Past Events – Birds of Vermont Museum

[POSTPONED] Cardinal Ornaments Sunday Option (One-Day Woodcarving Class)

December 4, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

$45

Three painted woodcarvings: a male Northern Cardinal, a female Northern Cardinal, and an evergreen tree. They sit on a wooden surface against a pale background, with the male in front and the tree in back, overlapping. The birds are ornaments: they have small brass loops on their backs through which a cord could be threaded. The tree is a somewhat layered cone in dark green with some white and glitter on some of the ridges of its branches.

Complete a painted woodcarving in this one-day class! Wood blank and paint provided.
David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers leads the workshop.

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Winter Finches and Irruptions

February 8 @ 2:00 pm

Redpoll (smallbrown and white bird with reddish patch on forehead, type of , finch) perches on a snowy spruce branchlet.

A what now? And which finches where and when?

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See it. Sketch it. Bird It.

April 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

nature journaling and sketching materials

Enjoy an interactive program using bird carvings and other items to teach techniques for observing and identifying birds. Great for kids and adults.

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Drawing for Mindfulness: art workshop with Rachel Mirus

May 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

Sliding scale

Join artist Rachel Mirus in practicing observational drawing techniques that can quiet the mind and encourage being wholly present in nature.

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Let your imagination take flight: art workshop with Rachel Mirus

June 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

Sliding scale

Illustration of Blue Jay in flight on a green and yellow leafy-textured background.

Join artist Rachel Mirus and let your imagination take flight with bird-inspired creative drawing.

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CANCELLED : Saw-whet Owl: One-Day Woodcarving Class

June 17 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

$45

saw-whet owl carved in wood and painted, perched on a chunk of wood with bark on it

Complete a painted woodcarving in this one-day class! Wood blank and paint provided.
David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers leads the workshop.

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Paint-a-carving: class with woodcarver Larry Bertrand

July 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Birds of Vermont Museum

$25 – $45

How do some woodcarvings get their colors? Paint... but not just slapping on color. Practice this art with Larry Bertrand. Beginners welcome!

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Meander for Mushrooms

September 10 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Birds of Vermont Museum

$20 – $40

Orange-topped mushroom with light orange "cloud-like" bulges on the dome-shaped cap.

Ever wondered about the mysterious mushrooms that share the forest with us? Walk with Meg Madden and discover wild and wonderful fungi in Vermont forests.

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