Upcoming at the Voelker Orth Museum:
Green Garden/ Green Planet
Wednesday, April 22nd, 4-6pm
Come celebrate Earth Day. It’s all about reconnecting to our natural world and being good stewards of our planet.
Plant seeds to bring plants into your home. Be creative in the re-use and re-cycling of materials of everyday life in art and in habit.
Activities for this family-friendly afternoon include wildflower plant bombs, sun prints, plantings, writing nature poems, and a scavenger-hunt.
Light refreshments will be provided. Activities are for all ages.
Button Bracelet Workshop
Sunday. April 26, 1:30-3:00pm
Buttons, buttons! Fun with Buttons.
Craft stylish fun-wear jewelry in this workshop led by Phyllis Ger. You can bring your treasured buttons, but expect to find an array of colors, textures and styles for your unique design.
Once you’ve made one, you’ll be inspired to make more on your own.
Suitable for adults, teens and tweens. Admission $10/ $8 for members.
Mother’s Day: Creative Together
Sunday, May 10, 1-4pm
Celebrate Mother’s Day with us!
Join our drop-in family-friendly art workshop. There’s garden play for young children. Enjoy a refreshing glass of our signature Betty’s Zip punch, crafted with grapes from the museum’s garden.
It’s the perfect opportunity to spend a leisurely afternoon surrounded by loved ones. And, if the weather smiles upon us, immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the spring garden.
Suggested donation $5.
Victorian Lawn Tea with Victrola DJ MAC
Sunday, May 17, 1:30 - 3:30pm
We’ve set back the clock to the start of the last century and invite you to partake of this Victorian-inspired afternoon.
In the early 1900s Victrolas were a popular way to enjoy music at home. Recordings offered the range of musical styles and voices for listening, sing-along, and dancing. If you’ve visited the Voelker Orth Museum, you’ve likely heard one playing in the parlor.
DJ MAC brings his crank-up horned antique phonographs with music from his collection of vintage recordings. There’s tea. a Maiibowle German seasonal punch, sweet and savory finger food, and the garden setting for what promises to be a lively afternoon.
If it rains, the party moves indoors. Attendees are encouraged to dress in period attire.
Admission$15/ 2-for-$25 / $12 for Members
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.
