MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tiny Tot’s Art ~ “Me, Myself & I”
Friday, March 4
JJA Museum
“Little Rembrandt’s”, ages 3-5, will start their 2011 session of Art at Audubon Park, Friday February 4th from 10:30-11:30. The series will be the first Friday of each month through April. Dress for a mess and discover the world of Art. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per class
Adult Audubon Art Classes
Saturdays March 5, 12 & 19
JJA Museum
10:00-12:00
*March 5, 12, 19 Pastels Instructor: Kelly Gilbert
*April 2, 9, 16 Watercolors Instructor: Lynn Buckman
Adults and students ages 14 and up are invited to join us in the series of Art classes at the JJA Museum to touch on their creative side and explore the world of art. In March, beginning to intermediate classes will focus on pastels. Pre-registration is required. There is limited space available. Call or email Kim McGrew at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov for pre-registration or a supply list. Each 3-week series will be $45.00 or $20.00 per class.
Emilie Todd Helm: Rebel in the White House
Chautauqua performance presented by Betsy Smith
Saturday, March 5
1-2 pm
Audubon Museum
Join us as we recognize the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration and the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War.
As the sister of Mary Todd Lincoln and the wife of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm, Emilie Todd Helm had a front row view of history during and after the Civil War. Benjamin Helm turned down a personal offer from Lincoln to become paymaster of the Union Army with the rank of major, choosing instead to join the Confederacy and become the president’s “rebel brother-in-law.” After Helm was killed at Chickamauga, President and Mrs. Lincoln invited Emilie to come to the White House. As a southern loyalist and widow of the commander of the famous Orphan Brigade, her presence in the While House aroused protests. Emilie Todd Helm weathered the ordeals of the war and reconstruction and landed in Elizabethtown, where three consecutive presidents appointed her postmistress. Helm attended many Confederate reunions, where she was hailed as the Mother of the Orphan Brigade.
This program was funded by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
Adult Artists Retreat
Friday, March 18h
JJA Museum
Beginning to advanced artists, are invited to participate in the all day Artist Retreats monthly from 9:00-3:00pm. Bring your own artwork and supplies. Lunch will be potluck. Special speakers and noon programs will vary monthly. For further information about this program, please contact Kim McGrew at the JJA Museum. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $15, due the day of.
“Walk on the Wild Side”: Nature Programs for Toddlers
Fridays Mar. 11, Mar 25
10:00 a.m.
Museum – Bird Observation Center
Toddlers 3 – 5 years old. These 30-45-minute interactive programs will explore what nature has to offer. With each new topic toddlers will discover how wildlife and nature shapes the world we live in. Each program will involve one or more of the following activities: games, crafts, live animal visit, hike, or songs.
March 11: Tree Cookies
Every year trees grow a little more until they grow so big that they are bigger than many buildings. We’ll make our own tree cookie necklaces and learn how trees grow.
March 25: Spring into Spring
There are lots of animals that hop - grasshoppers, frogs, rabbits just to name a few. How would we compare if they grew to the size of a toddler.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at 270-826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $2.00
Primitive Tri-state Presented by local historian Harold Morgan
Saturday, March 12
2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Audubon Museum
The tri-state area was not always a patchwork of roads, stores and gas stations. Local historian, Harold Morgan will uncover the lives of early residents and the challenges they faced. The program will include tri-state Native Americans and notable pioneers like Hugh McGary, a Henderson resident that built Evansville, John James Audubon, Thomas and Abraham Lincoln, John Pitcher, and Alvin P. Hovey. Early residents were brave, intelligent and inventive men and women, most having had no real education yet they could build by hand what was needed to survive.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
Audubon Hikers Club Staff-led tour
Saturday, March 19
9-10:30am
Park Office
Wilderness Survival
Saturday, March 19
Noon. – 3 p.m.
