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SUMMARY:2025 Member Day
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a complimentary Member breakfast\, a community craft for all ages\, and member planting session. Connect with our horticulture team and fellow members and prepare the Grace Farms Garden for a bountiful 10th anniversary year ahead. \n9 – 10:30 am | Breakfast & Community Craft in the Commons\nEnjoy complimentary pastries and coffee\, and participate in a community craft project. \n10:30 am – 12 pm | Barre with Danielle Aviezer | Move with Grace Farms x lululemon\nThis 45-minute class is a no-impact class\, without a barre\, focused on flexibility and total body strengthening. This unique method blends components of ballet\, yoga\, and Pilates. This class is open to the public\, but free for members. Registration is separate.\n \n11 am – 12 pm | Autumn Stroll\nNotice nature as seasons change with a guided fall walk among the trees at Grace Farms. This walk is open to the public\, but free for members. Registration is separate. \n1 – 2:30 pm | Member Planting Session\nSupport pollinators by planting native plants in Grace Farms’ with our Director of Horticulture Kimberly Kelly! Registration is separate. \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/2025-member-day
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice,Member,Tea & Coffee,Children & Families
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SUMMARY:Grace Farms 10 Year Celebration | Encounter\, Experience\, and Explore
DESCRIPTION:Join us for unforgettable moments and joy for all ages! Surrounded by scenic fall landscapes\, enjoy live music\, a special coffee tasting\, art experiences\, and more\, while welcoming a season of programming centered around the theme\, We all build. \nEncounter new handmade seating in the Plaza\, designed by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates; ParaPosition; Grace Farms’ first permanent sculpture by acclaimed artist Alicja Kwade; new painted portrait by artist Hannah Rose Thomas\, PhD; new permanent photographic work\, “Haida Gwaii\,” for the Grace Farms Library by James Florio; a guided coffee experience led by Ibu Rahmah\, chairwoman of the female-led coffee cooperative Ketiara\, who is visiting us from Sumatra; and the next edition of our With Every Fiber exhibiton \nExperience classical music performed by a string sextet featuring world-renowned musicians\, violinists Diana Cohen & Livia Sohn\, violists Ramón Carrero-Martínez & Mario Gotoh\, and cellists Frankie Carr & Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko; a conversation with James Florio and architect Toshihiro Oki at 11 am; and an inspiring conversation about natural pigments with Hannah Rose Thomas\, PhD at 12 pm \nExplore expansive fall vistas and the inspiring architecture and landscape of Grace Farms during pop-up talks\, while enjoying freshly baked Grace Farms pastries\, catered lunch options\, and handcrafted ice cream created with Grace Farms Tea flavors \n\nFrom 2 – 4 pm\, Conversation & Music | A Decade of Grace and Peace will feature Grace Farms CEO and Founder Sharon Prince\, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director Chelsea Thatcher\, and Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA\, in conversation with Toshihiro Oki; Featured performance by GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell; and Cellist and Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence\, Arlen Hlusko. Register.  \nA special 10 Year Benefit Sunset Dinner with special guests will close the evening. Benefit dinner tickets include admission to the 2 – 4 pm program. \n  \n\nKnow Before You Go\nComplimentary shuttles will be available from the New Canaan Train Station. For more information on parking\, food and beverages\, and more visit our Know Before You Go page. Please note: All bags\, including purses\, backpacks\, baby bags\, etc. are subject to search.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-10th-anniversary-celebration-encounter-experience-explore
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Member,Tea & Coffee,Children & Families,Architecture
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SUMMARY:10 Year Celebration featuring Sharon Prince\, Chelsea Thatcher\, Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA\, and Joshua Bell\, violinist
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a transformative Decade of Grace and Peace at Grace Farms with music commemorating the moment from world-renowned musicians\, and a can’t-miss discussion with Grace Farms CEO and Founder Sharon Prince\, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director Chelsea Thatcher\, and Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA in conversation with Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor. \nOver the past 10 years\, Grace Farms has made a meaningful impact\, both locally and worldwide. Imagined and realized as a new kind of public place\, Grace Farms welcomes visitors from across the world to encounter world-class performers\, artists\, and speakers\, together fostering a space for contemplation and meaningful dialogue. \nSince our opening\, we have continued to create new outcomes and deliver measurable impact. We launched the groundbreaking Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced and child labor from the global building materials supply chain. We also created Grace Farms Tea & Coffee as a public benefit LLC\, to share Grace Farms through our ethically and sustainably sourced signature teas and coffees while giving back 100% of profits to the Design for Freedom movement. \nThis anniversary is more than a milestone—it is a moment of momentum\, a time to honor what we’ve built together as a local and global community. \n  \nConversation & Music | A Decade of Grace and Peace\n2 – 4 pm \nJoin us for a special afternoon* as we celebrate ten years of Grace Farms\, featuring: \n\n\n\nGrace Farms CEO and Founder Sharon Prince\, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director Chelsea Thatcher\, and Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA\, in conversation with Toshihiro Oki\nFeatured performance by GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell\, and Peter Dugan\, pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top \nCellist and Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence\, Arlen Hlusko\n\n\n\nA special 10 Year Benefit Sunset Dinner will follow the program. \n  \n*2 – 4 pm program admission is included with a ticket to the 10 Year Benefit Sunset Dinner \n  \n\nKnow Before You Go\nComplimentary shuttles will be available from the New Canaan Train Station. For more information on parking\, food and beverages\, and more visit our Know Before You Go page. Please note: All bags\, including purses\, backpacks\, baby bags\, etc. are subject to search.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-10th-anniversary-celebration-conversation-music
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Member,Tea & Coffee,Children & Families,Architecture
