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Our Last Program of the Season! Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m.

The renowned New York City Gospel Choir will perform at a FREE concert in the Jay Estate Gardens! They will be joined by the amazing Barnard choral group Bacchantae. The NYC Gospel Choir has appeared on MTV and opened for performers including Paul McCartney and Bon Jovi. Over the years members have sung alongside Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Roberta Flack, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and many others.

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Looking back at Fall Programs

JHC Sustainability Summit with Doug Tallamy and Larry Weaner

Watch best-selling entomologist Doug Tallamy, author of "The Nature of Oaks," and renowned landscape designer Larry Weaner speak at JHC's 2022 Sustainability Summit.

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Acclaimed Author Chris Whipple on "The Spy Masters"

On Friday, November 4, critically acclaimed author Chris Whipple discussed his book “The Spy Masters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future” in a program in the drawing room of the 1838 Jay Mansion. The book, which features interviews with nearly every living CIA director, was a particularly appropriate subject for JHC. John Jay, who lived at the Jay Estate as a boy, is widely credited as the founder of U.S. counterintelligence.

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Congratulations to JHC Speaker Andrea Wulf! Her new book, "Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self" was just named a New York Times Notable Book of 2022!

Double-blooming City Lights Iris in the foreground complements fiery Amsonia, scarlet Oakleaf Hydrangeas and Red Twig Dogwoods. Award winning design by Nelson Byrd Woltz.

Thank you again for a wonderful inaugural season of the Jay Estate Gardens! The gardens are now closed for the season (to humans but not to wildlife!)  They will re-open to the public on April 1, 2023.

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Jay Heritage Center at the Jay Estate A National Historic Landmark 210 Boston Post Road Rye, NY 10580  www.jayheritagecenter.org (914) 698-9275 Executive Director, Kevin Peraino peraino.jhc@gmail.com