September Museums à la Carte Programs
The Springfield Museums 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.
Celebrate Summer 2011 with Music, Magic and Puppets
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration series will conclude the week of August 22-26 with live performances presented at 1 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and other activities presented daily.
Celebrate Summer 2011 with Magic, Music, and Dancing Bugs
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration series continues August 15-19 with live performances presented at 1 pm on Toe-Tapping Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, and Fun Friday.
And to Think that He Saw It in Springfield!
The influence of Springfield on the world famous children’s book author known as Dr. Seuss is explained in And to Think that He Saw It in Springfield, a new exhibit at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History at the Quadrangle.
Springfield Museums and City Library to Host “LittleFest”
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle and the Springfield City Library will host "LittleFest," an event to promote a love of reading in young children, on Thursday, August 11, from 10 am to 4 pm. Activities planned for outdoors will be held inside if it rains.
Walking Tour Will Highlight the Springfield Republican
Wayne Phaneuf, historian and executive editor of The Republican, will discuss the 187-year history of Springfield’s daily paper during a walking tour on Saturday, August 13, from 10:30 am to noon.
Celebrate Summer 2011 with Songs, Stories and Silly Fun at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration series continues August 8-12 with live performances presented at 1 pm on Toe-Tapping Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, and Fun Friday, plus the LittleFest celebration of children’s literature on Thursday.
Free Outdoor Concerts at the Quadrangle – 2011
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 three Wednesdays in August from 6 to 8 pm on the Quadrangle green. If it rains, the performances will be held in the auditorium of the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Museum Admission Free for Everyone on August 5!
There will be no charge to visit the Springfield Museums on Friday, August 5. The free admission is made possible by a grant from the Highland Street Foundation in Newton, Mass.
Photo Exhibit Focuses on Impermanence
Photographer Jessie Carleton creates and photographs still life compositions inspired by traditional Dutch vanitas (vanity) paintings that were designed as reminders of the transient nature of life and the certainty of death. The photos are now on view at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts through October 9 in the special exhibition Tabletops: Photographs by Jessie Carleton.
Award-Winning Chinese Artist to Appear at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Li Zou, an award-winning artist who specializes in the “meticulous style” of traditional Chinese painting, will present an exhibition and lecture/demonstration at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration Series Continues This August
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration series continues August 1-5 with live performances presented at 1 pm on Toe-Tapping Tuesdays, Wacky Wednesdays, and Fun Fridays.