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Amazing Apples
Join us for an afternoon spent celebrating our local apples! Try some different types of apples to see which you like best, create some apple crafts, and make your own unpasteurized apple cider to take home! Families will rotate through different stations and work together as a group for a chance to try everything! Limited […]
Exhibition Opening Reception “Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas”
Please join us for Opening Day of Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas on Friday, October 4, 2024 in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries. Two free sessions between 3:00 – 7:00 pm, each with 200 guest capacity. Space is limited, secure your RSVP today. Visit our exhibition webpage to learn more and RSVP to attend. […]
Exhibition Opening Reception “Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas”
Please join us for Opening Day of Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas on Friday, October 4, 2024 in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries. Two free sessions between 3:00 – 7:00 pm, each with 200 guest capacity. Space is limited, secure your RSVP today. Visit our exhibition webpage to learn more and RSVP to attend. […]
American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can […]
6th Annual Knitting in the Company of Sheep
Register Calling all knitters! Join our friends from Clatter Ridge Farm outdoors at the sheep pasture at Hill-Stead to help us defend (or break!) our own record for “The Most People Knitting in the Company of Sheep” of 230 knitters. If you’re a knitter and you’d like to join, we are asking participants to please […]
History, Hops & Honey!
This program will be joy for your senses as we see, smell, and taste a selection of locally made honey and beer! Hear from Cathy Wolko of Humble Bee Honey Co. on how her honeys pair with selections of brews from Brass Works Brewing Company, and learn about what makes a perfect pair! […]
Firefighter and Trailblazer: A Conversation with Melissa Bennett
Now through October 5, the American Mural Project (AMP) celebrates the courageous work of firefighters, with free admission for firefighters and tours that highlight mural subject Melissa Bennett, a firefighter from Engine 257, Canarsie, NY. Guests can also explore an antique firefighting exhibit on the second level, on loan from The Museum of Fire History, […]
Salsa Nights
Get ready to spice up your Saturday night with Salsa @ the MATT 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Join us in the beautiful Mattatuck Museum, a center for art and culture in downtown Waterbury for a night full of dance, music, and fun, with a DJ playing your favorite salsa hits! Experienced salsa and dance […]
American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can […]