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With expert naturalists, experience Alaska up close as you watch for wildlife and learn about the indigenous peoples of the region. Visit Glacier Bay National Park with a Native Huna Tlingit Interpreter. With comfortable staterooms, excellent cuisine and lectures onboard, the 143-foot Admiralty Dream ship was designed to go where large ships cannot—offering best views…
$2995
Come and enjoy this laugh filled magic show featuring magic with sports equipment, sleight of hand, and other fun surprises. 
Two actors make words jump off the page and stories come to life through dramatic readings and theater games. |
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee |
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Through the eyes of young Donald Vitkus, You’ll Like It Here exposes the de-humanizing environment of a Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation institution of the mid-1900’s.
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Thanks to a grant from the Highland Street Foundation, general admission is free to everyone−a perfect time to introduce your nonmember friends to the Springfield Museums.
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Kids and grownups can come take a ride around the Quadrangle on this trackless train!
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Traditional Irish folk songs, sea shanties and original pirate tunes played rustically on a fiddle and mandolin. |
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee |
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Visit the strolling magician in the Springfield Science Museum to be entertained and amazed! |
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Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold. |
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(Children ages 6-8) Decorate, weave, and fold paper to create samurai kimonos. Paint pictures where people, flowers, and animals dance and fly!
$188
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Meet turtles face-to-face and learn their importance in the food web. Create your own diorama as you explore the enchanting world of coral reefs and the fascinating creatures that depend on them.
$225
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We will pack up the lab and visit the shores of the Connecticut River at the Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge and hike the trails at the Fort River Wildlife Refuge for additional up close encounters with the natural world.
$255
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(Children ages 5-7) Explore new and exciting treasures in art, history and science. Visit live animal exhibits and learn about creatures of the sea.
$75
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(Adults) Learn how to research your ancestry using the extensive resources available including genealogical websites. You’ll learn a great deal about researching, but keep in mind - it’s not all on the Internet!
$100
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee |
7 events,
Meet the Cat in the Hat and his zany sidekicks Thing 1 and Thing 2 while you indulge in tasty treats from the Blake House Cafe.
$23 – $35
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Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words.
$140
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Why preserve our family stories and life experiences? How do we capture and preserve our legacies to share with others?
$140
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Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold. |
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Explore all the tools and materials, skills and painting approaches in watercolor without the investment. The pace and scope of the class will be adjusted depending on the skill level of participants.
$75
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(Children ages 5-7) Learn all about turtles and their ancient armored relatives. Explore how once upon a time our Springfield area was home to volcanoes and dinos.
$188
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(Children ages 7-10) Learn basic woodworking skills as you practice how to measure, cut and assemble your wooden creations. Design and build your own project for the week. Special attention will be placed on safety and fun.
$255
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(Children ages 8-11) Explore exciting areas of science, from geology, rock identification to using microscopes and solar-powered cars.
$255
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(Children ages 6-8) The cars and motorcycles at the Wood Museum of Springfield History will take you on a trip through Springfield’s past. Gallery visits, hands-on crafts and artists’ performances will enhance the fun.
$75
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee |
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Meet the Cat in the Hat and his zany sidekicks Thing 1 and Thing 2 while you indulge in tasty treats from the Blake House Cafe.
$23 – $35
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Visit the strolling magician in the Springfield Science Museum to be entertained and amazed! |
3 events,
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Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold. |
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Starting from a provided preliminary drawing, we’ll experiment with painting backgrounds, then move into capturing feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes and beaks.
$75
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(Children ages 8-11) Using papier mâche, mixed media and simple woodworking skills, create a sculptural, fantasy castle complete with towers, drawbridge and fortress walls!
$188
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(Children ages 11-14) Learn drawing and illustration techniques to develop and transform your original ideas into a Manga reality.
$255
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(Children 6-8) Explore Native American, African cultures and art from around the globe! Learn about the Samurai and meet both Ninja turtles and live turtles.
$75
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee |
5 events,
Meet the Cat in the Hat and his zany sidekicks Thing 1 and Thing 2 while you indulge in tasty treats from the Blake House Cafe.
$23 – $35
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5 events,
Celebrate the musical and magical elements of the Chagall for Children special exhibit with these hands-on activities! |
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Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold. |
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(Adults) Starting from a provided preliminary drawing, we’ll experiment with painting backgrounds, then move into capturing fur, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses.
$75
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Learn how Chagall, Lipchitz, Archipenko, and Modigliani met and inspired each other as part of the School of Paris. |
5 events,
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Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
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Learn about the fish that inhabit ponds, streams, lakes, rivers and oceans, from the mouth of the Connecticut River to Long Island Sound. |
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(Adults) Paint a beautiful silk scarf. Methods explored include color washes, resist painting and stamping. Silk for practice and one silk scarf blank are included
$34
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(Adults) Robert Masla will demonstrate how to achieve bold, exciting color using Cobra water soluble oil paints.
$75
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(Adults) Learn how to turn it into exquisite silver jewelry beginning with formed, rolled and stamped techniques, through the final firing and polishing process.
$100
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(Adults) Based on a project in her book Animals and Figures in Clay, Susan Halls will show you how simple pottery techniques can be adapted to make a striking sculpture of a rabbit or hare.
$115
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