The Springfield Museums’ Summer Festival Days series will continue August 2-6 with “Puppet Potpourri” week. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted. Summer Festival Days is sponsored in part by Berkshire Bank.
Monday, August 2
Make a playful people puppet, noon-3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, August 3
Performance, 1 p.m.: The Princess Who Escapes from Pirates by the Talking Hands Theatre – Go on an adventure with a princess, a magic frog and silly pirates.
Wednesday, August 4
Performance, 1 p.m.: Martin’s Magical Musical Review by the Wayne Martin puppets– A variety of puppet characters come to life through parody, mime, dance and music.
Thursday, August 5
Performance, 1 p.m.: Caps for Sale by PuppeTree – A celebration of diversity based on the popular children’s book.
Friday, August 6
Performance, 1 p.m.: Puppet Potpourri by the Puppet People – An original variety show featuring musical favorites and puppets galore.
Daily Activities:
See the special exhibit of LEGO® sculptures, The Art of the Brick, at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts and create your own LEGO masterpieces in The Brick Lab at the Science Museum. (additional fee)
Hands-on Family Science Adventures, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Planetarium shows, 11:15 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m., Science Museum (additional fee).
Scavenger Hunts, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Pan for gems and minerals at the Museum Mining Company, noon-3:45 p.m. (additional fee)
The final week in the “Summer Festival Days” series will be Super Science Week from August 9-13.