All are invited to join members and friends of the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society (GRHS) for a funfilled afternoon of wine tasting on Saturday, Mar. 2, at the Onderdonk House.
As announced, the event will take place at 5 p.m. at the landmark located at 1820 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood.
Bruce and Barbara Goonan, GRHS advisory board members, will share their love of wine, guiding guests through a diverse selection of German wines including reds, whites and sparkling selections. Participants will receive a complimentary wine glass inscribed with the Onderdonk logo and enjoy light refreshments in the midst of the GRHS’ latest exhibit, Unearthed at the Onderdonk House: Artifacts from the 1970 Archaeological Investigations.
Tickets are $40 per person or $35 for GRHS members; all guests must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are limited and there will be no sales at the door.
For tickets, send a check payable to the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. For additional information on the wine tasting and other events, call 1-718-456-1776 or visit www.onderdonkhouse.org.
The Onderdonk House is a New York City landmark and is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. Dutch farmers built the house around 1709 and it remained a farmstead through the 1920s. Commercial business took it over until the 1970s, when the GRHS was founded to restore, maintain and operate the Onderdonk House as a historic site and museum.
The Onderdonk House is open to the public on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and by reservation. It can be reached by take the L train to Jefferson Street, then walking five blocks east on Flushing Avenue; the Q54 bus on Metropolitan Avenue to Flushing Avenue, then walking two blocks west on Flushing Avenue; or the B57 bus on Flushing Avenue, which stops in front of the landmark.
On street parking is available, plentiful and free.