Meet at the Audubon Museum
Have you ever tried to make a fire without matches, find your way in the forest, or build a temporary shelter? Youth ages 10-16 will study and practice these survival skills while learning how to make use of the surrounding resources. Please call to register.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per person
“Magic Mysteries Workshop”
Saturday, March 26
1-4pm
Students ages 9-14 will dazzle up the afternoon at the JJA Museum learning Magic tricks and the art of twisting Balloons. Magician and Artist Daniel Herron will host the 3-hour workshop full of EXCITEMENT AND SURPRISES! All students will get a magic and balloon kit. Kit includes: a wand, deck of cards, balloons, pump and more. Pre-register now, class is limited. For more info or registration contact: Kim McGrew at the JJA Museum (270) 827-1893
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Class Fee: $25 per student
Material fee: $15
“After Nature” Art Exhibit
Exhibit dates: March 31-June 12
Audubon Museum presents “After Nature”, a captivating botanical show by Artist Michael Aakhus. Michael is an Artist, Professor and presently acting as the Dean of Arts at USI. His work has been exhibited widely and is represented in many public and private collections throughout the world. The work in this exhibition will be based on paintings and photographs inspired by travel and the natural world. A new area of exploration will be combining images of flowers with human figures taken from photo documentation done at various sites around the world. The work will continue to examine diverse cultures and landscapes with an eye to bring together many different elements in a rich tapestry of expressive color and iconography. The public is invited to the opening reception Thursday, March 31st from 6:00-7:30 at the JJA Museum.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett at (270) 827-1893 or kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
FREE to the public
April 2011
Tiny Tot’s Art ~ “Funny Bunnies Art”
Friday April 1st
JJA Museum
“Little Rembrandt’s”, ages 3-5, will start their 2011 session of Art at Audubon Park, Friday February 4th from 10:30-11:30. The series will be the first Friday of each month through April. Dress for a mess and discover the world of Art. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per class
Adult Audubon Art Classes
Saturday’s April 2,9,16
JJA Museum
10:00-12:00
Adults and students ages 14 and up are invited to join us in the series of Art classes at the JJA Museum to touch on their creative side and explore the world of art. February, beginning to intermediate classes will focus on drawing techniques. Pre-registration is required. The instructor will be Lynn Buckman. Limited space available. Call or email Kim McGrew at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov for pre-registration or a supply list. Each 3-week series will be $45.00 or $20.00 per class.
“Spring Break Bash”
Wednesday, April 6 (ages 6-8)
Thursday, April 7 (ages 8-12)
9:00-2:00
Having those Spring Break Blues-NO MORE! Visit the John James Audubon State Park. Students ages 6-12 are invited to the “Spring Break Bash”, an all-day adventure just for you. Wednesday, March 31 will be for ages 6-8, and Thursday, April 1 for ages 8-12. Artist Kim McGrew and Naturalist Julie McDonald will have the day filled with awesome art and nature programs. Bring a sack lunch. Pre-registration is required. Limited spaces available.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $12.00 (includes Audubon t-shirt and supplies)
Wildflower Extravaganza
Saturday, April 2
9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
Audubon Museum
Join us for three leisurely hikes to see the vibrant forest flora. Additional programs for all ages will also be available.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
“Walk on the Wild Side”: Nature Programs for Toddlers
Friday April 8
10:00 a.m.
Museum – Bird Observation Center
Toddlers 3 – 5 years old. These 30-45-minute interactive programs will explore what nature has to offer. With each new topic toddlers will discover how wildlife and nature shapes the world we live in. Each program will involve one or more of the following activities: games, crafts, live animal visit, hike, or songs.
