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Program(s) for starting 09/07/2019
Homeschoolers Series: Magnets and Electricity (Ages 9–12)
1:00 PM
In this three-part series, experiment with magnets, electromagnets, and the basics of electricity. Build basic circuits with motors, bulbs, switches, and batteries to explore…
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsMontshire Makers: Paper Circuits
6:00 PM
Learn to make electrical circuits on a piece of paper—send a friend a card that lights up!
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Location: Classroom
Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsThe Art of the Shade Garden
1:00 PM
Sarah and Gary Milek will share information on their methods for gardening in the shade at Cider Hill Gardens & Gallery. Gary’s wonderful paintings will thrill you and…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsDesign-Less Gardening
1:00 PM
Disregard traditional design rules and adopt a new approach. What clues can you take from your landscape to help you provide the right plant for the right place? Learn to…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Microscopes and Biology (Ages 12–15)
10:00 AM
Explore the microscopic worlds living at the Montshire! Use microscopes to investigate the diverse algae growing in our fish tanks and the fungus gardens of our leaf cutter…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers
Cost: $80 (members), $90 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Making Music
11:00 AM
Explore the Montshire’s “Making Music: Science of Musical Instruments” exhibition as we read Play this Book by Jessica Young and Daniel Wiseman. Young children will have…
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMontshire Makers: Slotted Sculptures
6:00 PM
Use our laser cutter to make your own slotted sculpture pieces: flat, 2-D materials that slot together to create a 3-D sculpture. Make a moose with four pieces. Make a rocket…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsHealth Research Live! Adverse Childhood Experiences
8:30 AM
Learn about emerging science regarding adverse childhood experiences and contribute your own perspective in this interactive program. Panelists include: Kay Jankowski, Clinical…
Audience: Adults, Health Research Live!
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsMontshire at Home: Chain Reaction
7:30 AM
Audience: Families
Cost: Free
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