SLOW MONEY VERMONT'S FIRST ENTREPRENEURS SHOWCASE

Thursday May 7, 2015

 5:30pm to 8:00pm

The Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT

Calling all entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative 

problem-solvers alike! Slow Money Vermont will be hosting its inaugural Entrepreneurship Showcase, an event that you will not want to miss! This event will bring together the area's most

 forward-thinking entrepreneurs and investors under the shared vision of creating a more sustainable food system. 

Together we'll share the vision of 21st Century Main Street investing in the innovative agricultural businesses that are building healthy food systems in Vermont and the region. Network with entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers interested in building a sustainable local and regional food system. 

UVWS 4th Annual Spring Fling

~ Saturday, May 9, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Parker House Inn, music by Still More Cats!
Procedes to benefit the Taci Neri Tuition Fund 

Father’s Day weekend – June 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2015

Once again, the skies over Quechee and the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire will be filled with hot air balloons ushering in the annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon, Craft & Music Festival, the longest running hot air balloon festivals in New England.

Don’t miss this exciting festival featuring over 20 hot air balloons, with five flights scheduled throughout the festival with additional tethered rides during the day. Enjoy continuous music and entertainment for all ages, and over 60 craft artisans and commercial vendors. Children’s activities include train rides, a bounce house and more. And of course there will be festival food with local healthy options and a beer and wine garden, with more surprises on site!

Friday at 3pm
Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 am

Friday at 6pm*
Saturday at 6am and 6pm*
Sunday at 6am and 6pm*

*All Balloon Flights are wind and weather permitting*

Outside, explore Montshire's forests, fields, and riverbanks—inside, take a closer look at the Museum's resident frogs, turtles, fish, bees, and ants. Spend the day participating in activities that will have you examining our natural history collections, interacting with the live animals exhibits, and exploring nature throughout the 100 acre museum.

Spend a day at the Montshire celebrating summer by getting wet! Outside in Science Park try making boats that float down the 'Rill." Test the strength of foil boats and experiment with what floats and sinks. Then explore the science of water at the Science Discovery Lab. Investigate the properties of water, experiment with density by making liquid rainbows, and see how colors behave in water. It promises to be a wet day both inside and out!

The Caterpillar Lab will be at the Montshire mid-August! Come see the beautiful and mysterious world of the caterpillars that inhabit our woods, fields, and backyards. We’ll have a variety of native species on hand, along with video scopes and other tools to observe these marvelous creatures up close. In addition to live caterpillars, stunning photographs by New England’s caterpillar expert and ambassador Sam Jaffe, will be on display.

The Caterpillar Lab at the Montshire is made possible by the Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation.

Open August 13-18, 11 am—4 pm daily

A whole day devoted to things microscopic! The Science Discovery Lab will be buzzing with activity as we explore an entire world of microscopic wonders. Using an array of magnifying instruments from hand lenses to compound microscopes, you can observe everything from the weave of a t-shirt to invertebrates in pond water, to the nuclei of your very own cheek cells. Discover a whole new world just hidden from the naked eye! 

Here in Vermont, our dams may not be considered big but they are plentiful. Our rivers are host to over 1200 dams. Two hundred of these dams are considered "deadbeat," meaning that they serve no utility or purpose. The Connecticut River itself comprises one of the most obstructed watersheds in the nation with impacts on fishing, recreation and water quality. The Nature Conservancy is working to remove "deadbeat" dams from our waterways while working with hydro dam operators to better manage how those dams hold and release water. 

Following the film we will host a Q&A featuring Kim Lutz, Connecticut River Program Director for The Nature Conservancy, John Rangonese FERC License Manager for TransCanada, and Lael Will, Fish Biologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife. 

Admission is free. We welcome the community to attend and learn more about river health in Vermont, so invite your friends and neighbors!

Free with Museum admission. New! Pre-purchase your admission and get $3 off the normal non-member admission fee.

Each Magic Carpet Luncheon features an extraordinary travelogue followed by a regionally inspired meal. Entirely run by volunteers, each luncheon benefits the Museum.

