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Family Day Festivals
For registration or information about any family programs, please contact Barbara Collins, Education Coordinator, at (518) 463-4478, ext. 405, collinsb@albanyinstitute.org.
Fun for the whole family, with tours, art-making,
performances, puppet shows, and much more. All free with paid museum
admission.
Sunday, October 4, 2:00 pm
Squishy!
Squirmy! Slimy! with Dean Davis
Many people are familiar with the beautiful waters of the Hudson River
and the stunning natural scenery that surrounds it, but few know about
the hidden lives of the creatures who depend on those waters for
survival. On Sunday, October 4, the Albany Institute of History & Art
welcomes acclaimed wildlife expert Dean Davis, and a wide selection of
living amphibians and reptiles from the Hudson Valley. Stop by for a
close-up look at frogs, turtles, salamanders, snakes, and other river
creatures, and learn about rare and endangered species, threatened
habitats, and the myths and secrets of the squishy, squirmy, and slimy!
Free with museum admission. Drop in art-making activities from 1:00–4:00
pm: Create, mold and form your own animals from the Hudson Valley.
Sunday, October 25,
2:00 pm performance; 1:00–4:00 pm art making
CHILDREN’S THEATRE:
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Puppet Performance and Art Making
Join us for a day of spooky fun as we tell the tales of New York’s own
Washington Irving. At 2:00 pm, the
Puppet People—a Schenectady-based
professional touring entertainment company that regularly performs at
schools, theaters, museums, libraries and festivals around the
region—will bring to life Irving’s haunting Legend of Sleepy Hollow in a
thrilling comic rendition featuring handcrafted marionettes, life-sized
puppets, and both classical and traditional folk music. Drop-in
art-making activities will take place in our Children’s Studio from 1:00
to 4:00 pm, and participants will use a range of materials to design and
create their own Sleepy Hollow-inspired masks. The puppet show and art
activities are free with paid museum admission.
Sunday, November 15, 1:00 pm
2009 HUDSON 400 SPELLING BEE
Do you have what it takes to spell the history
of the Hudson?
Put your skills to the test.
The 2009 Hudson 400 Spelling Bee—presented by the Albany
Institute of History & Art and sponsored by the Albany County Convention
& Visitors Bureau through a New York State legislative grant—will
challenge children ages 8 to 14 to utilize their spelling and phonetic
skills in a competitive environment, while learning about the history of
the Hudson River and the Quadricentennial.
Spelling bee words will be derived from text and vocabulary in the
Albany Institute's current exhibit,
Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art,
and Culture, now on display in the galleries during regular
museum hours. The exhibition text will be available in downloadable form
starting on November 2, 2009. Registration is open to individuals from
public, private, parochial, and home schools. To register, send an
e-mail with student name, parent/guardian name, address, age of student,
and phone number to Barbara Collins, Education Coordinator,
collinsb@albanyinstitute.org, or call
(518) 463-4478, ext. 405, to enroll over the phone. Postmarked entries
will not be accepted.
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2:00 pm gallery
talk; 1:00–4:00 pm art
making
100th Anniversary
Celebration of the Albany Mummies, featuring Egyptologist Peter Lacovara
On Sunday, November 22, the Albany Institute will celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the arrival of the Albany Mummies with new additions to
the Ancient Egypt exhibit, lectures, and art-making activities. Dr.
Peter Lacovara, senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near
Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, will
lead a lively gallery talk about the mummy Ankefenmut, his coffin, and
the connections that Albany and the region have with ancient Egypt. The
presentation will also introduce canopic jars, embalming equipment,
amulets, and other funerary paraphernalia to explain the science and
ritual of mummification. From 1:00 to 4:00 pm our studios will be open
for children to create their own hieroglyphic works of art and also to
create their own mummies by bringing toys from hom
Friday, Saturday, Sunday—November
27, 28, & 29
FREE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
SPONSORED BY M&T BANK AND FIDELIS CARE
Bring the entire family for three days of fun, learning, and art
offered at no charge to the public.
Sponsorship has been generously provided by
M&T Bank and Fidelis Care.
Friday, November 27
Noon–4:00 pm, ART MAKING: Natural Texture Tile
Drop in to the art studio to create your own 12-inch texture tile by
rolling, pressing, and pushing art materials. Use natural walnut stains
to add color to your tiles.
1:00 and 3:00 pm, STORYTELLING
Enjoy children’s books read by Albany Institute docents and museum
educators
2:00 pm, LECTURE: Native American Storytelling
Award-winning author, storyteller, tracking expert, and wilderness guide
James Bruchac, shares intriguing and fascinating Native American stories
passed on from generation to generation. Story lovers of all ages will
be taken on a journey of discovery and laughter listening to Bruchac’s
favorites, including Native legends, Adirondack tall tales, animal
interactions, and his own sometimes comical life experiences.
Saturday, November 28
2:00 pm, STORYTELLING, MUSIC, AND BOOK SIGNING: River of Dreams,
by Hudson Talbott
River of Dreams, a book adapted into a musical tells the story in
song of the dreamers who were drawn to the Hudson River and how the
actions inspired by those dreams changed the world. Performed by
students from our region, the musical leads us through a remarkable
history—beginning with the origins of the river, to Hudson’s
exploration, to the Revolutionary War, to Fulton’s steamboat, to the
artists whose work first revealed the river to the world,, to the
industrialization, pollution, and subsequent cleanup of the
river—reminding us that it is our turn to take care of the Hudson, for
all those dreamers yet to come.
Noon–4:00 pm, ART MAKING: Bookmaking
Learn about paper and different binding techniques to create your own
journal or sketchbook.
Sunday, November 29
Noon–4:00 pm, ART MAKING: Hudson River Gyotaku
Learn about fresh-water fish from our current exhibition,
Hudson River Panorama 400 Years of History, Art,
and Culture, and create gyotaku, an 18th-century
Japanese art form that combines three-dimensional fish models and
printmaking practices.
2:00pm, PERFORMANCE: Hudson 400 Hip Hop
Fifth-graders from Giffen Memorial Elementary, under the direction of
their teacher, Jeremy Dudley, will perform a hip hop composition in
recognition of the Albany Institute’s exhibition, Hudson River Panorama,
400 Years of History, Art and Culture, and the 400th anniversary of the
river’s exploration. Dudley (aka, Origin) is in his ninth year at Giffen
Memorial Elementary School. He’s also a three-time winner of the Best
Hip-Hop Artist Award in the annual Metroland readers’ poll.
Emphasizing positive messages, his thought-provoking music stresses
open-mindedness, self-awareness, and independence.
ALL THREE DAYS (NOV. 27,
28, AND 29)
Opening–5:00 pm
DISCOVERY GUIDE
Explore the current exhibition,
Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art,
and Culture, with a Hudson River Panorama Discovery Guide.
Opening–5:00 pm
ENDLESS HUDSON RIVER LANDSCAPE
Make your mark on the Hudson by participating in our community mural
project.
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