Author, statesman and traveler: Washington Irving profoundly impacted American culture. He is known today primarily for the American folktales found in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2019-2020. This collection famously contains “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” two stories that romanticize colonial life on the Hudson River. Irving’s influence is still felt today and goes far beyond his “Legend.”
The Villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, together with a number of partner organizations, are exploring Irving’s cultural and artistic legacy in a celebration that will engage the local community and our many visitors throughout 2019 and 2020.
This is the church where Ichabod fancied himself choirmaster. From its 2 acre burial ground, the headless horseman rises nightly in search of his head.
Ichabod sauntered around this mill pond with a bevy of country damsels, impressing them with his superior elegance.
The place where British spy John Andre was captured is where Ichabod Crane first beholds something huge, misshapen and towering in the gloom of night–a headless apparition!
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is one of the most beloved American stories that many remember from childhood. The Bicentennial is the perfect time to enjoy it again as part of an all-community read. Sign up for “Everybody’s Reading The Legend,” a single session “book club” that will be held multiple times during the 18…
Born April 3, 1783 in New York City, Irving was a short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat.
The stars aligned in 2019, with the 200th anniversary of Washington Irving’s story, the seventieth anniversary of Disney’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and the twentieth anniversary of Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow . . .
Sleepy Hollow Lit Fest is a celebration of the art of writing and will showcase multiple areas of interest that connect deeply with this historic region–horror, children’s books, historical, and contemporary literature.
Westchester’s iconic literary location just announced a massive series of events to honor 200 years of the Washington Irving classic . . . an elaborate 18-month celebration that will honor Irving and his massive body of work with special events, academic conferences, and more than a few fun ways for Westchester residents to get in on the local legend.
Two hundred years ago, Washington Irving published The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. The title may be unfamiliar, but the book changed everything for Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Amidst its essays and short stories is America’s first published ghost story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . . .
200 years ago: Washington Irving pens The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
The Hudson Valley villages of Irvington, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, in conjunction with the Westchester Office of Tourism and Film and a coalition of local non-profit organizations, have announced the launch of an 18-month Legend Bicentennial celebration starting in May of 2019 and featuring a remarkable range of special events, academic conferences, and more.
