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SUMMARY:Garden & Estate Insider: Merino Mania
DESCRIPTION:Explore the history of the first merino sheep at Winterthur on a walk to the barn where we currently have sheep and goats\, led by Tyler Johnson\, and Josh Horowitz\, estate guides. Included with admission. Free for Members.  \nRegister now. \nJoin our staff and invited experts for other Garden & Estate Insider events\, every Wednesday\, April–October.  \nSeptember 11—Capturing Nature: Photo Tips and Tricks \nSeptember 18—Respecting History in the Face of Present Challenges \nSeptember 25—Appreciating Goldenrod and Asters \nOctober 2—Plants of Oak Hill \nOctober 9—Sawmill Reforestation \nOctober 16—Brick Lookout to Bristol Summerhouse \nOctober 23—Spruce\, Fir & Pine\, Oh My! \nOctober 30—Autumn Walk through the March Bank \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/garden-estate-insider-merino-mania/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T113000
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SUMMARY:Story Time in Enchanted Woods
DESCRIPTION:Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. After\, your children will enjoy a sensory station with objects and activities to match the day’s story. Included with admission. Free for children under 2. Members free. Story Time starts promptly at scheduled time and takes place weekly\, April–October. \nSeptember 5—Discovering the Secret World of Nature Underground by Petra Bartíková \nSeptember 12—When the World is Dreaming by Rita Gray \nSeptember 19—Molly’s Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner \nSeptember 26—Who’s Nest by Guy Troughton
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/story-time-in-enchanted-woods-15/2024-09-05/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T140000
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SUMMARY:Off the Shelf: The Colorful World of Scrapbooks
DESCRIPTION:From clipped recipes to vibrant Victoriana\, historical scrapbooks contain fascinating stories of people of the past. Explore some of the hundreds of scrapbooks in the Winterthur Library\, featuring the humble\, the heartfelt\, and even the haunted and discover the process of assembling a scrapbook with Allie Alvis\, special collections curator. Free. Reservations required; limited to 20 participants. \nSold out. \nJoin us for Off the Shelf: Talking Turkey with Cookbooks on November 10.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/off-the-shelf-the-colorful-world-of-scrapbooks/
CATEGORIES:Library,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T054243
CREATED:20240814T144419Z
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SUMMARY:Garden & Estate Insider: Capturing Nature: Photo Tips and Tricks
DESCRIPTION:Join Delaware Master Naturalists and like-minded nature enthusiasts on a journey to capture the fascinating world around you. This walk is about viewing and capturing the perfect shot\, not about photography fundamentals. Cameras & mobile phones are welcome. Included with admission. Free for Members.  \nRegister now. \nJoin our staff and invited experts for other Garden & Estate Insider events\, every Wednesday\, April–October.  \nSeptember 18—Respecting History in the Face of Present Challenges \nSeptember 25—Appreciating Goldenrod and Asters \nOctober 2—Plants of Oak Hill \nOctober 9—Sawmill Reforestation \nOctober 16—Brick Lookout to Bristol Summerhouse \nOctober 23—Spruce\, Fir & Pine\, Oh My! \nOctober 30—Autumn Walk through the March Bank \n 
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/garden-estate-insider-capturing-nature-photo-tips-and-tricks/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Garden,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T110000
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SUMMARY:Story Time in Enchanted Woods
DESCRIPTION:Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. After\, your children will enjoy a sensory station with objects and activities to match the day’s story. Included with admission. Free for children under 2. Members free. Story Time starts promptly at scheduled time and takes place weekly\, April–October. \nSeptember 5—Discovering the Secret World of Nature Underground by Petra Bartíková \nSeptember 12—When the World is Dreaming by Rita Gray \nSeptember 19—Molly’s Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner \nSeptember 26—Who’s Nest by Guy Troughton
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/story-time-in-enchanted-woods-15/2024-09-12/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Kids & Families,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T120000
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CREATED:20240814T145004Z
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SUMMARY:Garden & Estate Insider: Respecting History in the Face of Present Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Learn how Winterthur staff reconcile historic design parameters with current pest\, disease\, and climate issues affecting trees on the property on a walk led by Allison Edmonds\, arborist. Included with admission. Free for Members.  \nRegister now. \nJoin our staff and invited experts for other Garden & Estate Insider events\, every Wednesday\, April–October.  \nSeptember 25—Appreciating Goldenrod and Asters \nOctober 2—Plants of Oak Hill \nOctober 9—Sawmill Reforestation \nOctober 16—Brick Lookout to Bristol Summerhouse \nOctober 23—Spruce\, Fir & Pine\, Oh My! \nOctober 30—Autumn Walk through the March Bank
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/garden-estate-insider-respecting-history-in-the-face-of-present-challenges/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T110000
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SUMMARY:Story Time in Enchanted Woods
DESCRIPTION:Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. After\, your children will enjoy a sensory station with objects and activities to match the day’s story. Included with admission. Free for children under 2. Members free. Story Time starts promptly at scheduled time and takes place weekly\, April–October. \nSeptember 5—Discovering the Secret World of Nature Underground by Petra Bartíková \nSeptember 12—When the World is Dreaming by Rita Gray \nSeptember 19—Molly’s Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner \nSeptember 26—Who’s Nest by Guy Troughton
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/story-time-in-enchanted-woods-15/2024-09-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T160000
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SUMMARY:Discover Winterthur
DESCRIPTION:Discover the treasures in your own backyard on this admission-free day at Winterthur! Get outside and explore the garden\, take a hayride over the hills\, or learn something new in our galleries. Enjoy live music and activities around the estate such as crafting\, garden hikes\, and story time. Together with our community partners\, Winterthur offers fun for all\, inside and out! Join us free of charge all day. \nWe are offering a sensory-friendly hour from 9:00 to 10:00 am in the Brown Horticulture Learning Center those who wish to explore independently at their own pace. Guests can expect reduced crowds and noise at that time\, with quiet spaces for respite and on-hand support from skilled and friendly volunteers. \nPlease be aware that parking is limited\, and we expect a large turnout early in the day. Please visit any time but consider arriving later. You will have plenty of time to enjoy all Winterthur has to offer. \nRegister now. \nVisitor Center\n\n	Meet at the Visitor Center patio for the 11:00 am Garden Walk and visit garden areas not seen from the tram route.\n	Join New Directions Early Head Start to learn about the colors in nature and go on a colorful photo scavenger hunt. You can have your picture taken and receive a printed photo to take home.\n	Come play with your child and learn how games and activities stimulate their development with Books\, Balls & Blocks. Skill-building activities in stations focus on communication and language\, cognition and problem solving\, gross and fine motor skills\, and literacy.\n	Visit the team from Hagley Museum and Library as they demonstrate the history of irons from their patent model collection\, then get tips and clues as you figure out where each iron fits in the historical timeline.   \n	Join the Newark Ukesters from 11:00 am–2:00 pm for an interactive and fun time as they perform classics and fan favorites on the patio.\n\nGreenhouses & Brown Horticulture Learning Center\n\n	Explore the Head House and take a glimpse back in time to one of the areas on the estate that evokes H. F. du Pont’s passion for gardening and flowers.\n	Learn which vegetables can be seeded for the fall season at home and see demonstrations of seeding and transplanting vegetables into containers from the Food Bank of Delaware. Take home free seeding supplies to use your new skills and try at home. \n	Humane Animal Partners (HAP) will be on site with adoptable pups! Stop by their table to learn more about their adoption services\, low-cost wellness and vaccine clinics\, or volunteer opportunities like Doggy Day Out.\n	Join the Winterthur Delaware Master Naturalist group for “The Wonderful World of Fungi.” Enjoy activities and crafts and learn fun facts about the mighty mushroom and its cousins.\n	Decorate your own terra cotta pots with garden-inspired designs.\n	Plant a seed in your custom terra cotta pot and learn how to care for it.\n	Label your soon-to-be flower or vegetable by making your own wooden garden marker.\n\n  \n \nGalleries Reception Area\n\n	Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur exhibition features more than thirty nationally recognized artists whose work draws inspiration from the historic collections of the museum\, garden\, and library. Explore the online exhibition now to see current and past works. Then visit the Galleries during your visit to experience more\, in person. Join a Gallery Walk every 30 minutes from 9:00 am–4:00 pm.