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    Planting Utopia Exhibit & Reception

    Inspired by Shaker gift drawings, artist Julia Whitney Barnes photographed over 150 plants to create this unique in and outdoor exhibition. Beginning in the spring of 2021, Poughkeepsie-based artist Julia

  • Shaker your Plate

    Shaker Your Plate Fundraising Event

    We hope you will join us for our annual Shaker Your Plate Celebration! Shaker Your Plate was an expression meaning "clean your plate".  The festivities will be held in the

  • Donation Box

    Mother Ann Lee’s Birthday Food/Fund Drive

    Shaker Founder Mother Ann Lee was born February 29th, 1736! For her birthday this year, SHS will honor her and the Shaker's legacy as a charitable and compassionate community with

  • A night in the Shaker Garden

    A Night in the Shaker Garden

    Celebrate the arrival of midsummer with a magical evening among the blooms of the Shaker Herb Garden! Join your friends for a lawn game while listening to live music, or

  • Planting Utopia Viewing & Tour

    Planting Utopia Viewing & Tour

    Join us for light refreshments and a viewing of Julia Whitney Barnes art installation, Planting Utopia. After there will be a tour of our demonstration herb garden, including a talk

  • Holiday Market Preview

    Get a sneak peek into the festive season! For the first time ever Shaker Heritage Society is opening their doors a day early for their locally famous annual Holiday Market.

  • Community Trunk or Treat

    Shaker Heritage Society will host its annual Community Trunk or Treat with the help of Shaker High School. Led by a scavenger hunt that is perfect for families and kids

  • Opening Reception & Celebration

    Join Shaker Heritage Society in celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Watervliet Shaker Village with the opening of two new exhibits. Mother Ann Lee: One Woman's Revolution is a timeline of

  • Closing Reception – SKILLED Photography Exhibit

    This event marks the closing of "SKILLED," a photography exhibit featuring 24 framed photos of traditional tradespeople. A collaboration between photographer Tod Bryant and Ken Follett, the exhibit is an