Springfield Museums Press Releases
Celebrate Summer at the Springfield Museums
General Museum News
June 25, 2009
Family fun is in store for visitors to the Springfield Museums from July 6 through August 14 during “Summer Festival Days,” six-weeks of live performances, puppet shows, art activities, and hands-on science activities.
Monday, July 6
Make a pirate glider, noon-3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, July 7
Performance: Yorick’s Marionette Theater performs Sleeping Beauty, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 8
Meet “TAM,” the Transparent Anatomical Manikin, 11:30 a.m.
Performance: The Toe Jam Puppet Band presents A Pirate Show, 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 9
Design your own crown or color a pirate sticker scene, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Meet “TAM,” the Transparent Anatomical Manikin, 11:30 a.m.
Friday, July 10
Performance: Rosalita’s Puppets present Treasure Island, 1 p.m.
Daily:
See the special exhibit Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body (additional fee)
Hands-on Family Science Adventures, 12:30-3:30 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.
Art activities, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.)
Future programs in the “Summer Festival Days” series are:
· July 13-17 – Bubble Mania
· July 20-24 – Magnificent Magic
· July 27-31 – Celebrate Mexico
· August 3-7 – Grimm’s Fairy Tales
· August 10-14 – Weird and Wacky Science
“Summer Festival Days” are funded in part by Western Massachusetts Electric Company.