April 8: Wildflower Explosion
Springtime brings beautiful new flowers. Join us as we take a walk to discover the flowers of the woods, their importance to the park animals, and why these flowers are best left in the woods and not in a vase.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at 270-826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $2.00
Tiny Tot’s Art ~ “Me, Myself & I”
Friday, March 4
JJA Museum
“Little Rembrandt’s”, ages 3-5, will start their 2011 session of Art at Audubon Park, Friday February 4th from 10:30-11:30. The series will be the first Friday of each month through April. Dress for a mess and discover the world of Art. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per class
Adult Audubon Art Classes
Saturdays March 5, 12 & 19
JJA Museum
10:00-12:00
*March 5, 12, 19 Pastels Instructor: Kelly Gilbert
*April 2, 9, 16 Watercolors Instructor: Lynn Buckman
Adults and students ages 14 and up are invited to join us in the series of Art classes at the JJA Museum to touch on their creative side and explore the world of art. In March, beginning to intermediate classes will focus on pastels. Pre-registration is required. There is limited space available. Call or email Kim McGrew at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov for pre-registration or a supply list. Each 3-week series will be $45.00 or $20.00 per class.
Emilie Todd Helm: Rebel in the White House
Chautauqua performance presented by Betsy Smith
Saturday, March 5
1-2 pm
Audubon Museum
Join us as we recognize the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration and the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War.
As the sister of Mary Todd Lincoln and the wife of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm, Emilie Todd Helm had a front row view of history during and after the Civil War. Benjamin Helm turned down a personal offer from Lincoln to become paymaster of the Union Army with the rank of major, choosing instead to join the Confederacy and become the president’s “rebel brother-in-law.” After Helm was killed at Chickamauga, President and Mrs. Lincoln invited Emilie to come to the White House. As a southern loyalist and widow of the commander of the famous Orphan Brigade, her presence in the While House aroused protests. Emilie Todd Helm weathered the ordeals of the war and reconstruction and landed in Elizabethtown, where three consecutive presidents appointed her postmistress. Helm attended many Confederate reunions, where she was hailed as the Mother of the Orphan Brigade.
This program was funded by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
Adult Artists Retreat
Friday, March 18h
JJA Museum
Beginning to advanced artists, are invited to participate in the all day Artist Retreats monthly from 9:00-3:00pm. Bring your own artwork and supplies. Lunch will be potluck. Special speakers and noon programs will vary monthly. For further information about this program, please contact Kim McGrew at the JJA Museum. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $15, due the day of.
“Walk on the Wild Side”: Nature Programs for Toddlers
Fridays Mar. 11, Mar 25
10:00 a.m.
Museum – Bird Observation Center
Toddlers 3 – 5 years old. These 30-45-minute interactive programs will explore what nature has to offer. With each new topic toddlers will discover how wildlife and nature shapes the world we live in. Each program will involve one or more of the following activities: games, crafts, live animal visit, hike, or songs.
March 11: Tree Cookies
Every year trees grow a little more until they grow so big that they are bigger than many buildings. We’ll make our own tree cookie necklaces and learn how trees grow.
March 25: Spring into Spring
There are lots of animals that hop - grasshoppers, frogs, rabbits just to name a few. How would we compare if they grew to the size of a toddler.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at 270-826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $2.00
Primitive Tri-state Presented by local historian Harold Morgan
Saturday, March 12
2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Audubon Museum
The tri-state area was not always a patchwork of roads, stores and gas stations. Local historian, Harold Morgan will uncover the lives of early residents and the challenges they faced. The program will include tri-state Native Americans and notable pioneers like Hugh McGary, a Henderson resident that built Evansville, John James Audubon, Thomas and Abraham Lincoln, John Pitcher, and Alvin P. Hovey. Early residents were brave, intelligent and inventive men and women, most having had no real education yet they could build by hand what was needed to survive.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
Audubon Hikers Club Staff-led tour
Saturday, March 19
9-10:30am
Park Office
Wilderness Survival
Saturday, March 19
Noon. – 3 p.m.
