News Update
January 20, 2012 - The Rich Gunn Art Show has moved into the Mansion Library. Please stop in Monday thru Friday from 9am - 4pm and check out this beautiful show.
June 20, 2011: Thank you to all those people that made the Plein Air Festival 2011 such a sucess. Thanks also, to all those people that came out and volunteered at National Trails Day on June 4th. It is through volunteers like yourselves that we accomplish so much at Tarrywile.
March 22, 2011: Tarrywile Park Authority & Polley Creates are pleased to invite you to the Plein Air Festival 2011. Please click below to see the full poster and all the activites that will be offered!! To receive submission guidlines, Artists & Photographers can contact the Park office at tarrywile.events@snet.net Plein Air artists go to pleinairevent2011@gmail.com for further information and registration.
March 9, 2011: Did you know that on the Tarrywile Park property there is a preschool? Best Friends Preschool located at 5 Mountainville Road, is accepting students ages 3, 4 & 5. The school offers both 2 day and 3 day programs. For more information call Sherryll Garcia, Director at 203-778-2203 or 203-746-3203.
February 3, 2011: We may be in the middle of winter, but we are already planning several events for good weather. Coming up in June, the Second Annual Plein Air Festival will be back here at Tarrywile! Keep an eye out here on the website for more information as it becomes available. To get you in the mood, we would like to showcase a painting that was recently sent to us. The painting below was painted by Bill Feldman of New York. He and his wife Patti, hike here year round and on a recent snowy day, Patti's photograph of the Farm Area, turned into the inspiration for Bill's watercolor. Thank you for sharing it with us!
September 27, 2010: Thanks to everyone who made the Harvest Dinner such a great success. A special thank you to the vendors that made the night possible. Tom Devine from Ciao! Catering & Events and Two Steps Downtown Grille, Clatter Valley Farm, Stuart Family Farm, Greyledge Farm, Blue Jay Orchards, Durants Tents & Events, Fairgrounds Wine & Spirits, Ice House & Pepsi Beverages Company. Great food, great company and a beautiful night.....we could not have asked for more!
July 19, 2010: Join us at Tarrywile as we welcome Danbury native and author Deborah Van Houten Burggraaf back to the area to read her childrens book "Cooka: The Bird Without Wings". The reading will be held on Monday July 26th at 11 am in the Mansion Library with light refreshments to follow. Signed books will also be available for $10 each.
Mrs. Burggraaf, a South Florida teacher with over fifteen years experience, has teamed with an illustrator to introduce a children's book that will fascinate children as they journey with Cooka as she ventures outside of her cage and explores her South Florida surrondings. Written for children, ages 5 to 12, Cooka is realistically illustrated by Shaun Howard, an outstanding world-class illustrator based in Atlanta, Georgia. The illustrations are superb and children will feel as if they are part of Cooka's journey of exploration. Mrs. Burggraaf has also created age-specific learning activities to go with the book and they are available at www.dburgg.com
Please join us!!
June 7, 2010 Update: Thank you to everyone that made the first ever "Weekend at Tarrywile - First Annual Plein Air Event" such a success. From Friday nights successful Evening at the Mansion, hosted by the Friends of Tarrywile. To a well attended National Trails Day event on Saturday to "Sunday In The Park - Plein Air Artist's Reception & Sale". A great time was had by all. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Park & Mansion with either their time, monetary donations or talents. A very special thank you to Lynne Polley of Polley Creates, with out whom, we would not have been able to hold the Plein Air event!
