Garrison Archives

WEB EXCLUSIVESMay 23, 2013<May 23, 2013

Hatha on the Hudson

by Georgette Gouveia

When is yoga more than just a serenely beautiful discipline? When it’s accompanied by the sweeping vistas that await you at Boscobel House &…

WEB EXCLUSIVESFebruary 28, 2013<February 28, 2013

Moves at Manitoga

by Mary Shustack

One of our regional treasures has to be Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center, the Garrison home, studio and woodland garden of the famed industrial…

Doris Duke, the American heiress and philanthropist, created a Hawaiian retreat called Shangri La in the late 1930s. The elaborate exploration of Islamic arts was ahead of its time – and continues to dazzle decades after it was built.

WEB EXCLUSIVESNovember 9, 2012<November 9, 2012

SHANGRI LA, EXPLORED

by Mary Shustack

The late Doris Duke is suddenly again in the spotlight. The famed heiress is the subject of an exhibition in Manhattan (“Doris Duke’s Shangri…

WEB EXCLUSIVESSeptember 13, 2012<October 4, 2012

Road trip

by Mary Shustack

For fans of Russel Wright and his iconic industrial designs, a road trip might be in order.

Sure, you can visit Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison at your convenience. In fact, many admirers of Wright’s work repeatedly visit the historic site right in WAG’s backyard

WEB EXCLUSIVESAugust 24, 2012<August 24, 2012

MORE MARCY

by Mary Shustack

WAG’s favorite – and busiest – performance artist has alerted us to another of her upcoming works.

Collaborative Concepts presents “When Farm Animals Sing,” an interactive performance by Marcy B. Freedman, from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at Saunders’ Farm, 853 Old Albany Post Road in Garrison. The rain date is Sept. 2.