Historical Games & Scavenger Hunt Bingo

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

Looking for a fun, family-friendly activity over Spring Break? Join us indoors at Philipse Manor Hall to try your hand at all kinds of historical games. Learn the history behind how kids and adults played in the past, and then learn how to play Quoits, Nine Men’s Morris, Skittles, Shut the Box, Cribbage, Mancala, and […]

Free-Registration recommended

Historian & A Movie: “Hello, Dolly!”

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

Yonkers “Half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder is looking for a wife. Famous matchmaker Dolly Levi is just the person to find him one. In “Hello, Dolly!” (1969, 148 mins, G), hijinks ensue as everyone from the office clerk on up searches for love in Gilded Age New York! With commentary from Yonkers City Historian Mary Hoar and […]

Free-Registration required

Historical Games

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

How did people entertain themselves in the past? Join us indoors (outdoors, weather-permitting) at Philipse Manor Hall to try your hand at all kinds of historical games. Learn the history behind these games and then learn how to play Quoits, Nine Men’s Morris, Skittles, Shut the Box, Cribbage, Mancala, and more! For children and adults. […]

Free-Registration required

Morning Hatha Yoga

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

Join us for this new Sunday morning Hatha yoga series at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site! The beautiful sunlit Gothic Chamber is the perfect place for a morning yoga class. Open to all levels and abilities! All proceeds benefit the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall. Register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.

$15 – $18

Springtime Forest Art Workshop

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

Join us for this free, family-friendly workshop where you will learn a variety of art techniques to create your own springtime tree portrait. Using wax resist techniques, watercolors, and collage elements, create a beautiful work of art showcasing a tree leafing out in springtime, guided by a professional artist. Art pieces can be displayed individually, […]

Free

Yonkers Waterfront Walking Tour

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

Why was Philipse Manor Hall built where it was? Why did the Munsee have a village in downtown Yonkers for thousands of years? How did the Yonkers waterfront change over time? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you explore the daylighted Saw Mill River and Yonkers’ Hudson River waterfront. $6 for adults, […]

$3 – $6

“What’s A Yonker? Tales of Van Der Donck & the Olde Dutch” with Jonathan Kruk

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site 29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers

In honor of Dutch-American Friendship Day, master storyteller Jonathan Kruk brings to life stories of the “First American,” Adriaen Van Der Donck, and how Yonkers got its name, with guest appearances by curmudgeonly Peter “The Headstrong” Stuyvesant, haunting river spirits, and more. Audiences of all ages will enjoy Kruk’s rollicking blend of local history and […]

$10 – $15