Upcoming Events
I Love My Park Day
Saturday | May 4th, 2024
10 AM - 4 PM
Join Parks & Trails New York – and thousands of volunteers across the state – in celebrating and enhancing New York’s parks and public lands. I Love My Park Day--the largest single-day volunteer event in NYS--presents a perfect opportunity to clean up our favorite parks and shorelines, plant trees and gardens, restore trails and wildlife habitat, remove invasive species, and work on various site improvement projects--all which help to prepare our iconic state park system and public lands for the start of the season.
Full details and registration links on Event Page.
Registration Required.
Seneca Art & Culture Center
Birding at Ganondagan
Saturday | June 1, 2024
8 AM
Join birding leaders, Amy Kahn & Neil Reilly for birding hike at Ganondagan! This 1.5 mile hike covers a variety of terrain at Ganondagan.
Full details on Event Page
FREE
Meet at the main Ganondagan parking lot. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41, Victor, NY
Field Trip for Young Birders
Saturday | June 8, 2024
10 AM
Young birders (ages 8-18) are invited to join birding leaders, Amy Kahn & Neil Reilly for birding hike at Ganondagan! Minors must be accompanied by a parent for this 1.5 mile hike around Ganondagan exploring a variety of bird habitats.
Full details on Event Page.
FREE
Meet at the main Ganondagan parking lot. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41, Victor, NY
“Jöhehgöh” They Sustain Us - Indigenous Food Event
Saturday | June 22, 2024,
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Join us at Ganondagan for “Jöhehgöh” They Sustain Us - Indigenous Food Event with Braiding Sweetgrass author, Robin Kimmerer (Potawatomi), chef Loretta Barrett Oden (Potawatomi), and Haudenosaunee culture bearers for demonstrations, hands-on activities, speaking, and a delicious, Indigenous lunch prepared by Chef Loretta.
Books will be available for purchase at the Ganondagan Gift Shop and Robin Kimmerer and Loretta Barret Oden will be available for book signings that day.
Registration now available on event page
Pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $100 for current members, $125 for public.
Seneca Art & Culture Center
Indigenous Music & Arts Festival
Saturday & Sunday | July 27th & 28th, 2024
10 AM - 5 PM
Ganondagan's annual Indigenous Music & Arts festival showcases Haudenosaunee and Indigenous cultures through dance, music, storytelling, traditional craft demonstrations, an Indigenous Arts Market, children's activities, Indigenous food, and more.
This year's festival features Native folk and blues rocker, Keith Secola (Anishinabe) & his Wild Band of Indians, hoop dance champions and performers, the Sinquah Family Dance Troupe (Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw), Bill Crouse (Seneca) and Haudenosaunee social dancers, Allegany River Indian Dancers, storytellers Ronnie Reitter (Seneca, Wolf Clan) & Perry Ground (Onondaga, Turtle Clan), and Māori artists and performers.
More information to come
Birding at Ganondagan
Saturday | September 21, 2024
8:30 AM
Join birding leaders, Amy Kahn & Neil Reilly for birding hike at Ganondagan! This 1.5 mile hike covers a variety of terrain at Ganondagan.
Full details on Event Page
FREE
Meet at the main Ganondagan parking lot. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41, Victor, NY
Wellness Programs
Our partners offer wellness classes located on the beautiful grounds of Ganondagan.
Spring Taiji at Ganondagan with Dr. Kathy Gill
Tuesdays | 11 AM - 11:45 AM
Series Dates: March 19th - July 2nd. No classes on April 9th & May 7th
Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes
The ancient practices of Tai Chi and Qi gong combine slow, deliberate movements, meditation, and breathing exercises bringing relaxation, peace and balance to mind, body and spirit and can also send that same energy out in all directions to all beings. Join us for a series of classes that introduces people to the first several movements of a Yang-style form. Taiji quan and qigong practice is suitable for experienced players and people new to the concepts.
Instructor: Master Kathleen M. Gill, Ph.D. is a retired clinical psychologist with forty years of experience in stress management and health promotion. She was granted the title in 2014 by her Grandmaster William C. C. Chen. She tells her clients and students that the best method of relaxation is the one you practice every day - and taiji quan (Tai Chi) and qigong is that method for her.
Questions - Please contact Kathy kmgillphd@aol.com
Location:
In cold or rain, Taiji will take place indoors - Meet inside front door of Seneca Art & Culture Center, class will take place in the auditorium
During warmer weather, Taiji will take place outdoors behind the Seneca Art & Culture Center, up the hill, by the apple tree
Free - Sliding scale, suggested donation of $5 - $15 in support of Friends of Ganondagan
Yoga at Ganondagan
Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Classes are located inside the Seneca Art & Culture Center. No pre-registration needed. Bring your own mat, props, water bottle.
Monday - 7:30-8:30 am/Alison
Wednesday - 7:30-8:30 am/Alison
Friday - 7:30-8:30 am/Alison
For questions regarding Alison's classes, call (585)-295-3994
Location: Seneca Art & Culture Center
Donation Based