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Summer Festival Days Week 6
General Museum News
July 28, 2008
Enjoy performances of some of your Favorite Fables during Summer Festival Days from August 12-15 at the Springfield Museums. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
Tuesday, Aug. 12
Create your own book and magic scratch bookmark, and make a silly monster mask.
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Performance: Spring Valley Puppet Theater presents "Jack and the Beanstalk," 1 p.m. (recommended for ages 5 and up.)
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 14
Performance: Explore ancient Greek mythology with "MythMasters," 1 p.m.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15
Performance: Tanglewood Marionettes present "Cinderella," 1 p.m.
Ongoing activities, 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.
"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; by the Horace A. Moses Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, Trustee; and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
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Create your own book and magic scratch bookmark, and make a silly monster mask.
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Performance: Spring Valley Puppet Theater presents "Jack and the Beanstalk," 1 p.m. (recommended for ages 5 and up.)
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 14
Performance: Explore ancient Greek mythology with "MythMasters," 1 p.m.
Live animal demonstrations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15
Performance: Tanglewood Marionettes present "Cinderella," 1 p.m.
Ongoing activities, 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.
"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; by the Horace A. Moses Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, Trustee; and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