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SUMMARY:10 Years of Grace Farms | Benefit Sunset Dinner
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to step into a culinary adventure that redefines dining — a mesmerizing journey through the world of color where gastronomy meets art in the most unexpected ways. \n2 – 4 pm: Conversation & Music: A Decade of Grace and Peace | Celebrate 10 Years of Grace Farms with music from world-renowned musicians\, Joshua Bell and Arlen Hlusko\, and a can’t-miss discussion with Grace Farms’ CEO and Founder Sharon Prince\, Chief Strategic Officer and Founding Creative Director Chelsea Thatcher\, and Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA\, the visionary architect behind the River building\, in conversation with Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor. Registration is separate. \n5 – 6 pm: Reception & Handcrafted Cocktails | Join us around the Pavilion mingling with fellow guests while enjoying breathtaking panoramic views as the golden hour begins. \n6 – 8 pm: Exclusive Sunset Dining Experience | Savor an extraordinary culinary journey prepared by our renowned\, spectacular caterer known for exceptional gastronomic artistry. This special evening brings together remarkable Grace Farms alumni who have shaped our community over the past decade. \n8 – 9 pm: Moonlight Toast in the Plaza | Gather in the Plaza for artisanal desserts and a premium champagne toast to ten years of Grace Farms’ legacy and vision. \n\nTo achieve unprecedented outcomes\, Grace Farms brings together extraordinary leaders and organizations to create unique programs and global initiatives that align with our work in nature\, the arts\, justice\, community\, and faith. \nOver the past ten years\, Grace Farms Foundation has welcomed thousands of visitors and hosted world-class performers\, artists\, and speakers\, fostering a space for contemplation and meaningful dialogue. Guided by our commitment to justice and ethical practices\, we launched the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor from the building materials supply chain — a bold step toward transforming the industry. Building on this vision\, in 2021\, we created Grace Farms Tea & Coffee\, a public benefit LLC and certified B Corp\, to share Grace Farms through our ethically and sustainably sourced signature teas and coffees\, while giving back 100% of profits to the Design for Freedom movement. \nAs we celebrate our 10 Year Season\, we reflect on these achievements and look forward to continuing our mission to create more grace and peace in the world. The possibilities remain as vast as our landscape\, and we invite you to be part of the journey.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/10th-anniversary-benefit-sunset-dinner
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee,Architecture
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SUMMARY:Members: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the United States\, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, in Ridgefield\, Connecticut. During this special tour\, Grace Farms Members will experience the museum’s featured exhibition Uman: After all the things. \nThis program will take place at The Aldrich Museum\, located at 258 Main St\, Ridgefield\, CT 06877.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/members-aldrich-museum-tour
LOCATION:Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, 258 Main Street\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Member,Tours
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUTMusic at Grace Farms | Mon Rovîa
DESCRIPTION:Mon Rovîa presents a concert of peace and healing in a special program for Grace Farms\, organized on the United Nations International Day of Tolerance. \nMon Rovîa reflects journeys of humanity through his Afro Appalachian music as a singer and songwriter\, and from his own experiences moving from the Liberia during the country’s civil war to the United States. He was named as one of Spotify’s 2024 Juniper Artists to Watch\, has been featured in the GRAMMY Museum’s New York City program series\, and has sold out every headline show to date\, including Bonnaroo\, Austin City Limits\, and Newport Folk Festival. \n75-minute performance\, no intermission. Doors open at 1:15 pm. \n “Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the other. It brings obligations to act\, and must be taught\, nurtured and defended.  Tolerance requires investment by States in people\, and in the fulfillment of their full potential through education\, inclusion and opportunities. This means building societies founded on respect for human rights\, where fear\, distrust and marginalization are supplanted by pluralism\, participation and respect for differences.” \n– United Nations \nAbout Mon Rovîa\n“I’m Mon\, born in Mon Rovia\, Liberia. My life can be summed up by being born into a civil war\, escaping the life of a child soldier\, rescued by the hands of missionaries. Spent a lot of my developmental years living in a variety of places with a number of life experiences. And then layered on top of all of this is the assimilation I felt being a transracially adopted refugee. My music in a nutshell is a culmination of these experiences blended with the empathy I feel for the experiences with others. The mission of my music is to heal with others – with every nation and tongue\, in due time.” \n  \nMusic at Grace Farms\nExperience Grace Farms’ distinctive\, daylit acoustic music performances in the glass-enclosed Sanctuary\, against the backdrop of 80 acres of natural landscapes. Season highlights include a recital by internationally acclaimed cellist and 19-time GRAMMY® winner Yo-Yo Ma\, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell\, and a special recital by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence and GRAMMY®-winning Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-mon-rovia
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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SUMMARY:Music at Grace Farms | Broadway Inspirational Voices Christmas Concert
