Museum Children Free Week
August 17 - 23, 2024 Courtesy of Tara and Arthur Diedrick Honoring Ann and Arthur Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Meet Our Riveting Reptiles! with Colleen Harrak
Saturday, August 17, 2024 FOR ALL AGES! Experience up-close encounters with our reptilian residents, such as Peaches the Honduran Milk Snake and Rocky the Box Turtle. We’ll teach participants just what characteristics make a reptile a reptile, as well as discuss the life cycles and adaptations of various species of reptiles in CT. You’ll also […]
An Evening with South Lake Jazz
Saturday, August 17, 2024 Bring a picnic and BYOB. Settle down for a sultry summer evening of soothing jazz standards from the American Songbook and more. South Lake is: Jon Concilio: Double Bass, Brendan Walsh: Guitar, Mik Mitnik: Drums, and Allan Becker: Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Sax, Flute, and Keyboards. Nobody writes music like this […]
Summer Saunter to Old Camp Townshend
Saturday, August 24, 2024 Pack up some water and bug spray and put on your favorite clamdiggers! Gerri Griswold leads a pleasant saunter along the lovely trails of Camp Townshend along the shores of Bantam Lake. Townshend opened in 1940. By the end of the decade over 700 Girl Scouts visited the property. In its […]
Yoga with Grace
Two Fridays a Month, June through September June 7, 21, July 5, 19, August 2, 16, 30, September 13, 27 Join Grace Morzella in the garden behind the Museum for a mix of traditional yoga with a touch of vinyasa . Grace's love for the traditional practice as well as her connection to the flow […]
Morning Ramble to Apple Hill and Cat Swamp
Saturday, August 31, 2024 Start your day with a hike up to what Gerri refers to as White Memorial’s “Jewel in the Crown”; Apple Hill. Be on the lookout for Vultures and Eagles soaring overhead. Then take a trip down the Laurel Hill Trail to visit spectacular Cat Swamp. Wind your way through a carpet […]
Labor Day
Monday, September 2, 2024 Offices and Museum Closed
Fresh Start Hiking Club with Gerri Griswold
July 2, August 6, September 3, 2024 Hop out of bed and head to White Memorial for our latest hiking series! Join Gerri Griswold on the first Tuesday of each month for a one-hour hike! It’s the perfect way to engage with Nature, spend time with old friends and meet new friends! With over 40 […]
Nature’s Nursery Series, Summer 2024
White Memorial - A.B. Ceder RoomThursdays, July 11, August 1, and September 5 Ages 3-6 Years Nature’s Nursery, Summer 2024 4:00pm Join us on one Thursday per month from July-September for an engaging program designed just for your young nature lovers. Every session will last 45 minutes – 1 hour and include a story, an encounter with a live animal, […]
Loving Haight with Gerri Griswold
Saturday, September 7, 2024 Pack a snack and some water! Explore this beautiful piece of property that is laced with babbling brooks, towering trees, a bevy of birds, and a view of the vineyard. 10:00 a.m., Meet in front of the A. B. Ceder Room. Please pre-register. FREE…donations will be accepted to help defray […]