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Message from the Director

Hello Longmont!

It is an honor to be writing my inaugural letter as the new director of the Longmont Museum. My first day was June 26—in some ways it’s been a shock to the system (new job, new town, new house!), and in other ways it feels like I’m among familiar old friends. The staff of the Museum and my colleagues at the City have been gracious and supportive, helping me get my sea legs.

I come to the Longmont Museum with more than 20 years of museum experience — the last decade at the Denver Botanic Gardens. There I developed dynamic art exhibitions, along with engaging programmatic support working with community partners. My training is in both art history and anthropology, so I am very comfortable with the Museum’s multiple disciplines and excited about highlighting them.

I am thrilled to make the transition to the Longmont Museum, where the creative and talented team is dedicated to community and quality. Dive into the newsletter to learn more about Day of the Dead celebrations, diverse concerts and performing arts events, Halloween films, holiday festivities, and so much more. The staff has been working tirelessly to bring you rich and unique experiences (ever had an eyeball in your cocktail?). And be sure to take in Dinosaur Discoveries before it closes (maybe that’s what you’re doing when your family is visiting for the holidays?).

We are also excited to see plans for a new storage facility for our 3-D historic collections becoming a reality. The new building will expand our capacity for preservation, research, and exhibitions. If the weather cooperates, we may be able to start moving in shortly after the first of the year.

I look forward to meeting you and your families as we all explore the Museum this season!

Kim Manajek Museum Director Join us

THIS FALL FOR EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, FILMS, AND CLASSES & CAMPS FOR KIDS & ADULTS 4 DíA DE LOS MUERTOS October 14 – November 7 EXHIBITION October 14 – November 7, free admission The Día de los Muertos exhibition will be in the Museum’s Swan Atrium – a two-story space full of light – and will showcase gigantes, traditional DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: giant puppets made by local artists. Altars for the dead, created by members of the community, will DAY OF THE DEAD also be a central part of the exhibit. Longmont Museum’s annual Día de los Muertos (Day Opening reception of the Dead) is celebrating its 17th anniversary this Friday, October 13, 6 – 8 pm, free admission year! Attracting more than 6,000 people annually to Complimentary deluxe nacho bar courtesy the exhibit, family event, and many programs, it’s the of Cyclhops Mexican Cantina. Cash bar. largest Day of the Dead celebration in Colorado. Día de los Muertos is a time to honor and celebrate deceased

SPECIAL EVENTS loved ones. Community participation is an essential DAY OF THE DEAD part of this holiday that is full of life, reflection, food, FAMILY CELEBRATION family, and fun. The celebration demonstrates how Saturday, November 4, 11 am - 3 pm, free admission a diverse community can come together to share a Join in the fun and enjoy live music and dancing, common desire – to honor our ancestors and keep their sugar skull decorating, traditional food, community memories alive. altars, paper flower making, face painting, Lady Catrina, and more! Come dressed in your finest calaca (skeleton) apparel. JOIN US for Day of the Dead-themed Art & Sip classes on Thursdays in October. See more on page 8.

Guided Trolley Tour of Día de los Muertos around Longmont October 13, trolley tours depart at 5, 6, and 7 pm $5 advance, $8 night of tour, tickets at downtownlongmont.com Hop on the trolley for a guided tour of Día de los Muertos Longmont style! Your tour guide will share the history, traditions, and local adaptation of this Central American holiday that is spreading worldwide. You will visit the Longmont Museum and other downtown locations.

Death & Remembrance: A Conversation for the Whole Family October 14, 3 – 5 pm, ages 7+, free (494316) We all have deep thoughts that deserve to be heard, even when it comes to difficult topics. Presented by Grey Havens Group, Inc., join us for a group discussion about the meaning of Day of the Dead Exhibition Tours death—and life! Curator Conversations Tuesdays, October 17 and 24, free admission Sugar Skull Making Day October 29, 1 – 4 pm, free Join a Longmont Museum Curator for a guided tour of the exhibition. Drop in to this family-friendly event and learn to make sugar skulls. You will help make sugar skulls that will be decorated Bilingual Tours during the November 4 Family Celebration. Children will need adult assistance. We will begin making sugar skulls at 1 pm Saturdays, October 14, 21, and 28, 1 pm and 2:30 pm, and continue until the sugar runs out! free admission Enjoy a free tour of the exhibition with bilingual tour guide Laura Zavala. Laura will tell you about the ancient Mayan and Aztec origins of the celebration, how it blended with Spanish Catholic traditions, and how it became a part of our local culture here in Longmont.

