Native American Pow Wow

WHEN:
October 18, 2008, Saturday, at 11:00 am
General Museum Event

WHERE:
Springfield Museums
21 Edwards St.
Springfield, MA  01103

COST (for entrance to outdoor activities only):
$4 adults, $2 children

INFO:   springfieldmuseums.org  or  413-263-6800

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Quadrangle Green
Display and sale of traditional crafts by Native American artisans.
(Rain: Mammal and Habitat Halls, Science Museum)

11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. North Lawn
Traditional drumming, singing and dancing with the Eastern Suns.
(Rain: Davis Auditorium, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts)

1-2 p.m. Quadrangle Green
See live craft demonstrations. (Rain: Science Workshop)

Ongoing Activities
Museum admission required

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Science Museum
Visit Native American Hall and see an actual boulder from a local site where Native Americans made tools.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Science Museum
Sit back and relax while you watch films about Native Americans.

Noon-3:45 p.m. G.W.V. Smith Art Museum
Make a "talking stick"and other Native American-inspired crafts.

1-2:30 p.m. Science Museum
Interact with knowledgeable museum docents and complete a quest to earn a corn husk doll kit.