| "MUSEUMS ON THE MOVE" SCAVENGER HUNT
July 1, 2010 through Labor
Day, September 6, 2010
Free with paid admission to the museum
The Everhart Museum is pleased to announce that it will once again partner
with the new Snö Cove Water Park as part of its Museums on the Move Program.
Visit the Everhart Museum and Snö Cove this summer for discount coupons to
each location. Discount coupons for the Everhart Museum will be will be
given to Water Park customers and the Museum in turn will offer discount
coupons for Snö Cove to all of its patrons. In addition to discount coupons,
each location will offer a joint scavenger hunt comprised of a selection of
objects which have been carefully chosen to highlight elements of each
location that that relate to something at the other location. The scavenger
hunt is suitable for ages 16 and under and is free with paid admission to
the Museum and/or Snö Cove. Scavenger hunt worksheets can be downloaded on
the Everhart's website:
www.everhart-museum.org or Snö Cove's website:
www.snocove.com. Find all the objects, answer questions about those objects,
and receive a stamp at the end of your hunt. The goal of the hunt is to find
as many objects as possible at each location. Upon completion of the
scavenger hunt, children may redeem them for a small prize at Snö Cove or
the Everhart Museum.
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ANCIENT BRONZES COMMUNITY DAY/SUNDAY IN THE PARK
August 8, 2010
Noon to 4:00 pm
Ancient Bronzes Community Day/Sunday in the Park, hosted by the Everhart
Museum of Natural History, Science and Art, is a collaborative event of the
Museum, Lackawanna County Library System, and the Scranton Cultural Center.
Horses and hawks will highlight the festival in honor of the Everhart's
temporary exhibit Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands. Join the Everhart
and other community organizations for activities, demonstrations, and art
suitable for all ages. Activities are free and reservations are not
required. For more information, contact the Everhart Museum at 570-346-7186.
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| WORLD BEAT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 6, 2010
1-4pm
Free with paid admission to the museum
Music filled the Everhart Museum on Sunday, June 6, 2010 during the World
Beat Music Festival. Museum visitors enjoyed a vigorous afternoon of music,
dance, and rhythm as they explored the traditions of Africa, Latin America,
and the British Isles via Québec and Appalachia, thanks to the support of
ARTS Engage, a program of the Lackawanna County Dept. of Arts & Culture.
The following groups performed at the Everhart's World Beat Music Festival:
Jorge T. Cuevas & The Caribe Jazz Allstars (featuring some of the area's
best jazz musicians); Kofi and Sankofa (an African Drum and Dance Ensemble);
and Tunescape (an innovative contra dance band inspired by the music of
Ireland and North America).
Each group hosted a hands-on workshop, a general audience demonstration, and
a musical performance and visitors were invited to follow a single track of
programs across the musical spectrum, such as all three hands-on workshops,
or focus on one musical region and explore it in-depth through three
different program elements with a single group.
Suitable for all ages, the Everhart's World Beat Music Festival served to
highlight the Museum's African, Folk Art, and Ethnographic collections by
interpreting them through music. Activities and performances were free with
paid admission to the Museum..
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4th Annual Summer Solstice Event
June 19, 2010, 5:00 pm to Midnight
The weather was beautiful for the Everhart's 4th Annual Summer Solstice and
the event was a tremendous success! Attendees celebrated the beginning of
summer with great food, libations and music on the Museum's front lawn!
After dining on a mouth-watering dinner catered by Russell's Restaurant,
attendees bid on a variety of wonderful items during the silent and live
auctions which were led by WNEP's Ryan Leckey and auctioneer John Cowley.
After the auctions closed guests danced the night away to the lively music
of Shakey Ground! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event so
successful! Check back soon for a complete list of our contributors who
helped make this event possible...
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THE ART OF THE BRICK COMMUNITY DAY AND BRICK BUILDING CONTEST
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
The Art of the Brick® Community Day proved to be a fun day for all! Patrons enjoyed
hands-on activities and demonstrations inspired by the Museum's temporary exhibit
The Art of the Brick. As part of the family-oriented programming NEPA residents
age 6 and older were invited to create and enter their own LEGO® brick masterpieces in a
community-based building challenge. Patrons were invited to vote for their favorite entry
in the "Viewer's Choice" category while a panel of professional judges voted for top prize
in each of two categories: Most Creative/Original and Most Complex. Prize packages for the
Brick Building Contest were donated by Penn Security Bank & Trust Co., The Oppenheim Family
and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Inc. Financial assistance for The Art of the Brick
Community Day was provided by Penn Security Bank & Trust Co. The Everhart Museum wishes
to thank our Community Day Sponsor, our prize sponsors, our exhibit sponsors, all of the
community partners who participated in the event, and all of the patrons who attended for
helping make this such a successful day.
