Step into the magical world of Princess Lolly and set down the Rainbow Path as this lively childhood game comes to life. Crafts and activities inspired by the Candy Land game will be offered throughout the day.

Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII.

In support of the America?s Cup Healthy Ocean Project, this short talk will address the issue of plastic in our oceans and the impact it is having on the food web and food chain. Remember, you are what you eat. Learn what we can do to be part of the solution. We can improve the health of the sea if we all work together. Meet Ranger Linda at the Bay Model.

Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Museum beginning at 2pm.

Kids Games , Cabin Tours and School Programs and 11 -1 at St Joseph's Church with special tours.

Come join us at the Children’s Museum in Easton for Summer Citrus on Tuesday, May 28th from 10am-noon! Just in time for the summer cookout season, lemons, limes and oranges star in this month's recipes. We'll put a healthy spin on some fun treats you can make.

Ship strikes of whales have been recognized as a growing concern worldwide. Documented ship strikes from NOAA NMFS data from 1988-2011, occurring just within the GFNMS/CBNMS region, total 20 whales killed by ships (i.e., death caused by vessel collision or carcass exhibited signs of trauma consistent with vessel collision) and an additional 10 injured and possibly killed (i.e., collision observed, but final status unknown). The true number of ship strikes could be at least 10 times higher than the number documented. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Anthropogenic noise in the ocean, including off the California coast, has increased exponentially over the past 60 years, largely due to the increased number, size, and tonnage of vessels in the commercial fleet. The sanctuaries, given their coincidence with the TSS adjacent to San Francisco Bay ports, are especially susceptible to increased amounts of anthropogenic noise. Commercial vessels are responsible for relatively loud, low-frequency underwater noise. This ship noise overlaps significantly with the frequency range used by many cetacean species, especially with low-frequency vocalizers such as blue, fin, humpback, and grey whales, and can cause what is known as masking. Masking occurs when increased levels of background noise reduce an animal?s ability to detect relevant sounds and can hinder prey detection and reduce the range of communication. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Protecting endangered species and sanctuary resources is a priority issue for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To address this issue locally, Gulf of the Farallones (GF) and Cordell Bank (CB) Sanctuary Advisory Councils formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Vessel Strikes and Acoustic Impacts, represented by a diversity of stakeholders including the shipping industry, and the conservation and scientific communities. Staff from federal agencies (including NMFS, the Sanctuaries, and the U.S. Coast Guard), as well as members of the scientific community and environmental organizations served as te

Documentary, Norway Language: Norwegian, English, Zulu Cast: Helge Hjelland Director: Arild Mehn-Andersen: Adventurer Helge Hjelland decides to cross South Africa by canoe. Along the way he picks up Joseph, an illegal refugee from South Sudan without any identity papers. Joseph becomes Hjelland's assistant, and they become partners in a journey through a South Africa still struggling to get out of the shadow of apartheid. THE IMPOSSIBLE RIVER JOURNEY is a film which portrays the best and worst of humanity, in a country whose murky past still shapes the daily life of its citizens.

Start Father’s Day off on the right foot by participating in the Museum’s 19th Annual Road Race or Fun Walk. This family event will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 9:00 AM. The 5K run, 10K run, and 5K fun walk benefit the educational programs and exhibits of the Children’s Museum in Easton.

Ikat, batik, tie-dye, kasuri, tsutsugaki, adire, bandhani… Many different methods, one simple premise: creating patterns using dye.

The "Fashion Timeline" showcases the Kent State University Museum's world-class collection of historic fashions. Encompassing two centuries of fashion history, this exhibition is designed to show the evolution of styles and silhouettes while contextualizing the pieces with relevant political, technological and cultural developments.

We offer free Drop-in Programs with paid admission on a variety of topics each day. Please check our website or facebook page for details. Topics include such activities as: Art, Science, Klub Kidz, Pre-School Prep, Sing-a-long, and more...

Don't miss your chance to enjoy a relaxed mid day meal among old friends and new! For $10 per person you will enjoy salad, soup, dessert, tea and coffee, in one of Berthoud's most historical locations. Please RSVP by the Thursday morning before.

Don't miss your chance to enjoy a relaxed mid day meal among old friends and new! For $10 per person you will enjoy salad, soup, dessert, tea and coffee, in one of Berthoud's most historical locations. Please RSVP by the Thursday morning before.

