Upcoming at the Voelker Orth Museum:
Dried Flower Crafts
Wednesday, July 22, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Megan Bass provides a supply of dried flowers from the museum’s garden to make cards and decorative items. Instructions for drying flowers on you own will also be provided.
This workshop is suitable for school-age children to adults. Registration: $4/$10 Families
Shakespeare in the Garden
Fridays, July 31 & August 14
(seating opens around 6:45pm)
The garden is perfect setting for Hip to Hip Theatre’s spirited, richly costumed, family-friendly are productions.
Macbeth, July 31, 7:30pm
Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy delves into the corrosive effects of unchecked ambition. Tempted by a prophecy from three witches and encouraged by his wife, a great warrior murders his way to the throne of Scotland only to discover power without honor, love and friends is fleeting.
As You Like It, August 14, 7:30pm
Identities are lost and true selves are found in Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. When the Duke’s Court proves cold and cruel, Rosalind, Celia and their friends escape into the Forest of Arden- a place alive with Joy, music and unexpected possibilities.
Performances run approximately 90 minutes.
At 7pm Kids & the Classics offer an interactive introduction to the play for children attending the performance.
Abstract Reality: Greta Jaklitsch Photographs
Opening Reception: Sept 24, 2-4pm
Unaltered, unfiltered, a glimpse of the world around us, Greta Jaklitsch photographs with 35mm film. Jaklitsch was one of the first artists shown at the Museum and this exhibition is a 20th Anniversary event.
Many of her most striking images are captured in parks, on walks, and observing things that are here in Queens. This exhibition brings together images that explore pattern or playfully abstract composition.
Stories and Snacks: A Festival of Home Cooking
The Queens Memory Project and the Voelker Orth Museum are partnering for a festival of home cooking in Flushing, Queens.
This inaugural festival is an immersive celebration of food and cultural memory. Activate your senses and connect to the diversity of Queens culinary traditions as you explore the Voelker Orth House and its Victorian garden.
Hear from experts on history and cooking, taste samples from local food vendors, and swap family stories and recipes. See how to preserve a record of your family’s home cooking traditions, and get creative in hands-on family workshops.
Join us to add your stories, heritage, and food traditions to the living history of Queens!
The Latehomecoming: Literature to Life Workshop
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In this intimate workshop led by teaching artist Aurea Tomeski, participants will discuss questions of home, identity, and belonging. Actor Gaosong Heu will perform excerpts from The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang as a means of exploring the themes of immigration in the memoir.
Attendees will have the opportunity to reflect through small discussions and writing prompts.
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Tickets include happy hour, house tours, and garden viewing.
First twenty registrants also receive complimentary tickets to the full performance of The Latehomecomer at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Friday, May 5 at 8PM.
$15/per person | $10/students and VO members.
Limited spots available.
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Based on the memoir The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang, © 2008, published by Coffee House Press. Performed by Gaosong Heu
Adapted by Aurea Tomeski & Elise Thoron. Directed by Elise Thoron
For more about Literature to Life’s arts and literacy programs, please contact Lisa Beth Vettoso at Literature to Life: lisa.v@literaturetolife.org or learn more online at www.literaturetolife.org.
