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SUMMARY:Enchanted Summer Day
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a delightful day of family fun in our award-winning children’s garden\, including musical entertainment by Silly Joe\, storytelling by Terry Colonna\, performances by the Newark Ukesters\, and the Give & Take Jugglers. Throughout the day\, children can play the game of Graces\, a 19th-century game of skill\, and try hoop rolling and ring toss. In addition\, children can make a magical wand to take home. \nWith its Faerie Cottage\, Acorn Tearoom\, giant Bird’s Nest\, and more\, our three-acre garden encourages imaginative play and creativity. Don your fairy wings and wizard capes\, magic wands and elf ears\, and join us in Enchanted Woods. Drop-in program. Included with admission. Members free. \nRegister now.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/enchanted-summer-day-2/
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SUMMARY:Member Bonus Shopping Days
DESCRIPTION:Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month\, Friday–Sunday. \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/member-bonus-shopping-days-7/2023-06-09/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:Libations with the Librarians
DESCRIPTION:Meet new library staff and view treasures from the library collections as you mingle and sample light refreshments. A nontransferable complimentary invitation for two will be mailed in March to those at the Benefactor level and above. If you’d like to upgrade your membership and receive an invitation\, email\ncconaty@winterthur.org
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/libations-with-the-librarians/
CATEGORIES:Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T100000
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SUMMARY:Member Bonus Shopping Days
DESCRIPTION:Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month\, Friday–Sunday. \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/member-bonus-shopping-days-6/2023-05-12/
CATEGORIES:Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T100000
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SUMMARY:Walk and Talk: How to Prune Your Azaleas
DESCRIPTION:Join Joe Lazorchak\, horticulturist\, on a stroll through the garden as he shared tips for shaping and keeping your azaleas happy and healthy. Exclusively for Members! \nRegister now.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/walk-and-talk-how-to-prune-your-azaleas/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:Member Bonus Shopping Days
DESCRIPTION:Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month\, Friday–Sunday. \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/member-bonus-shopping-days-8/2023-04-07/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:Member Bonus Shopping Days
DESCRIPTION:Members receive an additional 10% off purchases at the Museum Store on the second full weekend of every month\, Friday–Sunday. \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/member-bonus-shopping-days-9/2023-03-10/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time. 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/a-guide-to-walking-at-winterthur-2/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:Looking for Snowdrops
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time.  \nJoin us for other Member-Exclusive Walks. \nJanuary 17: A Walk to Pyles Ford Road \nJanuary 27: A Walk to Winterthur’s Back Gate \nJanuary 30: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur \nFebruary 14: Hidden Features in the Landscape \nMarch 3: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/looking-for-snowdrops/
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SUMMARY:Hidden Features in the Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time.  \nJoin us for other Member-Exclusive Walks. \nJanuary 17: A Walk to Pyle’s Ford Road \nJanuary 27: A Walk to Winterthur’s Back Gate \nJanuary 30: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur \nFebruary 25: Looking for Snowdrops \nMarch 3: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/hidden-features-in-the-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time.  \nJoin us for other Member-Exclusive Walks: \nJanuary 17: A Walk to Pyle’s Ford Road \nJanuary 27: A Walk to Winterthur’s Back Gate \nFebruary 14: Hidden Features in the Landscape \nFebruary 25: Looking for Snowdrops \nMarch 3: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/a-guide-to-walking-at-winterthur/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:A Walk to Winterthur's Back Gate
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time.  \nJoin us for our other Member-Exclusive Garden Walks. \nJanuary 17: A Walk to Pyles Ford Road \nJanuary 30: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur \nFebruary 14: Hidden Features in the Landscape \nFebruary 25: Looking for Snowdrops \nMarch 3: A Guide to Walking at Winterthur
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/a-walk-to-winterthurs-back-gate/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T140000
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SUMMARY:A Walk to Pyles Ford Road
DESCRIPTION:Exclusively for Members! Join one of our garden specialists on a guided walk highlighting a particular route on the estate. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Free for Members. In case of inclement weather\, an update message will be left at 302.888.4915 approximately three hours before the walk. Walk starts promptly at scheduled time. 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/member-exclusive-garden-walks/
CATEGORIES:Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T170000
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SUMMARY:Opening Night Party—Delaware Antiques Show
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the opening of the Delaware Antiques Show with cocktails and exclusive early shopping!\n \nSponsor: $250 per person (includes admission at 5:00 pm)\nPatron: $175 per person (includes admission at 6:00 pm)\nYoung Collector (ages 35 and under): $125 per person (includes admission at 6:00 pm) \nChase Center on the Riverfront\, Wilmington\, Delaware \nRegister now! \nTickets are valid for the entire weekend. Proceeds from this year’s Delaware Antiques Show Opening Night will support key school and family educational initiatives.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/opening-night-party-delaware-antiques-show-2/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Member,Museum
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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Winterthur’s Former and Current Estate Historians
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk with our new Estate Historian Carrie Greif and our former Estate Historian Jeff Groff. Learn about interesting and little-known aspects of Winterthur and hear about some of their favorite research projects. From Henry Francis du Pont’s sleeping porch to the herdsmen cottages\, you will be sure to discover something new about Winterthur during this virtual lecture. This is a Member-only event. Join today. \nRegister now.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/conversation/
CATEGORIES:Member
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SUMMARY:Needlework Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Needle’s I: Stitching Identity\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nAnn Plato\, needlework picture (detail)\, Hartford\, Conn.\, ca. 1824. \nMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle 2018.0029 A\n\n\n\n\nOctober 6–7\, 2022\n\n\nNeedleworkers have always used needle and thread to tell stories of family\, memory\, and tradition as they stitched samplers or clothing. Join Winterthur staff\, visiting scholars\, designers\, and artists for a series of talks\, workshops\, and discussions that will explore the ways stitchers past and present have employed their craft to express a sense of self. Please note: masks are required in Copeland Lecture Hall\, in workshops\, and on tours. \n  \nRegister now. \nRegister for virtual option. \n\n\nSchedule of Events\n\n\nThursday\, October 6 \n\n\nCopeland Lecture Hall \n\n\n8:30 am\nRegistration and coffee\, Visitor Center \n\n\n9:00 am\nWelcome\nLaura Johnson\, Linda Eaton Associate Curator of Textiles\, Winterthur \n\n\n9:15 am\nKeynote Presentation \n\n\nMarla Miller\, Distinguished Professor of History\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, MA \n\n\nFor more than twenty years\, Miller’s scholarship has explored early American women’s work in clothing and textiles\, from the Mantua makers\, tailoresses\, and seamstresses of Hadley and Boston\, Massachusetts\, to the needlework of quiltmaker Hadassah Chapin Ely to Black dressmakers and costumers in the 19th-century Connecticut Valley. In her keynote address\, Miller will connect that scholarship to her longtime practice as a public historian. Her talk will contemplate textiles as vehicles for pastkeeping and consider fibers as channels of communication over generations. \n\n\n10:00 am\nSearching for Africans and Their Needlework in the World History of Embroidery \n\n\nKelli Barnes\, Ph.D. Candidate\, University of Delaware \n\n\nI will be speaking about how my research centering on Black American girls as historical subjects and an analysis of the samplers and girlhood embroideries they created led me to consider the history of their needlework knowledge. They were taught needlework in newly established\, European-inspired\, American schools\, but they undoubtedly also learned needlework from their mother\, father\, and kin within the home. Seamstress\, dressmaker\, mantua maker\, and needleworker were some of the few jobs African American women were tasked to do or could find employment in during the antebellum era\, regardless of whether they attended school. This needlework knowledge learned within the home traveled with many Africans who were stolen from their homelands and brought to the Americas. Therefore\, what is the pre-colonial history of embroidery on the African continent and why is it so difficult to find in scholarship on the subject? How might we locate this knowledge in the creation of needlework in the United States during the antebellum era? \n\n\n10:45 am\nBreak \n\n\n11:15 am\nThe Life of Martha Edlin \n\n\nTricia Wilson Nguyen\, Owner\, Thistle Threads\, Arlington\, MA \n\n\nThe embroideries of Martha Edlin\, housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum\, are cited as a perfect surviving example of the boarding school education of a girl in the second half of the 17th century. The set comprises two samplers\, a stumpwork casket\, beaded jewelry box\, and numerous pincushions and toys kept in the cabinet. As we have come to expect\, they speak silently to an industrious youth and her neat and well-preserved work\, which makes us wonder about who she was\, where she lived\, what the life of a girl given an expensive education was like\, and who cared for these heirlooms after she was gone. In the pursuit of understanding the socioeconomic background of the girls who made these caskets for my research\, a treasure trove of documents regarding Martha’s life have been unearthed. What has resulted is an extraordinarily full picture of her life as an adolescent\, married woman\, and widow through the examination of more than a hundred primary source documents. Martha Edlin Richmond was simultaneously a nobody and a somebody. She lived a typical life of an upper-middle-class woman\, the type who we previously thought of as only leaving behind a set of silent embroideries. But a trail of documents tell a loud and boisterous story of her life as part of the aspirational class of people whose origins outside of London brought them to the city\, working hard to get ahead. She led an amazing life in the center of social\, economic\, political\, and religious events at the end of the Stuart era and left an extraordinary trail of her own words through court cases regarding her and her family’s fortunes and misfortunes. \n\n\n12:00 pm\nStudent Presentations \n\n\nConserving a Needlework by Ann Plato\nKris Cnossen\, WUDPAC\, Class of 2022 \n\n\nNatchez Needlework: The Conservation Treatment of a 19th-Century Painted Silkwork Picture\nAnnabelle Camp\, WUDPAC Class of 2022 \n\n\nThreads of Change: Assessing a Potential Meiji Era Silkwork Painting\nRachael Kane\, WPAMC\, 2022 \n\n\n12:45 pm\nLunch \n\n\n2:15–6:00 pm\nWorkshop and Tour Sessions \n\n\n6:00–7:30 pm\nReception\, Winterthur Visitor Center \n\n\nFriday\, October 7 \n\n\nCopeland Lecture Hall\n8:00 am\nCoffee and conversation \n\n\n8:45 am–12:15 pm\nWorkshop and Tour Sessions \n\n\n12:15–1:30 pm\nLunch \n\n\n1:30 pm\nLiberty and Loyalty: Embroidered Coats of Arms in an Age of Revolution. \n\n\nErica Lome\, Associate Curator\, Historic New England\, Boston\, MA \n\n\nIn 1775\, Mary Jones of Weston\, Massachusetts\, watched her life collapse around her as her family\, all supporters of the British Crown\, fled their homes and had their immense fortune confiscated during the Revolution. Torn between her Loyalist father and Patriot husband\, Mary spent the next several years in search of safety\, and one of her sole surviving possessions was a mostly finished needlework sampler displaying the Jones family coat of arms. Years later\, she returned to Massachusetts and settled in Concord\, where this sampler now resides in the collection of the Concord Museum. Mary Jones was one of many students who attended the Misses Cuming School in Boston (1768-70)\, run by two Concord sisters\, Ame and Elizabeth Cuming\, whose refusal to boycott imported British goods also led to their persecution and eventual exile. Several other embroidered coats of arms are attributed to this school and demonstrate the enduring fashion for heraldic imagery among colonial Americans on both sides of the conflict. \n\n\nUsing this grouping as a starting point\, this presentation surveys new research into the origins\, evolution\, materiality\, and meaning of embroidered coats of arms made in Boston and considers the importance and impermanence of family in an ever-changing Atlantic world. \n\n\n2:15 pm\nDechados y Bordados: The Changing Role of Embroidery in Mexican Female Education \n\n\nDr. Lynne Anderson\, Professor Emeritus\, University of Oregon\, and Director of the Sampler Archive Project\, Eugene\, OR \n\n\nIn Spanish America\, girlhood samplers are known as “dechados\,” a reference to both the embroidered products and the desired spiritual transformation associated with their creation. This lecture introduces the richly embroidered dechados made by girls and young women living in what is now Mexico\, emphasizing changes over time and the impact of social\, religious\, and educational contexts. Discussed and illustrated are motifs and stitches unique to Mexican samplers\, ties to diverse needlework traditions\, and the lessons girls followed when creating their “paragons of virtue.” Highlighted are the stories of a few girls who proudly claimed ownership of their work\, leaving stitched signatures that reveal identity\, geographic location\, and even socioeconomic status. \n\n\n3:00 pm\nBreak \n\n\n3:30 pm\nThe Mend as Mirror \n\n\nKate Sekules\, Author of MEND! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto\, New York\, NY \n\n\nTextiles were of supreme value—and garment maintenance essential—right up until the current century\, when industrial production metastasized and replacement replaced repair. Ironically\, since it takes time and skill\, mending is now a luxury and has also recently become art form\, activism\, and fashion trend. The practical\, economic\, sociopolitical\, and ethical implications of the current mending revival are complex\, but—as painstaking reconstruction of the invisible millennia-long history of this gendered labor practice shows —not unprecedented. \n\n\n4:15 pm\nStudent Presentations \n\n\nMaterials Analysis of a Late 18th-Century Needlework from Massachusetts \nAwyn Beatrix Rileybird\, WUDPAC\, 2023 \n\n\n“Highly educated and accomplished”: Martha Denny Martin’s Moravian Needlework \nEmily Bach\, WPAMC\, 2022 \n\n\nThe Conservation of Ann Flower’s Needlework \nMargaret O’Neil\, WUDPAC\, 2023 \n\n\n5:00 pm \nBrief Closing Remarks \n\n\nWorkshop and Tours \n\n\nIn Celebration of the Strawberry \nPenelope S. Minner\, Traditional Native Artist\, Seneca Nation of Indians\, Salamanca\, NY \n\n\nIn the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois /Six Nations) culture\, the strawberry is considered a gift from the Creator. We give thanks to the strawberry as it is a symbol of health\, blessings\, and thanksgiving\, with deep roots in our Creation story. For all these reasons\, as well as their beauty\, functionality\, and saleability\, strawberry pin cushions have long been made by Haudenosaunee bead workers. \n\n\nWe will be sewing a beautiful beaded velvet pin cushion in our session. Basic sewing stitches will be taught so that you can complete your own one-of-a-kind pin cushion. All materials will be provided. Bring your favorite pair of scissors and patience! We will be using size 11 beads\, if you need your close-up glasses\, bring those also. \n\n\nSkill level: All \n90 minutes \nFee: $30 \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 and 4:15 pm\, and October 7\, 9:00 am \n \n\n\nEmbroidery Close Up \nTricia Wilson Nguyen\, Owner\, Thistle Threads\, Arlington\, MA \n\n\nOften embroiderers choose fibers that are complex or techniques that are unexpected and are hard to see when looking at an object in a case or a picture in a book. There is meaning\, effect\, or some interesting story about the embroidery or maker that can be teased from these choices\, if we only knew they were there. During this workshop\, Tricia will project highly magnified images of a selection of embroideries from various public or private collections and lead discussions with the class on what can be seen and what these complex and surprising images mean. A handout will be provided with some images\, techniques\, or additional information to take away as inspiration for your own works. The images will be supplemented by additional visuals or video as needed to elaborate. \n\n\nSkill level: All \n90 minutes \nFee: $45 \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 and 4:15 pm\, and October 7\, 8:45 and 10:45 am \n\n\n\n\nGregg Pink Blossom \nKatherine Diuguid\, Studio Artist Specializing in Hand Embroidery\, Dressmaking\, and Textiles\, Mooresville\, NC \n\n\nInspired by the floral embroidery on a pair of men’s waistcoats from the Gregg Museum Collection at North Carolina State University\, this floral design blends silk and goldwork techniques including satin stitch\, stem stitch\, spangles\, and various cutwork techniques. The finished product measures 3” x 5”. Images of the reference pieces will be shown during the workshop with the gracious permission of the Gregg Museum. \n\n\nKit includes metallic linen with cotton backing fabric and pre-printed design outline\, silk embroidery threads\, metal embroidery wires\, gilt spangles\, and needles. \n\n\nSkill level: All (hand sewing or embroidery experience is recommended) \nKit: $150 \n3 hours \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 pm\, and October 7\, 9:00 am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.F.O. [UnFinished Objects] \nSamantha Soifer\, Professional Embroidery Artist\, Philadelphia\, PA \n\n\nWhat have you let languish in your creative spaces\, both mental and physical? What projects have you almost finished but not quite found the motivation to complete? If all you need is a little time\, space\, helping hands\, and a dash of inspiration to get you to the finish line\, join me! \n\n\nBring along: \n\n\nWhatever has been haunting your craft bin \nAny materials necessary to finish your project (needles\, yarn\, thread\, tape\, pins\, etc.) \nA working idea of how you’d like to Get. This. Project. Done! \n\n\nThis is a cooperative experience facilitated by a professional embroidery artist with knowledge of multiple craft disciplines but who is not an expert in everything craft. Let’s breathe new life into your old projects and see what happens! \n\n\nSkill level: All \nFee: $30 \n90 minutes \nOffered: October 7\, 9:00 and 10:45 am \n\n\nDr. Mend’s Surgery \nKate Sekules\, Author of MEND! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto\, New York\, NY \n\n\nGet inspired to mend with verve\, nerve\, and glaringly obvious thread; to value and preserve what you already have. Bring your sick or injured garment and get a personal consultation with Dr. Mend and a prescription for your rip\, hole\, stain\, or damage\, complete with sample materials and instruction. Learn Kate’s tips and tricks and how the art of visible mending is part of an important contemporary movement to give fashion back its soul. \n\n\nSkill level: All \nFee: $45 \n3 hours \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 pm \n\n\nStorage\, Care\, and Display of Textiles \n\n\nWant to feel like a student in the Winterthur Graduate Programs? Join members of the Winterthur Preventive and Textile Conservation teams to discuss care of collection textiles. Learn about archival materials for storage\, methods of care\, and guidance for display and lighting. We will look at needlework examples from the Winterthur permanent and teaching collections to illustrate proper care and display. This workshop will take place in the Winterthur textile and preventive conservation labs as well as the galleries. \n\n\nSkill level: All \nFee: $20 \n90 minutes \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 and 4:15 pm\, and October 7\, 9:00 and 10:45 am \n\n\nNeedlework at Winterthur \nSmall group tours highlight treasures of Winterthur’s unparalleled needlework collection. \n\n\nSkill level: All \nFee: $20 \n90 minutes \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30 and 4:15 pm\, and October 7\, 9:00 and 10:45 am \n\n\nStitch Space \nLaura Johnson\, Linda Eaton Associate Curator of Textiles\, Winterthur \n\n\nDrop by during the first workshop block either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning to probe deeper into the conference themes through lively discussions\, informal trivia\, a stitching challenge\, and the opportunity to chat or share photos with other stitchers. Bring your stitching! \n\n\nSkill level: All \nFee: $0 \nDrop-in \nOffered: October 6\, 2:30-4:00 pm\, and October 7\, 9:00-10:30 am \n\n\nDrop-In Opportunities \nAvailable During all Workshop Sessions \n\n\nLibrary \n\n\nVisit the library to revel in a variety of needlework-related resources drawn from its world-class collections\, which span from 1600 to the early 1900s. Take notes or photos. Find inspiration for further study or for your next stitching project. Please wash your hands before coming to the library. \n\n\nExhibition \n\n\nHead upstairs to the Second Floor Galleries to explore The Needle’s I: Stitching Identity\, which presents stitchers and stitchery from the 18th century to the present day and explores these makers\, their marks\, and their stories through themes of family\, memory\, and craft tradition. The exhibition is inspired by The Needle’s Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution by Marla Miller. \n\n\nSpeaker Bios \n\n\nLynne Anderson is director of the Sampler Archive Project\, a nationwide collaborative effort to create an online database of information and images of American samplers. She is also founder of the Sampler Consortium\, an international member organization for individuals interested in the study of schoolgirl samplers and related girlhood embroideries. Dr. Anderson has published numerous articles on the role of schoolgirl samplers in female education and is a frequent speaker at national conferences. Her study of Mexican samplers is informed by an ongoing collaboration with Mayela Flores Enriques\, lecturer in Art History and Ph.D. candidate in Critical Gender Studies at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. \n\n\nKelli Barnes is a Ph.D. candidate in History and African American Public Humanities Fellow at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on Black girls and girlhood\, African American history of the 18th and 19th centuries\, and transatlantic history—all through the lens of Black feminist and womanist theories\, material culture\, and visual culture analysis. This research builds on her previous work as an interior designer and historic preservationist and her interest in curatorial and exhibit design work upon graduation. \n\n\nErica Lome is associate curator at Historic New England. She was previously the Peggy N. Gerry Curatorial Associate at the Concord Museum\, a position sponsored by Decorative Arts Trust. She received her M.A. from the Bard Graduate Center and her Ph.D. from the University of Delaware’s American Civilization Program. \n\n\nMarla Miller teaches history\, public history\, material culture\, and museum studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her interest in women’s work before the industrial revolution has led to several award-winning publications\, including The Needle’s Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution (2006)\, and Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010). Her most recent work\, Entangled Lives: Labor\, Livelihood\, and Landscapes of Change in Rural Massachusetts\, published in 2019\, highlights the limitations and opportunities Anglo-\, African\, and Native American women encountered through their work in the community of Hadley\, Massachusetts. Marla also serves on the board of the New