Paint & Sip, Friday, September 21 at The Jacobus Vanderveer House

Relax and unwind with friends while learning to paint with professional artist and educator Priscilla Flores, Friday, September 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bedminster’s historic Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum. Participants will learn painting styles and techniques, while creating their own masterpieces using acrylics on canvas. Cost of the program is $35. Museum members $25. Includes supplies for painting and sipping. Registration required. Visit https://jvanderveerhouse.givez... or call 908-396-6053.

Priscilla Flores is a visual artist and New Jersey-certified art educator, working with paint, photography and clay. She has instructed students throughout Somerset County for the past five years, and currently teaches art in the upper school at Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, NJ. Ms. Flores holds a master’s degree in Education from Boston College. She studied visual arts at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and School of Visual Arts in New York, as well as ceramics at Raritan Valley Community College.

About The Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum

The Jacobus Vanderveer House served as headquarters for General Henry Knox during the winter of 1778-79 and is the only surviving building associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment, now recognized as America’s first military training academy and the precursor to The United States Military Academy at West Point. The Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum interprets Dutch colonial life in America as well as the stay by General Knox and his family during the 1778-79 encampment. A National and New Jersey Historic Site, the Jacobus Vanderveer House is a true landmark that offers a vivid look into the history of our country and the lives of those who made it.

Operated by the nonprofit Friends of The Jacobus Vanderveer House (a 501(c)(3) organization) for the past 20 years, the museum is located at 3055 River Road and can be accessed via River Road Park. The Friends sponsor public events throughout the year; for directions and more information, visit www.jvanderveerhouse.org.

The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.