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Holiday exhibition goes virtual for 2020... and you're invited to display your own nativity set
This year's holiday display
Community Christmas:
A Virtual Nativity Exhibition!
offers a twist on our annual event.
For 2020, to keep our volunteers and visitors safe, we are hosting our nativity exhibition on line - that's the "Virtual" part AND
we're inviting our friends and neighbors to send us pictures of their nativities to include - that's the "Community" part.
Via email, send us a picture of your nativity set, along with the name you would like to have appear with the pic and your city or town. We will then include you in our first ever virtual display!* Deadline for submission is December 10, 2020.
Submissions should be sent to
For more info, click the poster below.
* By submitting an image to our virtual display, you agree to allow Parks-Bentley to post the picture, along with the name and city/town you have provided. You also agree that you are the owner of the image and it is not bound by copyright law.
Parks-Bentley reserves the right not to post any image that isn't clear enough or does not meet the character of the exhibition.
Parks-Bentley in the News
Looking for a unique, last-minute holiday gift?
Parks-Bentley is now offering
"Capital Region Memories" - a beautiful black and white coffee table books with hundreds of images of Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Saratoga counties from the 1800s to the 1930s.
The Historical Society was one of many area organizations that contributed photos to this stunning book.
We now have the books on sale for $40, a discount from the list price of $44.95. Part of each purchase goes to support educational programs at Parks-Bentley Place.
To get yours before the holidays, call or text
518-636-3856 today!
Tours of Parks-Bentley Place
We invite you to join us in the Spring.
One of the many new creches that were on display at the 2019 nativity exhibition.
Event Pix
Washington County Band Concert - July 18, 2019
