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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 register and kindly donate $10 to support Hill-Stead. The event takes place outdoors. Please bring your own knitting needles and a chair. Carpooling is encouraged.…

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, Bristol, CT. For families, AMP is offering fire-themed art activities, including creating fire safety posters and making fire art tiles. Melissa’s story so inspired artist…

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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

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