Upcoming at the Voelker Orth Museum:
Painting Watercolor Gardens: Outdoors & Indoors
Wednesdays, June 17 & 24, 1:00 - 3:45pm
Artist Helaine Sollers offers guided instruction in painting with watercolors. The two session series is designed for both beginners and anyone furthering their craft. Participants have use if the garden and the air-conditioned workshop annex. Attend one or both sessions. Supplies provided. Registration is $15/$10 per session or $25/$20 to register for both.
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!