Winter Workspace Drop-in Sunday at Wave Hill
Upcoming Wave Hill
programs and events include:
Saturday, January 19;
Sunday, January 20: Family
Art Project: Freedom Quilting
Bee: In 1966, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. visited the
Gee’s Bend Community
in rural Alabama and the
Freedom Quilting Bee was
established. The bold patterns
and bright colors of
these now famous quilts,
made from fabric scraps,
would later go on to fund
aspects of the communities’
freedom. Create your
own brilliant compositions
out of bountiful squares of
donated fabric to honor Dr.
King’s Birthday and the inspiring
women quilters of
Gee’s Bend. Free, and admission
to the grounds is
free until noon.
Saturday, January 19:
The Garden and Beyond:
An Afternoon of History
at Wave Hill: Experience
Wave Hill’s rich historical
legacy, its extraordinary
gardens and spectacular
views on an intimate and
elegant afternoon. Enjoy a
Wave Hill Winter Workspace Drop In Sunda Photo courtesy of Joshua Bright
buffet of light fare inspired
by a traditional afternoon
tea in the Mark Twain Room
as you learn about Wave
Hill’s illustrious residents
and historically signifi cant
architecture. Then, a behind
the-scenes tour of the
winter garden includes access
to the working parts of
Wave Hill—areas not open
to the public. At your last
stop—The Shop at Wave
Hill you’ll receive a complimentary
gift and a 10%
discount on all your purchases.
Space is limited.
$50, including admission
to the grounds. Wave Hill
Members save 10%. Registration
required, online at
wavehill.org or at the Perkins
Visitor Center.
Sunday, January 20:
Winter Workspace Drop-In
Sunday: Artists in the Winter
Workspace program
share their studio practice
with visitors on this Drop-
In Sunday. Free with admission
to the grounds.
Sunday, January 20:
Garden and Conservatory
Highlights Walk: Join a
Wave Hill Garden Guide
for an hour-long tour of seasonal
garden highlights.
Free with admission to
the grounds.
Wave Hill is located
at 675 West 252nd Street.
For further information
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The story of Anne Hutchinson, a revolutionary
Toby Liederman held a
dinner celebrating the close
of the Anne Hutchinson year
at Artie’s on City Island last
Thursday. The occasion reminded
me that it’s been a
good while since I’ve written
anything substantive about
this indomitable woman
who has both a major parkway
and a river named in
her honor. That’s quite an
accomplishment for someone
who lived in the area we
now call the Bronx for such a
short period of time.
Anne Hutchinson was
born in Alford, England in
1591 and was the daughter
of an Anglican minister and
teacher by the name of Francis
Marbury. The trouble
was that Francis was somewhat
revolutionary in his
ideals and practices often
putting him at odds with the
church. He was, in effect,
silenced and even placed under
house arrest.
He did, however, use his
time benefi cially and taught
his children well so that they
were well trained in both the
bible and discourse.
Anne was very well educated
for a woman of that era
and certainly not afraid to
speak her mind.
She fell in love with a
young merchant named William
Hutchinson and the
couple returned to Alford
to raise their family. They
visited the various local
churches until they heard a
young minister by the name
of John Cotton at a church
about 21 miles away, a good
distance in those days.
Anne was so enraptured by
his preaching that the couple
became regular followers of
Cotton.
Then the unthinkable
happened and Cotton was
about to be arrested for
preaching Puritan ideals so
he fl ed to America.
The Hutchinson’s now
had 14 children, but that
didn’t stop them from following
their feisty minister to
America in 1634.
Anne was a midwife and
a natural leader, so was readily
accepted in the colony.
Because of her superior education
and speaking ability,
it wasn’t long before crowds
of women began gathering at
her house weekly to hear her
interpretation of the minister’s
discourses.
As the crowds continued
to grow, men also began appearing
and the authorities
grew alarmed that a woman
could attract such crowds
at a time when women were
still cast in an inferior mold.
This one woman dared to be
different and Boston would
never be the same.
Anne believed that a
covenant of grace, not good
works, was necessary for salvation.
This ran contrary to
the preaching of most of the
ministers with the exception
of John Cotton and a few others.
Obviously, the ministers
began complaining to
Governor John Winthrop,
that their authority was being
usurped by this upstart
woman and they demanded
that she be silenced.
Thus began the proceedings
leading up to her trials
of 1637 and 1638. Boston was
still a theocracy at the time
so while the civil trial of
November 7th and 8th, 1637
found her guilty in Newton
(now Cambridge) and declared
her banished from the
colony, she could not leave
while still under the church’s
authority.
She was placed under arrest
in the home of a friend
of the court in Roxbury until
the religious trial could be
held.
The religious trial was
held in Boston on March 22,
1638 and it was no surprise
that she was found guilty
and excommunicated from
the church.
Anne Hutchinson, 1591-1643
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