DESCRIPTION:Broadway Inspirational Voices returns to Grace Farms with a site-responsive program that connects us with the presence of the human voice to inspire the audience toward joy. The one-hour program features a holiday repertoire developed for Grace Farms by Connecticut native Allen René Louis\, Broadway Inspirational Voices Artistic Director and GRAMMY®-nominated Creative Director and Producer. \n60 minute performance. No intermission. Doors open at 1 pm. \nTickets include entry to the Grace Farms Holiday Market\, a special pop-up featuring a curated selection of meaningful gifts that give back. Browse art sets\, toys and treats\, cozy mugs\, teas and coffees\, inspiring books\, and Grace Farms favorites like notecards and memberships. Discover handmade ornaments and embroidered works by Nasreen Sheikh and the Empowerment Collective\, supporting dignified work for women artisans worldwide. \n  \nAbout Broadway Inspirational Voices\nBroadway Inspirational Voices is a diverse choir and service organization powered by Broadway artists using music to inspire hope and change lives. \nIn 1994 more than 32\,000 people died from AIDS or AIDS-related complications in the U.S. Many of those deaths came from within the Broadway community. As Broadway grappled with the loss of an entire generation of artists\, Tony and Grammy-nominated Michael McElroy (founder of the Broadway Inspirational Voices) saw in the community a profound need for hope\, unity\, and inspiration. He envisioned an organization where professional artists would come together and volunteer their gift to provide comfort\, joy\, and the promise of a better day–and as a result\, The Broadway Gospel Choir was born. This magical synergy of authentic Gospel soul and Broadway bravura was re-imagined as the Broadway Inspirational Voices in 1999 and they have been the theatre community’s center of support and celebration ever since. In 2019\, The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry\, and Broadway Inspirational Voices was a recipient. The Tony Honor was a resounding endorsement of Broadway Inspirational Voices’s enduring work and impact and in celebration of 25 years of service. In 2020\, McElroy hand picked composer/singer Allen René Louis to become the new Artistic Director for Broadway Inspirational Voices. Broadway Inspirational Voices’s diverse membership has represented over 140 Broadway shows since its inception. \n  \nKnow Before You Go\nPlease review the day-of details below to help you plan your visit: \n \n  \nMusic at Grace Farms\nExperience Grace Farms’ distinctive\, daylit acoustic music performances in the glass-enclosed Sanctuary\, against the backdrop of 80 acres of natural landscapes. Season highlights include a recital by internationally acclaimed cellist and 19-time GRAMMY® winner Yo-Yo Ma\, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell\, and a special recital by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence and GRAMMY®-winning Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko. \n  \nPre-Reception Menu\nDuring the Pre-Reception\, guests will enjoy \n\nTorched Apple Bruschetta with Fig\, Brie & Balsamic Reduction\nMini Latke with Apple Chutney & Crème Fraîche\nGoat Cheese Croquette with Spicy Quince Paste\nPortobello Risotto Arancini with Truffle Aioli\nAlaskan Salmon Cake with Lemon Caper Aioli\nDairy-free\, seasonal treats\n\nBeverages: \n\nChampagne\nHoliday Inspired Cocktail/Mocktail\nAssorted Tea Display\nBasic Beverage Service (coffee and water)\nCider\n\n  \nParking Information\nOn-site parking is reserved for our Pre-Reception ticetholders. Complimentary off-site parking will be provided at Oakridge Commons (600 Oakridge Commons South Salem\, NY\, 10590)\, with continuous shuttle service to and from Grace Farms beginning at 12:30 pm. \nComplimentary shuttles will also run from the New Canaan Train Station starting at 12:30 pm. \n  \nPlease note: Grace Farms will be closed on Saturday\, December 13th\, only accessible to ticketholders. The Commons will be closed except for Pre-Reception ticketholders.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-broadway-inspirational-voices
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Faith,Tea & Coffee,Music
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SUMMARY:Grace Farms Lectures with Concert | Sharon Prince
DESCRIPTION:join us for an unforgettable talk & chamber music concert\nWhat does it take to build a more equitable world? \nJoin Sharon Prince\, CEO and Founder of Grace Farms\, for an unforgettable chamber music concert and talk exploring the role each of us can play in building a better\, more just world. Prince will share her remarkable journey of creating a boundary-defying environment that actively drives humanitarian outcomes and reshapes our approach to global challenges\, including forced labor in the building materials supply chain. Her thesis has already begun to redefine how we think about architecture’s role in creating a more just and equitable world. \nFollowing the talk\, experience a one-of-a-kind chamber music concert with 13 celebrated musicians including MacArthur Fellows\, GRAMMY nominees\, Avery Fisher career grant recipients\, and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipients: Jennifer Frautschi\, Vijay Gupta\, Blake Pouliot & Michelle Ross\, violins; Ayane Kozasa & Melissa Reardon\, violas; Gabriel Cabezas & Arlen Hlusko\, cellos; Anthony Manzo\, bass; Pallavi Mahidhara\, piano; Emi Ferguson\, flute; Yoonah Kim\, clarinet; and Gina Cuffari\, bassoon. \nInspired by Prince’s humanitarian work and career\, this 60-minute musical program features visionary composers—most of them American—who have expanded the ideas of what’s possible. This program is curated by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko. \nAIA & SARA CES 1 LU | HSW Approved \n\nComplimentary shuttle service will operate between the New Canaan Train Station and Grace Farms from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday\, January 10.\n  \n\nSchedule: \n3 – 3:45 pm\nSharon Prince Delivers Grace Farms Lecture \n3:45 – 4 pm\nTea & Coffee Break \n4 – 5 pm\nChamber Music Performance \n\nBegin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a Rest House Project Workshop\, led by Slade Architecture from 1:30 – 2:30 pm on Saturday\, January 10th. Register separately. \n  \nAbout Sharon Prince\n \nSharon Prince is the CEO and Founder of Grace Farms\, a new kind of boundary-defying public space that advances good locally and globally. Prince commissioned Pritzker Prize-winning SANAA architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa to design Grace Farms\, which has become widely known as a global humanitarian and cultural center located in New Canaan\, Connecticut. \nGrace Farms is the platform for the Foundation and its interdisciplinary humanitarian mission to pursue peace through nature\, arts\, justice\, community\, faith\, and Design for Freedom\, a global new movement to eliminate forced labor from the building materials supply chain. The open\, porous architecture of the River building at Grace Farms is embedded into 80 acres of natural biodiverse landscapes. \nThe building\, designed to break down barriers between people and sectors\, invites all to pause and reflect\, while also encouraging engagement with Grace Farms’ work\, including advancing gender and racial equity\, all of which leads to creating new outcomes. \nSince opening\, Grace Farms has garnered numerous prestigious awards for contributions to architecture\, environmental sustainability\, and social good\, including the AIA National 2017 Architecture Honor Award and the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. \nGrace Farms is pioneering a new form of philanthropic capitalism with a non-profit owned certified B Corp. Prince is the Co-Founder of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee which offers coffees and teas that demonstrate what the Foundation advocates for: ethical and sustainable supply chains. 100% of the profits from Grace Farms Foods supports the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor from the building materials supply chain. Learn more about Sharon Prince.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-lectures-sharon-prince
