Loading Events

Nights Out: Eat & Greet Around the Globe

Join us in the Knobloch Family Farmhouse for an appetizing adventure around the world in honor of some very special furry, scaly, four-footed international guests. Meet, greet, and learn all about our exotic animal ambassadors from Heckscher WILD! while enjoying vittles and victuals local to their native countries. Perhaps some borscht and vodka in the company of Dimitri, the Russian Tortoise? Would you dare to sample some Vegemite, mate, (before washing it down with a cold Fosters!) as Gizmo the…

when

August 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

where

about

Join us in the Knobloch Family Farmhouse for an appetizing adventure around the world in honor of some very special furry, scaly, four-footed international guests. Meet, greet, and learn all about our exotic animal ambassadors from Heckscher WILD! while enjoying vittles and victuals local to their native countries. Perhaps some borscht and vodka in the company of Dimitri, the Russian Tortoise? Would you dare to sample some Vegemite, mate, (before washing it down with a cold Fosters!) as Gizmo the Australian Sugar Glider curls his tail and spreads his patagia? This global get-together is sure to satisfy your cravings for nibbles and thirst for knowledge at the same time!
Members: $35
Non-Members: $45
REGISTER
Presented by

join us:

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

2025 MattaTrek

Join us for our 3rd Annual MattaTrek Challenge! Venture forth with Director Bob Burns as he hikes the Litchfield Hills, or join us on Saturday, May 10th on our final 5k hike at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield! 5K family-friendly hike beginning in White Memorial Conservation Center through the picturesque nature preserve and ending at the nearby Litchfield Distillery. The MattaTrek is rain or shine! Hikers do so at their own risk and pace. More Info

Mattatuck Museum

LAYERED COLOR WOODCUT/MONOTYPE

Examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination with instructor Jim Lee. Print multiple layers of transparent inks and observe how images develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. Participants will develop skills in color ink mixing, registration, printing, and stencil. Five Points Members get 10% off. Jim Lee was born in the Mid-west, received a B.A. from Bethany College in studio arts and a M.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980.…

Five Points Art Center

follow us: