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SUMMARY:Family Program: Game On!
DESCRIPTION:Bring your family\, your skates\, your helmets and your game face and experience unique community sports like roller derby\, skateboarding\, double Dutch\, and more at this FREE outdoor event for visitors of all ages! Meet and learn from local athletes throughout the day\, and take part in activities and crafts![divider line_type=”no-line” custom_height=””]\nFrom 10:00 am – noon\, get skating tips and learn about the wild sport of roller derby from HARD (Hartford Area Roller Derby). Bring your skates!From noon – 2\, learn to skateboard with Push to Start Skate Program!From 2:00 – 4:00 pm\, meet Lady Carrie Trimmier-Mccrorey from the Connecticut American Double Dutch League — be ready to jump![divider line_type=”no-line” custom_height=””]\nTry your hand at a variety of other sports\, including kid-safe archery and lawn bowling\, and don’t forget to head inside the Museum to explore our special exhibition\, We’re Game! Sports and Community. This event is part of Free First Weekend\, which includes free admission to the Museum for all ages! This is a drop-in event; no tickets required. Families are encouraged to bring their own roller skates and protective gear to participate in the demonstrations as they wish. \nFor more information\, please contact Katerina Mazzacane\, Youth and Family Programs Manager\, at 860-236-5621 x222 or email kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org. This program is made possible through the generous support of Berkshire Bank. \nThis program is made possible through the generous support of Berkshire Bank.
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SUMMARY:Inspire Center - New Theme!
DESCRIPTION:The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! Look closely at objects from the Connecticut Museum collection\, get inspired\, and work together to create something new. With objects and themes changing monthly\, you can enjoy unique experiences all year long! June’s challenge is to design a new way to serve your favorite food with style! \nThe Inspire Center is open Saturdays and Sundays and is included with Museum admission. For more information about this space\, please visit the Inspire Center webpage. Questions? Contact Katerina Mazzacane\, Youth and Family Programs Manager\, at 860-236-5621 x222\, or email kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/inspirecenterjune2024/2024-06-01/
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SUMMARY:Coffee With the Curator
DESCRIPTION:A members-only exclusive event! \nWhat better way to spend the morning than with a cozy coffee\, a satisfying breakfast\, and an insider’s perspective into our Museum’s collection? Get a look at some of our most recent acquisitions with our Chief Curator of Collections\, followed by a casual Q&A session. Start your Tuesday off right! Join us June 4th @ 9:30 am; get free tickets to reserve your spot! \nNot yet a member? Join today for access to this event\, plus lots of other perks throughout the year. Members who sign up or renew in May get an extra month of membership free! \nGET TICKETS\nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Adult Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/coffee-with-the-curator/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “The Hospital Where” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. You can find the story here. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Adult Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.
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LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club,online programming
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SUMMARY:The Hartford Circus Fire Remembered
DESCRIPTION:A note to patrons: The elevator that provides access to our gallery spaces and accessible bathroom is out of order. This program will be held in our ground-floor Auditorium and is fully accessible\, with no stairs required for entry. There is also a set of bathrooms on the ground level that are fully accessible\, again with no stairs required. However\, visitors who cannot climb stairs will not have access to the museum galleries\, or to the wheelchair-accessible bathroom.  \nEighty years ago\, the worst disaster in Hartford history took the lives of 168 people. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans ever since. On June 6th\, the Connecticut Museum welcomes Don Massey and former Hartford Fire Chief Charles A. Teale to talk about the lasting legacy of the fire. Don Massey is coauthor of A Matter of Degree: The Hartford Circus Fire and the Mystery of Little Miss 1565\, documenting arson investigator Rick Davey’s identification of one of the fire’s unclaimed victims as Eleanor Emily Cook. Chief Charles Teale co-chaired the Hartford Circus Fire Memorial Foundation\, which created a memorial to the victims on the site of the fire on Barbour Street. The conversation will be moderated by the Connecticut Museum’s Deputy Executive Director\, Ilene Frank. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThis is the second event in our 2024 Woodward Lecture Series\, in which we examine the impact and legacy of disasters\, both natural and man-made\, in our state’s history. Save the date for our last presentation in the series\, an examination of 2017’s Hurricane Maria\, which devastated Puerto Rico and sent thousands of survivors to seek refuge in Connecticut. \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Adult Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org. \nTICKETS\n$15 General Admission\n$10 Members\nFREE for Connecticut Museum NARM members and above \nGET TICKETS
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/hartford-circus-fire/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Beginning Bookbinding Workshop
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event is sold out! Thank you for your interest\, be sure to stay tuned for future workshops! \nBe it medieval illuminated manuscripts or a Ming dynasty scroll; handmade books are meaningful works of art with a rich history. Dive into the wonderful world of bookmaking with this introductory level class where you will learn the vocabulary\, history\, and know-how of binding books. By the end of the class\, you will have completed your own handmade book to take home! \nMaterials will be provided; however\, patrons are encouraged to bring any scrapbooking paper\, drawings\, or paintings they wish to use for their book’s cover. Suitable for ages 16 and up. \nAbout the Instructor: Mya Concepcion is a museum educator at the Connecticut Museum as well as a working artist. She holds a BFA in Painting and Art History from the Hartford Art School and has studied with various book artists. \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Adult Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org. \nTICKETS (includes all materials)\n$30 General Admission\n$25 Members\nFree for Connecticut Museum NARM members and above
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/beginning-bookbinding-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Lyman Eppes - Black Yankee and Adirondack Pioneer
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nAmy Godine’s new book\, The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier (Cornell\, Fall 2023)\, tells the story of a rich abolitionist’s bid to colonize the Adirondack wilderness in 1846 by donating 120\,000 acres to 3\,000 impoverished Black New Yorkers before the Civil War. Gerrit Smith’s land gifts aimed to ease Black access to the ballot in an age when landless Black New Yorkers were disenfranchised. Frederick Douglass and New York’s leading Black reformers promoted Smith’s proposal with zeal. \nWhat does this story have to do with Connecticut? \nJoin us for this virtual presentation\, as Amy Godine traces this Adirondack story back to two key players that have Connecticut roots: Lyman Eppes and John Brown. The militant abolitionist\, John Brown\, born in Torrington\, Connecticut\, was an advocate of Smith’s plan and moved his family to Timbuctoo\, a new Black enclave in the Adirondack woods in 1849. \nAmy Godine will also introduce us to one of Smith’s grantees\, Lyman Eppes\, who was born in Colchester\, Connecticut. Eppes migrated to the Adirondacks with his family in 1849 and became Brown’s close friend and confidante. In his new home\, North Elba\, Eppes co-founded two churches\, a singing school\, and his town’s first library. The Eppes family’s tenure in the region spanned almost a century. \nQuestions? Contact Public Programs and Special Events Coordinator\, Jen Busa via email at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nAbout the Speaker: Publishers Weekly called Amy Godine’s The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier (Cornell\, 2023)\, an “eye-opening…vital contribution to African American history.” From Saratoga Springs\, New York\, Amy Godine has been publishing articles and essays about Adirondack Black\, ethnic\, migratory\, and labor history\, since 1989. \nTo purchase Amy Godine’s The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier\, click here. Input discount promo code 09FLYER at check out for 30% off list price. \nTICKETS\nThis virtual event is free! Click the button below to register. \nGET TICKETS
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