Program Calendar
7 events found.
Week of Programs
Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live!
Get free general admission for up to two people in advance at smithsonianmag.com/museumday, featuring storytime activities led by Carrie Heflin of the National Museum of American History.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
No events on this day.
Monday, September 19, 2016
No events on this day.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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September 20, 2016 –Professor Knows A. Lot
Professor Knows A. Lot
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
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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September 21, 2016 –Creative Writing and Memoir: Intermediate & Advanced
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September 21, 2016 –Creative Writing for Beginners
Creative Writing and Memoir: Intermediate & Advanced
No matter what your writing interest, if you’ve written before you 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. We’ll write in response to prompts and have the option of sharing with others. Lots of writing, guaranteed! Coffee…
$210
Creative Writing for Beginners
Is there a writer in you? This workshop is for those who are new to the writing experience. We'll try our hand at different kinds of writing including poetry, short prose, and short memoir/personal story pieces (longhand or laptop). The Museum will be an inspiration for ideas, stimulating discussion, readings, and sharing what you write…
$70
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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September 22, 2016 –Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters
Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters
Author Mary Savig will reveal the expressive nature of handwriting found in personal correspondence. Presented by Mary Savig, Curator of Manuscripts at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. Followed by a Museum members-only Continuing Conversation with docent Dawn Whitney.Davis Auditorium, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
$4
Friday, September 23, 2016
No events on this day.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
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September 24, 2016 –Littlefest Gallery Activities
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September 24, 2016 –Author Jason LaFebvre
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September 24, 2016 –Dream Big Magic Show
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September 24, 2016 –Performance: Sol Y Canto
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September 24, 2016 –Author Tish Rabe
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September 24, 2016 –Read-Aloud: Marvin K. Mooney
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September 24, 2016 –Dream Big Magic Show
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September 24, 2016 –Read-Aloud: Marvin K. Mooney
Littlefest Gallery Activities
Books for Kids, 10 am-4 pm Free book for the first 400 families while supplies last. Courtesy of the Krueger Charitable Foundation, Tulsa, OK. Stand Up Self Portraits, 10 am-4 pm Please note this art activity will take place at the Central Library. Special Appearance by Arthur, 10 am-3 pm Meet the star of the…
Author Jason LaFebvre
An interactive presentation by the Holyoke native and author of Too Much Glue that includes sketches of the original illustration and a read-aloud. Book signing to follow. Free with museum admission! SIS Hall, Wood Museum of Springfield History
Dream Big Magic Show
Using storytelling, magic, music and puppets, Mike Bent tells the stories of some people and characters who dared to dream big, including The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss! Free and open to the public!
Performance: Sol Y Canto
Sol y Canto's mission is to create music and performances that move, delight, excite and connect - connect the audience to the richness of Latin American culture; connect individuals, Hispanic and non-Hispanic, to each other through shared experience of music, poetry, humor and a joyful, playful vibe; and connect us all to our hopes and…
Author Tish Rabe
Learn how Tish Rabe, the author of many titles in the Cat in the Hat Learning Library, became a children's book author and how she writes her books. Free with museum admission!
Read-Aloud: Marvin K. Mooney
Interactive reading of the Dr. Seuss classic Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Carrie Heflin of the National Museum of American History. Free with museum admission!
Dream Big Magic Show
Using storytelling, magic, music and puppets, Mike Bent tells the stories of some people and characters who dared to dream big, including The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss! Free and open to the public!
Read-Aloud: Marvin K. Mooney
Interactive reading of the Dr. Seuss classic Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Carrie Heflin of the National Museum of American History. Free with museum admission!