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| ›› May 2009 ›› June 2009 ›› July 2009 ›› August 2009 |
May 2009
2 Saturday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm (more)
Family Fun Workshop: Conscious Castles, 1 - 3:30 pm (more)
3 Sunday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm (more)
Drop into Art, 2 pm - 4 pm (more)
Family Tours and Gallery Activities, 2 pm - 4 pm (more)
GREEN UP Day Exhibition in Museum School
Art Museums Plus: Book Signing with Traute M. Marshall, author, 3 pm
Gallery Talk Deborah Davidson, 4 pm
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9 Saturday
Family Fun Workshop: Mother-Daughter Beading Workshop, 1 - 3 pm (more)
Family Fun Workshop: Special for Moms - Flowers and Trees, 1 - 3 pm (more)
10 Sunday
Mother's Day: MUSEUM SCHOOL CLOSED
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16 Saturday
Workshop: Fabric Postcards and Artist Trading Cards, 9:30 am - 4 pm, (more)
17 Sunday
Workshop: Hardcover Bookmaking Workshop, 12:30 - 4:30 pm (more)
Master Class: Mixed Media: A Process of Transformation with Deborah Davidson, 12:30 - 4:30 pm (more)
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20 Wednesday
Docent Open House: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, People interested in volunteering at the museum are invited to meet current docents, learn about our education programs, enjoy light refreshments, and tour the museum. (more)
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23 Saturday - 25 Monday
Memorial Day Weekend: MUSEUM SCHOOL CLOSED
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30 Saturday
Patron's Preview: Off the Wall and Community of Artists Exhibitions, 8 - 10 pm (more)
31 Sunday
Workshop: Mosaic Workshop (2 Sessions), 12:30 - 4:30 pm (more)
Family Fun Workshop: Special for Dads - Clay Projects for Families, 1 - 3 pm (more)
June 2009
2 Tuesday
June Classes Begin in the Danforth Museum School ( more).
3 Wednesday
Opening Reception: Off the Wall: Annual Members' Juried Exhibition, 6 - 8 pm
6 Saturday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm (more)
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7 Sunday
Book Signing Joan Paley, children's book illustrator, 1:30 pm
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm (more)
Drop into Art, 2 pm - 4 pm (more)
Family Tours and Gallery Activities, 2 pm - 4 pm (more)
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14 Sunday
HERvoices: Framingham, Massachusetts - A Dialogue between Diverse Neighbors, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
A Community Presentation & Discussion, Free and Open to the Public
HERvoices is a Boston-area organization committed to building safer, healthier communities by strengthening cross-cultural openness and understanding through story-sharing presentations and workshops.
Please join us for our newest presentation: HERvoices: Framingham, Massachusetts -- A Dialogue between Diverse Neighbors. The participatory, multimedia presentation is a compilation of personal testimonies collected during the last year from more than 40 women and girls in Framingham. It evokes a dialogue between these many women ... your neighbors ... your family ... and yourself. To read more about this presentation, please see this Boston Globe article, Tapping the power of women's stories, and the Framingham page on the HERvoices website www. hervoices.org.
16 & 17 Tuesday and Wednesday
Workshop: Illuminated Letters, 9:30 am - 5 pm (more)
Workshop: Drawing Skills for Painters, 9 am - 3:30 pm (more)
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22 Monday
Workshop: Intermediate Drawing, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (more)
Workshop: Watercolor Basics, 1 pm - 4 pm (more)
23 Tuesday
Workshop: Intermediate Drawing, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (more)
Workshop: Watercolor Basics, 1 pm - 4 pm (more)
Workshop: Drawing Skills for Watercolor Painters, 9 am - 3:30 pm (more)
24 Wednesday
Workshop: Intermediate Drawing, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (more)
Workshop: Watercolor Basics (runs till June 26), 1 pm - 4 pm (more)
Workshop: Drawing Skills for Watercolor Painters, 9 am - 3:30 pm (more)
25 Thursday
Summer Arts for Children Begins (view catalog)
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29 & 30 Monday and Tuesday
Professional Development: Portrait and Clothed Figure Drawing for the Classroom, 9 am - 5 pm (more)
July 2009
1 & 2 Wednesday and Thursday
Professional Development: Portrait and Clothed Figure Drawing for the Classroom, 9 am - 5 pm (more)
3 - 5 Friday through Sunday
July 4th Weekend: MUSEUM & MUSEUM SCHOOL CLOSED. We invite Bank of America cardholders to visit the Museum the following weekend, when free admission will be honored for all Bank of America cardholders through Museums on Us™
6 - 10 Monday through Friday
Workshop: Drawing with Colored Pencils, 1 pm - 4 pm (more)
11 Saturday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
12 Sunday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
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13 - 17 Monday through Friday
Workshop: Beaded Jewelry, 1 pm - 3 pm (more)
Professional Development: Figure Drawing: Form and Structure, 9 am - 12 pm (more)
17 Friday
Workshop: Figure Drawing, 9 am - 12 pm (more)
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20 - 24 Monday through Friday
Workshop: Words and Images, 1 pm - 4 pm (more)
Workshop: Intermediate Watercolor, 9 am - 12 pm (more)
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27 - 31 Monday through Friday
Professional Development: Portfolio Development for High School Students, 9 am - 5 pm (more)
August 2009
1 Saturday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
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2 Sunday
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™
3 Monday
MUSEUM CLOSED for Summer will reopen September 13, 2009. Museum school open until August 21.
3 - 7 Monday through Friday
Workshop: Foundation Drawing (more)
Workshop: Intermediate Watercolor (more)
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10 & 11 Monday and Tuesday
Workshop: Exploring Collage, 9 am - 2:30 pm (more)
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17 - 21 Monday through Friday
Professional Development: Watercolor: Traditions and Innovations, 9 am - 5 pm (more)
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