The historic White-Ellery House will serve as the backdrop for the Cape Ann Museum’s fall festival. Historic demonstrations include decoy carving with Bob Brophy; needlepoint design with Carol Karlson; traditional rug making with Rose Ann Hunter; hand woven design with Sara Wright; and wool spinning with Leslie Wind. Children will have a chance to try their hand at making spoon dolls and other traditional toys and games.
There will be a display of the Gloucester: A Community of Neighborhoods quilts (Photo above, detail from The Fort) made by the seniors in the Rose Baker Senior Center art program; also, early colonial farm animals created by Shep Abbott; and historic puppets by Christy Park and Rosie Sagall.
Traditional musical accompaniment is scheduled for the day:
- 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. will be Pat Conlon on mandolin and harmonica with Linda Shields Swicker on guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin and whistle and David de la Barre on tin whistle, lowland pipes and concertina.
- 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. is the Cape Anne Ramblers—consisting of local musicians Jeannine Lynch, Charlotte Chane, Peter Phillips and Richard Chane.
Cape Ann Museum’s fall festival is generously supported by the Goldhirsh Foundation. This program is free and open to the public.
When:
Saturday, October 5, 2013 11am-3pm
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Prices:
FREE
Phone:
978.283.0455
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