Magic Carpet luncheons run from October through March and benefit the Museum’s education programs. Each program begins at 11 a.m. in the Museum's Community Room; lunch is served at noon. Register early, many programs sold out last year.

For more information and to register for a single luncheon or the entire series, contact Martha Clark at 603-643-5691 or Mclark4178@aol.com.  http://www.montshire.org/programs/list/category/magic-carpet

Each Magic Carpet Luncheon features an extraordinary travelogue followed by a regionally inspired meal. Entirely run by volunteers, each luncheon benefits the Museum.

Magic Carpet luncheons run from October through March and benefit the Museum’s education programs. Each program begins at 11 a.m. in the Museum's Community Room; lunch is served at noon. Register early, many programs sold out last year.

For more information and to register for a single luncheon or the entire series, contact Martha Clark at 603-643-5691 or Mclark4178@aol.com.

·   the importance of open communication within families relating to charitable giving;
·   considering life-time gifts and how they affect your financial plan;
·   the many ways to give to charities and how to involve your children;
·   making gifts after death through wills or trusts.

Questions will be encouraged. 

Join the world renowned, original recycled materials percussionist, Donald Knaack, for a day of music, science and fun!

The Junkman has performed worldwide at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Van's Warped Tour, concerts with Phish, Sundance Film Festival, World Environment Day at the United Nations, and much more.

The Junkman will present three diverse, interactive programs for families.  All programs are for persons with and without prior music experience, and free with museum admission.

http://test.montshire.org/programs/detail/junk-music-with-the-junkman

Renowned Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger will donate casts of specimens from Homo naledi, one of the most significant archaeological finds in recent history, to the Montshire Museum of Science.  Berger, along with Dartmouth Associate Professor of Anthropology Jeremy DeSilva, who helped analyze the bones of Homo naledi, will be presenting the specimens and leading an informal program with Museum visitors.

With over 20 years of stand-up comedy experience, Jim Breuer remains one of today’s top entertainers and continues to win over audiences with his off-the-wall humor and lovable personality. Named one of Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time,” Breuer is one of the most recognizable comedians in the business, known for his charismatic stage antics, dead-on impressions, and family-friendly stand-up.

We will explore children's movement explorations and their implications for cognitive, social and emotional development.  We will also cover self-initiated movement, the development of balance and its purpose, and how to hone our observation skills of children's movements.  This is a free event - all are welcome.  Adults only, please.
Jane Swain is a graduate of the Level II training in Spacial Dynamics® , a pediatric physical therapist, an adult educator at Sophia's Hearth Family Center in Keene, NH and consultant to early childhood and grade school classrooms.  www.uvws.org.

  • Special activities are planned throughout the day.
  • L.L. Bean will have a variety of snowshoes to try (11 a.m.– 1 p.m).
  • Morano Gelato will debut their new Montshire flavor (available for purchase).

Bring your friends and save! Groups of 8 or more save $10 per person when placing reservations together. Everyone is welcome, but space is limited.

Visit the auction website to find out more about the 2016 Fiddlehead Fling Benefit Auction.

Montshire Members are invited to celebrate summer at the Montshire, Friday, July 22, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bring your Membership Card and your family for a very special night out! All the Museum's galleries, trails, and David Goudy Science Park will be open, plus... 

• See our featured exhibition, the new Tinkering Loft with 4 zones of engineering fun for a variety of age and difficulty levels.

• Bring a picnic or buy dinner from Montshire's Summer Cafe in the Hughes Pavilion with Classic Catering. For dessert, free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's (while it lasts) courtesy of Hanover Co-op!

• Enjoy a live sneak peek of Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive production, School of Rock!

This event is exclusively for current Montshire Members and their guests (up to the number indicated on the Membership Card). Please bring your Membership Card and ID.

​​Instructors: Don Lubin and Alice Schori, fern enthusiasts

​​Location: ​Montshire Museum of Science, ​Norwich, VT

Limit: 16 

Fee: Montshire or New England Wild Flower Society Member: $60, non-member: $72

Co-sponsored by NEWFS