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Design for Freedom,Arts,Tea & Coffee,Architecture,Music
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUTYo-Yo Ma\, celloSolon Gordon\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello\, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society\, or engaging unexpected musical forms\, Yo-Yo Ma strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity. \nYo-Yo Ma will perform a recital with pianist Solon Gordon in the Sanctuary\, the glass-enclosed indoor amphitheater\, at Grace Farms. \nDoors open at 2:15 pm. \n  \nKnow Before You Go\nPlease review the day-of details below to help you plan your visit: \n \n  \n  \nYo-Yo Ma\, cello\n© Brantley Guttierez \nYo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello\, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society\, or engaging unexpected musical forms\, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity. \nMost recently\, Yo-Yo began Our Common Nature\, a cultural journey to celebrate the ways that nature can reunite us in pursuit of a shared future. Our Common Nature follows the Bach Project\, a 36-community\, six-continent tour of J. S. Bach’s cello suites paired with local cultural programming. Both endeavors reflect Yo-Yo’s lifelong commitment to stretching the boundaries of genre and tradition to understand how music helps us to imagine and build a stronger society. \nYo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris\, where he began studying the cello with his father at age four. When he was seven\, he moved with his family to New York City\, where he continued his cello studies before pursuing a liberal arts education. \nYo-Yo has recorded more than 120 albums\, is the winner of 19 Grammy Awards\, and has performed for nine American presidents\, most recently on the occasion of President Biden’s inauguration. He has received numerous awards\, including the National Medal of the Arts\, the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize. He has been a UN Messenger of Peace since 2006\, and was recognized as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. \n  \n  \n  \nSolon Gordon\, piano\n© 2025 Sham Sthankiya \nSolon Gordon leads a multifaceted career in music and technology. As a pianist\, he specializes in collaborative playing and finds joy in working with a wide range of musicians\, from young students to touring professionals. In recent years he has enjoyed partnerships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma\, baritone Jack Hornor\, clarinetist/composer Jonathan Russell\, and violinist Lily Tsai. He also performs frequent solo recitals for his neighbors at Youville Assisted Living. \nIn his work as a software engineer\, Solon has contributed to fields including education technology and distributed databases. He also maintains an extensive live music calendar for the Boston area at bostonshows.org. \nSolon is ever grateful to his principal musical mentors: Monique Duphil\, at Oberlin Conservatory\, and Sandra Dennis\, at the Community Music School of Springfield\, Massachusetts. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMusic at Grace Farms \nExperience Grace Farms’ distinctive\, daylit acoustic music performances in the glass-enclosed Sanctuary\, against the backdrop of 80 acres of natural landscapes. Season highlights include a recital by internationally acclaimed cellist and 19-time GRAMMY® winner Yo-Yo Ma\, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell\, and a special recital by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence and GRAMMY®-winning Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-yo-yo-ma-with-solon-gordon
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Humanity in Architecture Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in collaboration with Architecture & Design Film Festival\na weekend of films\, conversations\, and more celebrating architecture’s impact on people and communities\nJoin us for a weekend of films exploring the built environment’s power to enrich our human experience and to remind us of our capacity to create positive change in the world. \nOur opening night premiere of Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter will be followed by a conversation with Pihlmann. \nOn Saturday\, enjoy a full day of films and curated activities amplifying our longstanding belief that architecture moves us and inspires us to address the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time. \nThis year’s films have been curated by co-Festival Directors Kyle Bergman and Toshihiro Oki. The special partnership between the two organizations is grounded in the spirit of bringing the worlds of films\, architecture and community together in a setting for creating new discussions and outcomes. \nSpecial thanks to New York Botanical Garden. \n\n  \nFilm Schedules\nFriday\, January 30\nSøren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter (6 – 8 pm)\n54 min | Directors: Marc-Christoph Wagner and Simon Weyhe\nFeaturing the premiere of Dancing Trees — a short film about new seating in Grace Farms’ Plaza designed by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates for our 10-Year Celebration — followed by a screening of Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter and a conversation about the film with Søren Pihlmann. \nDoors open at 5:30 pm.\nComplimentary shuttle service is available from New Canaan Train Station from 4 – 8 pm.\nAIA & SARA CES 1 LU Approved.  \n  \nSaturday\, January 31\nBawa’s Garden (10:45 am – 12:30 pm)\n89 min | Director: Clara Kraft Isono\nFollowed by a Q&A with Director Clara Kraft Isono\, Sean Anderson\, Associate Professor\, Cornell University Department of Architecture\, and Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director \nIf You Build It (11 am – 12:30 pm)\n85 min | Director: Patrick Creadon \nGateways to New York (11:15 am – 12:45 pm)\n88 min | Director: Martin Witz \nJames Hubbell: Between Heaven and Earth (1:15 – 2:30 pm)\n66 min | Directors: Marianne Gerdes & Michael Gerdes\nFollowed by a Q&A with Drew Hubbell\, Architect\, Principal of Hubbell & Hubbell Architects\, and Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director \nGreen Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz (1:30 – 2:45 pm)\n55 min | Directors: Francesca Molteni & Mattia Colombo\nFollowed by a Q&A with Todd Forrest\, Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at the New York Botanical Garden and Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor \nIntegral Man (1:45 – 2:50 pm)\n62 min | Director: Joseph Clement \nThe Promise. Architect BV Doshi (3:15 – 4:45 pm)\n90 min | Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre \nBuilding on the Edge (3:30 – 5 pm)\n73 min | Directors: Mike Scalisi & Bruce Borowsky\nFollowed by a Q&A with Erick Sommerfeld\, Director of Graduate Studies at University of Colorado\, Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director\, and Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor \nGlen Murcutt: Spirit of Place (3:45 – 4:45 pm)\n59 min | Director: Catherine Hunter \nBuilding Bastille! The Tangled and Improbable Story of the Opera Bastille (6 – 7:15 pm)\n76 min | Director: Leif Kaldor \nLearn more about these films below. \n  \nPlease purchase a pass for on-site parking on Saturday.