Activities

Group Outing on Saturday March 27, 2010

We picked the best day today for outing. It was a little chilly but sunny, dry and brisk. Maylin suggested this extraordinary museum (Museum of Art and Design in Manhattan http://madmuseum.org/ ) for us that gave us an opportunity to view art from a different angle.

The guided tour started at 11:30 AM and ended 12:30 PM. The guide brought up very limited art products and explained precisely that helped us understanding exhibition items in general. We then took 10 minutes walk to the Cafe Cielo http://www.caffecielonyc.com/for brunch and a short board meeting. The group visited the museum again staying until 4:30 PM. We really had a good time. Please see photos as below.

 

We had the most enriched experience.
Gracie Mansion - Sotheby's - Dinner (a group in Flushing and a group in Manhattan)

1. When - Wednesday November 18, 2009
2. Where - Gracie Mansion - East End Avenue at 88th Street, New York NY 10128
3. What - 45 minutes guided tour starts 1:00 PM. You have to be at the entrance before 12:45 PM
4. Entrance admission - $7.00 for adults $4.00 for seniors (requires your ID for the entrance)
5. More - After the tour, walk or take a bus to Sotheby's which is located at the southeast corner of 72nd St. & York Avenue. There is the gallery and a café on the 10th Fl. We meet again at 4:30 PM leaving for a restaurant. link Sotheby's at http://www.sothebys.com/
6. Restaurant - Cafe Evergreen, on First Avenue between 69th and 70th Street where it is casual but decent
1288 First Ave., Manhattan, NY 212-744-3266
river view


Sands Point Preserve was the home for Guggenheim family (it now belongs to Nassau County). Meyer Guggenheim who had 7 sons was a wealthy immigrant from Switzerland doing mine business. His son Daniel expanded the family interest and then Meyer's fourth son Solomon contributed the famous Guggenheim Museum in New York City where designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1959.

1. When - Saturday 9/26/2009
Meet at the entrance area of Sands Point Preserve parking lot at 11:30 AM
2. Where - Sands Point Reserve http://www.sandspointpreserve.org/index.htm
127 Middleneck Road, Port Washington, New York 11050; Phone: 516-571-7900
3. What - Visit Hempstead House, Falaise and Nature Trails
4. Entrance admission - Falaise $5 per person with guided tour and parking $5 per car
5. Lunch - Lunch boxes from Flushing; $6 per person; The lunch comes with a bottle water
(You are responsible for the lunch box payment after registration, despite any reasons for being unable to show up)
6. Transportation - Car pool with your own (may arrange a final merge for saving at Tom Su's residence at 11 Lavenders Ct., Manhasset, NY 11030)
7. Registration - You may either send an email or call at
Tom Su tomchsu@hotmail.com 516-365-6218 or 718-539-3655
Edward Hsu Hsu001@aol.com 908-722-1558
Maylin Lin maylinlin@hotmail.com 212-396-2696
8. Direction - Take I-495 E, exit 36 toward Searingtown Rd., continue on NY-101/Port Washington Blvd, destination will be on the right (6 miles from exit 36)