Gigantes Building Workshop October 7, 14, and 21, 3 – 5 pm, ages 7 – 12, $120 (494314) Get ready for Día de los Muertos by creating gigantes (giant puppet figures) to welcome our loved ones at the Day of the Dead parade (November 3 in downtown Longmont). Over three classes, participants will build their own gigante from paper mache, paint, and fabric while learning about the traditions of the holiday. 6 Exhibitions Through January 14,2018 to our other sponsors who have made this event possible: to ourothersponsorswhohavemade thiseventpossible: This exhibitionisbroughttoyouby Xilinx.Aspecialthanks dinosaurs werereallylike! reveals avividpictureofwhatliving,breathing Fossils, NewIdeasisanengagingexhibitionthat before it’sgone.DinosaurDiscoveries:Ancient hasn’t madeitoutyet,nowisthetimetocatch Whether yourfamilyhasbeenhere10timesor had visitorscomingbackagainandagain. The Museum’scurrenthands-onexhibitionhas children 3andunderFREE,membersFREE $8 adults,$5students/seniors, New Idea Ancient Fossils, Discoveries: Dinosaur presented by Leading thewaywithbetterbanking The Lynn andHelenClark Fund M EBRFDIC s Stephen James StephenJames Alexander

EXHIBITION PROGRAMS

Dinosaur Think & Drink with the Extinct – Jurassic Park Screening Discoveries: November 9, 7 pm, $8 general, $5 Museum members Have you ever wondered what is fact and what is fiction Ancient Fossils, when it comes to the world of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? Grab a drink and listen to a brief palentology presentation by New Ideas a scientist in the field. Then, watch Jurassic Park on the big screen! In this Steven Spielberg sci-fi adventure thriller, a presented by theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

Dinosaur-themed Art & Sip classes For adults on Thursdays in October. See more on page 8.

Explore current research by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and other leading paleontologists.

Examine touchable, realistic models, and casts.

Watch dinosaurs walk, run, and move their long necks in fantastic simulations.

See real bones from a T. rex found in Colorado.

Get your hands dirty excavating bones in our dinosaur dig pit. This exhibition is brought to you by Xilinx. A special thanks to our other sponsors who have made this event possible:

This exhibition is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York in collaboration with California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; Houston Museum of Natural Science; and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh. 8

Adult Programs

Historic Downtown Longmont Adult Ukulele & Walking Tours Songwriting BootCamp September 13, 10 am; September 14, 3 pm; Thursday nights, October 5 – November 2 and September 19, 4 pm, $6 (494132) (no class October 12), 6 – 8 pm, $160 (494324) Take a walking tour through the historic downtown Learn how to play the ukulele and write and perform your businesses of Old Town Longmont. Discover colorful own songs! This fun adult ukulele bootcamp introduces characters who helped to make this community you to the art of songwriting while teaching you how to what it is today. play the ukulele. Taught by award-winning local singer/ songwriter, John Mieras.

ART & SIP Grab a drink and get creative with these Thursday night art classes for adults. CLASSES & CAMPS CLASSES Beer, wine, and specialty drinks will be available for purchase at the Atrium Bar.

