Buck Hill’s own Bonnie Brennan gives us a peek into the world of art and luxury auctions. As President of Christie’s Americas and as an auction professional for the last 25 years, Bonnie will help us understand how works of art, fine furniture, antiques, jewelry, NFT’s, and more journey from personal collections to the auctioneer’s gavel. Bonnie will share some memorable moments that are sure to fascinate us all. 

All aboard! for a whirlwind tour through some of the most creative, zany and downright hilarious songs dreamed up anywhere down the line. Take an unforgettable adventure with award-winning songwriter, Ray Owen—the “Song Imagineer,” who will warm your heart by firing your imagination with a boxcar full of comic songs, rib-tickling one-liners and sumptuous stories. Imagine that!

Susan Brozena, M.D., is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. Through her more than three-decade career, her practice in Cardiology was of course her primary focus. A twist of fate introduced her to Pocono flyfishing and a local sports club, the Brodheads Forest and Stream Association, originally chartered in 1929. After some discussion and reluctance by the all-male members, she became its first female member in 2004. She has not only enjoyed the benefits of the Club and fishing the beautiful Pocono streams, but also became fascinated by its wonderful history.  In 2020, she authored a book on local history and history of the Club’s property, first as a farm purchased in 1789 by a Revolutionary war veteran, then as a resort built in 1825. She will discuss that local history and its many twists and turns over the past 200 years.

Valerie Hemingway will give us her unique perspective on the final years of the life of novelist Ernest Hemingway, when he was working on three posthumously published books.  Ms. Hemingway was Hemingway’s personal secretary and observed his writing habits, transcribed his voluminous correspondence, typed early drafts of his manuscripts, and enjoyed sharing his family lifestyle.  She’ll share with us what she enjoyed, where she traveled, who she met, and what she endured during her astonishing years of living as a Hemingway.  This discussion will take us on a captivating personal journey into the mystique of one of our greatest authors.

In this fascinating presentation, Joan Breton Connelly will share with us how she unlocked one of the great mysteries of Classical studies—the meaning of the Parthenon friezes—with detective work involving mummies, lost plays, and other intriguing clues.  The Parthenon is probably the most famous building in the world, and certainly the most important symbolic representation of the birth of democracy.  Ms. Connelly takes on the story of its origin with images, visuals, fun, spirit and a sparkle in her eye. 

Adults and young adults will enjoy this unforgettable discussion.

Over the course of a 37-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (ret.) led some of the largest embassies in the world as the US Ambassador to Peru (2007-2010), Colombia (2010-2013), Afghanistan (2014-2016), and Brazil (2017-2018). His last posting was as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State until his resignation in October 2019. He worked on development, trade, and investment issues across his career and had extensive experience with regional conflicts and peace negotiations across three decades on three continents.  Ambassador McKinley will share his perspective on US diplomacy spanning the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump presidencies – from tumultuous regional conflicts to peace negotiations.

Get your mind and body moving as you step left or turn right and try to stay in your own row! 

Line dancing is the number one activity where your mind and body are
working together, stimulated by music. Bring the whole family for an evening of
dancing and fun for all ages!

We say farewell to another enjoyable summer in Buck Hill Falls with our annual Labor Day picnic atop Metzgar’s Farm.  Families will enjoy a late summer evening with Buck Hill friends and neighbors in Metzgar’s gorgeous open meadow, delighting in the tunes of songster Joe O’Malley, watching the sunset and starting to plan for summer 2024!