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Brick Building Contest Winners, pictured 1st row left
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Cup O' Cocoa by Elyse Brostoski |
The Yellow Fellow by Maeve Brostoski |
Leanna's House by Leanna Yatcilla |
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Garden of Eden by Jonathan Symonies |
Training Center by Alex Rae |
Medieval Castle by Paul Smith |
America Mosaic by Justin Ballard |
| DAY OF THE DEAD COMMUNITY
DAY
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Attendees had a great time exploring the traditions, celebrations, and art
of Latin American culture on Sunday, November 1st. The Museum's Community
Day event was held on one of the actual Days of the Dead which is celebrated
traditionally on November 1st and 2nd . The Community Day event featured
exhibition tours, hands-on activities and demonstrations inspired by the
Everhart's exhibit Day of the Dead: Art & Culture in the Americas. From
ofrendas and traditional Latino crafts, to music and dancing, the Everhart
Museum along with community groups such as: Steamtown National Historic
Site, RJG Latino Multi-Cultural Dance Group, Friends of the Poor, Saint
Joe's Baby Pantry, Mariachi Tequila, SCOLA, CYC Luzerne County, and
Marywood's LA RAZA Spanish Club were on hand to provide an
imagination-filled day of fun! Activities were free with paid admission to
the Museum and no reservations were required.
| “FIESTA AT THE EVERHART
MUSEUM”
Thursday, October 1, 2009; 6:00 to 8:00 pm
“Fiesta at the Everhart Museum,” a benefit preview featuring the Museum's new
exhibitions Day of the Dead: Art & Culture in the Americas and Celebrating
Ancestors: Student Art at the Everhart, was a great success. Attendees enjoyed great
Mexican-inspired food and cocktails catered by Accentuate Caterers of Distinctive Events and
authentic pan de muerto (bread of the dead) provided by Taqueria Oaxaca while they tapped their
toes to the festive sounds of Mariachi Tequila. “Fiesta at the Everhart Museum” was
sponsored in part by Parente Randolph, LLC.
| SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Sunday, August 9, 2009; 12:00-4:00pm
The 4th annual "Sunday in the Park," a collaborative event put on by the Everhart Museum,
Lackawanna County Library System, and the Scranton Cultural Center for children and their
families was a great success! This collaborative event featured hands on interactive projects,
crafts, face-painting, games, raffles and live musical performances. This year highlighted
fossils, dinosaurs, and creativity focusing on the libraries summer theme Be Creative at
Your Library and the Everhart's summer exhibition Ancient Microworlds. Activities
were free and suitable for all ages.
| MUSEUMS ON THE MOVE
SCAVENGER HUNT
August 2-15, 2009
The Everhart Museum was pleased to partner with the new Snö Cove Water Park as part of its
Museums on the Move Program during the month of August. Visitors of the Everhart Museum and Snö
Cove were given discount coupons to each location. Each location offered a joint scavenger hunt
comprised of a selection of objects which were carefully chosen to highlight elements of each
location that that relate to something at the other location. The scavenger hunt was suitable
for ages 16 and under and was free with paid admission to the Museum and/or Snö Cove. The goal
of the hunt was to find as many objects as possible at each location. Upon completion of the
scavenger hunt, children were able to redeem them for a small prize at Snö Cove or the Everhart
Museum.
| ANCIENT MICROWORLDS COMMUNITY DAY
July 19, 2009
Rock and fossil enthusiasts
joined the Everhart as we excavated the mystery, beauty, and fun of fossils! The Everhart
Museum's Community Day featured exhibition tours, hands-on activities and demonstrations
inspired by Ancient Microworlds. From glowing rocks to fossil rubbing, community
organizations joined the Everhart for a fun-filled day! The Lackawanna Astronomical Society
provided instructions on how to make a star clock and star wheel. The Society for PA Archeology
had fascinating fossil displays. PA AHEC provided information on the field of Microbiology with
an interactive puppet making activity. The Roberson Museum offered a fun look at everything from
plants to animal bones under a microscope. The Gillis Brothers provided glow in the dark rocks
for every child, which was a big hit! Everhart Curator, Nezka Pfeifer, gave a special tour of
the Ancient Microworlds exhibit. Activities were free with paid admission to the
Museum.
