July 2010

Event: First Friday: First Look Party! Award Winners X
Date: Friday, July 2
Time: 2:30 -4:30 p.m.
Price: Free, All Ages
Description: Enjoy festive Fourth food fare and be one of the first to preview the works of this year’s Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist fellows.

Pre-registration is not required.

Event: Biggs Kids: Firecracker Crown
Date: Saturday, July 3
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Price: Free, Children Ages 5-10
Description: Celebrate America’s birthday! Children will create crowns to wear on the Fourth of July.

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Event: Award Winners X Opening Reception
Date: Saturday, July 17
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Price: Free, All Ages
Description: Support this year’s Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist fellows and enjoy highlights of the past ten years of DDOA’s award winning artists. Refreshments will be provided.

Event: Summer ArtVentures: Under the Sea
Date: Tuesday, July 20
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $25 Family Members/$30 Not-Yet Members, Children Ages 5-10
Description: Your children will be eager to wash up for dinner using the fun soap we create in class. Participants will also decorate a beach fishbowl and make a paper bag whale.

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Event: Biggs Summer Movies on the Lawn: Hook
Date: Tuesday, July 20
Time: Movie begins at 8:30 p.m.  
Price: Free, All Ages
Description: Enjoy a free showing of Hook on the front lawn at the Biggs Museum. Hook is a 1991 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Steven
Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, Caroline Goodall and Maggie Smith. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing on a grown-up Peter who has forgotten his childhood. Now known as "Peter Banning," he is a successful corporate lawyer with a wife and two children. Captain Hook kidnaps his two children, and he must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit as Peter Pan in order to challenge his old enemy.

Event: Mini-Masters: Prints Charming
Date: Wednesday, July 21
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Price: Free, Children Ages 3-5
Description: Let nature make a lasting impression with this project. Using objects from nature like leaves, flowers and twigs, we will create prints with paint and a small roller.

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Event: Reconstructed Jewelry Workshop
Date: Wednesday, July 21
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Price: $40 members/ $45 not-yet members
Description: Have old jewelry that you never wear anymore? Learn how to incorporate old pieces into something new and unique. Bring one or several old pieces of jewelry. All other tools and materials will be supplied.

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Event: Summer ArtVentures: Flower Power
Date: Thursday, July 22
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $25 Family Members/$30 Not-Yet Members, Children Ages 5-10
Description: After decorating flower vases, participants will create handprint lilies to fill them. Each child will also construct a large “Flower Power” mask.

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Event: Summer ArtVentures: Bug-a rama
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $25 Family Members/$30 Not-Yet Members, Children Ages 5-10
Description: Create a “buzzing” bumble bee, a ladybug crown, and a “buggy” personalized initial to decorate your bedroom.

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Event: Museum Yoga with Ann Gravatt
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Price: $10 Members/$12 Not-Yet Members
Description: Explore art and the artistry of yoga by immersing yourself in a yoga practice that incorporates the serenity of an art museum. You’ll leave this experience with a sense of well being. Suitable for all skill levels, from the novice to the experienced practitioner. Dress in loose, comfortable clothing and bring a large towel or yoga mat.

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Event: Biggs Summer Movies on the Lawn: Wizard of Oz
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Time: Movie begins at 8:30 p.m.  
Price: Free, All Ages
Description: Enjoy a free showing of Wizard of Oz on the front lawn at the Biggs Museum. Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical film directed by Victor Fleming, based on the 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. It features Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr and Frank Morgan. Notable in its use of special effects, use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling and unusual characters, The Wizard of Oz has become, over the years, one of the best known of all films.

Event: Summer ArtVentures: Outdoor Delight
Date: Thursday, July 29
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $25 Family Members/$30 Not-Yet Members, Children Ages 5-10
Description: Create a high flying kite to soar through the sunny skies. Each participant will also decorate a hat to protect their delicate skin from the sun, and a wind chime to make the most of summer’s soft breezes.

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