\n \nComplimentary off-site parking will be available at Oakridge Commons (600 Oakridge Commons\, South Salem\, NY 10590)\, with continuous shuttle service from 9:45 am to 8 pm. Complimentary shuttle service will also be available from the New Canaan Train Station from 9:45 am to 8 pm.\n \nA limited grab-and-go menu will be available in Grace Farms’ Commons from 10 am to 5:30 pm. \n  \nMore Activities\nFilm Festival attendees are also invited to join the following drop-in activities on Saturday: \nYoga & Movement with Pilin Anice (10:30 – 12 pm)\nExperience movement and music during this breath-centered yoga practice with renowned mindfulness and wellness expert\, Pilin Anice. Accessible for all levels. Participants may bring their own mats\, towels\, props\, and water. \nRest House Design Charrette (1 – 2 pm)\nLearn about the ideas behind the Rest House Project that Grace Farms is developing with Slade Architecture and explore concepts of designing spaces for rest\, gathering\, and wellness. Open to all abilities. AIA & SARA CES 1 LU | HSW Pending\n \nWinter Strolls (12 – 12:30 pm & 2 – 2:30 pm)\nNotice nature as seasons change with a guided winter walk in the landscape at Grace Farms. Connect with the purpose of the ecosystems we inhabit\, the vibrant life that’s a part of it\, and our role in maintaining and adding to it.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/humanity-in-architecture-film-festival-2026
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee,Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T170000
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SUMMARY:Humanity in Architecture Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in collaboration with Architecture & Design Film Festival\na weekend of films\, conversations\, and more celebrating architecture’s impact on people and communities\nJoin us for a weekend of films exploring the built environment’s power to enrich our human experience and to remind us of our capacity to create positive change in the world. \nOur opening night premiere of Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter will be followed by a conversation with Pihlmann. \nOn Saturday\, enjoy a full day of films and curated activities amplifying our longstanding belief that architecture moves us and inspires us to address the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time. \nThis year’s films have been curated by co-Festival Directors Kyle Bergman and Toshihiro Oki. The special partnership between the two organizations is grounded in the spirit of bringing the worlds of films\, architecture and community together in a setting for creating new discussions and outcomes. \nTransportation\nShuttles to and from the New Canaan Metro North station will be available for film festival ticket holders. \nSpecial thanks to New York Botanical Garden. \n\n  \nFilm Schedules\nFriday\, January 30\nSøren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter (6 – 8 pm)\n54 min | Directors: Marc-Christoph Wagner and Simon Weyhe\nFeaturing the premiere of Dancing Trees — a short film about new seating in Grace Farms’ Plaza designed by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates for our 10-Year Celebration — followed by a screening of Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter and a conversation about the film with Søren Pihlmann.  \nAIA & SARA CES 1 LU Approved. \n  \nSaturday\, January 31\nBawa’s Garden (10:45 am – 12:30 pm)\n89 min | Director: Clara Kraft Isono\nFollowed by a Q&A with Director Clara Kraft Isono\, Sean Anderson\, Associate Professor\, Cornell University Department of Architecture\, and Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director \nIf You Build It (11 am – 12:30 pm)\n85 min | Director: Patrick Creadon \nGateways to New York (11:15 am – 12:45 pm)\n88 min | Director: Martin Witz \nJames Hubbell: Between Heaven and Earth (1:15 – 2:30 pm)\n66 min | Directors: Marianne Gerdes & Michael Gerdes\nFollowed by a Q&A with Drew Hubbell\, Architect\, Principal of Hubbell & Hubbell Architects\, and Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director \nGreen Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz (1:30 – 2:45 pm)\n55 min | Directors: Francesca Molteni & Mattia Colombo\nFollowed by a Q&A with Todd Forrest\, Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at the New York Botanical Garden and Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor \nIntegral Man (1:45 – 2:50 pm)\n62 min | Director: Joseph Clement \nThe Promise. Architect BV Doshi (3:15 – 4:45 pm)\n90 min | Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre \nBuilding on the Edge (3:30 – 5 pm)\n73 min | Directors: Mike Scalisi & Bruce Borowsky\nFollowed by a Q&A with Erick Sommerfeld\, Director of Graduate Studies at University of Colorado\, Kyle Bergman\, ADFF Founder and Director\, and Toshihiro Oki\, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor \nGlen Murcutt: Spirit of Place (3:45 – 4:45 pm)\n59 min | Director: Catherine Hunter \nBuilding Bastille! The Tangled and Improbable Story of the Opera Bastille (6 – 7:15 pm)\n76 min | Director: Leif Kaldor \nLearn more about these films below. \n  \nMore Activities\nFilm Festival attendees are also invited to join the following drop-in activities on Saturday: \nYoga & Movement with Pilin Anice (10:30 – 12 pm)\nExperience movement and music during this breath-centered yoga practice with renowned mindfulness and wellness expert\, Pilin Anice. Accessible for all levels. Participants may bring their own mats\, towels\, props\, and water. \nRest House Design Charrette (1 – 2 pm)\nLearn about the ideas behind the Rest House Project that Grace Farms is developing with Slade Architecture and explore concepts of designing spaces for rest\, gathering\, and wellness. Open to all abilities. AIA & SARA CES 1 LU | HSW Pending\n \nWinter Strolls (12 – 12:30 pm & 2 – 2:30 pm)\nNotice nature as seasons change with a guided winter walk in the landscape at Grace Farms. Connect with the purpose of the ecosystems we inhabit\, the vibrant life that’s a part of it\, and our role in maintaining and adding to it.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/humanity-in-architecture-film-festival-2026-2
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee,Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
