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Thu 01 May
Exhibition: A Black History of Colonial New York
Thursday, May 1, 2025 until Sunday, June 22, 2025
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Presenting an overview of Black history in New York from the colonial New Netherland period to the American Revolution, the exhibit covers topics such as slavery, the slave trade, resistance, self-emancipation, and military service, with a focus on the Philipse Manor, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. Exhibition free with general museum admission.
Registration: Not required
Sat 03 May
PMH & Historical Games at Healthy Kids Day
Saturday, May 3, 2025 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Philipse Manor Hall will be bringing Historical Games to the YMCA of Yonkers Healthy Kids Day at JFK Marina in Yonkers. Come visit the PMH booth to try your hand at all kinds of historical games, plus visit other booths, enjoy rides, music, face painting, and more! (No Story Time this month.) Learn more at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sun 04 May
Morning Hatha Yoga
Sunday, May 4, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this 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. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sat 10 May
Pinkster Jubilee
Saturday, May 10, 2025 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Celebrate the Afro-Dutch holiday of Pinkster, a festival of spring, family, culture, and resistance with live music, dance, games, crafts, food, vendors, history, & more! Free for everyone. Pinkster is the Dutch name for Pentecost, a religious holiday and celebration of spring where people took time to travel and visit family. In the New Netherland Colony, Pinkster was transformed into a unique Afro-Dutch celebration - a week of temporary freedom for enslaved people. Able to travel, earn money, and gather in groups, Pinkster allowed enslaved people to take a break from their endless work, see separated family members, preserve and pass on culture to the next generation, and resist enslavement. Celebrate African culture in America and New York's unique history! See full schedule and learn more at https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/pinkster-jubilee-2025.
Registration: Required
Sun 11 May
Morning Hatha Yoga
Sunday, May 11, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this 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. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Wed 14 May
Lecture: “The Great Plot: Burning Manhattan”
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In May, 1741, two enslaved men, Kofi and Qwaku, were tried by the New York Supreme Court. Both men were accused of "wickedly, voluntarily, feloniously and maliciously conspiring, combining, and confederating...with divers other Negroes, to kill and murder inhabitants of this city..." We may be more familiar with other large scale slave insurrections such as Nat Turner's in Virginia, or the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina, or the Haitian Revolution, or the events surrounding the Amistad. However, decades before the American Revolution, New York City was the epicenter of two rebellions. Join historian and Philipse Manor Hall's Site Director, Michael Lord as he discusses the Great Plot of 1741 and how the City's enslaved community was able to plan and coordinate such a large and dangerous conspiracy. This program is free, but registration is required. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sat 17 May
Yonkers Arts Weekend at PMH
Saturday, May 17, 2025 until Sunday, May 18, 2025 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us as we celebrate Yonkers Arts Weekend with special walking tours, architectural history tours of the manor hall, games, and art and craft programs! Full details and registration information at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sun 18 May
Morning Hatha Yoga
Sunday, May 18, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this 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. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sat 24 May
Yonkers Waterfront Walking Tour
Saturday, May 24, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
(914) 965-4027

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 for seniors and students. Tickets include museum admission. To register, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027.
Registration: Required
Sun 25 May
Morning Hatha Yoga
Sunday, May 25, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this 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. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required