\n	Enjoy a performance by the Tower Hill Chamber Ensemble\, comprised of advanced players from the Tower Hill School Orchestra. Performance time to be determined.\n	Discover dance at Winterthur! Join The Wilmington Ballet and M. Amber Spivey of I.AM.Art N Motion for a performance in the Galleries from 12:00–12:30 pm. Afterwards\, join them as they lead a demonstration at the Maypole in Enchanted Woods\, 1:30–2:30 pm.\n	\nIn celebration of the birthday of Marian Coffin\, one of the first American female landscape architects and lifelong friend of Henry Francis du Pont\, listen to a reading of the play April Garden\, written by Donna Kaz\, playwright and recent Winterthur Maker-Creator fellow\, and performed by local actors at 1:00 pm in the Rotunda. Be sure to stroll through the Sundial Garden (formerly the April Garden)\, which was Coffin and du Pont’s final project together at Winterthur.\n\n	Stop by the People to People Delaware table to pick up a free peace sticker and play their global kids’ game to win a prize!\n	Visit full-scale and child-sized reproductions of a workbench from Winterthur’s With Hammer in Hand exhibit.  Try some of the tools that were used to flatten\, smooth\, and shave wood in an 18th-century cabinet shop.\n	Hello Loom! Learn the basics of weaving on a simple loom that can fit in your hands and go with you. \n\nLibrary\n\n	Stop by the Winterthur Library from 10:00 am–2:00 pm for drop-in activities. Explore toys and games from the past\, read a storybook\, or make your own colorful bookmark.\n	Hayrides will depart from the east side of the Galleries (next to the library) every 30 minutes\, 10:00 am–3:00 pm.\n\nEnchanted Woods\n\n	Follow a storybook trail as you read Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek by Marianne Berkes.\n	Learn about Read Aloud Delaware’s Volunteer Reading Program and LENA Start—a free program designed to guide parents of newborns to 3-year-olds as they prepare their child for kindergarten. Enjoy a giveaway of new and gently used books for children and join Pete the Cat for a storybook reading at 11:30 am.\n	Enjoy a performance by The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware\, a non-auditioned LGBTQ+ and allies community chorus as they sing songs of affirmation from 12:00–12:45 pm.\n	Discover dance at Winterthur! Join The Wilmington Ballet and M. Amber Spivey of I.AM.Art N Motion as they lead a demonstration at the Maypole in Enchanted Woods from 1:30–2:30 pm.\n	Get your face painted\, inspired by the garden. \n	Combine paper\, glue\, and sticks to make miniature tree houses.\n	Press and preserve a leaf from the day to make it into a memento.
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/discover-winterthur-2/
CATEGORIES:Activity,Kids & Families,Museum,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T120000
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CREATED:20240814T150234Z
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SUMMARY:Garden & Estate Insider: Appreciating Goldenrod and Asters
DESCRIPTION:Learn about these beautiful flowers and their benefits to pollinators on a walk with Josh Horowitz\, garden interpreter. Included with admission. Free for Members.  \nRegister now. \nJoin our staff and invited experts for other Garden & Estate Insider events\, every Wednesday\, April–October.  \nOctober 2—Plants of Oak Hill \nOctober 9—Sawmill Reforestation \nOctober 16—Brick Lookout to Bristol Summerhouse \nOctober 23—Spruce\, Fir & Pine\, Oh My! \nOctober 30—Autumn Walk through the March Bank
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/garden-estate-insider-appreciating-goldenrod-and-asters/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T113000
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CREATED:20240814T193250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T174327Z
UID:49117-1727348400-1727350200@www.winterthur.org
SUMMARY:Story Time in Enchanted Woods
DESCRIPTION:Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation for nature. Kids ages 3–6 sit among the Story Stones to hear nature-based stories. After\, your children will enjoy a sensory station with objects and activities to match the day’s story. Included with admission. Free for children under 2. Members free. Story Time starts promptly at scheduled time and takes place weekly\, April–October. \nSeptember 5—Discovering the Secret World of Nature Underground by Petra Bartíková \nSeptember 12—When the World is Dreaming by Rita Gray \nSeptember 19—Molly’s Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner \nSeptember 26—Who’s Nest by Guy Troughton
URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/story-time-in-enchanted-woods-15/2024-09-26/
CATEGORIES:Garden,Kids & Families,Program
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