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---Forwarded Message--- >From: "Anna Downes" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Fairbanks Friends" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Fairbanks Museum e-news >Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:21:47 -0400 > > > Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium > >St. Johnsbury, VT > >September 2005 > >---------- >30th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS >Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in and around the Museum and >North Congregational Church > > From butter churning to wood turning, skills that demonstrate ingenuity, > industry, and accomplishment come alive at the Festival of Traditional > Crafts! Named a "Fall 2005 Top Ten Event" by the Vermont Chamber of > Commerce, the Festival of Traditional Crafts brings together artisans and > experts whose knowledge and talents fill gaps in our contemporary > understanding of the natural world. Since its first incarnation as part > of the Museum's education program, the Festival has helped preserve, pass > on, and in some cases revive, skills that were once common in northern > New England. Learn to create candles and quilts, soap and cider, barrels > and dolls. Bring questions for an old-time orchardist, herbalist, dowser > or boat builder. The Festival of Traditional Crafts preserves a way of > learning that pays tribute to the artisans whose inspiration and stories > echo the words of their teachers ... and their teachers before them. The > Festival would not be possible without strong support from businesses and > individuals whose contributions make this tradition stronger every year. > >---------- >W'ABENAKI DANCERS >Saturday, September 17, performances at noon and 1 p.m. at the Festival >New this year -- the W'Abenaki Dancers add their unique music and >performances to the 30th Festival of Traditional Crafts. The dance group >includes Abenaki people of all ages who sing, dance and honor traditions >that have deep roots in our region. > >---------- >HERITAGE BRUNCH > >Sunday, September 18, two seatings (11:00 a.m. and noon) at a private home >in Danville > >Celebrating the rich heritage and beautiful landscape of the Northeast >Kingdom, State Senator Jane Kitchel hosts a benefit brunch for the Museum. >There will be two seatings and an informal guided walk through a nearby >historic cemetery. Tickets are $25 available at the Museum; all sales >benefit the Museum. > > >---------- >ZODIAC NIGHTS: VIRGO >Friday, September 23, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Museum > >Museum doors stay open late once a month for this informal program. Cruise >the night sky as Zodiac Nights spotlights Virgo during a special >planetarium show. One of the largest constellations in the sky, Virgo >lies between Leo to the West and Libra to the East. The largest star in >this constellation, Spica, is sometimes considered to represents a prized >object in Virgo's hand. Many myths associated with this grouping of stars >and planets - and the distant galaxies behind them - offer a colorful look >at the changing seasons. Star show begins at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $5. > >For more about the night sky this month, visit ><http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/planetarium_nightsky.cfm>http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/planetarium_nightsky.cfm > >---------- >Become a member of the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium today and take part >in an ongoing exploration of our neighborhoods and the wider world. To >join, call us at 802-748-2372 or visit our membership page at >http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/membership.cfm > >---------- >Privacy Policy: > >The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium respects your privacy. We never sell, >rent, exchange or give your email address (or any other personal >information) to any other organization. If you would like to change your >delivery or format preferences, update your email address, please reply to >this message with your changes. Or, if you want to unsubscribe from >Fairbanks Museum e-news, simply reply to this message with "remove" as the >subject. > > > >To make sure that you never miss an issue of Fairbanks Museum e-news, be >sure to add this address to your list of trusted e-mail senders. > >Anna Rubin Downes >Director of External Relations >Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium >1302 Main Street >St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-2224 >(802) 748-2372 ext. 114 ><http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org>www.fairbanksmuseum.org > >"Changing the ways we see the world." ---End of Forwarded Message--