PEPSICO SCULPTURE GARDEN A FEAST FOR THE SOUL & Visit to the Neuberger Museum!

"Nature and art" unite for a very special cultural experience!! Come join us for this extraordinary journey! The best things in life really are free!!!

Pick up a parking pass and map of the sculpture gardens at the security booth /gate at the entrance.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TOUCHING THE ART HOWEVER TEMPTING!
For full regulations and more info about the park go to: https://www.pepsico.com/sculpture-gardens

This will be about a 1-2 hour walk with many stops to take it all in! We will be walking on paths that are mostly level, paved with some gravel and grass.

Supportive WEATHER RESISTANT walking or hiking shoes are necessary as the grassy areas may be wet from the previous rains. The grass is always cut but if you wish to avoid it, there is a gravel path that circles the area. Sun protection and bug spray recommended. MANDATORY Water. If you need a snack, food is only allowed in one designated picnic area, which is early on in the walk.

MEET IN SCULPTURE GARDEN VISITOR PARKING AREA BY VISITOR CENTER/RESTROOMS. GO THRU SECURITY GATE AND TAKE YOUR FIRST LEFT and follow to the parking lot for visitors near the visitor center/restroom bldg.

After the Pepsi Sculpture center we will drive straight across the street to Suny Purchase and park by the Performing arts center in Lot West 1 for an approx. 1 hour visit at the Neuberger Museum of Art. (to get to Lot West 1, turn left upon entering the college and drive about 1 mile and turn right into Lot West 1.)

Parking for the museum is $7 unless you have a Free Pass and you must get a ticket to display in your windshield from the pay station in the center of the walkway near the performing Arts Center. For info about the current and permanent exhibits to: https://www.purchase.edu/neuberger-museum-of-art/exhibitions/

There is a gift shop too so bring your charge cards, etc. Donations are appreciated.

Optional Dinner at the reputable Trattoria just down the road, located at 632 Anderson Hill Rd., Rye Brook, NY depending upon interest and availability. Other venue possible. Please bring cash and change to make check out quicker and easier for everyone. Thanks for your consideration. Event time does not include dinner.

From Wikipedia:

The Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens is a collection of 45 pieces of outdoor sculpture at the PepsiCo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo) world headquarters in Purchase, New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase,_New_York). The collection includes work from major modern sculptors includingAuguste Rodin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin), Henry Moore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Moore), Alexander Calder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Calder) and Alberto Giacometti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Giacometti).

The collection, which also features works by Henri Laurens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Laurens), Arnaldo Pomodoro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Pomodoro), Richard Erdman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Erdman_(artist)), Jean Dubuffet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Dubuffet), and Claes Oldenburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Oldenburg), focuses on major 20th century art. The sculpture "gardens" mostly consist of park-like landscaping, including lawns, trees, ponds, and fountains, as well as landscaped gardens with a topiary, tended hedges, flower beds and water-lily ponds. Additional pieces have been added since this list was made.

The sculpture collection is meant to "exist in harmony on approximately 168 acres of carefully tended landscape", according to a PepsiCo pamphlet about the gardens, and expansion of the collection occurred after the headquarters had been built and the gardens had begun to take shape. The gardens themselves were, in turn, designed with regard to the sculpture in the collection, and all were meant by the former PepsiCo chairman and founder of the gardens, Donald M. Kendall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_M._Kendall), to help create an atmosphere of "stabiity, creativity and experimentation that would reflect his vision of the company", according to the pamphlet. Kendall continued to be involved with the collection and the gardens after he stepped down as leader of the company.

DIRECTIONS TO PEPSICO

Getting There: From Rockland, take the TZ Bridge to 287 EAST. Take the 8East exit off Route 287. Make the second left onto Anderson Hill Road. Follow it straight ahead. Drive about 2 1/2 miles. The entrance to PepsiCo is at a traffic light intersection, on the right, across the street from SUNY Purchase.

Public Transportation: Visitors can take Metro-North (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-North_Railroad) commuter trains to White Plains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Plains_(Metro-North_station)) or Rye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye_(Metro-North_station)), and then take a taxi to the headquarters. The No. 12 bus from the White Plains railroad station stops at the headquarters.

Inclement weather cancels. ALWAYS CHECK THE DAY OF AN EVENT FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES.