The Delaware Center for Horticulture!

June is Discover "TheDCH" month and it promises a full slate of garden tours, social events, discount shopping sprees, workshops and family fun to capture the interest of everyone from folks looking for fun in the city, to novice green thumbs and experienced gardeners. Come see how The DHC is greening neighborhoods and educating the young and the young at heart with fun, relevant events and programs.

For more information:
TheDCH.org

302-658-6262

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Beyond Words: The Symbolic Language of Plants at the Delaware Art Museum!

Extended date!

Now through July 29, 2012

This exhibition features approximately 40 works of art by 17 artists known as Studio 155, a group of Washington, D.C.- based artists who work together and individually to expand their visions of the natural world through botanical art. Part of the Museum’s Outlooks Exhibition Series, this exhibition will feature images of plants based on the historical symbolism of plants throughout history.

For more information:

http://www.delart.org/exhibitions/beyondwords.html 

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Hagley: Free Admission for Active Duty Military Personnel and Their Families!

Hagley Museum and Library is one of more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.

For more information:

Meg Marcozzi
Marketing Manager
Hagley Museum and Library
mmarcozzi@hagley.org
302-658-2400, ext. 238

http://www.hagley.org

Blue Star Museums Program:

http://www.nea.gov/national/bluestarmuseums

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Annual Bonsai Show at Brandywine River Museum!

June 2 & 3

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

 
An outstanding selection of bonsai (ornamental trees and shrubs whose growth is trained using an ancient Japanese craft) will be on display in the Brandywine River Museum Courtyard.  Members of the Brandywine Bonsai Society will be present to demonstrate training techniques and answer questions regarding special care of the trees.  

Included with general museum admission:

$12 for adults

$8 for senior citizens

$6 for students

Free for children under six

Free for Brandywine Conservancy members

For more information:
Brandywine River Museum

http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/calendar_events.html

610-388-2700

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Longwood Gardens ~ Fireworks and Fountains!

For more information:

http://www.longwoodgardens.org/FireworksandFountains.html

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Summer Art Camp Programs at the DCCA!

Deadline Approaching!    REGISTER NOW!    
Six Sessions: June 25 - August 10
Registration Deadline June 1st
Space is limited!
Ages 4 - 15

The DCCA will offer weekly camps from June 25 through August 10, 2012 for ages 4 - 15.  Children will work with professionally trained Teaching Artists and have full access to DCCA galleries. Campers will explore contemporary takes on a number of art themes, including technology, language, and innovative materials. Optional weekly pre-camp (8 - 10 am) and post-camp (4 - 6 pm) sessions are available for an additional fee.

Need-based scholarships are available for all camp sessions

Visit the DCCA website for more information or to register online:
http://www.thedcca.org/camp

For more information:

Jane Chesson

DCCA's Curator of Education

jchesson@thedcca.org
302-656-6466 x7101

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Oak Meadow ~ Annual Curriculum Sale!

"If you want to love homeschooling, use Oak Meadow. Have faith in it and enjoy it. It's more than a curriculum, it's a guide for a wonderful lifestyle of learning with your family."

Oak Meadow Parent
35th Anniversary Survey, 2011

For More Information:

oakmeadow.com

info@oakmeadow.com

802-251-7250

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“Providing education in a caring environment that is conducive to learning and develop the intellectual, emotional, social, artistic, and physical capabilities of every child.”

Dragon Martial Arts is excited to offer Homeschoolers an opportunity to fulfill their PE requirements through The Dragon Martial Arts Program. 

The Dragon Martial Arts Program provides the essential tools to develop confidence and a mind-body-internal spirit connection. The key elements of the program are designed to accommodate each child's needs in their development as good citizens.

Dragon Martial Arts gives children an opportunity to develop focus, self discipline, self control, coordination, fitness, leadership and self defense-self awareness.

 For more information

contact:

Senior Master Heath

Dragon Martial Arts

Owner/President

Dragon Martial Arts

364 A Wilmington Pike

Glen Mills PA 19342

(610)459-5929

                                                                                                 dragonmartialarts@verizon.net

                                                                                                 www.dragonmartialarts.net

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Birding Field Trips!

Enjoy the Spring migration season!

This coming weekend there are two field trip opportunities for the Delaware Dunlins Youth Birders Club:

Saturday, April 21
Delmarva Ornithological Society field trip.
Lums Pond State Park, south of Newark, DE.
Bob Strahorn will be leading.

This trip is "Dunlins Recommended" and will explore the varied habit of this wonderful park. The meeting time is 7:30am at Glasgow High School, and the trip will last until late morning. If you are interested in participating, please contact Bob to register:
302-584-2065
bstrahor@comcast.net
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Sunday, April 22
Delmarva Ornithological Society field trip.
Middle Run Natural Area, north of Newark, DE.
Derek Stoner will be leading.

This trip will be in search of interesting nesting birds like Eastern Bluebird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Barred Owl, and Field Sparrow, as well as migrants like Broad-winged Hawk and warblers. We will meet at 8:00am at the main parking lot off of Possum Hollow Road. If you are interested in participating, please contact Derek Stoner to register:
302-893-8426
derekstoner@hotmail.com

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TOUR the N.C. WYETH HOUSE & STUDIO AND KUERNER FARM!

APRIL 1 - MAY 27
Tours depart from the museum
Tuesday through Sunday
10 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Admission:
$6 per person in addition to museum admission.
Tours are handicap accessible.
(Children under 6 not permitted on these tours.)

N.C. Wyeth House and Studio
The house where N.C. Wyeth raised his extraordinarily creative children and the studio in which he painted many of his memorable works of art have been restored.

Kuerner Farm
For more than 70 years, the Kuerner Farm was a major source of inspiration to Andrew Wyeth.
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The Brandywine River Museum

Museum Admission

Adults, $12

Seniors, students with ID and children ages 6-12, $6

Free for children under 6 and Brandywine Conservancy members.

Group Rates available.

Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon, from January 15 through November 18.

Brandywine River Museum

U.S. Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA

• Phone: 610-388-2700

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