Springfield Museums Press Releases
Summer Festival Days Week 4
General Museum News
July 14, 2008
Summer Festival Days at the Springfield Museums will continue from July 29 through August 1 with "Out of This World" four days of space-themed activities for families. Programs are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
Tuesday, July 29
Performance: Storyteller Mary Jo Maichack presents "Sun, Moon, Stars, Shine," 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30
Performance: Astronomy educator Bob Crelin presents the interactive program "An Introduction to the Universe Around Us," 1 p.m.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 13
Make a fuzzy space magnet, a magic scratch star ornament, and a flying saucer.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Friday, August 1
Performance: The children's entertainment group Toe Jam Puppet Band presents the lively "Toe Jam in Outer Space," 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday:
Pan for gems and fossils at the Museum Mining Company, noon-4 p.m. (additional fee)
Art-making workshops, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Hands-on Family Science Adventures, Tues. - Thurs., 2-4 p.m.; Fri., noon-2 p.m.
Planetarium shows, 11:15 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m., Science Museum (additional fee).
Crafts and Costumes in the Art Discovery Center, noon-3:45 p.m.
Future programs in the "Summer Festival Days" series are:
August 5-8 – Summer Carnival
August 13-15 – Favorite Fables
"Summer Festival Days" are funded in part by the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; by MassMutual Financial Group; and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
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Performance: Storyteller Mary Jo Maichack presents "Sun, Moon, Stars, Shine," 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30
Performance: Astronomy educator Bob Crelin presents the interactive program "An Introduction to the Universe Around Us," 1 p.m.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 13
Make a fuzzy space magnet, a magic scratch star ornament, and a flying saucer.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Friday, August 1
Performance: The children's entertainment group Toe Jam Puppet Band presents the lively "Toe Jam in Outer Space," 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday:
Pan for gems and fossils at the Museum Mining Company, noon-4 p.m. (additional fee)
Art-making workshops, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Hands-on Family Science Adventures, Tues. - Thurs., 2-4 p.m.; Fri., noon-2 p.m.
Planetarium shows, 11:15 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m., Science Museum (additional fee).
Crafts and Costumes in the Art Discovery Center, noon-3:45 p.m.
Future programs in the "Summer Festival Days" series are:
August 5-8 – Summer Carnival
August 13-15 – Favorite Fables
"Summer Festival Days" are funded in part by the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; by MassMutual Financial Group; and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