Art & Sip — The Art of Art & Sip — Mini Altar Painting Mandala Stones Building Workshop October 5, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $35 (494312) October 26, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $40 (494318) The meditative art of mandala has been around for Experience Día de los Muertos while learning the important centuries and many cultures believe it to increase inner symbolic elements involved in building an altar. Bring peace and focus. Join us on this awesome, artful journey a photograph of a departed loved one and any special to create your very own unique Mandala Stones. You will mementos to include on your altar. take home the skills of an art form that is fulfilling and restorative. Art & Sip — Jurassic Gardens Art & Sip — Feather Earrings November 2, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $35 (494319) October 12, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $35 (494315) In this botanical craft workshop, you’ll learn all about the Adorn yourself in fanciful plumes just like the dinosaurs popular Tillandsia (air plant). Choose your own plants, did! Learn easy jewelry-making skills and create a pair of dinosaurs, and create your own Jurassic Garden! feather earrings. Art & Sip — Art & Sip — Catrina Sugar Skull Face Tassel Necklaces Painting & Costume Workshop November 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $35, (494320) October 19, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, $35 (494317) Tassel necklaces add an opulent note to any outfit and Discover how easy it is to transform into the mysterious make a perfect hand-made gift. We’ll show you how to and alluring Lady Catrina, the sugar skull queen of Day of make tassels for jewelry or for corners of home décor items, the Dead. Learn face-painting techniques and tricks in this such as napkins or pillows, and how to customize with hands-on workshop. hand-punched lettering. 9

KIDS & TEENS PROGRAMS CLASSES & CAMPS FALL BREAK CAMPS

Geek Philosophy November 20 – 22, 9 am – 4 pm, ages 8 – 12, $60 per day (494321) Discovery Days It’s time to let your inner geek shine! Learn the secrets Monday, Thursday, Friday of wizards, Jedi, and Time Lords. Express yourself August 21 – December 15 (no class on holidays) through fan fiction, fan art, and green screen movie 9 – 10:15 am, 10:30 – 11:45 am, 12:30 – 2 pm magic. Explore big ideas across time and space! Register Ages 2 – 6 with an adult for one, two, or three days – each day has a different $4 member, $4.50 nonmember theme (Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Warrior Cats). Discovery Days is an early childhood program at the Longmont Museum that encourages children ages 2 to 6 and Make & Take Toys their parents/caregivers to engage together in educational, November 20 – 22, 9 am – 4 pm, ages 5 – 8, hands-on art activities. Check our website for weekly $60 per day (494323) themes, special late-start programs on Wednesdays, and “big kid” days open to all elementary kids. Create and build your own toys. We’ll make things that wiggle, climb, and fly and toys that are soft, squishy, and slimy! Register for one, two, or three days of make Homeschool Art Exploration and take fun! Wednesdays, September 20 – October 25, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, ages 10 – 18, $120 (494140.07) Spy School Homeschoolers: learn new art techniques, explore November 24, 9 am – 2 pm, ages 7 – 10, $45 (494116.01) different mediums, study the masters in a fun and unique way, combine pop culture with portraiture, Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to hone and more! Each week we will tackle a new project and your secret agent skills by learning how to identify technique with a focus on learning, exploring, and finger prints, make your own spy gadget, and have your having fun. very own mission impossible!

Parent-Child Ukulele Series Saturdays, October 7 – 28, 10 am – noon, ages 8+ with an adult, $90/person (494313) LEARN about our What better way to bond than to learn to play a fun Winter Break Camp instrument with your child? Mr. John Mieras is a local music teacher and noted songwriter who will teach you in the holiday program section. See more and your child to play and write music together. Bring your lunch and on page 16. a snack each day for all camps! Use the Activity Code to register for programs on our website. 10 MUSEUM CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

22 Fri 6 pm Special Events: Inclusive Communities Celebration (p. 17)

24 Sun 2 pm Concerts: BACH-in-LONGMONT – Young Artists Concert (p. 13)

29 Fri 7 pm Special Events: Centennial State Ballet Fall Showcase (p. 17)

30 Sat 2 pm Special Events: Centennial State and 7pm Ballet Fall Showcase (p. 17) Catrina Sugar Skull Face Painting Workshop OCTOBER