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: Celebrating Birds in Our Culture
All Ages
May 9; 1:00-4:00pm
The Everhart and other community
organizations explored the birds that make fantastic journeys and the rich history and
story-telling surrounding them during International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday,
May 9, 2009. Bird games, activities, bird tours, and demonstrations highlighted migratory
birds on this special day. MWH, an environmental engineering and construction company,
presented "Climate Change Commitment," a program about the major issues impacting today's
global society. Endless Mountains Nature Center presented their Raptors Rule program which
thrilled the crowd with live birds of prey, such as a screech owl, a falcon and a red tail
hawk. Storyteller, Hal Pratt, entertained the crowd with wonderful bird tales. Curator, Nezka
Pfeifer, led patrons on a bird tour throughout the Museum's collections. Wilkes University was
on hand all day to demonstrate bird banding outside the Museum. Activities were included in the
cost of general admission to the Museum and no reservations were required.
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Bird Banding with Wilkes University |
Endless Mountains Nature Center with Red Tail Hawk |
Bird Tour with the Everhart's Curator |
Hal Pratt Tells Bird Tales |
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"Dino Day" at the Everhart
Friday, May 8, 2009; 3:00 to 5:00 pm
The Everhart Museum along with radio partner Froggy 101 hosted "Dino Day" at the Everhart
Museum in Scranton, PA on Friday, May 8th from 3-5PM. For this special event, the Everhart
Museum offered adults and children $1 off admission. Tours of the Life Through Time
(fossil) Gallery were offered as well as fun dinosaur/fossil activities inside the
Museum. Froggy 101 gave away a limited amount of tickets to WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - THE
ARENA SPECTACULAR performances being held at Wachovia Arena, June 3-7, 2009. The highlight
of the event was a special public appearance by the Baby T. Rex, one of the 15 life-sized,
"live" dinosaurs from the acclaimed theatrical arena show WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - THE ARENA
SPECTACULAR. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - THE ARENA SPECTACULAR is now on tour in North America
and will make its Northeast Pennsylvania premiere at Wachovia Arena, Wednesday, June 3 - Sunday,
June 7.
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Wachovia Arena. Everhart. and Froggy 101 with Baby T |
You don't see a T.Rex at the Everhart everyday |
Audubon Elementary School Essay Winners with Baby T. |
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Baby T. meets Froggy's Selena. |
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Congratulations to the Walking with Dinosaurs attendees
who entered the Everhart Museum's membership raffle! The following people have won Family level
memberships good for one year:
Gina Zotte
Erin Ainsworth
Marianne O'Reilly
Mayra Rivera-Ramos
Cathy Stone
Joan Gallinot
Janet Burko
Mary Ann Langone
Karen Lammardo
Sara Young
Corey Burns
Jim Sipenko
Terry Timonte
Ameila Grudkowski
Deidra Thomas
Ellie Steinruck
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Hock
Kathy Halterman
Kris Kearney
Laurie Waskovich
The Everhart Museum would like to thank Wachovia Arena for allowing us to cross promote our
temporary Ancient Microworlds exhibit and our permanent Life Through Time
(fossil) Gallery at their Walking with Dinosaurs performances. We thoroughly
enjoyed being part of such a spectacular show!
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Fairy Tale Art Community Day
Sunday, March 29, 2009; 1-4 pm
The Everhart Museum celebrated the magic, fantasy and fun of fairy tales
on Sunday, March 29, 2009 during Fairy Tale Community Day! The day's activities highlighted
the imaginative world of fairy tales, and served as a complement to the Museum's Fairy Tale
Art: Illustrations from Children's Books exhibit. Author/Illustrator, Lindsay Barrett George,
created fairy wands designed to bring fairy magic to all those who created one. Endless
Mountains Nature Center presented, Stars and Stories, focusing on the lifecycles of stars and
constellations and the stories that bring them to life. NEPA Area Health Education Center's
Miles of Smiles were present to teach people about the tooth fairy and the value of good oral
hygiene. Keystone College Art Education students took people into the world of shadow puppets
while the Scranton Cultural Center, Children's Library and Museum staff were on hand to provide
even more fantastical activities. For those interested in finding out more about the exhibit,
Curator, Nezka Pfeifer, offered a tour of the exhibition followed by the first meeting of the
Everhart's Exhibition Group providing patrons with a forum to discuss the ideas, theories, and
topics behind the exhibit with staff and other patrons. The day was full of creativity and
imagination during this fairy tale-themed event! Community Day activities were included in the
cost of general admission to the Museum and no reservations were required.
