Arts & Entertainment

Upcoming Events at the Wenham Museum

Mark your calendars: Legopalooza, Wingmasters owls presentation, and a children's book signing are all this month.

WENHAM, MA – Wenham Museum has plenty of programming to fill February vacation days. Here are some upcoming events at the museum. For the full schedule, click here.

The 8th Annual LEGO® Train

Saturday and Sunday, February 18 – 19, 2017

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10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Included in admission, FREE for Members!

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Come see a rainbow colored L-gauge model train speeding along a brick-track as it races by soaring skyscrapers, country cottages, mountainside ski slopes, and a crazy carnival, all designed with the highest degree of precision by the New England Lego Users Group. All ages.

Stories and Songs with Belle

Monday, February 20, 2017

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Program Fee: $10 Adults, $8 Children & Seniors

For Members: $5 Adults, $4 Children & Seniors

Includes Museum Admission. Register for Belle online: www.wenhammuseum.org/belle

Belle will read stories and sing songs with visitors, WOW! Fairytale or magical dress-up attire encouraged!

Wingmasters Presents: OWLS

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

10:30 a.m. $10. Visitors and $8 for Members

Register online at: wenhammuseum.org/owls

Come see live owls up close in this indoor presentation that will introduce you to different owls that live in our region. We’ll discuss the special features these birds have and we’ll talk about how they hunt, what they eat, and their amazing vision, hearing, and feathers. This program is presented by Wingmasters. At the conclusion of the program, visit Surviving the Winter: Adapt, Migrate, or Hibernate in the Family Discovery Gallery and learn more about how the animals in our region survive the winter.

The 10th Annual Legopalooza Pop-up Lego Studio

Wednesday, February 22, Thursday February 23, 2017

Drop-In: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Included in Admission, FREE for Members

Join us for a free-form family LEGO® build. All ages.

Wings on the Wind

Friday, February 24, 2017

10:30 a.m. Included with museum admission. Adults $10. Children & Seniors $8. Members FREE.

See the world of nature through the eyes of Julie as she watches an orphaned duckling learn about perseverance, all while she learns lessons of love.

Join local author Julia Walsh for a reading and book signing of Wings on the Wind, a new children’s book based upon a true story. Ms. Walsh will also lead us in an art making activity. Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the nonprofit Wenham Museum Shop.

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March is Member Month

Join or Renew Wenham Museum and an Extra Month of Membership FREE!

In addition to the regular benefits of museum membership, if you join or renew this March, you will receive an additional month of membership–FREE!–in addition to a one-time-use 25% off coupon for the award-winning Museum Shop. Join or renew today, support our wonderful nonprofit museum!

Face Painting with Flynntastic Faces

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Admission Adults $10. Children & Seniors $8. FREE for Members

Magically transform into anything you can imagine through the artistry of Flynntastic Faces.

Stories and Songs with Cinderella

Friday, March 10, 2017

1 – 2 p.m.

Program Fee: $10 Adults, $8 Children & Seniors

Members: $5 Adults, $4 Children & Seniors

Includes Museum Admission. Register online at: wenhammuseum.org/cinderella

Cinderella will read stories and sing songs with visitors. Fairytale or magical dress-up attire encouraged!

Members’ St. Patrick’s Day Coffee

MUSEUM OPEN EARLY FOR MEMBERS

Friday, March 17, 2017

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

FREE for Members

As a thank you to our members, join your friends at the Wenham Museum for a special treat on St. Patrick’s Day. The museum will open early for members only, with coffee, refreshments and drop-in craft making in appreciation of you!

LEGO Pizza Party

Thursday, March 23, 2017

4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

$2.00 Per Person in addition to Museum Admission ($10 Adults, $8 Children & Seniors) Museum Admission is FREE for Members

Join us for a big free-form family LEGO® build and pizza party!

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