ONGOING 5 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Art & Sip – Mandala Stones (p.8) Kids Programs: 5 Thurs 7:15 pm Views & Brews Film Series: Discovery Days Ghostbusters (p.15) Mon, Thurs, and Fri mornings, 9 – 10:15 am, 10:30 – 11:45 am, 12:30 – 2 pm 7 Sat 7 pm Concerts: Una Corda (p. 13) August 21 – December 15 (p. 9) 12 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Art & Sip – Homeschool Art Exploration Feather Earrings (p.8) Wed at 10:30 am, September 20 – October 25 (p. 9) 12 Thurs 7:15 pm Views & Brews Film Series: Gigantes Building Workshop Shaun of the Dead (p. 15) Sat at 3 pm, October 7 – 21 (p. 5) 13 Fri 5 pm, 6 pm, Special Events: Guided Trolley Tour Parent-Child Ukulele Series and 7 pm of Día de los Muertos (p. 5) Sat at 10 am, October 7 – 28 (p. 9) 13 Fri 6 pm Special Events: Día de los Muertos Adult Programs: exhibition opening reception (p. 4) Historic Downtown Longmont Walking Tours Wed at 10 am, September 13; Thurs at 3 pm, 14 Sat 3 pm Family Programs: Death & Remembrance – September 14; and Tuesday at 4 pm, September 19 (p. 8) A Conversation for the Whole Family (p. 5)

14 Sat 7:30 pm Concerts: BACH-in-LONGMONT – Adult Ukulele & Songwriting Bootcamp Bachtoberfest (p. 13) Thurs at 6 pm, October 5 – November 2 (no class October 12) (p. 8) 19 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Art & Sip – Catrina Sugar Skull Face Painting Workshop (p. 8) Día de los Muertos Curator Conversations Tues at noon, October 17 and 24 (p. 5) 19 Thurs 7:15 pm Views & Brews Film Series: Interview with the Vampire (p. 15) Día de los Muertos Bilingual Tours Sat at 1 pm and 2:30 pm, October 14 – 28 (p. 5) OCTOBER (CONTINUED) DECEMBER

20 Fri 2:30pm Concerts: Friday Afternoon Concert – 3 Sun 3 pm Special Events: Boulder Opera Felonius Smith Trio (p. 12) Cinderella (p. 17)

22 Sun 3 pm Concerts: Siecento (p. 13) 8 Fri 2:30pm Concerts: Friday Afternoon Concert – Opera Fort Collins (p. 12) 26 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Art & Sip – Mini Altar Building Workshop (p. 8) 9 Sat 7:30 pm Concerts: BACH-in-LONGMONT – A World Transformed (p. 13) 26 Thurs 6 pm Kids Programs: Halloween Party (p. 15) 16 Sat 7 pm and Concerts: Third Annual Longmont 26 Thurs 7:15 pm Views & Brews Film Series: Casper (p. 15) 17 Sun 3 pm Museum Holiday Festival (p. 16)

29 Sun 1 pm Family Programs: Sugar Skull 18 Mon – 22 Kids Programs: Holiday Making Day (p. 5) Fri 9 am Handmade Crafts Camp (p. 16)

NOVEMBER 19 Tues 9 am Family Programs: Big Kids’ or 10:45 am Ornament Making (p. 16) 2 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Art & Sip – 21 Thurs 9 am Family Programs: Santa Story Jurassic Gardens (p. 8) or 11 am Time & Brunch (p. 16) 2 Thurs 7:15 pm Views & Brews Film Series: 30 Sat 6 pm Kids & Teens Programs: Yule Ball (p. 16) Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (p. 15)

4 Sat 11 am Special Events: Día de los Muertos Family Celebration (p. 4) Santa Story Time & Brunch 9 Thurs 6:30 pm Adult Programs: Tassel Necklaces (p. 8)

9 Thurs 7 pm Adult Programs: Think & Drink with the Extinct – Jurrasic Park (p. 7)

10 Fri 7:30 pm Concerts: Cantabile Singers – Knowledge & Enlightenment (p. 13)

12 Sun 2 pm Concerts: Colorado Chamber Players – The Wonders of the Heart (p. 13)

17 Fri 2:30pm Concerts: Friday Afternoon Concert – Jayme Stone’s Folklife (p. 12)

20 Mon – 22 Kids Programs: Geek Wed 9 am Philosophy Camp (p. 9)

20 Mon – 22 Kids Programs: Wed 9 am Make & Take Toys Camp (p. 9)

24 Fri 9 am Kids Programs: Spy School (p. 9) 12

STEWART AUDITORIUM CONCERTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES

November 17: Jayme Stone’s Folklife

CONCERTS October 20, November 17, December 8 Art show 1:30 pm, Concert 2:30 pm Folklife follows the bends and bayous through the deep river $10 general admission or $60 season pass for of song and story with spellbinding singing, virtuosic playing, seven concerts from October through April and captivating storytelling. With fiddle, mandolin, bass, and voice, these versatile musicians blow the dust off old songs and remake them for modern ears. These concerts are presented in partnership Art show: Erin Huybrechts-Davis with Arts Longmont. Enjoy an art show before each concert and a reception afterwards. December 8: Opera Fort Collins Arias and carols will grace this performance as members of Opera Fort Collins fill the concert hall with music from the rich October 20: Felonius Smith Trio – world of opera. Their second set transforms the singers into The Roots of American Blues carolers as they stroll throughout the Atrium, while audience Felonius Smith Trio performs pre-war blues music at its most members enjoy a holiday reception and artisan pieces from the authentic. With slide-resonator guitar, upright bass, sousaphone, Arts Longmont Gift Shop. and harmonica, the trio takes us back to a time when Art show: Arts Longmont Gift Shop original bluesmen from the 1920s and 1930s were pioneering a new style of music. Art show: Day of the Dead altars

To purchase TICKETS to programs in the Stewart Auditorium, visit LongmontMuseum.org or call the box office at 303-651-8374. Children 3 and under are free if they sit on a lap.

Jayme Stone’s Folklife Una Corda

Una Corda October 7, 7 pm, $20 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students BACH-in-LONGMONT A quartet of prominent local musicians takes the stage on cello, Young Artists Concert violin, viola, and piano for an evening of music from cultures September 24, 2 pm, free admission worldwide. They meld heritage and experience to play classics, Some of Colorado’s finest young musicians, ages 7-18, and winners tango, Asian and American folk, fiddle, blue grass, and jazz for in the 2017 statewide Boulder Bach Festival competition will perform your discovery, inspiration, and joy. solo works. Siecento October 22, 3 pm, $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students Bachtoberfest October 14, 7:30 pm, $30 adults, $27 seniors, $10 students Explore the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which introduced new types of music, including chorales like The Boulder Bach Festival presents intimate chamber music of those composed by Martin Luther. This concert will highlight the Bach, Händel, and other baroque composers performed on period German School of musicians of the late Renaissance through the instruments. early baroque, featuring the works of Resinarius, Othmayr, Senfl, Kuhnau, J.C. Bach, and J.S. Bach. A World Transformed December 9, 7:30 pm, $30 adults, $27 seniors, $10 students Cantabile Singers – Knowledge & Thrilling and colorful post-impressionist works by Bartók, Enescu, Enlightenment Ives, and Berg are complemented by music of Johannes Brahms, November 10, 7:30 pm, $15 adults ($20 day of show), performed on period instruments. A first ever in Colorado! $13 seniors, $5 students This choral music program celebrates the wisdom and artistry of great poets and philosophers, such as Hildegard von Bingen, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rumi, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Goethe, and Frost. The concert will be set to music that complements the beauty of the verse by composers including Josquin des Prez, Felix Mendelssohn, Leonard Berstein, and Ola Gjeilo.

Colorado Chamber Players – The Wonders of the Heart November 12, 2 pm, $18 adults ($22 day of show), $12 seniors/students ($15 day of show) Celebrate the many different aspects of love in an all-baroque program, featuring work by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Barbara Strozzi, Charpentier, and Couperin. With guest artists Amanda Balestrieri, Kendrick Mervine, and Carla Skiaky. 14 FILM SERIES October 5–November 2 HALL VIEWS &BREWS snacks available forpurchase Signature drinks, wine,beer,and $8 general,$5Museummembers 7:15 pm:Films 6 pm:Galleries,barand lounge October 5–November2 Thursday nights O WEEN FILMSERIES Bring your friends,partake inaspooky with eachfilm,andenjoy! The Museum hours (5-9pm)to stroll through the are backat theLongmont Museum’s is alsoopenwithextended evening signature cocktail speciallypaired Stewart Auditorium againthisfall. Your favorite Halloween movies galleries duringViews &Brews. VIEWS & BREWS HALLOWEEN FILM SERIES

