As summer settles in, Winterthur has a host of activities planned for the month of July, running the gamut from goats to fraktur.
Those who haven’t had an opportunity to meet Franklin and Stanley, two Boer goats that Winterthur acquired last August and who boast an appetite for invasive plants, should plan on attending the July 22 “Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Walk.”
Included with museum admission, the program, which begins at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at Winterthur's Brown Horticulture Learning Center, includes demonstrations, talks, and guided walks covering a wide range of gardening topics. The outings last from 45 minutes to an hour, and visitors are encouraged to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes.
In addition to the goats on July 22, the program will feature garden restoration on July 8, groundcovers on July 15, and the intern’s garden on July 29. For those who can’t make a Wednesday program, a nighttime “Second Saturday Garden Walk” is scheduled for 8 p.m. on July 11. Participants will head up to Farm Hill to see the chimney swifts.
Other upcoming nighttime entertainment includes “Music Along the Bank,” an opportunity to jam to a variety of acoustic styles with Clenny Run as a backdrop from 5:30 to 8 p.m. On July 8, Buffalo Chip will perform, and on July 15, Sin City Band will take the stage. Bring picnics and chairs or blankets. Music starts at 6 p.m. The event costs $5 per member, $15 per nonmember, and is free for children 16 and under.
On July 9, Professor Mark Louden from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will explore the linguistic diversity of Pennsylvania German culture, examining fraktur, textiles, and other Pennsylvania German folk art in the Winterthur collection. The talk, which will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., is included with admission.
Visitors looking for children’s activities will want to seek out “Squeaky Wheels” and “WOW! Wee Ones at Winterthur,” two of Winterthur’s most popular kids programs, which continue through July.
“Squeaky Wheels” is held the first Wednesday of the month from March through October from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Parents and their toddlers in strollers are invited to join Winterthur staffers for informative walks through the garden and galleries.
“WOW! Wee Ones at Winterthur ,” held the first Thursday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. from March through October, is intended for children ages 3 to 5 and incorporates active learning through music, movement, and the exploration of objects in a warm and welcoming setting.
“Terrific Tuesdays,” a drop-in program for ages 3 to 10 that runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., has returned for older children, featuring a different craft each week that’s related to the museum and gardens. In July, the program will investigate how craftsmen made objects now in Winterthur’s collection and how museum conservators continue to care for them.
On Saturdays and Sundays, kids of all ages can visit “A Colorful Folk Hands on History Cart,” where visitors can race against time to assemble a patterned quilt square, and do other fun Pennsylvania German cultural activities.
For more information, visit http://www.winterthur.org.
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