Richard Deon’s woodblock printson display at Millbrook Library
Guests at the Millbrook Library reception talked with the artist, Richard Deon Friday, Aug. 16.
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Continuing what is now a long-standing monthly gathering, the Amenia Library’s Tea Society’s event on Saturday, Sept. 13, featured teas and pastries from China. Organized by program assistant Megan Marshall, left, attendees were introduced to Asian pastries, including scones, lotus seed and mung bean mooncakes and sugar-coated hawthorns and more.
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AMENIA — Since the series began in 2024, the monthly Tea Society events at the Amenia Library have been a popular draw, inviting visitors to engage with teas associated with a variety of the world’s tea-drinking cultures and to sample accompanying culinary treats associated with those cultures.
Organized and curated by the library’s program assistant, Megan Marshall, every detail is attended to, including proper presentation with china teapots, cups and saucers and plates of goodies either made by Marshall or bought. A bonus is the neighborly conversation that a cup of tea invites.
The gathering on Saturday, Sept. 13, featured the teas of China: Dragon Pearl Jasmine and Lychee Black. Examples of treats were green curry onion scones, lemon jasmine tea scones, chestnut mung bean pastries, lotus seed and mung bean mooncakes, and more.
The next meeting of the Tea Society will be Saturday, Oct. 11, at noon. Marshall said that rather than the usual formal tea and pastries format, the meeting will feature a talk by area resident Madame Datura titled “Poison in Relation to Tea,” including spooky foods. As Hallowe’en approaches, the theme is thought to be timely.
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AMENIA — Gearing up for the fall season of activities, the Amenia Free Library has lined up three intriguing sessions for the month of September. The free programs will be of interest to adults and young people alike.
“The History of Witchcraft” will be an illustrated talk offered by the library’s program assistant Megan Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning at noon, based on her own research. The content will take listeners back to the Colonial era and could be helpful in preparing for Halloween.
“It’s being presented in response to a recent heightened interest in the subject,” Marshall said, during an interview on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Then, on the following Tuesday, Sept. 23, there will be a program, “Make Your Own Turkey Wing Broom,” Marshall said. It will be a two-hour program presented in the library kitchen by “The Enchanted Altar,” a business based in Lee, Massachusetts. All materials will be furnished. The program will begin at 5 p.m.
Looking to the ancients, a program will be offered on Friday, Sept. 26, introducing “Greek Mythology,” presented by Marshall who expects to touch on most of the notables, including Athena, Apollo, Zeus and more.
“We have a group of people interested in Greek mythology,” Marshall noted, adding that the program, of interest to teens and adults, is part of a series of talks that will explore mythology and folklore.
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This Arts and Craft home with on Depot Hill close to the Rail Trail sold for $410,000.
Photo by Christine Bates
AMENIA — Nine home sales were recorded in Amenia in July and August with a median price of $410,000.
Seven of these sales were below $500,000 with only one above $1 million, the sale of a Silo Ridge home for $5.05 million which has an assessed market value of $2,717,100. Twelve single family residences are listed for sale at the beginning of September with six below $500,000 and six above $1 million.
2 Eagle Pass — 4 bedroom/4.5 bath home on 0.27 acres sold to Ajay Ayyappan for $5.05 million.
141 Poplar Hill Road — 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 8.52 acres sold to Federal Home Loan Mortgage for $456,450.
214 Old Route 22 — 3 bedroom/2 bath home built in 1881 sold to Frederik Tata for $325,000.
34 Prospect Ave. — 3 bedroom/1 bath home sold to Seth Michael Finley for $358,000.
22 Depot Hill Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath/2 half bath home sold to Carolyn Wong for $410,000.
18 Ohandley Drive — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home on 1.09 acres sold to APT Real Estate LLC for $565,000.
31 Old Route 22 — 4 bedroom/2 bath home on .14 acres sold to Cyber Secure New York Inc. for $105,000.
4913 Route 44 — 1 bedroom seasonal residence on 0.8 acres sold to Erik Green for $25,000.
5304 Route 44 — 3 bedroom/2 bath home sold to Menachem Mendel Mochkin for $495,000.
* Town of Amenia property transfers in July and August are sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Office monthly reports. Details on parcels from Dutchess Parcel Access. Only arm’s length transactions with compensation are included. Recorded transfers typically lag behind closed sales. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
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The success of last year’s inaugural competition inspired brothers Pedro and Juan Torres to expand the event.
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AMENIA — Silo Ridge Masters is returning to Keane Stud this year with an additional weekend of showjumping competition.
A three-star competition will draw riders to Amenia from Wednesday, Oct. 1, to Sunday, Oct. 5, and a new five-star showjumping competition will follow from Wednesday, Oct. 8, to Sunday, Oct. 12.
The second weekend brings an even higher level of competition to the showjumping contest that brought top riders from across the globe to Keane Stud last year.
And it marks a rebrand and significant expansion of the event itself. Under the auspices of the Highlands Cup, the event now features two nights of concerts and a car competition.
“My brother really likes cars,” said Juan Torres, Highlands Cup vice president, explaining some of the new aspects of the event.
Torres said the inaugural Silo Ridge Masters last year was a great success, so he and his brother, Highlands Cup President and Keane Stude owner Pedro Torres, decided to make it bigger.
“Part of what we’re trying to do is promote the equestrian world in the Northeast,” Torres said. The new Highlands Cup five-star showjumping competition will bring the best of the best riders to compete at the highest level of the sport, adding an additional stop to close out the season in the Northeast, Torres said.
And it will be a fun event for the family, too, with vendors selling food, live music, and a kids section complete with a bounce house, face painting and arts and crafts.
Then at night, on Friday, Oct. 10, Third Eye Blind and Dinosaur Jr. will perform and on Saturday, Oct. 11, Brothers Osborne and LeAnn Rimes will perform.
Torres said he and the event planners hope the expanded offerings will bring a large crowd to learn more about horses and equestrian sports. The event is supporting five organizations including animal rescues, equine therapy providers and the Maplebrook School.
Attendance to day-time activities is free. Tickets for the concerts are on sale at siloridgemasters.com.
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