“Gilded Age” Casino Night
Join us for our "Gilded Age" Casino Night at Paine Castle
See Paine Castle Redecorated by the Gilded Age's Designers!
One of our biggest events of the year is coming to the Paine Castle.
Please join us at our historic Gilded Age mansion, when the Paine Castle transforms into an exciting and fun Casino for a night to remember!
Roulette, Black Jack, Poker, and Craps are on tap for the evening.
Trade in your chips for tickets to win exciting prizes – Tiffany crystal, wagons full of wine, crystal whiskey decanter sets, leather designer bags, and more!
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Our theme this year is Black and White – Dress to Impress - black tie optional!
Tickets are limited and sell out quickly.
All proceeds support Paine Castle Foundation's our efforts to renovate, restore, preserve, and protect The Castle for future generations of the Troy community.
Don’t miss out, get your tickets today! https://castleatf.networkforgood.com/events/72581-a-gilded-age-casino-night-at-paine-castle?utm_campaign=dms_email_blast_3455621
Troy Victorian Stroll 2023 Open House and Guided Tours
During Troy's famous Victorian Stroll, December 3, 2023, we are opening the doors of Troy's own gilded-age masterpiece, Paine Castle to the community, inviting you to both freely explore the first floor ($5 donation suggested) and buy a ticket for a 30-minute private behind-the-scenes guided Champagne tour throughout the mansion.
Our foundation is organizing these guided tours as a fundraiser for repair and restoration projects. Limited to 10 people per timed entry, these tours provide a very informative and fun adventure into the past.
Please join us! 🥂🥂
Victorian Christmas at Paine Castle Troy Community Preview Party
~ Victorian Christmas at Paine Castle Troy ~
Saturday Dec 2, 7-10 pm, join us for a Community Preview!
Your $25 pp donation brings:
* Sneak peek preview for our community
* Tours of the Second Floor Billiard Room & Bell Tower
* Wine, cheese, and appetizers
* Participate in a first floor Visual Scavenger Hunt
Our foundation would like to thank our community for all their support this year and welcome them to Paine Castle the evening before our big Victorian Stroll Open House!
Please join us! 🥂🥂
Cocktails at The Castle: The Roaring Twenties
Join us for a night of indulgence at The Castle!
Black tie optional; fun guaranteed.
All proceeds support Paine Castle Foundation's our efforts to renovate, restore, preserve, and protect The Castle for future generations of the Troy community.
https://castleatf.networkforgood.com/events/61664-cocktails-at-the-castle-the-roaring-twenties
Cafe Yes! - Architecture Worth Saving - 50 Years Later
A Lecture Series Hosted by Don Rittner
Floral Spectacular & Event Expo w/Guided Tours
Visit our open house to celebrate spring with explosions of colorful florals, creative event vendor displays, & optional private tours!
During our Spring Floral Spectacular & Event Expo, April 29th, we are opening the doors of Troy's own gilded-age masterpiece, Paine Castle to the community, inviting you to freely explore the first floor and displays ($5 suggested donation at the door) and/or buy a ticket for our behind-the-scenes private guided champagne tour throughout the mansion ($20 at the door, $23 reserve via Eventbrite).
Our Open House will be from 10-5.
Located among our majestic historical first floor, this year's displays will feature fresh and faux flower displays from three well-regarded florists including award-winning Louis Bannister Enchanted Florist, custom invitations, wedding cake designs, cookies, cakes, and pies.
Our Guided Behind-the-Scenes Tours will be from 10-4:30.
Our foundation is organizing these 45-minute guided tours as a fundraiser for repair and restoration projects. Limited to 10 people per timed entry, these tours provide a very informative and fun adventure into the past. Adults will have even more fun, as we will offer 🥂 champagne 🥂 while we explore & explain the history!
Last year we sold out quickly, please reserve your spots today before they sell out.
** BONUS FOR THE KIDS (AND THE KIDS AT HEART) **
We are offering a "visual scavenger hunt" contest with a little prize for those returning a completed card.
Upstate NY Tabletop Convention - D&D!
A DAY LONG MASSIVE DND STORY! TAKE PART IN A DND GAMING CONVENTION WHERE YOUR CHOICES AFFECT THE STORY AND WORLD AND OTHER PLAYERS. THERE ARE 3 ACTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 3-5 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE PER ACT.
Café Yes with Don Rittner - Doreen Kelly / Wiawaka Center for Women
Wiawaka is the oldest women's retreat in the county and founded by Troy's Mary Fuller, wife of a Troy industrialist. Join us as we learn more from executive director Doreen Kelly!
Cafe Yes with Don Rittner - LEGENDS AND INVENTORS Edition
OCTOBER 24, 7PM
Join us for another edition of Cafe Yes!
LEGENDS AND INVENTORS OF TROY AND THE CAPITAL DISTRICT
Troy (and Albany & Schenectady) is the home of many legendary people who have contributed to science, arts, literature and even war!
Join us as we learn about some of the fascinating movers and shakers that once lived here but even today we still benefit from their contributions.
Free of Course.