England Quarterly and as a consultant for museums and historic sites. \n\n\nTricia Wilson Nguyen is a teacher\, historian\, entrepreneur\, and engineer. Her interests stretch between the embroidery and technology of the past and present. Dr. Nguyen’s primary field is engineering where she has been part of a small group of scientists and artists who have pioneered the new field of electronic textiles. Her product developments in that field have been seen in Land’s End\, Brookstone\, the fields of World Cup Soccer\, and have been exhibited at the Smithsonian. But in this venue\, Tricia is best known for her knowledge and interpretation of historical needlework through projects such as the Plimoth Jacket. She is owner of Thistle Threads\, a company which researches and designs historically inspired needlework. Her unique twist is viewing the objects through the lens of economic history using her engineering background to understand the clues they hold. \n\n\nKate Sekules is a Ph.D. candidate in Material Culture and Design History at Bard Graduate Center\, New York\, using interdisciplinary approaches to research mending cultures and related fields. She has lectured on the history\, methodologies\, and contexts of dress and textile repair at institutions including Parsons\, NYU\, New School\, FIT\, and Tufts\, runs the mending program at NYC nonprofit Custom Collaborative\, and has taught workshops at RISD Museum\, the Textile Arts Center\, New York\, and the Costume and Textile Association UK\, among many others. She is a board member of the Ethical Fashion Forum\, UK\, and sits on the advisory council of the New Standard Institute\, NYC. She received an M.A in Costume Studies from NYU. Her book MEND! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto was published by Penguin in fall 2020. \n\n\n$425; $350 Winterthur Members. Save $50 if you register by June 30. Access to Asynchronous Virtual Conference content is $200; $150 Winterthur Members. Space is limited. Registration Required by September 30. \n\n\nAll presentations will be recorded and made available two weeks after the conference for access by conference registrants for one month. \n\n\nWinterthur reserves the right to cancel the conference. Should Winterthur cancel\, participants will be issued a full refund. Needlework Conference participants who cancel by September 15\, regardless of reason\, will be issued a full refund minus a $50 handling fee. No refunds will be issued after September 15.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/needlework-conference/
CATEGORIES:Class,Conference,Lecture,Member,Program,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Etiquette Lecture & Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:How To Make a Great First Impression in Eight Seconds\nJoin Gail Madison\, director of the Madison School of Etiquette and Protocol and trained at the Protocol School of Washington\, to learn the five key secrets to making a great first impression and presenting yourself with confidence every time. \nDining Etiquette:  Polishing Your Table Manners\nFrom taking your seat to picking up your napkin\, there are rules of dining etiquette that will make you more comfortable and confident. Everyone has wondered which fork or bread plate to use\, how to eat soup\, or the best way to converse across a table.  Have fun learning to dine American and European style over a three-course meal and polish your skills personally or professionally.  \nLecture only: $15; $10 for Members; Lecture and luncheon: $75; $70 for Members. \nRegister for the lecture and luncheon. \nRegister for the lecture.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/etiquette-lecture-luncheon/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Lecture,Member
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SUMMARY:A Love of Azaleas: A Visual History of Azaleas in the Winterthur Garden Virtual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:In 1962\, Henry Francis du Pont wrote\, “The longer I grow azaleas\, the more I realize how beautiful they are when grouped in harmonious colors and contrast.” Join Linda Eirhart\, director of horticulture and curator of plants\, for a virtual lecture about the different types of azaleas du Pont used in the garden\, when and how he obtained choice species and cultivars\, and how he combined them with the other azaleas and plants to create beautiful color combinations. This lecture is exclusively for Members. Join today! \nRegister now.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/a-love-of-azaleas-a-visual-history-of-azaleas-in-the-winterthur-garden-virtual-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T160000
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SUMMARY:Transform Winterthur with Us
