The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in February. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in the Museum of Fine Arts.

Feb. 1 – In the Shadow of the Dam: The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874; Elizabeth Sharpe, historian. Feb. 8 – The Lure of Paris: 19th Century American Painters Abroad; Gloria Russell, art historian and critic. Feb. 15 – Winslow Homer and The New Novel; Chelsea Dacres-Smith, art history instructor, Greenfield Community College. Feb. 22 – No program. Admission to Museums à la Carte is $4 ($2 for members of the Springfield Museums). The programs are sponsored by Big Y World Class Market. Visitors are invited to bring lunch to enjoy during the program; cookies and coffee are provided.