St. Nicholas Day Held at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum 12/4

St. Nicholas Day at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum is on Saturday, December 4th, 2010 from 12 noon - 4 pm. The day begins with warm cider, speculas ginger cookies, seasonal crafts for the entire family, and a house tour with senior docent, Lucie Chin.

At 1 pm, learn and enjoy traditional holiday music with colonial balladeer, Linda Russell. Learn a traditional song to welcome St. Nicholas and Black Piet as they arrive on horseback at 2 pm.

As children feed carrots to the horses, St. Nicholas and Black Piet will have children write their names in the naughty and nice list. Afterward, they will tell stories of holidays past!

Admission: $5 for adults | $3 for children, students, and seniors

Directions:
By car from Manhattan: Cross either the Manhattan or Brooklyn Bridges to Flatbush Avenue, follow Flatbush through downtown Brooklyn and Park Slope, across Grand Army Plaza and through Flatbush itself. Turn LEFT onto Clarendon Road (4 miles from the Manhattan Bridge) and follow Clarendon to East 59th Street (2 miles). The Wyckoff House is on the right, in M. Fidler-Wyckoff House Park.

By public transportation from Manhattan: Take the #2 or #5 train to Newkirk Avenue in Brooklyn. (If the #5 is not running to Brooklyn, take the #4 to Nevins Street and switch to the #2.) Exit the station and proceed to the southwest corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue D to change to the B8 bus. Take the B8 eastbound, toward King's Highway. Exit the bus at Beverley Road and East 59th Street. Walk one block south on East 59th Street to M. Fidler-Wyckoff House Park.