Friday, June 4, 2010
IMAGES: Reception for Artists
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Photographers with work in the IMAGES exhibit are invited to a closing reception celebrating talented regional artists.
Fee: Free. Please pre-register.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Ogden House Open
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: 1520 Bronson Road
Description: Opens Sunday, June 6th, 1pm – 4pm
Ogden House Closed on July 4, September 5, 12
Enjoy docent-led tours of the 1750 Ogden House and see how people lived in the 18th century. The house is furnished with period objects including textiles and fine pieces of furniture with Fairfield provenance. Take a stroll through the kitchen garden, generously maintained by the Fairfield Garden Club, and view plantings used in colonial times.
Fee: Members; free, non-members; $3 suggested donation.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Ogden House Open
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: 1520 Bronson Road
Description: Opens Sunday, June 6th 1pm – 4pm
Ogden House Closed on July 4, September 5, 12
Enjoy docent-led tours of the 1750 Ogden House and see how people lived in the 18th century. The house is furnished with period objects including textiles and fine pieces of furniture with Fairfield provenance. Take a stroll through the kitchen garden, generously maintained by the Fairfield Garden Club, and view plantings used in colonial times.
Fee: Members; free, non-members; $3 suggested donation.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Sunday, June 20, 2010
It's a Hit! Baseball Exhibit Opening!
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: View the opening of It’s a Hit! A Hometown View of America’s National Pastime and celebrate Father’s Day with fun, family-friendly activities. The Fairfield YMCA will host a Family Baseball Clinic, followed by a game of father / son or daughter T-Ball. Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic to watch the game! BB the Bluefish Mascot will be here and Bridgeport Bluefish staff with giveaways.
Fee: Free. Please pre-register.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Ogden House Open
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: 1520 Bronson Road
Description: Opens Sunday, June 6th 1pm – 4pm
Ogden House Closed on July 4, September 5, 12
Enjoy docent-led tours of the 1750 Ogden House and see how people lived in the 18th century. The house is furnished with period objects including textiles and fine pieces of furniture with Fairfield provenance. Take a stroll through the kitchen garden, generously maintained by the Fairfield Garden Club, and view plantings used in colonial times.
Fee: Members; free, non-members; $3 suggested donation.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
It’s a Hit! A Hometown View of Our National Pastime
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road
Description: Sunday, June 20 – Sunday, January 2, 2010
America’s national pastime comes home in this captivating new exhibition that brings to life the fun and excitement of baseball. Discover the legendary players and teams who played in Connecticut and the local heroes who achieved the American dream. Step onto the historic fields that attracted thousands of people to Bridgeport and hear the roar of fans in vintage radio broadcasts. Discover how the sport evolved through interactive displays of 19th century and modern baseball bats, gloves and balls. The exhibit will feature photographs, memorabilia, equipment, uniforms and more from the treasured collections of fans and players as well as the Fairfield Museum and History Center, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Library of Congress and the Bridgeport Bluefish.
Fee: $5 admission/free for members
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Volunteer Orientation
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Volunteer Orientation
Thursday, June 24 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 Orientation.
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, RSVP to 203-259-1598.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Connecticut Baseball: The Best of the Nutmeg State with Don Harrison
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road
Description: Connecticut fans understand the Nutmeg’s States contributions to baseball, whether cheering on their favorite teams or watching their native sons participate in America's favorite pastime all across the country.
As former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent notes in his foreword of Connecticut Baseball: The Best of the Nutmeg State, Don Harrison has lovingly assembled the best selections from a lifetime spent writing about Connecticut's corner of the game. Discover the older traditions that date back to Hartford’s entrance into the majors in the 1870s.
Hear stories from Harrison’s interviews with well-known personalities such as Bobby Valentine, Walt Dropo, Spec Shea, Charles Nagy, Jimmy Piersall, Rico Brogna and Billy Gardner. You might disagree with Harrison's choices for a Connecticut All-Time Team, but that's half the fun! A discussion will follow.
Please pre-register.
Fee: Members: $5, non-members:$8.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Ogden House Open
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: 1520 Bronson Road
Description:
Opens Sunday, June 6th 1pm – 4pm
Ogden House Closed on July 4, September 5, 12
Enjoy docent-led tours of the 1750 Ogden House and see how people lived in the 18th century. The house is furnished with period objects including textiles and fine pieces of furniture with Fairfield provenance. Take a stroll through the kitchen garden, generously maintained by the Fairfield Garden Club, and view plantings used in colonial times.
Fee: Members; free, non-members; $3 suggested donation.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org
