Upcoming at the Voelker Orth Museum:
Printing with Gelli Plates
Sunday, November 1st, 1:00-3:30pm
Make colorful nature based Gelli prints learning a variety of monoprint techniques including stenciling. This fun-filled medium is fast moving and full of surprises. Gelli prints are used for wall hung art, artists books, cards, collages, scrapbooking. Helaine Soller, instructor.
Registration: $12/ $10 for members.
Treasure Boxes Workshop
Sunday, November 8th, 1:30-3:30pm
Create a special keepsake box for your treasures or gifting. There’s fanciful embellishments for your creation. Instructor Phyllis Ger offers tips on design & technique. All supplies provided.
Registration: $12/ $10 for member
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!
