Stamford CT Guide » aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com The Local Guide for Stamford, CT. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:22:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Planetarium Sundayhttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-3.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-3.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:43:30 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=288 The theme for this month’s planetarium show at Stamford Museum & Nature Center is “IBEX, Exploring the Sun’s Neighborhood”. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft is scheduled for launch in June. This show will explain what scientists hope to learn about our area of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Planetarium show is at 3 p.m.

Admission: SM&NC members FREE; Non-Members, Adults $3, Children $2.
No children under 5 allowed.

For more information, call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or visit www.stamfordmuseum.org.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-3.html/feed 0 Center’s Flights of Fancy Wine Tastinghttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/center%e2%80%99s-flights-of-fancy-wine-tasting.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/center%e2%80%99s-flights-of-fancy-wine-tasting.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:42:05 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=287 Ste. Michelle Wine Estates presents Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s Flights of Fancy Wine Tasting, an evening of excellent wine, food and friends to benefit the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. At this year’s annual wine tasting, guests will be treated to an array of fine wine provided by WinePort and delicious food as well as a tempting silent auction, and new this year, a live auction. Co-Sponsors: Ernst & Young, Juner Properties, Pierson & Smith, Purdue Pharma. Magazine Sponsor: Moffly Publications; radio sponsor: 96.7 The Coast/ 95.9 The Fox. Featured caterers include A Dash of Salt, Bayleaf Gourmet, David’s Catering, Frank & Julio, Libby Coverly Cooke Catering, LexZee Gourmet, Marybeth’s, Outdoor Cookers, Patricia Blake, Some Things Fishy Catering, Sweet on You Bakery & Café, Wine Cellar Sorbet and others.

Friday, June 6, 6:30–10 p.m., Stamford Museum & Nature Center Bendel Mansion.

Tickets: Members $75/ Non-members $100 (parking and admission included).

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/center%e2%80%99s-flights-of-fancy-wine-tasting.html/feed 0 Amphibian Amble IIhttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/amphibian-amble-ii.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/amphibian-amble-ii.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:40:03 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=286 Stamford Museum & Nature Center invites you to head into the forest to visit its vernal ponds, also known as the “nurseries of the forest,” as these seasonal ponds come to life in with spotted salamanders, wood frogs and spring peepers. Meet at the Overbrook Nature Center for a short introduction, and then head into the woods. This Outdoor Adventures program is offered to participants ages 5 years and older.

Pre-registration is required, call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.
Members $5 / Non-members $8 (parking and admission included).

May 31, 4-5:30 p.m., rain or shine.

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/amphibian-amble-ii.html/feed 0 Planetarium Sundayhttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-2.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-2.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:38:39 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=285 The theme for this month’s planetarium show at Stamford Museum & Nature Center is “Looking for Earthlike Planets”. The search for Earthlike planets that orbit stars other than the Sun is an important goal of our space program. Come to the planetarium and discover what astronomers have learned about the extrasolar planets that have been found so far.

Planetarium show is at 3 p.m.

Admission: SM&NC members FREE; Non-Members, Adults $3, Children $2.
No children under 5 allowed.

For more information, call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or visit www.stamfordmuseum.org.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/planetarium-sunday-2.html/feed 0 Model Ts to Mustangshttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/model-ts-to-mustangs.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/model-ts-to-mustangs.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:36:57 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=284 Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s annual outdoor antique and classic car show sponsored by Carriage House Motor Cars, Ltd., returns for its fifth year. This year’s show will include a special section highlighting the Packard automobile. The show will be juried, with awards presented in several categories including a People’s Choice Award. New this year, there will be a hands-on children’s pedal car section. Media sponsors: 95.9 The Fox & 96.7 The Coast.

Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Free with gate admission.

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org.

To volunteer, call 203.322.1646 ext. 6530 or e-mail volunteer@stamfordmuseum.org.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/model-ts-to-mustangs.html/feed 0 Snakes of the Worldhttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/snakes-of-the-world.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/snakes-of-the-world.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:35:31 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=283 Join Naturalist Chris Evers of Animal Embassy for a fascinating look at these often-misunderstood creatures at an Outdoor Adventures program at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Enshrouded by myth and mystery, snakes have been revered and reviled throughout human history. See live snakes including an albino Burmese python and a green anaconda, up close and personal in the Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s Bendel Mansion.

Two programs times are offered: 5:30– 6:30 p.m.(ages 3-5), 7– 8 p.m. (ages 6 and older).
Pre-registration is required, call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.

Members $5 / Non-members $8 (parking and admission included).

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/snakes-of-the-world.html/feed 0 Meet the Artist! Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick™http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/meet-the-artist-nathan-sawaya-the-art-of-the-brick%e2%84%a2.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/meet-the-artist-nathan-sawaya-the-art-of-the-brick%e2%84%a2.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:32:53 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=277 Watch LEGO® brick artist Nathan Sawaya at work on a new piece as part of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s exhibition, Architecture of the Imagination: The Lure of the LEGO® Brick, on Sunday June 29, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries.

Free with gate admission.

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/general-stamford-talk/meet-the-artist-nathan-sawaya-the-art-of-the-brick%e2%84%a2.html/feed 0 Desiree, Edward, and The Little Black Bookhttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/desiree-edward-and-the-little-black-book.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/desiree-edward-and-the-little-black-book.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:32:32 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=278 Stamford Museum & Nature Center will display John Singer Sargent’s “Portrait of J. P. Wolff,” one of the museum’s most important paintings, and one with a fascinating history as part of the Goudstikker collection, in this mini-exhibition on view in the museum’s lobby.

Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, August 17, 2008.

For more information, visit www.stamfordmuseum.org,
e-mail info@stamfordmuseum.org,
or call 203.322.1646 ext. 6521.

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Exhibition will be on view Saturday, September 13, 2008 – Sunday, February 1, 2009 .
A Special Members’ preview, Friday, September 12.

]]> http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/pets-in-america.html/feed 0 SM&NC Goes to the Dogshttp://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/smnc-goes-to-the-dogs.html http://www.stamfordctguide.com/local-events-cat/smnc-goes-to-the-dogs.html#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:31:45 +0000 aerutter http://www.stamfordctguide.com/?p=280 Stamford Museum & Nature Center celebrates a day for dogs, featuring dogs and the people and organizations that train, breed, and rescue them, hosted by the museum’s own canine officer, Molly, a border collie. This festival is presented in conjunction with this museum’s Pets in America exhibition. Please, note that only exhibitor animals will be allowed on Museum grounds.

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