First Friday programs of a wide variety of subjects, 6:30pm on the first Friday of each month. For current topics, visit us on Facebook, or call during regular hours,928-473-3700.

Hardscrabble lecture series on the third Wednesdays at 6:30pm. For current topics, visit us on Facebook, or call during regular hours,928-473-3700.

The defining characteristic of any fashion period is the shape of the silhouette. Shape is largely determined by what is worn underneath the fashionable garment and next to the skin. Why silhouettes have often had so little to do with the shape of the human body is one of the mysteries of fashion. It is influenced by economic, political and social circumstances as well as attitudes toward sexuality and the ever-present desire for novelty. In this exhibition undress includes not only the garments that give the body structure and shape, but also garments worn at night, at home and in informal situations. These are the garments that reveal and shape private life.

Join other WWII generational people for a morning of conversation and friendship. All veterans are welcome. Starts at 10 am.

Over the centuries and across continents, a number of different basic forms of fans developed. This exhibition explores these different shapes and styles. From hand-painted rococo designs of the eighteenth century to celluloid, art deco pieces from the twentieth century, the variations are remarkable and stunning. Fans are among the earliest accessories because they perform a critical function. In the days before air conditioning, the cool breeze created by a fan came as welcome relief. Far from purely functional, fans became highly ornamented and beautiful. Over the centuries and across continents, a number of different basic forms of fans developed. This exhibition explores these different shapes and styles. From hand-painted rococo designs of the eighteenth century to celluloid, art deco pieces from the twentieth century, the variations are remarkable and stunning. Approximately fifty fans spanning three centuries will fill the Alumni Gallery.

A multi-media exhibit in the Zofnass Family Gallery that explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests. Visitors are invited to explore the ecology of woodland caribou, wolves, and other wildlife of New England; learn about lichen cities that cling to rocks; and the circle of life within and around a forest pond from tiny aquatic insects to giant moose.

This exhibition of glass showcases the breadth of the Kent State University Museum collection that has resulted from many donors' personal collecting interests. Thanks to generous donors, the museum has amassed a diverse collection of glass that spans the Roman Era to the 20th century. The primary glass donors, Paul Miller and Jabe Tarter, were well known glass and antique connoisseurs, and the museum received a 10,000 piece donation from their estate in 2004. Since that time, with the help of James Measell, the museum has exhibited selections from the Tarter/Miller collection. In addition to the representation of American manufactured glass from the Tarter/Miller Collection, other important contributions include art glass from Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers, Roman glass from Jack W. and Shirley J. Berger, and perfume bottles collected by Ruth and Ralph Fuller, as well as Barry W. Bradley. This exhibition gives you a glimpse into the complete glass collection housed within the museum's storage.

Morikami Museum senior curator Tom Gregersen will be retiring soon after a 35-year career of service to the museum-going public of South Florida. Before he says “Sayonara,” however, he would like to share some favorite objects from the museum’s treasure vault with the audience that has graciously supported his efforts over the decades.

Southeast Asian textiles first served as markers of ethnic identity, distinguishing neighboring communities by pattern, color, and technique. Now commercial production challenges these practices, yet the artistic wealth of these several hundred groups continues to inspire artists from around the world. Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains explores the intersection of these rich traditions and their interpretation within contemporary art and design.

We are running Sunday Cinema, a series of video entertainments to be held one Sunday each month at the Museum. To make it an authentic old-time movie experience, we have purchased a popcorn popper and cart. Come and join us for movies and popcorn! The first Sunday Cinema of the 2013 year will be April 14 at 2pm. There will be 2 short movies which are Legacy of Mountain men and Frontier Experience: One Woman's Experience Based On a Diary. Hope you can join us!

Juried by the Morton Museum and Collierville Arts Council. Artists from within a 30-mile area of Collierville are asked to submit their original, one-of-a-kind, two-dimensional artwork to a selection committee made up of Museum staff and Arts Council representatives for a 10-week exhibition housed in the historic Morton Museum in Collierville. Deadline for submissions for the first Community Gallery season of shows is MAy 30th.

The City of Gaithersburg invites you and your child to enjoy monthly songs, finger-plays, and book readings during StoryTime Station, an enriching program at the Gaithersburg Community Museum. The 45-minute readings, recommended for children ages 3 to 6, will take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The Sam Rayburn House Museum, home of former Congressman and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, will open a new exhibit on Saturday, April 27, 2013. The exhibit, “Through the Years: Milestones in Preservation at the Sam Rayburn House Museum,” features architectural highlights during the life of the home. Illustrated with photos and artifacts, the exhibit details four major events at Rayburn’s home: initial construction in 1916, restoration in preparation for opening as a museum in 1975, an electrical fire and subsequent restoration in 1997-1998, and the recent 2011-2012 exterior restoration.