Ghostbusters (1984) Shaun of the Dead Interview with the paired with “The Slimer” cocktail paired with “Brain Drain” cocktail Vampire October 5, Rated PG October 12, Rated R paired with “The Bloodsucker” cocktail Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Shaun doesn’t have a very good day, and Ernie Hudson star as a quartet so he decides to turn his life around October 19, Rated R of Manhattan-based paranormal by getting his ex to take him back. The story of an unremorseful bloodsucker investigators. They wise-crack their Unfortunately, he times it right in is told by his guilt-ridden protégé, way through the city and stumble upon the middle of what may be a zombie beginning in 18th-century New Orleans a gateway to another dimension, one apocalypse. Shaun takes the opportunity with their first encounters. Eventually which will release untold evil upon the to show everyone how useful he is they bring a young orphan into the fold city. The Ghostbusters are called on to by saving them all. All he has to do is and form their very own dysfunctional save the Big Apple. survive…and get his ex back. family. Starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst.

Casper Tim Burton’s paired with “Casper’s Corpse Bride Cocktail” and the “Baby paired with “Til Death Casper” for kids Do Us Part” cocktail October 26, Rated PG November 2, Rated PG Casper the Friendly Ghost When Victor, a shy groom, attempts to befriend Kat, the practices his wedding vows in 12-year-old daughter of a the inadvertent presence of the paranormal expert, but his nasty enchanted Corpse Bride, she ghost uncles Stinky, Stretch, rises from the grave and whisks and Fatso, wreak havoc on their him off to a dark and mysterious relationship in this family-friendly netherworld where they are ghost story. now married. Victor searches for a way back to his own world and his true love and fiancée, Victoria. KIDS! Join us for a special Halloween party before the movie, including festive crafts, games, and trick-or-treating. Free with film admission, beginning at 6 pm. 16

WINTER HOLIDAY Programs

Big Kids’ Ornament Making December 19, 9 – 10:15 am or 10:45 am – Noon, ages 5 – 12 with an adult, $6 (194446) Create Christmas and winter holiday decorations with your children! We’ll be crafting, painting, and creating keepsakes that will delight for years to come.

Santa Story Time & Brunch December 21, 9 – 10:30 am or 11 – 12:30 pm, $12/person (194447) Celebrate the magical holidays at a story time and brunch SPECIAL EVENTS with Santa. We will be serving yummy food and holiday cheer as Santa entertains your whole family with stories. Make sure to bring your holiday wish lists and camera for Winter Break Camp this special event! The event will sell out, please pre-register. Holiday Handmade: DIY gifts, crafts, and creativity for kids! Yule Ball December 18 – 22, 9 am – 4 pm, ages 6 – 10, December 30, 6 – 8 pm, $15 (194450) $60/day (194448) Are you ready for a night of magic? Dance and feast with us School may be on break, but arts, crafts, and creativity at our Harry Potter-themed Yule Ball! Renowned witches are always in season! Campers will take home a different and wizards from all over the world will be on hand for creation each day of the week, artfully wrapped so gift lessons in the magical arts! All ages are welcome (age 3 receivers can’t peek. Register day by day or for the full and under free). Broom parking available. Dress robes week. Bring a lunch and snack each day. encouraged but not required. Brought to you by Grey Havens Group, Inc.

Third Annual Longmont Museum Holiday Festival – Two Shows December 16 evening, Concert only 7 pm December 17 matinee, Santa Reception 3 pm, Concert 4 pm $17 adults, $12 seniors/students The Longmont Museum’s holiday tradition continues after last year’s sold out events! Join us for songs of the season and holiday cheer from some of the finest musicians and performers in the region. Featuring the Heath Walton Jazz Quintet, Longmont’s Centennial State Ballet in excerpts from the Nutcracker, Venezuelan rhythms from Gonzalo Teppa, and much more. Special Santa reception with cookies and hot chocolate before the matinee concert. Cash bar. 17

SPECIAL STEWART AUDITORIUM

EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS

Inclusive Communities Celebration September 22, 6 – 9 pm, free admission The City of Longmont invites you to discover, experience, and enjoy a multicultural festival showcasing Longmont’s diverse community. Enjoy free food and drinks, art, performances, and information from around the world!

