Snowy Egret
 
 
 

 

2011 Program Schedule at a Glance:
All programs are offered free of charge except as noted: reservations are required where noted.
Click for details of the month's programs.

 
 

April

  Wednesday, April 27 - 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Victorian Mothers' Day Card Workshop
reservations required - see details
 
 

May

  Saturday, May 7 - 12:00  to 3:00 pm
Annual Quest Fest
including snacks and awards at 2:30 pm. 
 
    May 8 through October 15 
Artist Explorers: John James Audubon, John Woodhouse Audubon, George Catlin, Karl Bodmer & Alexander Wilson

 Open Wednesday through Sunday - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

 
    Thursday, May 12 - 4:30  to 6:00 pm
Exhibit Opening Party
 with refreshments.
 
    Saturday, May 21 - 10:00 am
Museum Garden Series: Multiply & Dividing for the Garden
 with gardener Sarah Mustin Stockwell
 
 

June

   

Saturday, June 4  - 7:00 am
Bird Nesting Program
Horatio Colony Nature Preserve

 
    Saturday, June 18 - 4:oo pm AND 7:00 pm
The Emperor and the Bee Boy -
a dramatic reading of a play by Horatio Colony. Reservations required
 
    Saturday, June 25,  – 10:00 am
Scats & Tracks
Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
 
       
 
 

July

    Wednesday, July 6- 7:00 pm
Chautauqua Book Discussion: Killers of the Dream by Lillian Eugenia Smith
In preparation for Keene Chautaqua July 28, Heberton Hall, Winter Street, Keene, NH
 
    Saturday, July 9 -10:00 am
Leave No Trace

Take only pictures leave only foot prints! Horatio Colony Nature Preserve

 
    Saturday, July 9 - 4:30 pm
The Prints of John James Audubon: Lecture presentation. Reservations required.
 
 
    Wednesday, July 13 - 7:00 pm: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
In preparation for Keene Chautaqua
 
    Saturday, July 16 - 10 am Orienteering for Beginners
Meet at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve parking area
 
    Wednesday, July 20 - 7:00 pm: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
In preparation for Keene Chautaqua
 
    Thursday, July 21 - 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Old-time Children's Games in the Garden
 
 
    Saturday, July 30 -  10:00 am
Fairy and Gnome Homes at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
 
 
 
 

August

    Saturday, August 6 - 10:00 am
Treasures of the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve

Hike with us to discover some natural and cultural treasures of the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve. Meet at the Preserve parking area.

 
    Saturday, August 20 - 7:00 - 10:00 am
Survival Skills
Build your knowledge of out door skills.  Meet at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve parking area.
 
 
  Saturday, August 20 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm 
An Evening of Candlelight Croquet

 
    Friday, August 26 - 7:00 pm
New Hampshire Writers' Series: The Slow Word Movement

With writer, teacher and Whole Terrain Managing Director Rowland S. Russell - reading, story and discussion. Reservations required.

 
 
 

September


Saturday, September 10 – 10:00 am
Museum Garden Series: Spring Forward with Spring Bulb Planting
Sarah Mustin Stockwell, will cover what bulbs do well in our gardens in Keene.

    Wednesday, September 15 - 4:00 pm
New Hampshire Writers' Series: Clock, Clock, Clock

Author Howard Mansfield will look at how our lives have been speeding up since the 1700's. Reservations required.

 
    Thursday, September 21 - 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Nature Journaling Workshop

With author of The Nature Connection, Clare Walker. Reservations required.

 
  Thursday, September 30 - 3:00 pm
4th Annual American Girl Tea
Reservations required. Contact Gail or Colleen at Keene Public Library

 

October

 
 
Friday, October 1 - 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Candlelight Open House
 
 
 

November

      Wednesday, November 9 - 7:00 pm
Victorian Christmas Card Workshop
Reservations required. $5 materials fee
 
 

December

 
Friday, December 2  – 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 3– 1 to 2:30 pm
Holiday Open House
 
 
 
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