Sunday on the River with Edward Hopper

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Bookings taken now for Sunday, 5 May 2013, 2–5 p.m.

A rare opportunity to visit the restored home and gardens of actress Helen Hayes and her playwright husband, Charles MacArthur, in the Hudson River Village of Nyack. In 1939, Edward Hopper was commissioned by the actress and her husband to paint a portrait of Pretty Penny, built in 1856.

The afternoon will include talks on the house and its furnishings, the gardens, and the commissioned Edward Hopper painting.

Location: Pretty Penny is located at 235 North Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960

Hosted byElle Decor Magazine publisher, Barbara Hertz Friedmann, and Radio-WQXR/WNYC host and producer, Elliott Forrest.

Open house and tours of the house and gardens, sparkling wine and light fare, to benefit The Edward Hopper House Art Center, $100 per person.

For more information see The Edward Hopper House Art Center website or email the Center