First Responders Invited as Guests, ‘Halloween Boo’, Us & Floyd Live!,

Vanderbilt invites First Responders as Guests

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will welcome First Responders and their families as guests by offering them free general admission on National First Responders Day, Sunday, October 27, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.

First responders will be asked for ID cards or proof of affiliation. (This includes police, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical service personnel.)

“We thank and salute the first responders in our communities,” said Elizabeth Wayland-Morgan, Executive Director of the Vanderbilt. “They are our neighbors who respond bravely and immediately every day to protect us.”

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‘Halloween Boo’ – Fun for Preschoolers at the Museum

Young children are invited to Halloween Boo on Thursday, October 31, from 10:00 to 11:30 am at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. A museum educator will read a sweet Halloween book in the collections and invite the children to make a craft project inspired by the story.

Children in preschool and an adult
Thursday, October 31
10 am -11:30 am
$20 child/$18 member child

Young children are invited to hear a museum educator read a sweet Halloween book in the collections and then make a craft project inspired by the story.

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Us & Floyd: Two Live Shows in the Planetarium

Us and Floyd will return to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium on Saturday, November 2, for two dazzling live performances – in sync with two stunning Pink Floyd laser light shows: The Wall at 7:00 pm and Dark Side of the Moon at 9:00 pm. Ages: Teens & Adults

Advance tickets online: adults $35, members $30; ages 15 and under $30. At the door: adults $40, members $30; ages 15 and under $30.

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This tribute band strives to perform accurate recreations of the timeless music of Pink Floyd. These nine professional musicians grew up as avid Floyd fans and incorporate their knowledge of the band and its history into every live show. Their collective appreciation for Floyd is evident in the passion and precision of their performances.

Us and Floyd has been playing in New York area music venues and throughout the Northeast for many years. The band has performed at venues that include Mauch Chunk Opera House in Pennsylvania, The Space at Westbury, the Great South Bay Music Festival, New York State Fair, Citifield, and Foxwoods Casino.

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‘Strings Under the Stars’ Live in the Planetarium

The Long Island Chamber Music’s string quartet will present its annual live performance in the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium on Sunday, November 10, at 5:00 pm.

Relax and unwind as these talented musicians perform an immersive program of introspective classical music for string quartet paired with planetarium visuals of the cosmos projected onto a sixty-foot dome.

LICM musicians are world-class professional artists drawn from Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Astral Artists, and several other of the country’s most prominent musical institutions.

Tickets are available now.

Pre-sale: Individuals $30.00 | Vanderbilt Museum Members $25.00

Door price: Individuals $35.00 | Vanderbilt Museum Members $25.00

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Journey Through Space? Step Right This Way.

The Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium – with full-dome video, surround sound, and 197 comfortable new seats – will take you on enthralling, immersive journeys through the Solar System.

On Friday and Saturday nights, you can enjoy two amazing astronomy shows and very popular laser music shows.

The Planetarium offers great daytime programming for children and adults Friday through Sunday

On Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm, it’s FREE to observe the night sky in the Observatory (weather permitting).

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Name a New Chair in the Reichert Planetarium

When you name a new chair in the Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium chair, you support innovative planetarium education and entertainment programming.

Observe a milestone, honor a loved one, or name a chair for your family or organization.

Dedicate | Celebrate | Recognize | Memorialize

Your nameplate will remain in place for the life of the seat. (It does not reserve the use of the seat.)

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Give a Unique Gift That Will Last a Lifetime

Looking for a fresh, unique, everlasting gift for a loved one?

Purchase and engrave a brick that will become a permanent part of the Vanderbilt Museum.

Your donation will help the Vanderbilt to bring outstanding science, history, and art education to more than 25,000 students annually.

Your brick will be installed and displayed in your favorite brick walkway around the Vanderbilt Mansion and Terrace, or on the 43-acre grounds of the beautiful waterfront Estate.

For more information, email jaimie@vanderbiltmuseum.org.

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‘Laser Taylor Swift’ Extended through December 29

Showings of the Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium‘s wildly popular show, Laser Taylor Swift, have been extended again through December 29. If you were not able to see one of her shows on the Eras tour, Laser Taylor Swift is the next best thing!

With more than 200 million records sold, a shelf full of Grammys, and an army of fans, Taylor Swift is an inspiration for generations. This dynamic show takes her biggest hits and brings them to life in dazzling laser light.

Tickets: $18. (Free for Museum members.)

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Setlist: You Need To Calm Down, Love Story, Anti-Hero Exile, Look What You Made Me Do, Willow, Lavender Haze, I Knew You Were Trouble, Blank Space, You Belong With Me, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off.

‘Haunting Menagerie’, Museum’s First Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

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Wendy Klemperer

On Earth Day, April 22, 2023, the Vanderbilt Museum debuted Wendy Klemperer: Wrought Taxonomies, the first exhibition of outdoor sculpture at the historic summer estate of William Kissam Vanderbilt II.

Wendy Klemperer’s sculptures—a haunting assemblage of animal forms that span imaginary, endangered, familiar, and exotic species—celebrate natural history and the nonhuman world through evocative interactions with the surrounding environment.

Using materials salvaged from scrapyards, she composes ecological narratives that respond to the history and collections of Suffolk County’s first public park and museum. Her brilliant use of gestural lines captures the spectator’s attention and invites museumgoers to reflect on the relationship between an interest in animal life and the incessant push of human industry.

Wrought Taxonomies is the inaugural exhibition in the Vanderbilt Museum’s outdoor sculpture program and the institution’s second exhibition of contemporary art focused on the relationship between culture and animals. Visitors will see large pieces visitors as they stroll the grounds of the Vanderbilt, one of the few remaining Long Island Gold Coast mansions. Smaller pieces suspended from trees wait to be discovered along the Vanderbilt’s hiking trail. Other works will be found near garden areas and the Marine Museum.

The Vanderbilt Museum occupies the former Gold Coast mansion and estate of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt and a pioneer of American motorsport. Located in Centerport on the north shore of Long Island, it is renowned for its extensive marine and natural history collections, Spanish revival architecture, and picturesque parklands.

All sculptures are viewable with general admission to the Museum grounds. Educational programs and workshops associated with the themes and content of Wendy Klemperer: Wrought Taxonomies will be offered throughout the exhibition. Special thanks are due to the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, whose generous support made Wrought Taxonomies possible. The exhibition will run through April 2025.

Visitors are encouraged, during these weeks of mild autumn weather, to enjoy a picnic on the grounds.

Vanderbilt Wine Supports Education, Preservation

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has partnered with Old York Cellars to create a special selection of wines – your purchase will support the Museum’s preservation efforts and education programs.

Eagle’s Nest, the waterfront estate of William K. Vanderbilt II, is the home of the Vanderbilt Museum and Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium.

Help us preserve this vital piece of local and national history. STEM education programs are based on Vanderbilt’s marine, natural history, and cultural artifact collections. Educational planetarium offerings are provided to more than 25,000 schoolchildren each year. Please purchase wine today and support our mission.

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