BEHOLD! New Lebanon Boosts Summer Season With Added Programs
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NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — Behold! New Lebanon, the living museum of contemporary rural American life, has announced a simpler pricing structure that will result in lower prices for its weekly programs.
With anticipated increased crowds from summer visitors, prices are now a flat $10 per program, with 50 percent off for children ages 5-16. Children under the age of 4 will be admitted free with an adult. The new prices are effective immediately.
The museum has announced its Rural Guide schedule for Saturday, July 9, with programs focusing on the North family Shakers; a walk along the Rutland rail trail; hops farming; sausage making; and, new programs on community gardening and deer farming.
The museum without walls celebrates the rich historical and cultural heritage of New Lebanon, through the eyes and insights of today’s residents. Unlike any other museum in the country, BEHOLD! New Lebanon offers a variety of tours by locals -- not costumed docents but Rural Guides who turn the town itself into a museum. These guides welcome visitors to their places of work, avocation, or enjoyment, introducing museum goers to their own roles in today’s rural America.
With more than 100 different programs over the course of the summer, Rural Guides greet visitors at their farms, studios and workspaces, where they practice cooking, farming, cattle raising, automobile racing and mechanics, wood-working, foraging and much more. These presenters are not costumed actors recalling old-world skills; they are the real townspeople of today, whose lives and work challenge the quaint myths about country life, and who make there presentations “where it’s happening.”.
Tour shuttle buses depart from the new Behold! Station and Store, which serves as a gateway and launch spot for museum tours and other activities, in a picturesque Victorian house located at 438 State Route 20. The shuttle generally boards a half-hour before the tour starts, check web site or box office for further information.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended for all programs. More information, including full descriptions of all programs and the online box office can be found at www.beholdnewlebanon.org, 518-720-7265, or by emailing info@beholdnewlebanon.org.
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