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SUMMARY:Life Worth Living Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Begin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a special workshop\, led by Drew Collins\, Associate Research Scholar from the Yale Center for Faith & Culture\, inviting participants to reflect deeply on what makes life truly worth living\, designed to complement Miroslav Volf‘s lecture. \nFollowing the workshop\, join us for a Grace Farms Lecture delivered by Miroslav Volf\, one of the most significant theologians of our time. Register
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/workshop-life-worth-living
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20250501T185048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T135603Z
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SUMMARY:Grace Farms Lectures with Concert | Dr. Miroslav Volf
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Miroslav Volf\, one of the most significant religious thinkers of our time\, as he creates the opportunity to pause and consider one key aspect of a life that is worthy of our humanity: the practice of forgiveness. \nHe will show why we cannot dispense with it in our conflict-ridden world\, how systems of interaction on which we depend falter when forgiveness is absent\, and how we ourselves are diminished without it. Why is forgiveness at once so hard and one of the most creative and hopeful things we humans are capable of doing? \nVolf is the author of more than 20 books\, including Exclusion & Embrace — which was named one of the best 100 religious books of the twentieth century. \nHis talk will be followed by a moving chamber music concert featuring some of today’s most celebrated musicians: Adrian Anantawan & Lun Li\, violins; Celia Hatton\, viola; and Arlen Hlusko\, cello. This string quartet will perform a musical program responding to Volf’s body of work\, with pieces deeply rooted in spirituality. The program is curated by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence\, Arlen Hlusko.  \n\nSchedule: \n3 – 3:45 pm\nDr. Miroslav Volf delivers Grace Farms Lecture \n3:45 – 4 pm\nTea & Coffee Break \n4 – 5 pm\nChamber Music Performance \n\nBegin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a Life Worth Living Workshop\, led by Drew Collins\, Associate Research Scholar from the Yale Center for Faith & Culture\, from 1 – 2:30 pm on Saturday\, February 7th. Register separately. \n  \nAbout Dr. Miroslav Volf\n \nProfessor Volf is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. His books include Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity\, Otherness\, and Reconciliation (1996; revised edition\, 2019)\, winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion and named one of Christianity Today’s 100 most important religious books of the 20th Century; Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World (2016); The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything (2022)\, co-authored with Ryan McAnnally-Linz; and\, most recently\, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz\, Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most (2023). \nA member of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and the Evangelical Church in Croatia\, Professor Volf has been involved in international ecumenical dialogues (for instance\, with the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity) and interfaith dialogues (including the Muslim and Christian “A Common Word” initiative)\, as well as a participant in the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum. A native of Croatia\, he regularly teaches and lectures in Central and Eastern Europe\, Asia\, and across North America. Amongst his many invited lectureships\, he has given the Dudleian Lecture at Harvard University; the Chavasse Lectures at Oxford University; the Waldenstroem Lectures at Stockholm School of Theology; the Gray Lectures at Duke University; the Stob Lectures at Calvin University; and the Cadbury Lectures at the University of Birmingham. In May 2025\, he will deliver the Gifford Lectures in Aberdeen\, UK. \n  \n\nabout the musicians
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-lectures-miroslav-volf
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
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SUMMARY:Music at Grace Farms | Arlen Hlusko\, cello
DESCRIPTION:Canadian cellist and Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko presents a winter recital\, “InCommon Folk\,”  inspired by the idea of community music. Developed for Grace Farms\, this one-of-a-kind program offers an exploration into how music responds to the trials and tribulations of life\, and helps bring people together in community. \nWith music spanning Appalachian folk songs\, German hymns\, jazz standards\, and thoughtful improvisations\, this moving program weaves familiar tunes with pieces not yet heard— and old favorites shared in surprising new ways. At the heart of the evening is the world premiere of Wilton Songs\, a new three-movement suite for solo cello by Pulitzer Prize finalist Timo Andres\, commissioned by Grace Farms and written for Hlusko. \nProgram \nTraditional\, arr Frankie Carr: Improvisation on Little Birdie\nMark Summer: Lo\, How a Rose E’er Blooming\n*Timo Andres: Wilton Songs \n\nFrankie and Johnny\nPoor Stranger\nTen Thousand Miles\n\nTraditional/Charles A Tindley\, arr Kenji Bunch: We Shall Overcome \nMeredith Monk: Cello Talk\nPaul V Cortez: Lotus Petals Unfolding\n*Traditional\, arr Frankie Carr: Scarborough Fair\n*Irving Berlin\, arr Arlen Hlusko: Blue Skies\nColeridge-Taylor Perkinson: Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite\nIII. Calvary Ostinato \nTraditional\, arr Arlen Hlusko: Shenandoah\nGeorge Crumb: Sonata for Solo Cello \n\nFantasia\nTema pastorale con variazioni\nToccata\n\n—intermission— \nZoltán Kodály: Solo Sonata for Cello\, Op 8\nI. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato\nAndrea Casarrubios: SEVEN\n*Woody Guthrie\, arr Frankie Carr: This Land \n*world premiere \n(75 min performance\, 15 min intermission) \nAbout Arlen Hlusko\nHailed for her “sublime cello prowess” (Take Effect)\, “absorbing originality” (Gramophone)\, and “mesmerizing beauty” (NY Music Daily)\, internationally acclaimed Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko is a dynamic artist who has performed as soloist and chamber musician across North & South Americas\, Asia\, and Europe. She is “capable of playing with great delicacy but also fearlessness; regardless of the character of the material\, she executes it with authority and conviction […] and open-hearted expression is present throughout” (Textura). Cellist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars sextet (extolled by the New York Times for “combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble”)\, Arlen regularly performs with other ensembles\, including Manhattan Chamber Players\, The Knights\, and Dolce Suono Ensemble\, and is a member of the Harry Chapin Band and recent alumna of the Curtis Institute of Music and Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect. \nIn 2025-6\, she will be the inaugural musician “Artist-in-Residence” at Grace Farms in New Canaan\, CT. Interested in a wide array of music\, she has collaborated closely with artists from Jordi Savall to Midori to Meredith Monk to David Byrne\, and is a Grammy-award winner for her collaboration with The Crossing\, as well as a laureate of several competitions. Arlen has been featured on CBC’s “30 Under 30\,” and is a Larsen Artist. She has debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, and the Calgary Philharmonic\, among others\, and has been invited to several pre-eminent chamber music festivals\, including Spoleto USA\, Tippet Rise\, Bay Chamber Concerts\, and Music from Angel Fire. Committed to using her music to connect with and serve her community\, Arlen founded her own interactive chamber music concert series\, Philadelphia Performances for Autism\, and is involved with numerous communities\, including Carnegie Hall’s “Musical Connections” at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-arlen-hlusko
