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Upcoming Events

  • Miss Bird's Children's Lit: The Year of the Snake!
    Miss Bird's Children's Lit: The Year of the Snake!
    Sat, Jan 25
    Rye Free Reading Room
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Join us on Saturdays through February 15th at 10:30am at the Rye Free Reading Room for storytime. Every featuring a picture book from the historic Doris Bird Collection, collected by Doris Bird who served as Children's Librarian at The Rye Free Reading Room for more than 40 years.
  • Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Black History Month!
    Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Black History Month!
    Sat, Feb 01
    Rye Free Reading Room
    Feb 01, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Feb 01, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Join us on Saturdays through February 15th at 10:30am at the Rye Free Reading Room for storytime. Every featuring a picture book from the historic Doris Bird Collection, collected by Doris Bird who served as Children's Librarian at The Rye Free Reading Room for more than 40 years.
  • Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Let's Go Fly A Kite!
    Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Let's Go Fly A Kite!
    Sat, Feb 08
    Rye Free Reading Room
    Feb 08, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Feb 08, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Join us on Saturdays through February 15th at 10:30am at the Rye Free Reading Room for storytime. Every featuring a picture book from the historic Doris Bird Collection, collected by Doris Bird who served as Children's Librarian at The Rye Free Reading Room for more than 40 years.
  • Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Valentines Day theme
    Miss Bird's Children's Lit: Valentines Day theme
    Sat, Feb 15
    Rye Free Reading Room
    Feb 15, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Feb 15, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Rye Free Reading Room, 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Join us on Saturdays through February 15th at 10:30am at the Rye Free Reading Room for storytime. Every featuring a picture book from the historic Doris Bird Collection, collected by Doris Bird who served as Children's Librarian at The Rye Free Reading Room for more than 40 years.
  • First Annual Bird Watch & Walk
    First Annual Bird Watch & Walk
    Wed, Jan 01
    The Meeting House
    Jan 01, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Jan 01, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Welcome in the New Year with new friends and new finds on our first annual Bird Watch & Walk–a healthy, family friendly way to start your year off.
  • Carols, Crafts & Cocoa: A Holiday Gathering
    Carols, Crafts & Cocoa: A Holiday Gathering
    Sun, Dec 15
    The Meeting House
    Dec 15, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Dec 15, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    A holiday gathering at The Meeting House
  • Ford Winter's Coastal Ecology
    Ford Winter's Coastal Ecology
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Oct 28
    Rye
    Oct 28, 2024, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Rye, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Oct 28, 2024, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Rye, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Please join us this Fall for a deep dive into our precious salt water estuary and its thriving ecosystem. Designed for Middle- and High-School aged students, this program provides an in-depth, hands-on education on how an estuary works and our collective efforts to sustain its important role.
  • First Annual Bird Day
    First Annual Bird Day
    Sat, Oct 12
    Rye
    Oct 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Rye, 600 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Oct 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Rye, 600 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    This Saturday we are hosting an “open homestead” - come out and meet 3 generations of the Bird Family, explore the properties, and watch Save the Sound’s new documentary, “Reconnected: Restoring the Rivers of Long Island Sound,” which references the Blind Brook Estuary (literally our backyard).
  • Fall Community Cleanup Day
    Fall Community Cleanup Day
    Sat, Sep 14
    Rye
    Sep 14, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Rye, 600 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Sep 14, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Rye, 600 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Come one, come all to the cleanup ball!
  • Art Exhibit: HORTUS REMEDIUM by Kari Englehardt
    Art Exhibit: HORTUS REMEDIUM by Kari Englehardt
    Thu, Aug 22
    The Meeting House
    Aug 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Aug 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Local artist Kari Englehardt previews her upcoming Texas exhibitions exploring phytoremediation - plants capable of cleansing soil from oil and gas contamination.
  • William Voris Archaeological Dig
    William Voris Archaeological Dig
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Aug 02
    Bird Homestead & Meeting House
    Aug 02, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Bird Homestead & Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Aug 02, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Bird Homestead & Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Archaeological Workshop to uncover the history of William Voris and his family.
  • Woodstock Songs & Stories
    Woodstock Songs & Stories
    Sat, Jun 22
    The Meeting House
    Jun 22, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Jun 22, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Please join us in celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Woodstock with local musician, Gary Adamson. A live, acoustic performance of the songs that defined a generation! Plus a discussion of the facts and myths surrounding that historic event.
  • MARSH MADNESS: Hands-On Coastal Ecology
    MARSH MADNESS: Hands-On Coastal Ecology
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, May 23
    The Meeting House
    May 23, 2024, 4:00 PM – May 24, 2024, 5:30 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    May 23, 2024, 4:00 PM – May 24, 2024, 5:30 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Explore the intricate ecosystem of the Blind Brook Estuary with local experts and discover the importance of salt marshes in protecting our community from toxic overflow and rising sea levels. In memory of Ford Winter, this course is designed for curious middle schoolers.
  • Anne Stillman Memorial
    Anne Stillman Memorial
    Sun, May 19
    Rye
    May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Rye, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Rye, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    In memory of Anne Stillman, co-founder and former president of the Bird Homestead & Meeting House Conservancy, we will host an informal memorial service at the Meeting House. Please come to honor Anne's legacy and help us dedicate a bench in her honor.
  • CHILDREN'S LIT: It Matters!
    CHILDREN'S LIT: It Matters!
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 18
    The Meeting House
    May 18, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    May 18, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Equally engaging for children and adults, this course leverages the 1st Edition Children's collection established by Doris Bird, Rye's beloved children's librarian who grew up here. Presented in partnership with the Rye Free Reading Room.
  • Around the World in 80 Picture Books
    Around the World in 80 Picture Books
    Thu, May 16
    The Meeting House
    May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Please join us for a lecture with Leonard Marcus, pre-eminent scholar on children's literature, as he presents a wide-ranging pictorial tour of the landmark books for children. This lecture is a bonus to our ongoing Children's Lit course. All ages are welcome.
  • FOSSILS 101: Intro to Paleontology
    FOSSILS 101: Intro to Paleontology
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 11
    The Meeting House
    May 11, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    May 11, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Led by Carl Mehling, Senior Museum Specialist, American Museum of Natural History, this course demystifies the work of a paleontologist and explores the life and work of Roland T. Bird, who grew up here.
  • Community Cleanup Day
    Community Cleanup Day
    Sat, Apr 13
    The Meeting House
    Apr 13, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    Apr 13, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    The Meeting House, 624 Milton Rd, Rye, NY 10580, USA
    SPRING IS HERE! LET'S MEETUP & CLEANUP OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES! Spring is here! Let's meetup & cleanup our beautiful communities!
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