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Annual Orton P. Camp Lecture: The Pretendian Pharmacist of Waterbury

Join Assistant Curator Becca Lo Presti as she investigates the life and legacy of Chief Two Moon, a Waterbury resident who built a successful pharmaceutical industry on his alleged identity as an Indigenous herbalist. This talk will explore how Chico C. Meridas, better known as Chief Two Moon, fabricated his background to market his business in an era already rife with Indigenous imagery in medical advertisements. Using objects and archives from the Mattatuck Museum’s collection, Meridas’s decades-long career will also…

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September 16, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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144 W Main St
Waterbury, CT United States

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Join Assistant Curator Becca Lo Presti as she investigates the life and legacy of Chief Two Moon, a Waterbury resident who built a successful pharmaceutical industry on his alleged identity as an Indigenous herbalist. This talk will explore how Chico C. Meridas, better known as Chief Two Moon, fabricated his background to market his business in an era already rife with Indigenous imagery in medical advertisements. Using objects and archives from the Mattatuck Museum’s collection, Meridas’s decades-long career will also be placed within a larger history of “Pretendian” celebrities, academics, and business people who claimed Indigenous ancestry for personal and financial gain.
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Happy Hour Piano Series – Natalie Hamilton

Each month, the Happy Hour Piano Series offers an eclectic mix of musical genres, showcasing the region’s wealth of talented pianists. Held on the fourth Fridays, from 5 to 7 pm, the piano series extends AMP’s exhibit hours. Admission is $6. A cash/credit bar offers wine, craft and domestic beer, and assorted beverages. Pianist, singer/songwriter, and producer Natalie Hamilton has been praised in both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. Her compositions “meld the sophistication of jazz with the timeless intimacy…

American Mural Project

Night at the Museum Wild Wetlands

Please join us with your little ducklings for the Bruce’s Family Benefit at the Bruce! A family evening of crafts, activities, and adventures for kids of all ages. Come dressed in your favorite pajamas or duck-inspired attire! Creative boxed dinner and themed treats for kids; beer, wine, and light bites for adults.

Bruce Museum

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 enter their posters in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.  For more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days

American Mural Project

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