| Jan 15 - Sep 4 Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments |
Discover the science and the art behind making and playing musical instruments in a brand new exhibition.
Music inspires creativity, evoking emotion and communicating, on a level that words cannot. Musical instruments are expressions of human design, engineering, and innovation driven by the desires of musical expression. Visitors to Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments can explore how musical instruments are created and how they are played, investigating the relationship between key design variations, the sounds produced, and stories of the people who make and play musical instruments.
The exhibits in this exhibition include sections on string instruments, percussion, air instruments, and electronic instruments. Each section includes stories of the people who make and play these instruments, as well as opportunities for visitors to experiment with the ideas and science behind the instruments themselves. Real examples of instruments from each family are on display, with video of musicians playing each.
In addition, a separate exhibit area allows visitors to play in a band together, where they can choose to play either a guitar, a drum set, or a keyboard, to experience how these instruments allow a group of musicians to create music together.
Throughout this new 2,500 square foot exhibition, visitors become a part of the process of both making instruments and playing them. They discover that all instruments, from a simple flute to a synthesizer, are tools that use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to make the music that affects us deeply.
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| Date: |
January 15, 2017 |
| Time: |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Website: |
https://www.montshire.org/exhibits/detail |
| Location: |
Montshire Museum of Science |
| Contact: |
Beth Krusi |
| EMail: |
montshire@montshire.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
10am-5pm through September 4, 2017 |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free with Museum admission |
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| Jul 7 Band Concert & Ice Cream Social |
| Come listen to old-time tunes played by the South Royalton Town Band while you enjoy a complimentary dish of ice cream. Please bring a blanket or chair. Concert will be cancelled in the event of rain. Free, with donations appreciated. |
| Date: |
July 7, 2017 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Website: |
http://www.woodstockhistorycenter.org |
| Location: |
Back lawn of the Woodstock History Center, 26 Elm Street, Woodstock, VT |
| Contact: |
Jennie Shurtleff |
| EMail: |
education@woodstockhistorical.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Friday, July 7, from 7-8 pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free, with donations greatly appreciated. |
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| Jul 9 Family Maker Day: Make a Maze |
| Roll up your sleeves, use your ingenuity, and gather items from our stash of found materials to create a marble maze to take home. |
| Date: |
July 9, 2017 |
| Time: |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Website: |
http://www.americanprecision.org |
| Location: |
American Precision Museum 196 Main Street Windsor, VT |
| Contact: |
Ann Lawless |
| EMail: |
info@americanprecision.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 2:00pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Museum Admission $8.00 adult, $5,00 student, under 6 Free. Program is free with paid admission. |
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| Jul 15 Insect Day @ Montshire Museum |
| It's a day full of live insects: from caterpillars to ants, bees to giant roaches! You are invited to head out to the Museum fields to net insects, learn about insect life cycles, or use a microscope at the Science Discovery Lab to study aquatic insects. You can also examine our global insect collection! |
| Date: |
July 15, 2017 |
| Time: |
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Website: |
https://www.montshire.org/programs/detail/insect-day |
| Location: |
Montshire Museum of Science One Montshire Road Norwich, VT 05055 |
| Contact: |
802-649-2200 |
| EMail: |
montshire@montshire.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Saturday, July 15th 10:30am - 4:30pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free with Museum Admission Children under 2 free |
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| Jul 15 Cemetery Tour with Living History Portrayals |
| The Woodstock History Center will host a cemetery tour with living history portrayals of some of the area's most interesting past residents.Tours will take place at Cushing Cemetery. Public invited. Admission by donation. For more information, call: (802) 457-1822. Please check our website for directions to the cemetery and details in the event of rain. www.woodstockhistorycenter.org |
| Date: |
July 15, 2017 |
| Time: |
