Events & Info

Every year the Cohen Bray house hosts a Holiday High Tea in this 125 year old Italian Stick Victorian home which has been continually lived in by family members since it was built.  This is a wonderful chance to see the treasures and meet the family and hear about the history of the house.  If you have not been to the Cohen-Bray house you will be amazed to see what it has to offer.  It is located in Oakland.

*Since it is a family home with family traditions that date back 125 years, it is not decorated until Christmas Eve and then it is used by the family for their events.  The Tea, therefore, happens yearly after New Years while the house is still decorated and before 12th Night, which traditionally signals the end of the holiday season.  The formal dining room is used for the Tea and family members host and serve.

I usually sing for this event if I am in town, which I will be this year.  I sing traditional folksongs, carols and songs from Camp Timbertall as background.

January 3rd, 2010   1 to 3pm.  Call 510 536-1703 or email cohenbrayhouse@gmail.com for reservations or more information

The Cohen Bray House is located at 1440 29th Avenue in Oakland.

The Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland is having a celebration at the Cohen-Bray House on Saturday, October 24th representing the past, present and future for this Italian Stick House, built 125 years ago and continuously lived in by family members.

1-3pm $10 donation.

View artifacts from every decade, taste food from family recipes, silent auction, tour the Victorian garden.

Sandi Morey will be singing songs from the house’s past.  Sing Thing people are invited to come and sing.

11am to 1pm  $50 VIP Tour

A unique conversation with surprise sustainability expert.

Light refreshments & extended private tour of the collections

Make your reservations at cohenbrayhouse@gmail.com or call 510 843-2906

WHERE;

1440 29th Ave., Oakland CA

a short walk from Fruitvale BART