With Gratitude From Your CEO
Dear Friends, I love this time of year. After the exuberance of summer and the vibrant colors of fall, I’m thankful for the days growing shorter. The nights longer. Temperatures falling. Silhouettes of bare branches against a leaden sky promising snow. All of nature winding down. Encouraging quiet. Reflection. Introspection. Looking back over the year, I’m thankful for a lot of things. Yes, I started my new job as CEO just as the Covid crisis hit. Yes, my first official act was to close the museum for four months. And yes, that hit our bottom line hard – museum attendance is down 70% this...
Read MoreRTPI Offers New Watercolor Workshops
Explore Art Through Nature RTPI announces the launch of a new program – local artist Robin Zefers Clark will lead a six-week series of beginner watercolor workshops at RTPI, located at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown. The workshops will take place on six consecutive Saturdays between September 12 – October 17. There will be two separate classes; a morning series from 10:00 – 11:30am and an afternoon series from 1:30-3:00pm. These will culminate in a month-long exhibition of the students’ work at RTPI. Original Roger Tory Peterson botanical art from The Peterson Collection along with...
Read MoreReflections from Our CEO
August, 2020 Dear Friends, Sanctuary. That’s a word we’ve heard a lot since we reopened the museum this summer. Sanctuary is a place where you feel safe. You feel rejuvenated. Inspired. That’s what we offer at Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Our 27-acre nature preserve is a forested refuge filled with birdsong. Our pollinator meadow is abuzz with bees. Our wildflower gardens are bejeweled with butterflies. Our museum is a rustic temple made of wood and stone. As soon as you step inside, the vaulted ceiling lifts the spirit and fills you with awe and wonder. One of our visitors exclaimed there...
Read MoreRTP Birthday Bash August 29th – Food, Fun and Hidden Treasures from the Peterson Collection
RTPI is launching a new tradition – a full weekend of fun to celebrate the birthday of Roger Tory Peterson. Native Son. Father of the Modern Field Guide. Artist, bird lover and international ambassador for nature – all rolled into one. Officially, Roger’s birthday is Friday, August 28. RTPI’s party will kick off on Saturday morning, August 29 at 9 am, with Yoga with the Birds. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert at the crane pose, yoga led by Kara Bemis outdoors on RTPI’s back patio is the perfect way to start any weekend. Speaking of birds, at 10 am, Twan Leenders – RTPI’s Director of...
Read MoreRTPI Reopens July 18th
Ready and Refreshed after Four Months Closed since March 16, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute will reopen its museum on Saturday, July 18. “My first official act,” says Arthur Pearson, “on my first day as the new CEO of the Institute, was to close the museum to the public. It will be a relief and a joy to reopen our doors and welcome back our many friends and supporters.” Technically, the museum could have reopened June 30 – that’s the day Governor Cuomo announced Phase IV reopening for Western New York. However, RTPI has taken extra time to ensure the health and safety of staff and...
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