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Upcoming Events
Garden Talk: Wildflower Gardening
Wildflower gardens rarely happen naturally. Master Gardener Toi Graham will explain how to plant a wildflower meadow and how to plant wildflowers as perennials in your garden.Presented by Wistariahurst Museum Gardeners and Western Mass Master Gardeners.
| when: | Wednesday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum Carriage House |
| price: | All talks are a $5 donation to benefit the garden restoration at Wistariahurst Museum |
Sold out! Pisanki Workshop
Enjoy a hands-on demonstration in the tradition of decorating eggs, known as Pisanki. Pisanki are typically made through a wax resist process with imagery and color reflecting Ukrainian and Polish culture. Participants will leave with their own designed and hand-dyed Easter eggs. Fee is $30 per person. All supplies will be provided. Call the Museum to be wait-listed or sign up for the next class. To register call (413) 322-5660. Reservations necessary
| when: | Saturday, March 13, 2010 First and Second classes sold out! |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | $30 per person, 12 and over Maximum attendees: 14 |
A Song to Remember
Pianist Estela Kersenbaum Olevsky is guest performer
in honor of Chopin's bicentennial. Ms. Olevsky and the orchestra will play Chopin's Concerto No. 1 in E Minor.
Also on the program are Merle J. Isaac's Two South American Tangos and Zeke Hecker's SYmphoy No. 2 in One Movement.
| when: | Sunday March 14 3 pm doors open at 2:30 |
| where: | Holyoke Community College Building C, Forum |
| price: | free; donations gratefully accepted |
| info: | www.holyokecivicsymphony.org |
Museum Closed St. Patrick's Weekend
Wistariahurst Museum will be closed for the annual road race and Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade.The museum will be open on Monday, March 29 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
| when: | Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21 |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
Girl Scout and Youth Program: Trash to Treasure!
Scouts and youths will use their creativity to turn castaways into fun and functional stuff, letting their imagination run wild in this hands-on session!
| when: | Saturday, March 27, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
| price: | $8 per person. Call the Museum to register at (413) 322-5660. Reservations necessary |
Event spotlight
Museum Closed St. Patrick's Weekend
Wistariahurst Museum will be closed for the annual road race and Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade.The museum will be open on Monday, March 29 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
| when: | Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21 |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum |
Partners
- Children’s Museum at Holyoke
- City of Holyoke
- Enchanted Circle Theater
- Friends of Pulaski Park
- Holyoke Civic Symphony
- Holyoke Community College
- Holyoke Creative Arts Center
- Holyoke Heritage State Park
- Holyoke Parks and Recreation
- Holyoke Public Library History Room & Archive
- Massachusetts Academy of Ballet
- MIFA- Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts & Victory Theatre
- Open Square
- The Canal Gallery
- The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
- The Trustees of Reservations
- Volleyball Hall Of Fame
- Wire Monkey Dance
- Wistariahurst Museum
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Funded in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Business and Technology/Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
This project was made possible by a grant administered by the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau.