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November 2009
Mark your Calendar!
Fall and Winter Spotlight
The Place I Keep: A Collection of Poems and Pictures
Exhibit Reception
November 28, 2009
Gingerbread Houses
December 4, 2009 3:00pm-6:00pm
Christmas Market
December 5 & 6, 2009
Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
November 11, Noon-1pm;
November 15, 2pm-3pm
Tavern and Trade Sign Hooked Rugs
with Karl and Mary Jo Gimber
December 9, Noon-1pm
December 13, 2pm-3pm
Christmastide Traditions: Gingerbread Houses
Exhibit Highlights:
Madam, I'm Adam: Traditional and Contemporary Views of Adam and Eve
Through November 10, 2009
Let's Get Curatorial
Through November 10, 2009
Cabinet of Curiosities
Through November 15, 2009
Rock On: Native American Artifacts and Collectors from the Perkiomen Region
Through March 15, 2010
The Place I Keep: A Collection of Poems and Pictures by Julie Longacre
November 28, 2009 through March 10, 2010
Adult Programming:
Veteran's Appreciation
November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm
Car Mechanics in the Upper Perkiomen Valley
January 31, 2010 at 2:00pm
Family & Homeschool Workshops
Animal Art
November 3, 2009
1:30-3:00pm
Repeated November 5, 3:30-5:00pm
Rug Hooking
November 17, 2009
1:30-3:00pm
Repeated November 19, 3:30-5:00pm
Letterpress Holiday Cards
December 1, 2009
1:30-3:00pm
Repeated December 3, 3:30-5:00pm
December 8, 1:30-3:00pm.
Registration Open: Now Enrolling for our 2010 Studio Art Classes for Homeschoolers
Our studio art classes for homeschoolers are taught by SLHC Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence with guest visiting artists. Course content is based on open interpretation of the Heritage Center's collection and exhibits, elements and principles of design, development of personal expression, and technique using traditional and non traditional art media. In addition, throughout each session, students are given opportunities for exhibition at the Heritage Center and can travel to local heritage sites to complete outdoor observational activities.
Art I, Session I, 6-13 years, 9:00am-10:30am $80.00 per student
Tuesdays January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23
Art II, Session I, 14-18 years, 11:15am-12:45pm $160.00 per student
Tuesdays and Thursdays January 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, February 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
Need more information or would like to register? Visit our website or email rebecca@schwenkfelder.com.
Holiday Season Preparation Begins with the Christmas Putz!
Our holiday season begins this month as we start installing our Christmas Putz. Our collection of miniature figurines and various landscapes cover 6 large platforms in our gallery space. Over the next few weeks volunteers and staff will be setting up the miniature landscape. Do you remember setting up a miniature display around the holiday season? Visit our gallery while our Putz is on display through February 28th and tell us about your experience or email your story to rebecca@schwenkfelder.com
Make Gingerbread Houses With Us on December 4th!
Join us to make a gingerbread house with your family and friends on Friday, December 4th, from 3:00-6:00pm. The fee of $7.00 includes a cardboard base, graham crackers, pretzels, candies, and icing. The size of the house is limited to the 12" cardboard base provided. Only one house is permitted per person. Please register by November 27, 2009, by email at rebecca@schwenkfelder.com or by phone at (215) 679-3103. If you choose, your house may stay on display through December 15, 2009.
German and Latin Classes: Announcing NEW Hours!
To accommodate the busy schedules of our parents and students, this season students have the option of attending class 10:00am-11:30am or 1:30pm-3:00pm Wednesdays and 10:00am-11:30am or 1:30pm-3:00pm Fridays, completing a total of three hours of instruction per week.
Courses run on a monthly basis, 8 sessions in total. $50.00 per participant per month. Courses are taught by Allen Viehmeyer, SLHC Associate Director of Research. For registration information and course description, see our German and Latin Course webpage.
German Reading Knowledge For Adults
Monthly evening classes from 6-8pm are available for adults wanting to improve their reading knowledge of German. A textbook is required. Courses will be taught by Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of Research, on Thursday evenings from 6-8pm. $80.00 per participant. For dates and additional information, please contact Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, at (215)679-3103.
Student Spotlight: Katrina the Flood Fairy Takes 2nd Place at the Bloomsburg Fair
Congratulations to our summer camp student Nicoleena whose Katrina the Flood Fairy won second place in the Bloomsburg Fair (September 26 through October 3, Bloomsburg, Pa). Nicoleena made her fairy during our "My Own Fairy Tale" summer camp program with artist Stacy Clark this past June 2009.
Education eNewsletter October 2009
Questions or comments about our eNewsletter?
Contact Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Our mailing address is:
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
Our telephone: (215) 679-3103
Hours: Monday closed. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-4pm, Thursday 9am-8pm, Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 1pm-4pm.
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