Meet at the Audubon Museum
Have you ever tried to make a fire without matches, find your way in the forest, or build a temporary shelter? Youth ages 10-16 will study and practice these survival skills while learning how to make use of the surrounding resources. Please call to register.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per person
“Magic Mysteries Workshop”
Saturday, March 26
1-4pm
Students ages 9-14 will dazzle up the afternoon at the JJA Museum learning Magic tricks and the art of twisting Balloons. Magician and Artist Daniel Herron will host the 3-hour workshop full of EXCITEMENT AND SURPRISES! All students will get a magic and balloon kit. Kit includes: a wand, deck of cards, balloons, pump and more. Pre-register now, class is limited. For more info or registration contact: Kim McGrew at the JJA Museum (270) 827-1893
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Class Fee: $25 per student
Material fee: $15
“After Nature” Art Exhibit
Exhibit dates: March 31-June 12
Audubon Museum presents “After Nature”, a captivating botanical show by Artist Michael Aakhus. Michael is an Artist, Professor and presently acting as the Dean of Arts at USI. His work has been exhibited widely and is represented in many public and private collections throughout the world. The work in this exhibition will be based on paintings and photographs inspired by travel and the natural world. A new area of exploration will be combining images of flowers with human figures taken from photo documentation done at various sites around the world. The work will continue to examine diverse cultures and landscapes with an eye to bring together many different elements in a rich tapestry of expressive color and iconography. The public is invited to the opening reception Thursday, March 31st from 6:00-7:30 at the JJA Museum.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett at (270) 827-1893 or kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
FREE to the public
April 2011
Tiny Tot’s Art ~ “Funny Bunnies Art”
Friday April 1st
JJA Museum
“Little Rembrandt’s”, ages 3-5, will start their 2011 session of Art at Audubon Park, Friday February 4th from 10:30-11:30. The series will be the first Friday of each month through April. Dress for a mess and discover the world of Art. Pre-registration is required.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett Audubon Museum (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $5.00 per class
Adult Audubon Art Classes
Saturday’s April 2,9,16
JJA Museum
10:00-12:00
Adults and students ages 14 and up are invited to join us in the series of Art classes at the JJA Museum to touch on their creative side and explore the world of art. February, beginning to intermediate classes will focus on drawing techniques. Pre-registration is required. The instructor will be Lynn Buckman. Limited space available. Call or email Kim McGrew at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov for pre-registration or a supply list. Each 3-week series will be $45.00 or $20.00 per class.
“Spring Break Bash”
Wednesday, April 6 (ages 6-8)
Thursday, April 7 (ages 8-12)
9:00-2:00
Having those Spring Break Blues-NO MORE! Visit the John James Audubon State Park. Students ages 6-12 are invited to the “Spring Break Bash”, an all-day adventure just for you. Wednesday, March 31 will be for ages 6-8, and Thursday, April 1 for ages 8-12. Artist Kim McGrew and Naturalist Julie McDonald will have the day filled with awesome art and nature programs. Bring a sack lunch. Pre-registration is required. Limited spaces available.
Staff Contact: Kim McGrew-Liggett (270) 827-1893 kim.mcgrew@ky.gov
Cost: $12.00 (includes Audubon t-shirt and supplies)
Wildflower Extravaganza
Saturday, April 2
9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
Audubon Museum
Join us for three leisurely hikes to see the vibrant forest flora. Additional programs for all ages will also be available.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at (270) 826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: Free
“Walk on the Wild Side”: Nature Programs for Toddlers
Friday April 8
10:00 a.m.
Museum – Bird Observation Center
Toddlers 3 – 5 years old. These 30-45-minute interactive programs will explore what nature has to offer. With each new topic toddlers will discover how wildlife and nature shapes the world we live in. Each program will involve one or more of the following activities: games, crafts, live animal visit, hike, or songs.
April 8: Wildflower Explosion
Springtime brings beautiful new flowers. Join us as we take a walk to discover the flowers of the woods, their importance to the park animals, and why these flowers are best left in the woods and not in a vase.
Staff Contact: Julie McDonald at 270-826-2247 or juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov
Cost: $2.00
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