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Come explore the stories that fashion and personal accessories share through this family oriented hands-on exhibit. People accessorize for everything: work, play, hobbies, special life events, and the day-to-day! See what you and your family can discover about the lives of residents from Bucks County and beyond through a wide variety of hats, gloves, jewelry, and other individual items. Your experience will be complete with try-on activities and fun interactive games! Are We Dressed Yet? runs until May 31, 2008. Free with museum admission.
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The Mercer Museum invites the women of Bucks County and beyond for “Ladies' Night Out” – an evening of fashion, beauty, shopping, and fun. Relax with friends and neighbors at this women’s exclusive event. The evening will include a fashion show inspired by the Museum’s exhibit “Are We Dressed Yet? Accessories and the Stories They Tell.” The lineup will showcase contemporary designs from local businesses. Afterwards, test your knowledge on a scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Successful participants can enter to win a fabulous door prize. Also, treat yourself to a beautiful accessory from one of the several artists displaying their crafts for show and purchase. Then, pamper yourself at the beauty station, focusing on essential products that you can make from ingredients in your own home. Author and researcher Desire Smith will also be available to share her personal collection of handbags. The event will include light fare and a martini bar. Cost: $30 ($25 BCHS members). Ticket reservations can be made by calling 215-345-0210 ext. 123, or in person at the Mercer Museum Front Desk.
Ladies' Night Out is generously sponsored by:
Holly Hill Boutique
Houlihan’s Restaurant
Intrigue, Fine Apparel
Lace Silhouettes
Sartoria Custom Clothier
Bucks County Herald
Bucks County Women’s Journal
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10:30 and 11:45 a.m., Fonthill Museum
Children and parents explore Henry Mercer’s castle from basement to tower and learn about Mercer’s creative ideas through stories and prints. Children must be over 5 and able to climb the steep stairs. Regular admission fees apply. Reservations required, 215-348-9461, ext. 10.
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Look for inspiration in the Mercer Museum’s exhibit Are we Dressed Yet? Accessories and the Stories They Tell and develop your artistic abilities as you design and produce art to wear. Learn about fashion through the ages while using historic techniques to make personalized accessories, including a friendship bracelet on a hand loom and a hand embroidered patch. Wrap up the day with a walk down the Mercer Museum runway showing off your new accessories! Fee includes admission, instructors, supplies, and six activity badge stations. This program is organized in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. Please visit the GSEP E-council link: http://www.gsep.org/pages/events_gs.html to register.
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| The grounds of the Mercer Museum are transformed into an historical festival setting for the 35th annual Mercer Museum Folk Fest. Watch traditional artisans demonstrate the skills and trades of early America. Enjoy a fun day for the entire family which also includes, all-day live entertainment, militia encampment, quilt raffle, shopping, picnic foods and more. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for youth (ages 5-17), free for children under age 5 and $20 for families with their own children (ages 5-17). Includes admission to the Mercer Museum. For information, call 215-345-0210. The event takes place rain or shine. |
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| The grounds of the Mercer Museum are transformed into an historical festival setting for the 35th annual Mercer Museum Folk Fest. Watch traditional artisans demonstrate the skills and trades of early America. Enjoy a fun day for the entire family which also includes, all-day live entertainment, militia encampment, quilt raffle, shopping, picnic foods and more. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for youth (ages 5-17), free for children under age 5 and $20 for families with their own children (ages 5-17). Includes admission to the Mercer Museum. For information, call 215-345-0210. The event takes place rain or shine. |
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Join the Friends of the BCHS for a bus trip to New York City’s Lower East Side. Stops include: Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Trinity Church and Eldridge Street Synagogue Museum. Lunch not included. Space is limited. $75 ($65 Friends’ members). For ticket information, call 215-345-0210, ext. 132.
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| Children learn about cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing and make their own Babylonian tablets. $6. Registration required, call 215-348-9461, ext. 10. |
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Join the Friends of the Bucks County Historical Society on May 19 for “Why is Mail a Bargain Today?” presented by Bill Schultz, a life-long stamp collector and postal historian. A short business meeting at 12:30 p.m. will be followed by light refreshments and the featured speaker. For information call, 215-345-0210, ext. 132 .
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Join Civil War re-enactors from the McClellan Rangers and other outfits as they interpret the daily drills and camp life of the Union Civil War soldier. Visit with the soldiers, watch drilling and medical demonstrations, march with uniformed re-enactors, try on equipment, and listen to period music performed on drum and fife. Rain or shine. Free with museum admission.
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| Make a haversack and learn about the essential items Civil War soldiers carried in these bags! Free with museum admission. |
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Join Civil War re-enactors from the McClellan Rangers and other outfits as they interpret the daily drills and camp life of the Union Civil War soldier. Visit with the soldiers, watch drilling and medical demonstrations, march with uniformed re-enactors, try on equipment, and listen to period music performed on drum and fife. Rain or shine. Included with museum admission.
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| Ready to get your hands dirty and discover a piece of history? Join staff from Fonthill and the Millbrook Society in a workshop that includes an introduction to archaeological principles and fieldwork. Then learn from experienced archeologists as you screen, clean and catalog artifacts at the Moland House in Warwick. For ages teen through adult. Fee: $55 ($45 for BCHS members). All transportation is the responsibility of the registrant. Reservations and pre-payment required, 215-345-0210, ext. 123. |
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The Bucks County Historical Society / Mercer & Fonthill Museums
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901-4999 | 215 345 0210 / fax 215 230 0823 |
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