The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in September. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 pm in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
The Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, Sept. 3, at 7:30 pm. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is overcast, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
The Springfield Museums and WGBY Public Television are pairing up to present “The Buzz about Bees Family FunFest” on Friday, August 27, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the museums.
Springfield architect Stephen Jablonski will present “The Architect’s View of the New Wood Museum of Springfield History” on Saturday, August 14, from 10:30 a.m.-noon. He will take the group into the museum and discuss how he turned the building from an empty office building that had been partitioned into hundreds of cubicles into an expansive, attractive exhibition space. He will also discuss plans for future improvements along Edwards Street.
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Festival Days series will conclude with “Super Science” week August 9 to 13. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted. Summer Festival Days is sponsored in part by Berkshire Bank.
Bring a picnic supper, a blanket or a lawn chair and join the Springfield Museums and the Armoury-Quadrangle Civic Association for “Wednesdays in the Park,” a series of three free live music concerts by local musicians. The concerts will be held on Wednesdays in August from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Quadrangle green. If it rains, the performances will be held in the auditorium of the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Space is still available for a selection of courses for children, teens and adults at the Springfield Museums. For complete course descriptions, call 413.263.6800, ext. 377 or 382. Secure on-line registration is available.
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.
New York artist Nathan Sawaya will create a sculpture out of LEGO building bricks at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday, July 31, from 11 am-3 pm The Art of the Brick, an exhibition of Sawaya’s LEGO sculptures, is on view at the museum through September 5.
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Festival Days series will continue July 26-30 with “Mythical Creatures” week. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted. Summer Festival Days is sponsored in part by Berkshire Bank.