ORNAMENTAL FACES: Carving class Sat Nov 12 • 9–3 :
Santa! Wizard! Leprechaun! Carve and paint gnomish faces. Great for fun, gifts!
Upcoming Class: Killdeer Carving with David Tuttle
Come to a one-day carving class with David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers. We will carve and paint a Killdeer. Wood blank, eyes, snacks, and coffee provided.
No carving experience required! Beginners are as welcome as experts. Do bring your tools and gloves if you have them; if you don’t, let us know. Dave often brings some knives, gloves, etc. to sell.
Great for teens and adults.
Saturday, June 21 • 9:00am – 3:00pm
$25 for Museum and GMWC members • $35 for everyone else
Pre-register by email museum@birdsofvermont.org or phone 802 434-2167 .
Please bring your lunch; we will provide coffee, tea, snacks.
upcoming event: Woodcarving Demonstration
Wood Carving Demonstration
Saturday, October 20 • 1 – 2 p.m.
Check out our wood carving demonstration upstairs in the Birds of Vermont Museum workshop.
Ask questions, collect fresh ideas, learn a new technique. See what birds are in progress or guess which one will be added next to the collection.
A perfect complement to a museum visit. Appropriate for all ages. Free with admission.
Fabulous Fall Festival
Fabulous Fall Festival
Saturday, October 13 • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Live birds, music, soap and wood carving, kids’ crafts, face painting, and more!
$2 / Free if you are 3 and under or show your Museum or Green Mountain Woodcarver membership card
Our schedule of events (but check when you get here to be sure):
10:00 Carving Workshop : Spirit faces in bark (2 hours; $10 fee but this includes all-day admission also)
11:00 Soap Carving
11:00 Live Music by Northeast Field (terrific Celtic music)
1:00 Live Bird Talk
2:00 Soap Carving
2:15 Face Painting
3:00 Nature Note cards
3:59 Announcing Winner of the Kids Raffle
All Day / Ongoing:
- Admire the Art Contest Entries and discover the Winners (Pick up your ribbon and prize if it’s you)
- Used Books and Other Treasures Sale
- Explore the Museum (can you find all 535 eggs? Did we count right?)
- Get a ticket for a Raffle: Kids Raffle (Saturday only) and Decoy Raffle (winner announced October 31)
- Scavenger Hunts
- Nature Quests
- Live birds at our feeders, in the woods, in the meadoews
- Snacks available for sale
- Yet more games and crafts
- Walking trails (have you found the pond? The stone wall? The new bench? All the items on the Unnatural Trail?)