British-American Societies'
(Virtual) Summer Garden Party
Every July, the British-American community in New York comes together to celebrate its rich history, culture and community at the annual summer garden party.
Although we won’t be gathering in person this year, the tradition will continue in 2020 as we take the event virtual!
Hosted by:
Carl Raymond | Writer, Food Historian and Arts Educator
Featuring:
Tour of Iford Manor Gardens with Curt DiCamillo
Special Musical Performance by London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
Cocktail-making Demonstration with Gebhard's Beer Culture
‘Garden Glam’ Competition
and more!
Download our 'DIY Garden Party Guide' with garden-inspired food and drink recipes, tips on fashion and how-to's on making your own tea garden.
Tickets: $15
Please note that all transactions are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Hosted by Carl Raymond
Carl Raymond is a writer, food historian, and arts educator. He has lectured on food and cultural history for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Merchant’s House Museum, the National Arts Club, the Royal Oak Foundation, St. George’s Society, Historic Royal Palaces and the English Speaking Union. He has written for New York Food Story, the publication of the Culinary Historians of New York as well as the magazine of the Royal Oak Foundation. Carl was a contributing writer on SAVORING GOTHAM: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City (Oxford University Press) and is at work on his own book, a culinary history of the Gilded Age.
Featuring a Virtual Garden Tour with Curt DiCamillo
Iford Manor: A Spectacular English Garden
Curt DiCamillo is the Curator of Special Collections at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Before he came to NEHGS, he worked for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the National Trust for Scotland. He is a noted historian and a recognized authority on the British country house, about which he has written, lectured, and taught in the U.S. and abroad. Since 1999 he has maintained an award-winning database on the web, TheDiCamillo.com, which seeks to document every English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish country house ever built, standing or demolished. He is a member of The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, is a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and a member of the Council of the American Museum in Britain. In recognition of his work, Curt has been presented to the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and The Prince of Wales.
Participating Societies
American Friends of British Art | American Friends of the Georgian Group | American Scottish Foundation | American Trust for the British Library | The Anglosphere Society | British American Project | The British Schools & Universities Club | CantabNYC | The Colonial Dames of America | Daughters of the British Empire in the State of New York | Historic Royal Palaces | Mountbatten Program | The New England Society of the City of New York | New York Caledonian Club | New York Welsh | The Pilgrims of United States | Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden | Rhode Island Welsh Society | Royal Society of the Arts US | The Royal Oak Foundation | The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York | Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York | Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York | Society of the First Families of New York | St. David's Society of the State of New York | St. George's Society of New York | The English-Speaking Union of the United States | The Order of St. John | UK Alumni Group NY | Welsh Society of Western New England
For more information, please email us at hello@stgeorgessociety.org.