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Arts,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20250701T151606Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Permaculture Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Begin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a Nature Workshop\, led by Grace Farms’ Director of Horticulture Kimberly Kelly designed to complement Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer‘s lecture. \nExplore the basics of permaculture\, with a focus on rain gardens and bioswales\, and how you can apply the learnings in your own landscape.\n\nFollowing the workshop\, join us for a Grace Farms Lecture delivered by Robin Wall Kimmerer\, a writer of “rare grace” that offers powerful and poetic explorations of how human beings connect with nature and one another. Register
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/workshop-nature
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20250501T185022Z
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SUMMARY:Grace Farms Lectures with Concert | Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
DESCRIPTION:This program is sold out. \nPlease note: On-site parking is limited. Once capacity is reached\, visitors will be directed to Oakridge Commons\, a nearby lot offering complimentary parking and shuttle service to Grace Farms. Shuttle service will also be available from the New Canaan Train Station. If you have accessibility needs or would like assistance planning your visit\, please contact us at info@gracefarms.org.  \nTickets for Grace Farms events are available exclusively through gracefarms.org. Grace Farms does not authorize the sale or resale of tickets through any third-party websites or vendors. Tickets purchased elsewhere are not guaranteed to be valid and may be refused entry. \n\n  \nJoin Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer\, a writer of “rare grace\,” for her talk\, “What does the earth ask of us?” \nKimmerer weaves together indigenous wisdom\, science\, and profound spiritual insight to reimagine our connection to the living world. Drawing from her background as both a botanist and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation\, Kimmerer invites all of us to understand ecological systems with gratitude\, mutual respect\, and interconnectedness\, allowing us to recognize the entire natural world as worthy of care. \nHer talk will be followed by a chamber music concert performed by a flute quartet featuring Alex Sopp\, flute; Simone Porter & Owen Dalby\, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt\, viola; and Arlen Hlusko\, cello. In response to Kimmerer’s work\, this musical program\, curated by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence Arlen Hlusko\, features composers who often derive musical inspiration from their relationships with nature. \n\nSchedule: \n3 – 3:45 pm\nDr. Robin Wall Kimmerer delivers Grace Farms Lecture \n3:45 – 4 pm\nIntermission \n4 – 5 pm\nChamber Music Performance \n\nBegin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a Permaculture Workshop\, led by Grace Farms’ Director of Horticulture Kimberly Kelly from 1:30 – 2:30 pm on Saturday\, March 7th. Register separately. \n  \nPlease note: On-site parking is limited. Once capacity is reached\, visitors will be directed to Oakridge Commons\, a nearby lot offering complimentary parking and shuttle service to Grace Farms. Shuttle service will also be available from the New Canaan Train Station. If you have accessibility needs or would like assistance planning your visit\, please contact us at info@gracefarms.org.  \n\n  \n\nAbout Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer\n \nRobin Wall Kimmerer is a mother\, scientist\, decorated professor\, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World\, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom\, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants and Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. She lives in Syracuse\, New York\, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology\, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-lectures-robin-wall-kimmerer
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
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SUMMARY:Music at Grace Farms | Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo
DESCRIPTION:Dianne Reeves\, one of the world’s preeminent jazz vocalists\, will perform a program of beautiful duets alongside Brazilian jazz guitarist Romero Lubambo. Reeves\, a five-time Grammy winner has recorded with award-winning orchestras and producers\, while Lubambo \, who has worked with artists including saxophonist James Carter — who performed at Grace Farms in 2024 — will create an unforgettable evening of artistry and improvisation\, set against the picturesque backdrop of a flourishing spring landscape. \n(75 minute performance\, no intermission) \nAbout Dianne Reeves\nJazz vocalist Dianne Reeves is a five-time GRAMMY winner. As a result of her virtuosity\, improvisational prowess and unique jazz and R&B stylings\, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings — a Grammy first in any vocal category. \nReeves has recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. She has also recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim and was a featured soloist with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. Reeves was the first Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the first vocalist to ever perform at the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall. \nFeatured in George Clooney’s six-time Academy Award nominated Good Night\, and Good Luck\, Reeves won the Best Jazz Vocal Grammy for the film’s soundtrack. In 2022\, Reeves was the featured vocalist on the soundtrack of The Woman King starring Viola Davis. She has toured throughout the world in a variety of contexts including “Sing the Truth\,” a musical celebration of Nina Simone also featuring Angelique Kidjo and Lizz