Youthful Strength: Vera String Quartet

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

Great chamber music concert under an open-air canopy of a Pool Pavilion at historic Grey Towers in Milford, PA. After winning the 2018 Astral Foundation’s National Auditions and the St. Lawrence Award at the Wigmore Hall Competition in England, musicians of Vera String Quartet have established themselves as rising stars. Their program includes cherished masterpieces…

Cornelia Pinchot: Activist for Social Change

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

A natural born rebel, Cornelia had spirit, drive and independent means. Her friend Theodore Roosevelt called her political mind one of the keenest he had ever known. She was attractive, dressed in flamboyant clothes and dyed her hair red. Her crusading nature invaded the Progressive ranks in 1912 and later led to a political career…

Get Tickets $15.00 – $20.00

If Trees Could Talk: A Tour of Grey Towers

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

Dr. Paul Kovalski, GTHA member and Dentist by profession retired as Chief of Dental Services at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, New Jersey Department of Health. Kovalski is fascinated by the secrets hidden in bones, ancient and modern and  is well known as “Dr. Dinosaur” for his paleontological discoveries. But he is also a tree enthusiast.…

$15.00 – $20.00

Tea for Two: Kopelman-Feigelson Duo

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

The pair of distinguished musicians-friends perform in an intimate setting of a Pool Pavilion. Mikhail Kopelman, violin & Yosif Feigelson, cello The renowned former leader of the legendary Borodin and Tokyo string quartets, and KSAP's artistic director, will perform duets by the great Georg Frederic Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven and Zoltan Kodaly. Tickets $25 Tickets…

“A Movable Feast” – Pinchot Family & Milford Historic Walking Tour

This walking tour will begin at the center of town and amble through the historic sites which have made Milford so attractive. Stopping along the way, we will enjoy some of the best tastes from local restaurants. This rain or shine event. Come hungry and wear comfortable shoes for this two-hour adventure. Offered by Grey…

$25.00 – $30.00

French Nostalgia: Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

Immerse yourself in French song and jazz at the enchanting Pool Pavilion. The supremely talented Swiss-born singer, Tatiana Eva-Marie, who is now making her home in New York City, returns to Milford accompanied by her own swinging band to delight the audiences with light jazz tunes and belles chansons from the cabarets of 1930s Paris.…

Milford Readers & Writers Festival

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

In connection with the Readers and Writers Festival, GTHA will host a presentation by Jeffrey H. Ryan highlighting his newly published work, This Land Was Saved for You and Me: How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted, and A Band of Foresters Rescued America’s Public Lands. In it, he covers the nearly century-long period between 1865…

Dramatic Production: Laurel Hill Cemetery @ 11:00 am

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

Dramatic, first-person readings illustrate how those buried there helped shape the community. This unique public program introduces you to some of the inhabitants of one of Milford’s first graveyards, Laurel Hill Cemetery, located on the grounds of Grey Towers. Meet at the Visitors' Pavilion near the parking lot. Light Refreshments provided. Rain or shine; please dress…

$20.00 – $25.00

Dramatic Production: Laurel Hill Cemetery @ 2 pm

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

Dramatic, first-person readings illustrate how those buried there helped shape the community. This unique public program introduces you to some of the inhabitants of one of Milford’s first graveyards, Laurel Hill Cemetery, located on the grounds of Grey Towers. Meet at the Visitors’ Pavilion near the parking lot. Light Refreshments provided. Rain or shine; please dress…

$20.00 – $25.00

Grey Towers Book Club: The Man with No Borders

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

GTHA Book Club will provide an opportunity, on a bi-monthly basis, on a wide variety of topics, to hear excerpts read by the authors. A group discussion and reception will follow. The authors’ books will also be available for purchase at the time. Award-winning American novelist, journalist, and Milford resident Richard C. Morais is the…

Free

An Afternoon with Edgar Allan Poe @ 1pm

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

We found books by Poe in the historic library, so what better way to mark Halloween than with this annual dramatic reading by the American Readers Theatre. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. A US Forest Service program with support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association.   You may still visit the inhabitants of one…

$20.00 – $25.00

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe @ 5 pm

Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, Pennsylvania

We found books by Poe in the historic library, so what better way to mark Halloween than with this annual dramatic reading by the American Readers Theatre. Appropriate for ages 13 and up.  A US Forest Service program with support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association. You may still visit the inhabitants of one of…

$20.00 – $25.00