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Featured Upcoming Event on April 7 at 10:00 am
Solar Eclipse Activity Days!
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Enjoy a day at the Montshire and learn about the total solar eclipse with hands-on activities and timed StarLab* sessions throughout the day! Purchase eclipse glasses in the Montshire Museum Store.
Monday, April 8th, 2024
10:30am-1:30pm:
Make pinhole viewers and other activities, timed StarLab* sessions.
2-4:30pm:
Outdoor viewing of the solar eclipse.
*StarLab is the Montshire’s inflatable portable planetarium. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Front Desk. In this immersive experience, you will learn about the eclipse, stars, constellations, and planets! Limited spaces available for timed sessions. First come, first served, $3 extra per person with admission or membership (no advanced sales). Please note that StarLab takes place in a dark, enclosed space, with seating on the floor. The program lasts approximately 20 minutes.
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Program(s) starting 08/10/2019
Homeschoolers Series: Kitchen Chemistry (Ages 6-8)
10:30 AM
This three-part series of science classes will concentrate on chemistry that can be done at home with ingredients found in the kitchen. Activities will explore density,…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Kitchen Chemistry (Ages 9-12)
1:00 PM
This three-part series of science classes will concentrate on chemistry that can be done at home with ingredients found in the kitchen. Activities will explore density,…
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsFIRST® LEGO® Rookie Coaches Training
1:00 PM
Interested in starting a FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) team, but have more questions, or are not sure where to start? This workshop is for you!
Audience: Adults
Location: Classroom
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsTraining for FIRST® LEGO® League coaches—FLL® Programming Workshop
2:00 PM
Worried that you don't know anything about programming and have a gaggle of kids to teach? Well, put your mind at ease!
Audience: Adults
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsRock Gardens
1:00 PM
Marianne Kuchel will demonstrate how you can utilize the Upper Valley’s abundant ledge and stone for even a small rock garden or lovely troughs, as well as plants you might…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsAfterschool Adventures (for K-2) — Fall Session Begins
3:30 PM
Explore science and nature using hands-on experiences and real experiments. We will hypothesize, test, observe, and use our creativity. Explore a different theme each week!…
Audience: Children, Afterschool Programs
Location: Classroom
Cost: $150 (members), $165 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsMontshire Makers: Amplify It!
6:00 PM
Anything can be an instrument with a contact mic! Learn how to amplify and record sounds with contact mics and an iPad. Back at the Makers studio, use Garage Band to layer…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Location: Classroom
Advance: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Door: $12 (members), $15 (non-members)
View Event DetailsSoil Health & Edible Landscapes
1:00 PM
Can we as gardeners and land managers help to slow water down, deepen watersheds, increase biological soil health and create conditions for thriving ecosystems, all while…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsMontshire Makers: Monster Heads
6:00 PM
Design and construct a wearable monster head, just in time for Halloween! Glowing LED eyes encouraged.
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Location: Classroom
Advance: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Door: $12 (members), $15 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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