Wright. And she has performed at the White House on multiple occasions. \nReeves’ most recent release Beautiful Life\, features Gregory Porter\, Robert Glasper\, Lalah Hathaway and Esperanza Spalding. Produced by Terri Lyne Carrington\, Beautiful Life won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. Reeves was a mentor in the Rolex Mentor & Protégé Arts Initiative. She is also the recipient of honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music and The Juilliard School and has been designated a Jazz Master by The National Endowment for the Arts — the highest honor the United States bestows on jazz artists. \nIn April 2025 Reeves will join\, among others\, Arturo Sandoval\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Herbie Hancock in Abu Dhabi for International Jazz Day Festivities. Later this summer she will record an album with Branford Marsalis in what will be a tribute to the legendary John Coltrane / Johnny Hartman recording. \n  \nMusic at Grace Farms\nExperience Grace Farms’ distinctive\, daylit acoustic music performances in the glass-enclosed Sanctuary\, against the backdrop of 80 acres of natural landscapes. Season highlights include a recital by internationally acclaimed cellist and 19-time GRAMMY® winner Yo-Yo Ma\, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell\, and a special recital by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence and GRAMMY®-winning Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko. \n  \nPlease note: On-site parking is limited. Once capacity is reached\, visitors will be directed to Oakridge Commons (600 Oakridge Commons\, South Salem\, NY 10590)\, a nearby lot\, for complimentary parking and shuttle service to Grace Farms. Shuttle service will also be available from the New Canaan Train Station.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-dianne-reeves-with-romero-lubambo
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Arts,Tea & Coffee,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20260212T151749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T151818Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Kickoff Concert with Marcus Miller and IWM
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable summer concert featuring Marcus Garrick Miller\, a fan-favorite and longtime Grace Farms collaborator\, and his band IWM. \nA celebrated composer\, saxophonist\, and curator whose work spans jazz\, performance\, and creative collaboration\, Miller has performed at Carnegie Hall\, the Obama White House\, Madison Square Garden\, and alongside artists like Jon Batiste — bringing rich musical depth and a wide creative lens to every performance.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/summer-kickoff-concert-with-marcus-miller-and-iwm
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20260212T150046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T150303Z
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SUMMARY:Jumpin' Jams at Grace Farms
DESCRIPTION:Experience the joy of music this summer with Jumpin’ Jams\, a beloved live music and movement program for young children. Led by professional musician Jason Pharr\, whose unique and memorable songs nurture early language development and spark curiosity about the world\, this upbeat session gets little ones singing\, dancing\, and exploring rhythm in a fun and supportive environment. \nRecommended for ages 9 months to 4 years with adult caregivers. \n  \n  \nImage credit Vanessa Van Ryzin/Mindful Motion Photo
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/jumpin-jams-at-grace-farms/2026-06-13
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Children & Families,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20260309T144100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T144830Z
UID:10011420-1782554400-1782568800@gracefarms.org
SUMMARY:Photography Intensive with James Florio
DESCRIPTION:How does photography dissolve the boundaries between building and landscape? \nJoin Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence and renowned photographer James Florio for an immersive four-hour photography intensive that deepens your ability to see — and capture — the relationship between land\, light\, and architecture. \nThis extended session includes lunch in the glass-enclosed Commons\, offering time to reflect\, connect\, and continue learning in community. \nThrough a combination of guided instruction\, on-site exploration\, and thoughtful conversation\, investigate how form\, shadow\, and natural surroundings intersect across the River building and landscape. At the conclusion of the workshop\, print and review your photography with Florio. \nPlease bring your own camera.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/photography-intensive-with-james-florio
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Arts,Architecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photography-Intensive_opt2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20260212T150046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T150303Z
UID:10011352-1783765800-1783768500@gracefarms.org
SUMMARY:Jumpin' Jams at Grace Farms
DESCRIPTION:Experience the joy of music this summer with Jumpin’ Jams\, a beloved live music and movement program for young children. Led by professional musician Jason Pharr\, whose unique and memorable songs nurture early language development and spark curiosity about the world\, this upbeat session gets little ones singing\, dancing\, and exploring rhythm in a fun and supportive environment. \nRecommended for ages 9 months to 4 years with adult caregivers. \n  \n  \nImage credit Vanessa Van Ryzin/Mindful Motion Photo
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/jumpin-jams-at-grace-farms/2026-07-11
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Children & Families,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jumpin-Jams-web-CREDIT-Vanessa-Van-RyzinMindful-Motion-Photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T163817
CREATED:20260212T150046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T150303Z
UID:10011353-1786185000-1786187700@gracefarms.org
SUMMARY:Jumpin' Jams at Grace Farms
DESCRIPTION:Experience the joy of music this summer with Jumpin’ Jams\, a beloved live music and movement program for young children. Led by professional musician Jason Pharr\, whose unique and memorable songs nurture early language development and spark curiosity about the world\, this upbeat session gets little ones singing\, dancing\, and exploring rhythm in a fun and supportive environment. \nRecommended for ages 9 months to 4 years with adult caregivers. \n  \n  \nImage credit Vanessa Van Ryzin/Mindful Motion Photo
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/jumpin-jams-at-grace-farms/2026-08-08
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Children & Families,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jumpin-Jams-web-CREDIT-Vanessa-Van-RyzinMindful-Motion-Photo.jpg
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