Sunday, February 14, 2010
Valentine's Day Tea
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Mothers and daughters (aunts and grandmother’s too!) are invited for a ladies’ tea celebrating Valentine’s Day. Costumed storyteller Carolyn Stearns will entertain the audience with stories about family memories and Valentine’s history.
Enjoy refreshments, fresh tea and lemonade and create your own Victorian paper craft Valentines! View a mini-exhibit of interesting cards from the museum’s archives, too!
For ages 7 and up and an adult. Limited seating, pre-registration required!
Fee: Adults; $15, children; $10.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Monday, February 15, 2010
Leaves and Blossoms: Stories from the Family Tree
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: View the exhibit Our Nation’s Generations: Letters in Time on family history by students from The Unquowa School and hear some great family stories with Carolyn Stearns. Learn about collecting family stories, family story games and making a time and place for family stories.
Fee: Free for members, free with admission.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Workshop: Sea Storms & Shipwrecks
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Vacation Workshop for Kids in Grades 3 – 5
9am – 12pm
Listen to harrowing stories of ships lost at sea by sailors and captains from Fairfield! Construct a ship and create a stormy scene or rescue in your own diorama. Please bring a smock and a peanut-free snack.
Fee: Pre-registration required. Members; $30, non-members; $35
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Fabulous Fashion Accessories
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Vacation Workshop for Kids in Grades 5 - 7
9am – 12pm
Listen to harrowing stories of ships lost at sea by sailors and captains from Fairfield! Construct a ship and create a stormy scene or rescue in your own diorama. Please bring a peanut-free snack.
Fee: Pre-registration required. Members; $30, non-members; $35
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Special Vacation Week Girls' Club!
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Winter with American Girl Kirsten
vacation week special time; 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Learn about pioneer life and making new friends through the eyes of American Girl Kirsten. We’ll do a project inspired by the book “Kirsten and the New Girl”- we’ll sew a friendship pillow and bake a Scandinavian snack!
Fee: Members, $30; Non-members, $35. Caregivers optional / free. Please pre-register.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Winter Wonder Clay
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Vacation Workshop for Kids in Grades K - 2
10:00am - 11:30am
Listen to a winter story and set your imagination free. Make your own collection of bakeable clay objects like animals and snowflakes inspired by the season.
Fee: Pre-registration required. Members; $12, non-members; $15
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Treasure Hunters
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Vacation Workshop for Kids in Grades K - 2
10:00am - 11:30am
Find the museum’s treasures with the help of a “treasure” map in the galleries. Create your own treasures with clay, beads and a grab bag of fun materials.
Fee: Pre-registration required. Members; $12, non-members; $15.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Treasure Hunters
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Vacation Workshop for Kids in Grades 3 - 5
1:30pm - 4:30
Find the museum’s treasures with the help of a “treasure” map in the galleries. Create your own treasures with clay, beads and a grab bag of fun materials.
Fee: Pre-registration required. Members; $30, non-members; $35
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
History Book Club
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Wednesday, February 24 with Dr. Paul Siff, Sacred Heart University
"A Murder in Virginia, Southern Justice on Trial" by Suzanne Lebsock
4th Wednesdays, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Join authors, scholars and university professors for a lively discussion focused on a theme in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Each presenter will suggest a book for participants to read and will lead an interesting and engaging discussion based on the book. We hope you have the opportunity to read the book, but it’s not required!
Refreshments will be served. Please pre-register.
***Copies are available to borrow from the Fairfield Public Library, Main Branch, at the circulation desk.
Fee: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Girls' Club!
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Inspired by dolls and history, learn about a time period and make a craft or delicious food to eat!
Celebrate the Chinese New Year, The Year of the Tiger, with Julie and her friend Ivy Ling with activities inspired by Chinese culture.
Girls ages 8+ are encouraged to come and bring their doll. Caregivers welcome, but not required to stay!
Fee: Members, $10; Non-members, $15. Caregivers optional / free. Please pre-register.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Volunteer Open House
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum and History Center
Description: Do you love history and have a knack for telling a good story? Become a Museum Ambassador! Learn more at the museum’s volunteer open house.
The Education Department is looking for museum docents to lead tours to groups of all ages. Docents are super-volunteers: teachers and storytellers who love to learn and to share their interests with others. Participants in the training sessions will meet new people with similar interests, learn about the community and share their own experiences with the group.
Fee: Free, please RSVP to the Fairfield Museum at 203-259-1598.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Volunteer Open House
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: 2pm – 3:30pm
Do you love history and have a knack for telling a good story? Become a Museum Ambassador! Learn more at the museum’s volunteer open house.
The Education Department is looking for museum docents to lead tours to groups of all ages. Docents are super-volunteers: teachers and storytellers who love to learn and to share their interests with others. Participants in the training sessions will meet new people with similar interests, learn about the community and share their own experiences with the group.
Fee: Free, please RSVP to the Fairfield Museum at 203-259-1598.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