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Keystone College Shadow Puppets |
Miles of Smiles |
One of the Fairy Houses Left at the Museum |
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| TOOLS IN MOTION COMMUNITY DAY
November 9, 2008
Community Day provided family
oriented activities for all ages and highlighted the Everhart's temporary exhibit, Tools in
Motion: Work from the Hechinger Collection. There was something for everyone! Math,
science, engineering and manufacturing were brought to life through tours of tool exhibit,
hands-on activities and demonstrations. The day's activities were presented by the Everhart
Museum and Johnson College. All activities were free with paid admission to the Museum.
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THE EVERHART ROCKS
November 8, 2008
The
Everhart rocked on November 8th when we opened a new version of an old favorite, The Rocks
& Minerals Room, and previewed a new temporary exhibit, The Beatles: Photographs by
Harry Benson. Rock and rock & roll enthusiasts alike enjoyed previewing two great exhibits
while taking advantage of meeting renowned photojournalist, Harry Benson, who signed copies of
his books at the event.
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ART OF THE LAND COMMUNITY DAY
July 13, 2008
The Everhart Museum celebrated the Pennsylvania landscape and its Art of the Land
exhibit during this community day. Naturalist led interpretative walks through Nay Aug Park,
craft activities using recycled materials and docent led tours of Art of the Land were
some of the day's activities that attendees enjoyed. As part of a program funded by the
Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Historian, Paul Rosier, presented a thought provoking lecture
on Pennsylvania's environmental history and its role in global warming. All activities were
free with paid admission to the Museum.
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SUNDAY IN THE PARK
June 22, 2008
The 3rd Annual Sunday in the Park which is a collaborative event put on by the Everhart Museum,
Lackawanna County Library System, and the Scranton Cultural Center proved once again to be a
fun day for children and families. This free event featured many hands-on interactive projects
such as crafts, face-painting, games, raffles, and live performances by musicians, dancers,
magicians and story tellers. Sunday in the Park focused on the natural world in order to
highlight the Library's summer theme Catch the Reading Bug and the Everhart's summer
exhibition Art of the Land. Sunday in the Park is a great family event and is free with
your Lackawanna County Library card.
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EVERHART MUSEUM'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
June 1, 2008
On June 1st the 100th Anniversary of the Everhart Museum was officially celebrated with a day
full of fun activities for the entire family! A rededication ceremony kicked-off the celebration
at 1:00 pm and featured local speakers and music by Doug Smith and his Dixieland All-Stars.
Admission to the Museum was free all day and guided tours of the exhibits and Museum were
offered throughout the afternoon. Children were treated to free face painting and kids of all
ages were treated to free ice cream provided courtesy of Manning's Ice Cream & Milk. The
harmonizing sounds of barbershop quartet, F.O.G. (Four Old Geezers), transported attendees back
to the "good old days" with songs from the past. The day's events were sponsored in part thanks
to the generosity of PNC Bank.
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THE U.S. NAVY BAND SEA CHANTERS CONCERT AT THE MELLOW THEATER
Friday, May 30, 2008
As part of the Everhart's special Centennial activities, the Museum presented the U.S.
Navy Band Sea Chanters in concert at the Mellow Theater on Friday, May 30, 2008. The Sea
Chanters, which is the official chorus of the United States Navy, wowed a full house with
music ranging from the traditional sea chantey to songs from the Broadway shows of Bernstein.
Attendees heartily applauded the chorus's renditions of songs by the Jersey Boys, traditional
military songs, and popular songs from the 60's and 70's. The concert was open to the public
and admission was free thanks to the generosity of event sponsors-Wachovia Securities, The
Mellow Theater at Lackawanna College and the Everhart Museum.
