Insiders Westchester Group

Storm King Sculpture Park. Friday June 27th, 9:30-3:00. (If weather is very wet we will re-schedule) This is a great open-air sculpture park about an hour’s drive from Rye, possibly the best one in the country. Bob Clyatt is a sculptor and will guide us on a walking tour with a sculptor’s perspective on some of what we see, as well as answer your questions about sculpture and the works on exhibit. Wear good walking/hiking shoes, and a daypack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses etc suggested since we will likely log 2 or 3 miles of walking on variable terrain to see the bulk of park. Expected time on site- 3 hours including lunch plus an hour each way of travel. Depart Rye 9:30, return by 3. There is a cafe and possibly food trucks (website says they are there on summer Fridays) though I always just bring a bag/picnic lunch and there is a nice picnic area we can eat there.

We will carpool- details provided once we know who is coming. You’ll need to get your own ticket for entrance which can be done on arrival or ideally pre-purchased to speed things up at this link.

If you are interested in attending please contact Bob Clyatt, Group Head, at the link above to make sure you are getting all the communications for this event.

GOING FORWARD: We are planning additional events which will get you behind the scenes into organizations, locations, municipal facilities of interest to members. If you have suggestions or want to propose a trip please contact Bob Clyatt at the email link above. Some ideas for future events include: Aqueduct tour for NYC water supply from Catskills, local factories, Water Treatment Plant.

INTRODUCTION LETTER SENT 5-16-25 TO INITIAL SIGNUP LIST

Thank you for signing up for events in the Insiders Westchester group. We are starting planning on a few events. This note is to thank you for signing up, and to get the ball rolling.

Any of us can suggest and/or lead a visit, so this is a definitely a group undertaking. I will try to keep all your ideas and suggestions, including this note, posted on the Insiders Westchester page on the Tuesdays at 10 website.

We have the first few outings being planned and will get detailed signup information out to you as soon as things are confirmed.

Our first planned event will actually be beyond Westchester, about an hour north of us up the thruway. A few of you asked if I could run a “sculptor-led tour” of Storm King, which is one of the biggest and best sculpture parks in the country. Tentatively scheduled for Friday June 27th, leaving Rye at 9:30am and returning around 3:00.

Our Save the Sound presenter Bill Lucey suggested a tour of their laboratory in Larchmont where water and shoreline samples are tested.

A few of you have suggested other ideas which now need fleshing out. One is to see if we can get on a cargo ship or other large commercial vessel while it is docked in NY Harbor. Another is to get inside Indian Point (could be difficult but we will try!), inside the aqueduct that brings water down from the Catskills (I know a guy who might be able to help) or inside factories, and municipal infrastructure such as waterworks, treatment plants etc. (Where do they monitor all the stoplights in New York City?)

Our general model will be: if you think something is interesting others likely will too, so probe your contacts for possible access and then speak with me for organizing/coordinating assistance. Ideally you can function as or recruit an Event Lead, managing attendance lists, entry access or tickets, legal releases if the location requires, carpooling, so the actual event and logistics go smoothly. Set a max attendance if needed and we will cut off and start a waitlist.

No set timetable but I would be happy if we had maybe ten events a year.

We are currently 20 people in this group but I’m confident we will grow. Forward this to guys you think will be interested. New people should email me to ensure they get added to the email list, at bob@clyattsculpture.com