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate opening day by meeting the artists and curators behind Transformations\, our first contemporary exhibition; Upcycled!\, a community-driven exhibition; and Bearing Witness\, which considers our collection through new lenses. Hear the artists talk about the ways that Winterthur and its collections have inspired their work. Help shape future exhibitions by sharing your feedback with us as you chat with curators and other staff. Enjoy complimentary coffee\, tea\, and cookies. Free to members. Complimentary beverages and cookies available while supplies last. Details and schedule to follow. This is a drop in program.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/transform-winterthur-with-us/
CATEGORIES:Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T210000
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SUMMARY:Wonderful Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Spend an evening enjoying the holidays at Winterthur and linger longer\, as we’ll be open until 9:00 pm on Wednesdays in December. Tour the decorated mansion\, toast marshmallows by the fire\, savor a seasonal cocktail\, listen to live jazz in the Visitor Center\, choose a unique gift at our newly opened museum store\, and sing along with carolers. Each evening features a different performer and special workshop. Includes Yuletide Tour\, live jazz\, and caroling. Food and drink available for purchase. Additional fee for workshops. Included with admission. Free for Winterthur and DMNH members. House tours by reservation only\, with limited capacity. Admission (no house tour) $10. \nDecember 15\nJazz Performance—Sharon and Shawn Trio \nWorkshop—Garden to Vase Floral Design Workshop: Dual Season Door Décor \nEnjoy a caroling sing-along with the Newark Ukesters in the Galleries Reception Atrium\, 6:00–8:00 pm. \nThe Farm at Oxford will have a pop-up plant shop with amaryllis\, daffodil\, and paperwhites available\, and a quick planting tutorial\, outside the Museum Store\, 5:00–7:00pm. \nPurchase tickets. \nDecember 22\nJazz Performance—The Q Factor \nWorkshop—Winter Barn Box\, hosted by Terrarium Therapy \nEnjoy the Ursuline Academy Choir singing carols in the Galleries Reception Atrium\,  6:00–7:30 pm \nPurchase tickets. \nDecember 29\nJazz Performance—The Greg Farnese Quartet \nWorkshop—Candle Making\, hosted by Cabernet Candles \nPurchase tickets.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/wonderful-wednesdays/2021-12-01/
CATEGORIES:Entertainment,Member,Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211022T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211022T210000
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SUMMARY:Drive-in Movie Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Pile your friends and family in the car and take in a fun film under the night sky. All films rated PG. Gates open at 5 pm\, movie starts at 7 pm. Walk-ins welcome! \nFriday\, October 22: Night at the Museum  \nTonight\, visit the Delaware Museum of Natural History’s “mini-museum” to see some of its hidden treasures and learn about the impressive collections housed within its walls. Take home a shell or shark tooth to start your own “museum” at home. \nReserve now.     Tickets will also be sold at the door inside Gate 2. \nSaturday\, October 23: Hocus Pocus  \nReserve now.   Tickets will also be sold at the door inside Gate 2. \nSunday\, October 24: Mary Poppins Returns  \nReserve now.  Tickets will also be sold at the door inside Gate 2. \n$40 per car. BYO food and drink\, or purchase hot dogs\, hamburgers\, chips\, cookies\, soda\, and popcorn from our food tent. Movies can be viewed from cars or on the grass with BYO blankets and lawn chairs.  Admission by reservation or at the gate. Enter at Gate 2 on the Point to Point fields on route 52.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/drive-in-movie-weekend/2021-10-22/
CATEGORIES:Entertainment,Member,Museum,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T140000
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SUMMARY:Autumn Authors Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Join us for these fascinating lectures. Included with admission. Free for Winterthur and DMNH members. \nOur Honored Dead: The Evolution\nof the American Funeral\, October 16\nThe cascade of events following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 created the template for the traditional American funeral. Author and undertaker Todd Harra discusses the evolution of America funerary practices and why we bury our dead the way we do. \nRegister now!
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/autumn-authors-lectures/2021-09-04/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Member
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T190000
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SUMMARY:The Azaleas of Winterthur: A Study in Color
DESCRIPTION:Virtual lecture\nLearn the history of Azalea Woods from Linda Eirhart\, director of horticulture and senior curator of plants\, who takes you from its origin—H. F. du Pont’s purchase in 1917 of some of the first Kurume azaleas available in the United States—to the striking corridors of color we know today. Reservations required.\nFree for Winterthur and DMNH members. \nRegister now!
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/the-azaleas-of-winterthur-a-study-in-color/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Member
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