sotheby’s to Storm King Art Center and has appeared in publications including.....Read More

Come experience the benefits of early spring outdoors at Planting Fields.  Studies have shown that forest therapy can help build a strong immune system, boost your ability to fight infection, reduce stress hormones, lower your blood pressure and heart rate, and improve concentration and focus. Certified guide, Linda Lombardo, will lead a 2-hour walk throughout the Olmsted Brothers' landscape of Planting Fields that will promote mindfulness and connectivity with your surroundings. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments​. Forest Therapy originated as Shinrin-Yoku, or 森林翼​ -  the Japanese.....Read More

Members will have the opportunity to listen, learn, and ask questions about the methods and joys of growing your own food and cooking it at home. Orkestai Farm co-founder and Executive Director Alethea Vasilas, along with Orkestai's four farmers, will discuss regional food systems, sustainable agriculture, and home vegetable gardening. They will be joined by Casey Barber, author of three cookbooks and founder and editor of the critically acclaimed website Good. Food. Stories. an online magazine that focuses on food from a storyteller's perspective. Casey will talk about recipe development, meal prepping, contemporary food culture, and offer tips on what.....Read More

Enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, all levels yoga and meditation class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Oyster Bay/Glen Cove Yoga, spend your morning at Planting Fields to continue your practice and connect mindfully with the natural landscape. TICKETS: General Admission: $20 Members: $12   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.   Register For The Class

Bring your kids and enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, family yoga class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Yogi Beans, spend your morning at Planting Fields and introduce your children aged 3-10 to yoga through an enriching and fun practice that all will enjoy. TICKETS: General Admission (adult and child): $20 Members (adult and child): $12.   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.  .....Read More

All are invited to celebrate the opening of the new spring exhibition, Everett Shinn: Operatics, with an early access preview. Coe Hall will be closed to the public while preview guests experience the exhibition inside Coe Hall and in the 1915 Tea House in the Italian Garden. Chief Curator and Director of Museum Affairs, Meredith A. Brown will give introductory remarks and lead a Q&A. Hear live music played by Long Island Chamber Music while enjoying tea from Clipper Ship Tea Co. and baked goods by Youngs Farm in the Cloister Garden.    Saturday, May 8 11:00AM – 1:00PM   TICKETS: Members:.....Read More

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.  Celebrate the mother figures in your life this Mother’s Day with a special visit to Planting Fields. Explore what is in bloom and enjoy a small variety of hot tea paired with individually packaged cookies outside in the Cloister Garden. Guests will also encounter one of the site's unique architectural spaces: the Teahouse in the Italian Garden (1915). The space features murals and furnishings commissioned from American artist Everett Shinn by W.R. and Mai Coe, who built a legacy of artistic patronage by supporting the modern artists of their time. American modernist and member of.....Read More

Enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, all levels yoga and meditation class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Oyster Bay/Glen Cove Yoga, spend your morning at Planting Fields to continue your practice and connect mindfully with the natural landscape. Pricing: General Admission: $20 Members: $12   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.   Register For The Class

Come experience the benefits of early spring outdoors at Planting Fields.  Studies have shown that forest therapy can help build a strong immune system, boost your ability to fight infection, reduce stress hormones, lower your blood pressure and heart rate, and improve concentration and focus. Certified guide, Linda Lombardo, will lead a 2-hour walk throughout the Olmsted Brothers' landscape of Planting Fields that will promote mindfulness and connectivity with your surroundings. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments​. Forest Therapy originated as Shinrin-Yoku, or 森林翼​ -  the Japanese.....Read More

Bring your kids and enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, family yoga class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Yogi Beans, spend your morning at Planting Fields and introduce your children aged 3-10 to yoga through an enriching and fun practice that all will enjoy. Pricing: General Admission (adult and child): $20 Members (adult and child): $12.   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.  .....Read More

Enjoy springtime in bloom at Planting Fields by having a small variety of hot tea paired with individually bagged cookies outside in the Cloister Garden and aside the West Portico. Guests will also have the opportunity to encounter one of the site's unique architectural spaces that is part of the exhibition, Everett Shinn: Operatics, the 1915 Teahouse in the Italian Garden. The space features murals and furnishings commissioned from Shinn by the Coes, who built a legacy of artistic patronage by supporting the modern artists of their time. American modernist and member of the Ashcan School of painters, Everett Shinn.....Read More

A member of The Eight – a group of American modernists at the turn of the century dedicated to artistic individuality and a philosophical commitment to creativity – Everett Shinn is best known for his paintings of gritty scenes of urban poor and vaudeville stages. A lover of theater, music, and performance of all kinds, Shinn embraced the decorative alongside the debased, and throughout his long career he created works on paper, canvas, furnishings, architecture, even pianos and stage sets, that engaged with a raucous decorative aesthetic often termed Rococo revival. Members can register for this virtual program to listen.....Read More

Planting Fields welcomes its members to our new Member After Hours, hosted on the third Thursday of each month. Members are invited to visit Planting Fields after it closes to the public to have access to Coe Hall and its surrounding grounds, go on a special staff-led tour or talk, and mix and mingle with the membership community. The May Member After Hours will celebrate our spring exhibition, Everett Shinn: Operatics, with an opportunity for members to visit the four exhibition spaces, learn about the American modernist’s Rococo Revival works, and experience Shinn’s lush decorative style in its original verdant setting. TICKETS: FREE - Members only   Planting Fields Foundation.....Read More

Long Island Chamber Music presents a program for violin and cello inspired by artist Everett Shinn’s renderings of theater scenes. Featuring Gergana Haralampieva on violin and Sarah Ghandour on cello, the performance will showcase a diverse set of composers from the Baroque era to present day who are widely known for their music for opera and ballet.    Friday, June 4 6:00 – 7:30 PM   TICKETS: $32 Members $40 Non-members Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please.....Read More

Enjoy spring at Planting Fields by taking an outdoor, 60-minute, all levels yoga and meditation class in the Cloister Garden. Partnering with Oyster Bay/Glen Cove Yoga, spend your morning at Planting Fields to continue your practice and connect mindfully with the natural landscape. Pricing: General Admission: $20 Members: $12   Planting Fields Foundation members must log in to their account via the Planting Fields website to purchase program tickets at the member price! If you do not already have a member account profile, please read these instructions.   Register For The Class

Come experience the benefits of early summer outdoors at Planting Fields.  Studies have shown that forest therapy can help build a strong immune system, boost your ability to fight infection, reduce stress hormones, lower your blood pressure and heart rate, and improve concentration and focus. Certified guide, Linda Lombardo, will lead a 2-hour walk throughout the Olmsted Brothers-designed landscape of Planting Fields that will promote mindfulness and connectivity with your surroundings. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments . It originated as Shinrin-Yoku--森林翼 – Japanese characters that translate as “forest and woods and taking them all in.”. It’s not about distance or endurance. It’s about slowing down and noticing.  Planting.....Read More

Weaving together science and art, this drawing class offers participants an opportunity to combine field ecology and art as they investigate the Great Bird Blind Debate exhibition through guided observation and notational instruction. Instructor Hara Woltz is an artist and scientist who addresses the destruction and conservation of ecological systems through a variety of visual media. Field research is integral to the creation of her work, and her solo and collaborative projects investigate the relationships between humans, the environment, and other living organisms. Woltz’s work has been exhibited in spaces ranging from Sotheby’s to Storm King Art Center and has appeared in publications including.....Read More