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: TROPICS TO TUNDRA
Saturday, May 10, 2008
The Everhart Museum participated in International Migratory Bird Day for the first time this
year by hosting a family friendly program for all ages. Migratory Bird Day is an annual
international event designed to bring awareness to the birds that make fantastic journeys
around the world, the habitats on which they depend, and the people who help conserve these
birds. As part of the day of awareness the Museum organized an afternoon of bird-related
activities such as: guided bird walks around the Museum and through Nay Aug Park; a migration
activity for children provided by the Lackawanna Environmental Institute; a fly tying session
instructed by Ted Patlen; and bird banding demonstrations led by Dr. Rob Smith and Dr. Meg
Hatch. A close-up look of live raptors from The Endless Mountains Nature Center's "Raptors
Rule" program ended the day's activities. A crowd of attendees gathered to see and learn about
Screech Owls, a Red Tail Hawk and a Barred Owl. The event was so popular that the Museum plans
on participating in the event again next year on the second Saturday in May 2009.
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Wine on the Wing: A Wine-Tasting Cultural Event
April 10, 2008
Wine on the Wing, an evening of wine, food and cultural entertainment was a big
success! The event was designed to complement the Museum's current exhibition Flocks &
Feathers: Birds in Science, Culture and Art and offered guests a sampling of wines and
hors d'oeuvres from around the world. Guests were treated to several wine samplings from
Australia and New Zealand, Europe and Africa, and North and South America. While they sipped
their selections they learned new toasts, facts about the grapes used to produce each type
of wine, poetry referencing wine and/or birds, and important conservation issues facing
vineyards. Catering was provided by Stirna's Restaurant. The event was sponsored by: Mr.
and Mrs. Valentine Pfeifer, Burkavage Design Associates, Proactive Family Chiropractic,
Outrageous, Northeast Signal & Electric Co., Inc., and Eleanore George Ginader. Event Patrons
were: Eugene P. Barrett, Joseph & Lisa Curtin, and the Weinberger Family.
Wine on the Wing Event Card.
Design by Lori Ryan.
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FLOCKS & FEATHERS COMMUNITY DAY
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Community Day provided family oriented activities for all ages and highlighted the Everhart's
temporary and permanent bird exhibits. There was something for everyone, including tours of our
latest exhibition "Flocks & Feathers", which features artists and objects from around the world.
Local artists were on site to guide activities in fly-tying, weaving and pysanky (Ukrainian
Easter Eggs). A one-of-a-kind talk on Chinese Kingfisher Jewelry by Elyse Karlin was also
offered. The day's activities were presented by the Everhart Museum, the Lackawanna County
Library System, the Scranton Cultural Center, and the Roberson Museum.
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REQUIEM COMMUNITY DAY
Sunday, November 11, 2007
A day of activities designed to honor, thank, and recognize our veteran and military community
was held on November 11th at the museum. Activities connecting us to our memories and
community, such as making remembrance flags and creating pinhole cameras were led by The
Everhart Museum, Scranton Cultural Center, and local artists. All of the activities centered
on Veterans' Day, the museum's exhibition, Requiem, and "The Wall That Heals."
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Tony from the Scranton Cultural Center demonstrates how to
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THE WALL THAT HEALS
November 8 - November 12, 2007
Veterans Day 2007 marked the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans'
Memorial in Washington, DC. In honor of this special event and as a complement to the Vietnam
exhibitions which were on display at the Everhart, the museum presented “The Wall That Heals
(TWTH),” a half-scale replica of the memorial. This dramatic replica was installed in Scranton's
Nay Aug Park for free 24-hour/day viewing for five days. An estimated 14,000 people visited
Nay Aug to view this powerful memorial, which lists more than 58,000 names of people killed or
missing in action. A Traveling Museum and Information Center, providing a venue for people to
learn about friends and loved ones lost in the war, accompanied TWTH. The Everhart is grateful
to everyone who helped make this event possible.
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Arrival of TWTH to Nay Aug Park, Nov. 6, 2007. Escort by police
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Volunteer motorcycle escorts pose in front of TWTH truck
afer escorting it across the state line. The truck turns into a mobile museum after The Wall
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Arrival of Tobyhanna's Vietnam-era loach, Nov. 6, 2007. The
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Volunteers assemble TWTH, Nov. 7, 2007. |
A visitor takes time to reflect and pay his respect at
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"Reflections" - An example of items
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