Centennial State Ballet Fall Showcase September 29, 7 pm; September 30, 2 pm and 7 pm, $22 adults, $17 seniors/students Centennial State Ballet proudly presents the first Cinderella performance of their 20th Anniversary Season in their Fall Showcase, featuring excerpts from Carmina Burana, Jo’s Journal and a pas de deux from the third act of Don Quixote.

Boulder Opera – Cinderella December 3, 3 pm, $18 adults, $15 seniors/students Boulder Opera presents Cinderella, a perfect introduction for children into the spellbinding world of opera. Based on the much loved fairytale, this rare 19th-century work will be presented as a specially arranged one-hour version. Boulder Opera’s talented artists bring this enchanted world to life complete with gorgeous costumes and a chamber orchestra. Sung in French with English supertitles and narration.

Centennial State Ballet 18 NASA astronaut Vance Brand at the Museum!

NEWS The Museum had a sold-out house in May when we hosted Longmont native and former NASA astronaut Vance Brand for a presentation and book signing. Members of the Friends of the Longmont Museum’s Giving Club enjoyed some special time to chat with Vance in the Atrium prior to the event. 2. 1. Barbara Snyder with Vance Brand 2. Giving Club members Kent and Terra Jakobsen with Vance Brand 3. Giving Club members Jack and Keyo Shaffer with Christina Haley

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NEW Staff at the museum

Leigh Putman, Program Leader Elizabeth Meyers, Visitor Services Manager

Leigh comes to the Longmont Museum Elizabeth has been working for the from Dallas, Texas, where she enjoyed City of Longmont for more than four teaching kindergarten through fifth years, and came to the Museum from grade art. Before teaching, she was a Recreation. Elizabeth also recently manager of a fine art and collectables worked with Longmont Downtown restoration and conservation company. Development Authority planning and Her grandmother, Jo Taylor, taught Leigh coordinating summer concerts and to paint and founded the Southwestern City festivals. As the Museum’s visitor Watercolor Society. Leigh holds a services manager, Elizabeth supports bachelors of fine arts degree from our front desk staff, assists with event Texas A&M University – Commerce logistics, and keeps things moving and teacher certifications. She is loving smoothly for our patrons. living in Longmont and can’t wait to start Discovery Days with you and your kids! Become a member and enjoy Dinosaurs for free!

When you join the more than 600 families who are MEMBER BENEFITS members of the Longmont Museum, you’ll get free access • Free admission to special exhibitions, to our hands-on exhibition, Dinosaur Discoveries. If you including Dinosaur Discoveries, and have a dino-lover in the family, this is an opportunity you opening receptions won’t want to miss. Your annual dues provide vital financial support for exhibitions and educational programs and • 10% discount on adult and children’s ensure the preservation of local historic collections. classes and camps • Discounts on films in our Stewart ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP COST Auditorium • 10% discount in the Museum Gift Shop $30 Senior/Student Individual $40 Individual Giving Club membership includes $50 Dual additional benefits, such as complimentary guest passes, private regional arts $60 Family excursions, and reciprocal admission $200+ Giving Club benefits to 850 North American museums

DEmentia- friendly day at the LongmontMuseum.org Museum 303-651-8374 Third Tuesday of each 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO 80501 month at 10 am 4. HOURS The Longmont Museum joins other Monday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm local businesses and organizations Sunday, 1 – 5 pm by extending a special welcome to people with dementia and their Open until 9 pm on Thursday evenings caregivers to socialize together October 5 – November 9 each month. Please call Elaine Keiser at 303-335-6933 if you are interested in joining (an intake meeting is required). 400 Quail Road | Longmont, CO 80501

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