Exciting Events!

This month is jam-packed with fun events in Holyoke, and the Children's Museum is participating in lots of them! One particularly important event is Discover Holyoke, hosted by PassportHolyoke. PassportHolyoke was described as "several organizations... joining forces to promote their cultural, recreational, and educational events together... to increase awareness and attract more people [for the city of Holyoke]" in a recent article from the Republican. (picture source: passportholyoke.org)

PassportHolyoke's website details the event as follows: Holyoke will offer a wide assortment of exciting events and special offers throughout the city, sponsored by PassportHolyoke Organizations. Wrist bracelets will be handed out at the Event Kick-off at 10a.m. at Wistariahurst Museum and can be purchased throughout the day. Holyoke offers an attractive balance of urban bustle and vibrant natural landscapes. Refresh yourself in the area’s historical richness, experience the beauty of the canals, explore a renovated mill building, have fun in the outdoors, visit historical sites. Take advantage of the abundant cultural, recreational and educational venues. Enjoy museums, take in the Volleyball Hall of Fame, give the kids a ride on the historic Merry-Go-Round and play at the Children’s Museum and so much more. Wistariahurst Museum will be open for historic house and garden tours from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
When:
Saturday October 24, 2009 Event Kick-off starts at 10:00 a.m.
Where:
Wistariahurst Museum
Price:
Participating visitors pay $1 to enjoy ongoing events throughout the city - shuttle transportation is included.

Also, don't forget about Spooktacular! This event is always an amazing time, and we can't wait to see everyone on Halloween Day in their spooky, silly, and creative costumes! All the fun details are in last week's blog post, which can be found at this link. (picture source: spookynite.com)

As previously posted, our administrative manager, Brenda Parent, has been absent from the museum for very serious medical complications. Just to update any and all concerned parties, she is recovering steadily at her home. We hear from her every few days, and we are excited to report her good progress. We wish her love and continued good recovery!! Stay tuned for more details about our raffle to raise money for Brenda.

Finally, our Think and Play Series for preschoolers continues to grow each week! We love meeting more and more members and nonmembers with fabulous, curious kiddos. The details are the same for this week: Friday, October 16th at 9:30 am; $6.00 per family (free for members); and the theme for the month of October is COLORS! Exciting activities for this week include making your own instrument to play in our COLORS! band, animal yoga, and a "creating new colors" workshop that includes a fun and messy paint mixing activity. Hope to see you all there! (picture source: picturebookart.org)