SI BEAGLE SPRING 2021 VIRTUAL TRIPS – STILL AVAILABLE!!
Please send a note and/or registration form with the trip(s) you would like to register for and make the check(s) payable to UFTWF Retiree Programs. Mail to UFTWF Retiree Programs, 52 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Attn: Trips.
You will receive a Zoom invitation prior to the virtual trip(s). If you do not receive the invitation two days prior to the trip, please call (212) 510-6310.
RS 905 NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOUR WITH WADE GORIA Tour the site which was the distribution headquarters for materials and equipment used in all U.S. lighthouses from 1862-1939. Wednesday, April 14. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. $12. M. Mammana.
RS 906 NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: BILL GRAHAM & THE ROCK & ROLL REVOLUTION VIRTUAL TOUR WITH DOCENT KYLE EINHORN Enjoy a virtual presentation of the life and times of Bill Graham, a legendary impresario of the biggest names in rock and roll – Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Santana and the Rolling Stones.Tuesday, April 20. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. $12. M. Mammana.
RS 907 ART WARS! THE FOUNDING OF THE MET, MOMA & WHITNEY VIRTUAL TOUR WITH DEB ZELCER The tour focuses on museum architecture as a reflection of the founders’ view of art and their collections. View the exterior of the National Academy of Design and former Met Breuer as well as the landmarked facades of The Metropolitan, Guggenheim and the new Whitney downtown. Tuesday, April 27. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12. M. Mammana.
RS 908 NEW! SUBWAY ART TOUR V WITH PHIL DESIERE Take a virtual tour from Manhattan to Brooklyn to view public art in the subway, three of which are only two years olds. Tuesday, May 4. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. $12. M. Mammana.
WS 908 EDITH HALPERT: BARRIER BREAKER IN THE ART WORLD VIRTUAL TOUR WITH SYLVIA LAUDIEN-MEO Learn about Edith Halpert’s impressive influence on the early 20th century art world while looking at some of the treasures that were sold in her gallery. She was at the fore front of creating a taste for folk art while breaking down barriers in the existing art world representing young immigrant artists’ from various backgrounds including Elie Nadelman, Ben Shahn, Yosuo Kuniyoshi and Jacob Lawrence (first African-American artist). Thursday, May 6. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $16. S. Eisenberg.