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Calendar of Events:. October through December 2005
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EXHIBITS
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Joan LaRocca's Bear Dancers offers a collection of Native American inspired watercolor originals and prints. See the Current Exhibits page for more information. September 18, 2005 through March 31, 2006. |
OCTOBER:. ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH
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"Dig It" Archaeology Weekend
Saturday, October 1 11:00am - 5:00pm and
Sunday, October 2 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Join Dr. Lucianne Lavin, IAIS Director of Research, on a local prehistoric dig. CT Educators may earn 1.0 CEUs.
Fee: $50 adults, $45 members, $15 children (8-16)
Registration and $10 non-refundable deposit required. Limit 20 persons. |
Saturday, October 8 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Frank Crohn presents Prehistoric Native American Whaling in New England and Native Contributions to the Early Colonial Whaling Industry.
Included in museum admission fee/ IAIS members free
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Shattering the Myths of Thanksgiving
Saturday, October 15 10:00am - 3:00pm
Trudie Lamb Richmond (Schaghticoke), Director of Public Programs at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, returns to IAIS to present a Teachers' Workshop. Reach beyond the myths of the first Thanksgiving and explore the concepts and significance of Native celebrations of giving thanks. CT Educators may earn 0.5 CEUs.
Fee: $30, $25 members
Registration required. Limit 35 adults. |
Contemporary Beaded Necklace
Sunday, October 16 11:00am - 3:00pm
Join beading artist and IAIS educator, Janis Us (Mohawk-Shinnecock), and make your own contemporary beaded necklace. CT Educators may earn 0.4 CEUs.
Fee: $25, $20 members (includes materials)
Reservations required.
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Stone Carving Workshop
Sunday, October 16 11:00am - 4:00pm
Back by popular demand, Primitive Technologist and lithics expert, Jeff Kalin (Cherokee), returns to guide participants as they carve a birdstone or other woodland animal.
Fee: $35, $30 members (includes materials) |
Saturday, October 22 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cherra Wylie, PhD. presents Underworld Journeys: Art and Archaeology of El Zapotal Mound 2, A Late Classic Funerary Complex - Veracruz, Mexico.
Included in museum admission fee/ IAIS members free
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Sunset Drumming Around the Campfire
Saturday, October 22 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Enjoy a fall evening in our outdoor replicated Algonkian village with Aaron Athey (Mohegan). Aaron is an outstanding singer and drummer and will be performing traditional Mohegan songs. Bring a picnic dinner and your own drum if you have one!
Fee: Regular museum admission
Reservations required. |
Founder's Day Celebration
Saturday, October 29 11:00am - 3:00pm
Members only...Join IAIS founder Edmund "Ned" Swigart, Museum Staff and Jeff & Judy Kalin for our annual Founder's Day celebration! Take a rare opportunity to visit our two libraries and archaeology laboratory in our Research and Collections Building. Enjoy complimentary guided museum tours and a special members only A Taste of Nature lunch honoring their substantial support. |
Saturday, October 29 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Matt Goodwin and Michael Pappalardo of Earth Tech present The Second Hill Brook Site: Excavation of a Woodland Occupation in the Shepaug River Valley.
Included in museum admission fee/ IAIS members free
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NOVEMBER
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Two Day Beading Workshop
Saturday, November 5 11:00am - 3:00pm and
Sunday, November 6 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Beading artist Janis Us (Mohawk-Shinnecock) guides participants in this two day workshop as they create their own contemporary princess necklace. CT Educators may earn 0.7 CEUs (participation in both days required).
Fee: $40, $35 members (includes materials)
Reservations required.
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Southwestern Pottery Workshop
Saturday, November 12 10:00am - 4:00pm and
Sunday, November 13 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Under the guidance of Jeff Kalin (Cherokee) of Primitive Technologies, participants in this two day workshop will create pottery in Anasazi or Mimbres tradition. CT Educators may earn 1.0 CEUs (participation in both days required)
Fee: $60, $50 members (includes materials)
Reservations required. |
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Veterans Day Celebration
Sunday, November 13 12:30pm
Join us to celebrate and honor Native American veterans that served with honor and pride. |
Annual Native American Storytelling Festival
Saturday, November 19 1:00pm
Experience the time honored tradition of Native American storytelling with Abenaki Storyteller, Marge Bruchac, one of the country's most gifted Native Storytellers.
Fee: $8 adults, $4 children (4-16)
Reservations required.
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DECEMBER
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Traditional Iroquois Raised Beadwork
Saturday, December 3 11:00am - 3:00pm
Ever popular, Janis Us (Mohawk-Shinnecock) beading artist and IAIS educator, instructs workshop participants as they make hair ornaments (barrettes) decorated with traditional Iroquois beadwork designs. CT Educators may earn 0.4 CEUs
Fee: $30, $25 members (includes materials)
Reservations required. |
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Holiday Shoppers Treat
On weekends only, from December 3 through December 11, several Native American vendors from our summer Indian Market will have their crafts for sale. Don't forget to take advantage of the annual December sale in the museum gift shop for holiday gifts! |
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