Events
Day Trip to Kykuit
and Historic Union Church
Thursday, June 11, 8:30 am
Wilton Library and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church co-sponsor a day trip to Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate, includes a tour of the house, art galleries, gardens close to the house, golf room, and Coach Barn with its collection of classic autos and horse-drawn vehicles. Day also includes Union Church of Pocantico Hills. Lunch at Sunset Cove overlooking the Hudson River. Cost of trip, including lunch – $75. Bus leaves promptly at 9 a.m. Payment with registration must be complete by Thursday, June 4, in order to finalize luncheon plans. To register, call 203-762-3950 or stop by the Circulation Desk.
Wilton Energy Commission Meeting
Thursday June 11, 7-9:30 pm
The Wilton Energy Commission meeting will include introductions of Matthew Salla – a WEC Summer Intern leading the ICLEI analysis, and Natalie Berland – Clean Air-Cool Planet’s Summer Climate Fellow. Natalie is developing an overview of what local communities across the state are doing on climate and energy and beginning to draft a handbook for community energy action. Other topics to be addressed during the meeting include the approach to the ICLEI Carbon Footprint Analysis project, an update on Wilton P&Z’s Plan of Conservation and Development, workgroup status updates, publication of biweekly conservation and sustainability articles in local Wilton newspapers and an outline of topics for future articles, along with Phase II Communications Strategy. This meeting is open to the public.
Adair Burlingham Memorial Lecture:
J. Alden Weir at The World’s Columbian Exposition
Thursday, June 11, 7:30 – 9 pm
Joan Kaskell discusses J. Alden Weir’s commissioned work for the 1893 World’s Columbian Fair in Chicago providing insight not only into his own work and artistic development, but also to an aspect of the development of the burgeoning nation. Art historian Joan Macy Kaskell did her undergraduate work at Wellesley College, later receiving her MA in art history from Hunter College in New York. For many years Staff Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joan also gives gallery talks and has spoken on a variety of art topics at the Wilton Library. Talk is co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by the Wilton Library. Reception follows. Registration encouraged.
