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Upcoming Events
Garden Talk: Cooking with Herbs III
Master Gardener Chris Brown returns with a mouth-watering cooking demonstration and tasting! Recipes will be provided as well as a discussion of how to use garden herbs to enhance the flavor and healthfulness of meals every day. Presented by Wistariahurst Museum Gardeners and Western Mass Master Gardeners.
| when: | Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum Carriage House |
| price: | All talks are a $5 donation to benefit the garden restoration at Wistariahurst Museum and will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. |
Opening Reception for Provocateur: New Artworks by Dean Nimmer
Meet Artist Dean Nimmer for the opening of his new exhibition of artworks.
| when: | Thursday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | Admission $3 |
Victorian Ballroom Dancing
The Italianate style Music Room at Wistariahurst creates an inviting atmosphere for a Victorian Ball. Observe and learn to dance the Quadrille, Mazurka, Victorian Waltz or Polka. In this dance workshop, the Victorian Quadrille Orchestra will perform original, composed music of the Victorian era accompanied by a dance troupe dressed in costumes circa 1880’s. Each dance’s history will be discussed and then performed. The performance is followed by a how-to session for one of the Victorian dances. Supported in part by a grant from the Holyoke Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Reservations necessary as space is limited.
| when: | Friday, September 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | Suggested donation $10 |
Alzheimer's Association Pioneer Valley Memory Walk '10
The Alzheimer's Association's mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. They are the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. For more
information please check out www.alz.org
Form a team or walk as an individual. Money raised by the Memory Walk helps provide care and support for individuals and families touched by Alzheimer’s.
| when: | Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:30 AM – Registration and Health & Awareness Fair 10:00 AM - Memory Walk 11:30 AM - Lunch provided by Olive Garden |
| where: | Holyoke Community College 303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA |
| price: | Register online at www.memorywalkma.org. For more information contact the Alzheimer's Association at (413) 787-1113. |
| info: | www.memorywalkma.org |
Double the Dinos: Kids Explore Holyoke’s Tracks!
The Trustees of Reservations and Wistariahurst Museum will host an afternoon of fossil discovery and fun for kids! The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value, caring for more than 100 special places – nearly 25,000 acres – all across Massachusetts.
On September 11, walk where the dinosaurs walked! Explore the Route 5 dinosaur tracks with an experienced Trustees guide, and then participate in several activities that put you in the part of dinosaur, archaeologist, and historian, all in one day. The day will culminate with a look at the dinosaur tracks located at Wistariahurst, made by the Eubrontes dinosaur as well as others. The Eubrontes was an ancestor of the great Tyrannosaurus rex and roamed the shores of the lake that occupied the Connecticut River Valley 190 million years ago. Learn how the Eubrontes tracks made it onto the sandstone driveway of the Wistariahurst grounds as this exciting day comes to a close.
| when: | Saturday, September 11 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | Cost is $7 per child, call the Museum to register |
Event spotlight
Victorian Ballroom Dancing
The Italianate style Music Room at Wistariahurst creates an inviting atmosphere for a Victorian Ball. Observe and learn to dance the Quadrille, Mazurka, Victorian Waltz or Polka. In this dance workshop, the Victorian Quadrille Orchestra will perform original, composed music of the Victorian era accompanied by a dance troupe dressed in costumes circa 1880’s. Each dance’s history will be discussed and then performed. The performance is followed by a how-to session for one of the Victorian dances. Supported in part by a grant from the Holyoke Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Reservations necessary as space is limited.
| when: | Friday, September 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | Suggested donation $10 |
Partners
- Children’s Museum at Holyoke
- City of Holyoke
- Enchanted Circle Theater
- Friends of Pulaski Park
- Greater Holyoke YMCA
- Holyoke Civic Symphony
- Holyoke Community College
- Holyoke Creative Arts Center
- Holyoke Heritage State Park
- Holyoke Parks and Recreation
- Holyoke Public Library History Room & Archive
- Massachusetts Academy of Ballet
- MIFA- Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts & Victory Theatre
- Open Square
- The Canal Gallery
- The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
- The Trustees of Reservations
- Volleyball Hall Of Fame
- Wire Monkey Dance
- Wistariahurst Museum
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Funded in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
This project was made possible by a grant administered by the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau.