Fiphonate Masquerade
For more information: Facebook Event Page
For tickets: Eventbrite Page
Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Agenda:
Reading and approval of minutes from last meeting
Officer reports:
Committee reports:
Unfinished business:
New business: Motion will be made to approve two requests from the PCI -- $9,000 for the restoration of the Moorish Room chandelier and $4,000 for a heat pump water heater.
Microsoft Teams meeting => Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 211 206 739 200, Passcode: oNBd4i
Or call in (audio only) +1 872-242-8874,,905799046#
Phone Conference ID: 905 799 046#
Dietrich Rides Again! Starring Justyna Kostek with Malcolm Kogut on Piano
Dietrich Rides Again
A life's journey through memory and music
Starring Justyna Kostek
Malcolm Kogut on Piano
Direct from New York City
Marlene Dietrich: International movie star, product of the sexual and cultural experiment of Weimar Berlin, artistic partner and muse of Josef Von Sternberg, who made her the latest adornment to Hollywood's Golden Age, a pioneering practitioner of "gender fluidity," unbending opponent of Hitler and his Nazis, front line entertainer with the US Army in WWII, a friend of Hemingway, a lover of men and women. She stood up to bullies. She wore the pants. Justyna Kostek, born the year Dietrich died, inhabits all these Dietrichs through songs as indelibly associated with the great star as Falling In Love Again, from The Blue Angel. Get ready, Troy, for a date with quicksilver allure and European sophistication, with the history, the struggle, the comedy and humor, of a feminine icon of enduring strength back in the saddle and riding high!
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Saturday, July 23, 2022, 7 PM
The Castle, 49 Second St, Troy
Limited Seating
Tickets at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5496721
Café Yes! at The Castle
An Evening with Carol Goss
Carol was an early digital video pioneer in the 70s and wife of legendary jazz pianist Paul Bley. Join Carol as she talks about the early days of digital art, Paul Bley, The Beat Generation (Ginsberg, Burroughs, Plymell) and life in Cherry Valley.
Carol Goss has made and performed analog and digital video art since 1974. Performances have included the Public Theatre in NYC and the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Her work has been widely exhibited in the US and is in international collections. As a co-founder of Improvising Artists, along with jazz pianist Paul Bley, she has produced and released audio and video recordings with musicians such as: Sun Ra, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gary Peacock, receiving several international awards.
Café Yes! at The Castle
Café Yes!, a new series of thought-provoking talks, lectures & entertainment hosted by renowned local historian, Don Rittner.
“What Will They Tear Down Next?” - A film and panel discussion on Troy’s urban renewal disaster of the 1960s.
Direct from NYC Off Broadway. Star of Dietrich Rides Again! Justyna Kostek will present three of Marlene Dietrich’s hit songs.
Join us at The Paine Castle Troy!
Spring Floral Spectacular
Come and enjoy fresh floral arrangements, created by local talented floral designers. Stroll through the magnificent rooms of this Gilded Age treasure, featured in “The Age of Innocence” and HBO’s “The Gilded Age”. Mansion docents will answer your architectural and historical questions as you delight in the Spring floral displays. Many of the exquisite floral arrangements will be available for purchase from the vendors!
CATF board meeting
This is a video call meeting that is open to the public. Please contact info@castleatf.org for call in information.
HBO Premier of "The Gilded Age”
The much-anticipated show partially filmed in Troy, “The Gilded Age,” is making its debut on HBO Monday, Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. The series is set in 1882 and downtown Troy was transformed for the show. Paine Castle was used in various scenes throughout the series.
Victorian Stroll Open House
The historic Paine Mansion (aka The Castle) will be open for public viewing from Noon to 5pm on Sunday, December 5th and Saturday, December 11th and 18th. Come see this spectacular example of Gilded Age grandeur decorated for the holidays.
CATF board meeting
This is a video call meeting that is open to the public. Please contact info@castleatf.org for call in information.
Victorian Stroll Open House
The historic Paine Mansion (aka The Castle) will be open for public viewing from Noon to 5pm on Sunday, December 5th and Saturday, December 11th and 18th. Come see this spectacular example of Gilded Age grandeur decorated for the holidays.
Victorian Stroll Open House
The historic Paine Mansion (aka The Castle) will be open for public viewing from Noon to 5pm on Sunday, December 5th, 12th, and 19th. Come see this spectacular example of Gilded Age grandeur decorated for the holidays.
Harvest & Halloween Open House
The Annual Harvest Tour (October 2021) of the Paine mansion welcomed approximately 150 members of the community for free tours. The foyer, parlor, and dining room were decorated for Fall as it may have appeared in 1896 – subtle Fall leaves, pumpkins, candles, and floral arrangements. A custom carved faux pumpkin was inscribed with “Paine Castle” and lit up on a table in the center of the foyer.
Just for children, the center room of the home added some special Halloween ambiance from 2021 - orange lights and decorations for the 10 and younger trick-or-treaters who got the chance to scoop up “goodies” in various locations on the first floor. As the adults viewed the architectural details and heard about the history of the house, the children certainly enjoyed searching for candy!