Author Archives: snug harbor

June 21, 2015 | Carnegie Hall FREE Performance with Banda Magda

  Led by the impish, sweet-voiced, Greek-born singer and accordionist Magda Giannikou, Banda Magda’s music taps into a wide range of international influences. In addition to Giannikou, voices of band members from Japan and Argentina are heard, making each concert a colorful global experience. With songs sung in French as well as six other languages, […]

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April 26, 2015 | Carnegie Hall FREE Performance with Emily Eagen and Friends

  Emily Eagen is a musical innovator who sings and whistles everything from early music to traditional Americana. Eagen, a two-time international whistling champion, is a singing, whistling, and ukulele-playing member of the popular roots band the Whistling Wolves. Eagen’s original songs explore children’s flights of fancy, their dreams, and the way they turn familiar […]

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Music Hall

  The Music Hall at Snug Harbor is the second oldest existing theater in New York City, second to Carnegie Hall only by a few months.  Remaining true to the Greek Revival tradition, the Music Hall is marked by its mighty ionic columns and harmonious architectural elements.  The interior of the Music Hall, however, encourages […]

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Cottage Row

The late 19th century map indicates which professional staff members lived in the cottages.  The secretary, engineer, gardener, banker, and farmer lived in their own respective cottages.  Remaining true to their original intention as living quarters, Snug Harbor has allowed the cottages to serve as a residency for emerging artists.  Snug Harbor’s Artist in Residency […]

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