2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Ongoing
THROUGH APRIL
2006: The
Museum resumes its winter schedule. Open Saturdays & Sundays, 10:00
am-4:00 pm, last tour begins at 3:00 pm. Buttolph-Williams House
closed. Admission charged.
January 2006
JANUARY 1: The
Museum is OPEN on the New Year's holiday.
JANUARY 22: "Connoisseur's Selection with Tom
& Alice Kugelman": Join the guest curators of the Connecticut
Historical Society Museum's "Chapin and His Contemporaries" exhibit for
a rare opportunity to examine some of the finest examples of 18th
century furniture in the Museum's collection. Tour the Museum houses to
see furniture in context, then study selected pieces more closely. Wind
down with discussion and refreshments. 1:00-4:00 p.m. $75 for Friends,
$85 non-members. Proceeds to benefit collections care. Advanced
reservations required; call 860-529-0612 for information and
reservations or email.
JANUARY 16: The Museum will be OPEN for special thematic tours
examining Africans and African Americans in Wethersfield in observance
of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours and admission,
FREE to Friends.
February 2006
FEBRUARY 5:
"Connoisseur's Selection: 18th and 19th Century Ceramics": Join Curator
Donna Baron for a hands-on examination of beautiful examples from the
Museum's ceramics collection. Finish with discussion and refreshments.
1:00-2:30 p.m. $10 Friends, $12 non-members. Proceeds to benefit
collections care. Advanced reservations required; call 860-529-0612 for
information and reservations or email.
FEBRUARY 23 & 23: " School Vacation Week Programs": Oh no, they're
home all week! When the kids run out of things to do at home, bring
them to the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum for some mid-winter fun. Programs
to be announced. Gr. K-3 10:00-11:30 a.m., gr. 4-6 1:00-2:30 p.m. $5
per child per program. Advanced reservations only; call 860-529-0612 or
email for
information and reservations.
March 2006
MARCH 3, 10,
& 17: "Tots & Moms": Fun with history for our littlest
learners. Children aged 18 months to 3 years and their adult caregivers
can enjoy a series of Friday-morning outings. While the grownups enjoy
gourment coffee and snacks, the little ones can enjoy story time and
hands-on learning. All children must be accompanied by an adult. $25
for three sessions or $10 per session. Advanced reservations required;
call 860-529-0612 or email for
information and reservations.
April 2006
APRIL 8 &
29: "Make a Hypertufa Garden Trough": Get down and dirty as you mix a
lightweight concrete called hypertufa and use it to mold your own
trough garden on 4/8/06. When it's cured, fill your new trough with a
mix of alpine perennials on 4/29/06. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. $40
Friends, $50 non-members. Advanced reservations only. Call 860-529-0612
or email for information and reservations.
APRIL 22-23:
"Tags & Treasures": The Connecticut Colonial Dames biennial
fundraiser offers treasures of all kinds for the bargain hunter.
May 2006
MAY 1: Museum
resumes its summer schedule. Open daily except Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00
p.m., with tours every hour on the hour. Last tour begins at 3:00 p.m.
Buttolph-Williams House reopens.
MAY 12-13: "Rochambeau & Revolutionary Connecticut: A
Multi-Disciplinary Symposium": The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, Central
Connecticut State University, Connecticut Humanities Council, and
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism are co-sponsoring a
two-day symposium examining the legacy of Franco-American relations and
Connecticut's role in the Revolutionary War. Visit
www.RevolutionaryCT.org
for more information.
MAY 13: "Make a
Mother's Day Planter": Children are invited to get their hands dirty as
they assemble an annual container garden just for Mom. 9:30-11:00 a.m.,
1:00-2:30 p.m. $10 per planter. Advanced reservations required. Please
call 860-529-0612 or email for information and
reservations.
MAY 20-21:
"Wethersfield Celebrates Washington & Rochambeau": The Town of
Wethersfield will commemorate the 225th anniversary of George
Washington's pivotal conference with the commander of the French
expeditionary forces that led to the British defeat at Yorktown.
Reenactors, lectures, and more.
Click here for full details
June 2006
JUNE 17: "Capture Connecticut's Heritage": Attention area artists! The National Society
of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Connecticut is
celebrating Connecticut's rich cultural heritage in a special one-day
exhibition of original artwork and collage. We invite you to
capture any historic Connecticut scene, unspoiled landscape, building,
monument, or interior, and bring your artwork to the Keeney Memorial
Cultural Center, 200 Main St. Wethersfield, for exhibition and possible
sale. Artists will set their own price and retain 60% of the sale or
silent auction price; 40% will be a donation to the Webb-Deane-Stevens
Museum. To participate, call 860-529-0612 or email for a registration
form. Alternatively, you may click this link to access the registration form and print it. Registration fee is $20 for two works of art. Participants may
bring their artwork to the Keeney Cultural Center, 200 Main Street,
Wethersfield, CT between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2006. Artwork should be framed with clips or wire for
hanging, and be no wider than 36 inches. Sculptors should supply their own
pedestals.
For more
information, please call the
Museum at 860-529-0612 or email
us.