Small yet abundant, with complex and wildly diverse lifestyles, ants are everywhere, living mostly hidden from our view. What if we could see into their world "on their level"? What would we learn? What parallels could we draw between them and us? Now, with the aid of a macro lens and the insight of ANT expert and photographer Dr. Mark Moffett, SITES and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) present the world of ants, revealing amazing behaviors and complex social interactions as we've never seen them before. Farmers, Warriors, Builders was one of NMNH's most popular exhibitions of 2009, and the ongoing companion website (www.mnh.si.edu/ants) has received a record number of visits. Moffett's stunning photographs tell incredible stories about the lives of ants "hunting, communicating, dealing with disease and agriculture" and chronicle the world of entomologists in the field. The exhibition features 39 large-scale color photographs, a three-dimensional aluminum cast of an ant nest, and touchable oversized ant models. Visitors can explore the model of a leaf cutter worker ant that has been blown up to 50 times its actual size, and learn how it uses its body to work and survive in the colony. This science-based exhibit will include hands-on models and a live ant colony that will awe both adults and children.

The Gaithersburg Community Museum is now accepting submissions for the Peony Photography Contest! Prizes include two $50 prizes, and a $100 grand prize.

The Marin County Watercolor Society is a freewheeling group of artists whose primary interest is painting on location. And when members of this group turn our attention to "the Bay," the result is the wide-ranging show now on display at the Bay Model. Our responses to "the Bay" are as individual as we are. Organized 43 years ago, the Society in fact has no formal organization. Various members step up to coordinate such key tasks as treasurer, newsletter editor, membership coordinator, website manager and coordinators for shows, publicity and mailings ? and what are called "paint-outs." These are usually held at local sites on the first and third Saturdays of the month, along with several ?away? painting trips each year. We present three or four shows each year at various Marin County venues, and educational workshops as well. Enthusiasm for the beautiful, accessible yet challenging medium of watercolor ensures the vitality of the Society. We love what we do. We love to show our Marin County neighbors and visitors what we do. And we love to welcome new members.

Exhibition dates are May 12, 2013 through July 21, 2013 with an opening reception June 20th. Rsvp arts@umuc.edu

From Alisa Free: My work is purely expressive. A mood a place, a color, a shape, the weather or a found object are a few of the things that inspire my curiosity to create. I love playing with color, layering and texture. Each piece is unique and I can never predict the final product. I’ve been experimenting with different mediums, which are represented here.

Highlights the personal stories behind six Shelby County families that have continuously farmed family-owned land for over 100 years. The exhibition also looks at the critical role mules played on almost every farm in both an agricultural capacity and for transportation.

This selection of books on loan from collector John W. Green presents information from primary and secondary sources on the American Civil War. The Green Reference Collection includes a complete roster of Confederate soldiers, the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, biographies on Generals including Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and Robert E. Lee, and numerous other important historic documents on major battles, maps, and soldiers. Take a moment to peruse, research your own family’s history, or just brush up on your general knowledge, as our nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.

Join us at the 2013 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo set for Baltimore, May 19–22. Attendees choose from more than 150 substantive program sessions, hear from dozens of thought leaders, see and sample the latest museum products, and share challenges and solutions with colleagues from around the world. The Alliance Annual Meeting is the premier professional development opportunity of the museum year, as some 5,000 museum professionals gather to network, grow and learn.

Opening weekend activities include Tours of historic Northwest and XY Co Fur Trade Posts and Ojibwe Indian Village, Museum Exhibits,Black Smith Shop, Karlsborg School House, Plant Sale, Wild Rice pancake Breakfast on Sunday .

Opening weekend activities include Tours of historic Northwest and XY Co Fur Trade Posts and Ojibwe Indian Village, Museum Exhibits,Black Smith Shop, Karlsborg School House, Plant Sale, Wild Rice pancake Breakfast on Sunday.

These Off the Grid programs and workshops will introduce pioneer skills to children and adults at the Sheldon Peck Homestead. 10am - 4pm; Free with Reservations

We'll talk bees, gardening, bread-making, soldiering, and much more. Read the Off the Grid schedule on our website.