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| Website: |
http://www.woodstockhistorycenter.org |
| Location: |
Cushing Cemetery, Old River Road, Woodstock, Vermont |
| Contact: |
Jennie Shurtleff |
| EMail: |
education@woodstockhistorical.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Saturday, July 15, from 5:30-7:30 pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free, with donations gratefully accepted. |
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| Jul 21 Member Night at Montshire |
| It's a special night just for Montshire Members!! Montshire Members are invited to celebrate summer at the Montshire. 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... enjoy food vendors, special activities, and a surprise treat! 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. Join, or renew your membership now (or when you arrive). |
| Date: |
July 21, 2017 |
| Time: |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Website: |
https://www.montshire.org/programs/detail/member-night-at-montshire |
| Location: |
Montshire Museum of Science One Montshire Road Norwich, VT 05055 |
| EMail: |
montshire@montshire.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Friday, July 21 5pm-7pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free for Montshire members |
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| Jul 23 Of Wheelmen, the New Woman, and Good Roads: Bicycling 1880-1920 |
| University of Vermont Professor Luis Vivanco explores the fascinating early history of the bicycle in Vermont. During the 1890's, enthusiasm exploded statewide as bicycles became safer, women took to the wheel, roads improved, and retailers developed novel advertising techniques. Although popular interest waned, the bicycle was tied to important changes in industrial production, consumerism, road policies, gender relations and new cultural ideas about auto-mobility and effortless speed. |
| Date: |
July 23, 2017 |
| Time: |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Website: |
http://www.americanprecision.org |
| Location: |
American Precision Museum 196 Main Street Windsor, VT |
| Contact: |
Ann Lawless |
| EMail: |
info@americanprecision.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Sunday, July 23, 2017 |
| Fees/Admission: |
FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY |
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| Jul 25 - Jul 30 The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Performed by Northern Stage Youth Ages 12-18 Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar July 25 – 30 This cult classic comedy is a love letter to musical theater that celebrates what we love about Broadway; infectious show tunes, huge production numbers, and a great story. A Broadway starlet who is giving up the stage, a pair of jovial gangsters posing as pastry chefs and a singing and dancing ensemble of maids and butlers all make an appearance in this Broadway gem. Run Time: Approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission. Please Note: This production contains haze and strobe lighting. Advisory: Ages 10 and up for sexual innuendo |
| Date: |
July 25, 2017 |
| Time: |
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Website: |
https://northernstage.org/2017/06/07/northern-stage-youth-present-the-drowsy-chaperone/ |
| Location: |
Northern Stage The Barrette Center for the Arts 74-76 Gates Street White River Junction, VT 05001 |
| Contact: |
Northern Stage Box Office
Phone: 802-296-7000
Email: boxoffice@northernstage.org |
| EMail: |
Boxoffice@northernstage.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
Wednesday, July 26, 7:30 PM – PREVIEW Thursday, July 27, 7:30 PM – PREVIEW Friday, July 28, 7:30 PM – OPENING NIGHT Saturday, July 29, 2:00 PM – MATINEE Saturday, July 29, 7:30 PM Sunday, July 30, 2:00 PM – MATINEE |
| Fees/Admission: |
Adults $25, Students $15. All seats are reserved. |
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| Jul 29 Climate & Culture Day: A Festival of International Understanding |
| Climate & Culture Day: A Festival of International Understanding Join us for a special day highlighting stories of climate change as we think both locally and globally! The Museum has been busy collecting personal stories of how the changing climate is impacting us right here in the Upper Valley, and in the Himalayan country of Bhutan. You’ll have a chance to hear these stories, record your own, and collaborate on a community art project celebrating the Earth. All activities are free with Museum admission. |
| Date: |
July 29, 2017 |
| Time: |
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Website: |
https://www.montshire.org/programs/detail/climate-culture-day-a-festival-of-international-understand |
| Location: |
Montshire Museum of Science One Montshire Road Norwich, Vermont 05055 |
| Contact: |
Montshire@montshire.org
(802)649-2200 |
| EMail: |
montshire@montshire.org |
| Date/Time Details: |
July 29 11:00am - 4:00pm |
| Fees/Admission: |
Free with Museum Admission |
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