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CARAMOOR'S 2008 "HOLIDAY" EVENTS BEGIN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th
"Home for the Holidays" - elegant lunch and master class in stylish entertaining -
to feature legendary designer Carolyne Roehm

Katonah, NY - The holiday season at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts begins on November 18th with "Home for the Holidays – Entertaining, Etiquette and Table Settings," an elegant luncheon and "master class" of stylish entertaining featuring the legendary designer Carolyne Roehm. Holiday events continue in December with a Great Artists in the Music Room concert and Caramoor's celebrated Holiday Tea Musicales.  All events take place in the historic Rosen House at Caramoor (formerly the House Museum) which will be magnificently decorated for the season.

"Home for the Holidays"
On Tuesday, November 18th from 9:00am to 2:30pm, the historic Rosen House at Caramoor, the former residence of Caramoor's founders, Walter and Lucie Rosen, will offer the special program:  "Home for the Holidays - Entertaining, Etiquette and Table Settings."  Participants in this informative and fun event will be given all the tools they will ever need to entertain in a formal or not so formal way, but always in grand style, from table settings, to learning how to create beautiful flower designs, pairing wines to the food, and organizational skills.  Several tables will be set from classic elegance to contemporary chic, giving the attendees great ideas on how to entertain with flair.  During hors d'oeuvres and a scrumptious formal lunch, participants will be offered etiquette guidelines for the do's and don'ts of entertaining with humor and grace.

Presenters before and during lunch will be Liza Reiss, Mary Lou Pappas, Marcelle Carpentieri, and W. R. Tish.  Following lunch, Carolyn Roehm will give a presentation about decorating and entertaining with what she calls "nature's quintessential color combination of blue and white."  She will end by signing copies of her books, including her latest, A Passion for Blue & White.  All books will be available for purchase.

After an impressive career as one of the fashion world's reigning designers and recognized in her own right as one of the world's best-dressed women, Ms. Roehm has now turned her talents to teaching others about flowers, lifestyle, decorating, and entertaining.  Carolyne Roehm has several books to her credit including A Passion for Flowers, A Passion for Entertaining, At Home with Carolyne Roehm, and the upcoming A Passion for Blue & White.  Ms. Reiss, president and founder of Power of Etiquette and president of R-Way Enterprises publishing division, is certified by American School of Protocol and teaches etiquette classes to corporate employees, adults, and children throughout the tri-state area.  Ms. Pappas, a Bedford resident, is a freelance floral designer certified by the New York Botanical Garden and is Caramoor's floral designer in addition to the many weddings, parties, and private homes she beautifies.  Ms. Carpentieri, an Armonk resident and serious dinnerware collector, brings years of entertaining and table design experience, creating beautiful table settings that provide perfect ambiance and compliment the food being served.  Mr. Tish has been writing and speaking about wine and food for more than a decade through his firm Wine For All and for over ten years was the editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

Tickets for "Home for the Holidays - Entertaining, Etiquette and Table Settings" are $120 per person or $199 for two people and include hors d'oeuvres and lunch.  Advance reservations are a must.

Elegant Holiday Tea and Music
Caramoor's legendary Holiday Tea Musicales begin on December 4th.  The elegant afternoon events start with a guided tour of the Rosen House, splendidly decorated for the holiday season, followed by a formal tea of scrumptious tea sandwiches, English scones with clotted cream, mouth-watering desserts (including holiday treats!) and a variety of teas.

The schedule and performers for the Holiday Tea Musicales, which all begin at 1:00 pm, is:

- Thursday, December 4 -artists to be announced
- Friday, December 5 - Alyssa Reit, harp (Sold Out)
- Saturday, December 6 - Richard Slade, tenor, voice students from Manhattanville College, Diane Guernsey, piano
-  Wednesday, December 10 - Sherry Zannoth, soprano, pianist to be announced
- Thursday, December 11 -Sherry Zannoth, soprano, pianist to be announced 
- Friday, December 12 - Sherry Zannoth, soprano, pianist to be announced
- Saturday, December 13 - Sherry Zannoth, soprano, pianist to be announced
- Thursday, December 18 - Alyssa Reit, harp, Michael Reit, violin/vocals
- Friday, December 19 - Alyssa Reit, harp, Michael Reit, violin/vocals

Tickets for Holiday Tea Musicales are $44, children 16 and under $32.

Great Artists in the Music Room December Concert
On Saturday, December 13th at 8:00pm the Aulos Ensemble with Niklas Eklund, trumpet, will give the autumn's final Great Artists in the Music Room concert, The Eternal Bach: Brandenburg Celebration.  The evening's program will be J.S. Bach's Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060; Sinfonia in D minor, BWV 35; Sinfonia in F Major, BWV 156; Sinfonia in D minor, BWV 35; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049; and Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047.

Tickets are $40.

Tickets
Tickets for "Home for the Holidays..." and the Holiday Tea Musicales are available by calling the Rosen House at 914.232.5035 ext. 221 or online at www.caramoor.org. 

Tickets for the Great Artists in the Music Room concert are available by calling the Caramoor Box Office at 914.232.1252 or visit www.caramoor.org. 

About Caramoor
Caramoor is the legacy of Walter and Lucie Rosen, who built the great house and filled it with their treasures.  Walter Rosen was the master planner for the Caramoor estate, bringing to reality his dream of creating a place to entertain friends from around the world.  Their musical evenings were the seeds of today's summertime Caramoor International Music Festival as well as the Fall and Spring musical program held in their former home, now known as the historic Rosen House a Caramoor.  Realizing the pleasure their friends took in the beauty of Caramoor - the house with its art collection, the gardens, and the musical programs - the Rosens established a public charity to open Caramoor to the community.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, New York.

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