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After School: Kids, Lambs & Ducks (Tuesdays)
Session 1: Tuesdays, May 21 – June 4 Join us for a three-week farm adventure spent up close with our newest arrivals on the farm. Go in-pasture with our lambs and goat kids, learn how wool becomes yarn, and explore! As each session features the same curriculum, children may only register for one session. Limited […]
Raptor Ramble
We’ll take an afternoon hike to look for our local raptors, as well as any migrants that might be in the area. Then, we’ll tour our latest exhibition, Pat Musick: Our Fragile Home to see some pieces inspired by raptor flight before using pastels and paper to create our own masterpieces to take home. Program […]
After School: Kids, Lambs & Ducks (Wednesdays)
Session 2: Wednesdays, May 22 – June 5 Join us for a three-week farm adventure spent up close with our newest arrivals on the farm. Go in-pasture with our lambs and goat kids, learn how wool becomes yarn, and explore! As each session features the same curriculum, children may only register for one session. Limited […]
After School: Kids, Lambs & Ducks (Thursdays)
Session 3: Thursdays, May 23 – June 6 Join us for a three-week farm adventure spent up close with our newest arrivals on the farm. Go in-pasture with our lambs and goat kids, learn how wool becomes yarn, and explore! As each session features the same curriculum, children may only register for one session. Limited […]
Five Points Art Print Festival | VIP Reception
A weekend celebrating the time-honored tradition of printmaking and the fine art of digital print FRIDAY, MAY 31 6-8 PM VIP Reception with live jazz quintet (admission by ticket) Grand opening of the newly renovated Interior Courtyard Live jazz quintet with Peter McEachern Exclusive preview of the Juried Print Exhibition Specialty hors d’oeuvres, wine, and […]
Five Points Arts Print Festival
A weekend celebrating the time-honored tradition of printmaking and the fine art of digital print SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 1 & 2 10 AM-4 PM Print Festival (free admission, open to the public) Artists creating large-scale prints on BIG INK’s legendary press Juried Print Exhibition Prints and Poetry presentation Interactive hands-on print activities for all […]
CT Trails Day Estate Tours
11 am Estate Walk Registration (registration opens May 8) 2 pm Estate Walk Registration (registration opens May 8) Explore Hill-Stead’s magnificent grounds! Experience the unexpected delights of Hill-Stead’s outer grounds on a guided estate walk from the hilltop gardens to the pond, fields, and barns while enjoying splendid views. There are two time slots for the […]
Mixed Media Menagerie: Baby Animals!
Animals are often the inspiration for art! Get to meet some of our spring babies up close and then create masterpieces inspired by them. Artists will have four stations of different media — watercolors, collage, charcoal, and pastels — to work with and get creative! Tickets include all the materials you’ll need. Tickets cover one […]
Opera From the Porch – Presented by Opera Connecticut
PURCHASE TICKETS Opera Connecticut returns to Hill-Stead with its cadre of talented sopranos, tenors, mezzos, and basses, for an evening of favorite selections from operas old and new. Opera Connecticut believes in enriching our community by offering high quality, affordable live opera performances while providing opportunities for emerging local artists. Please check back for details […]