The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Car Club-Long Island Centre will hold their annual Concours d’Elegance and All-Marque Concours Sanitaire, a show of classic automobiles, at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Sunday, September 11,2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date: September 18, 2016.)
(Above: Vintage Jaguars and MGs in 2015 Concours d’Elegance at Vanderbilt Mansion. Photo by George Stephani.)
More than 100 cars will be on display on the Vanderbilt Estate grounds overlooking scenic Northport Bay. Included will be vintage and new Jaguar and MG models and a wide range of international and domestic sports cars and sedans.
TheVanderbilt Estate, Mansion and Museum are located at 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport, N.Y.
Visitors pay only the museum’s general-admission fee (adults $7, students with ID and seniors 62 and older $6, children 12 and under $3) – there is no additional charge for car show. Museum members enter the show free.
Proceeds from a raffle will benefit AMVETS, one of the nation’s leading veterans service organizations, with more than 250,000 members.
The AMVETS mission is to enhance and safeguard the entitlements for all American veterans.
SmokaBurger’s of East Northport will be selling burgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, and sandwiches. For information, contact Mike Carroll at 516-607-6074 or macsl300@aol.com.
In the Concours portion, Jaguars in the Championship, Driven and Special Division classes are judged under Jaguar Club of North America Concours rules, which emphasize excellence of appearance. The Concours Sanitaire portion is open to vehicles of all years, makes, models and countries of origin. Cars are judged solely on appearance, cleanliness and general condition. (Originality is not judged.)
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MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM INFORMATION
Hours – Museum and Mansion
Through September 4: Tuesday-Sunday, 11:00 – 5:00. (The Museum and Mansion are closed Monday.)
Hours – Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium
Through September 4: Daytime shows Tuesday-Sunday at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00. Evening shows on Friday and Saturday at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00. (The Planetarium is closed Monday.)
Observatory
Year-round viewing of the night sky (weather permitting), Friday only, 9:00-10:00 (free with show ticket; $3.00 without show ticket)
Planetarium Schedule – Summer 2016
June 27 – September 4
Friday Nights
8;00 – Long Island Skies
9:00 – Black Holes
10:00 – Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon – NEW LASER SHOW!
Saturday Nights
8:00 – Night Sky, Live!
9:00 – Stars: Powerhouses of the Universe
10:00 – Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon – NEW LASER SHOW!
Tuesday – Sunday Afternoons
12:00 – One World, One Sky
1:00 – Solar System Odyssey
2:00 – Stars: Powerhouses of the Universe
3:00 – Night Sky Live!
4:00 – Laser Beatles – NEW LASER SHOW!
Museum Admission
General museum admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students with ID and seniors (62 and older), and $3 for children 12 and under. General admission includes estate-grounds access to the Marine Museum, Memorial Wing natural-history and ethnographic-artifact galleries, Nursery Wing, Habitat Room, Egyptian mummy and Stoll Wing animal-habitat dioramas. For a mansion tour, add $5 per ticket. (A video tour of the mansion is available on request.)
Mansion Tours
Guided tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion — listed on the National Register of Historic Places — are available Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00.
Planetarium Admission
During the day, visitors to the Planetarium pay general museum admission ($7 for adults, $6 for students with IDs and seniors 62 and older, and $3 for children 12 and under), plus $5 each for a Planetarium show. Since the museum is closed in the evening, no general museum admission is charged — visitors pay only for Planetarium show tickets: $9 for adults, $8 for students with IDs and seniors 62 and older, and $7 for children 12 and under.
Vanderbilt Observatory
Night-sky viewing on Friday (weather permitting), 9:00-10:00 p.m. Observation is free to visitors with a planetarium show ticket, $3.00 for those without a show ticket.
Location and Website
The Vanderbilt Museum is located at 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, NY. Directions and updated details on programs and events are available at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. For information, call 631-854-5579.
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum — a unique combination of mansion, marine and natural history museum, planetarium and park — is dedicated to the education and enjoyment of the people of Long Island and beyond. This mission is achieved through the thoughtful preservation, interpretation and enhancement of the Eagle’s Nest estate as an informal educational facility. Many exhibition and program themes focus upon Long Island’s Gold Coast Era. Programs also concentrate on William K. Vanderbilt II’s desire that his marine, natural history and ethnographic collections promote appreciation and understanding of the marvelous diversity of life, other cultures, and scientific knowledge. Planetarium programming, more specifically, focuses on scientific knowledge and seeks to capture Mr. Vanderbilt’s sense of adventure and exploration through state-of-the-art entertainment.
