TOY TRAIN EXHIBIT

From April 6th to May 19th the Marlborough Arts Center will present an exciting exhibit of Toy Trains with special programs on their history and importance in American culture.

East Hampton resident, Fred Dole, with the help of several other train experts will entertain the whole family. The exhibit at the Arts Center is free. Special programs are as follows:

Friday Apr 5^th Opening Reception   7:00 – 9:00

Sunday Apr 6^th – Docent-led talks about the exhibit with Fred Dole      1:00 –3:30

Sunday, April 21 - Guest Lecturer Jack Swanberg - a CT Railroad Historian will tell us all about the Air Line Trail.

On Saturday, April 27th, dust off your toy trains that have been sitting in your attic for years, and ask the experts how to get them in tip-top operating shape again, so your children and grandchildren can enjoy them for many more years. Phil Manaker and Tom Ladny will provide special counseling at the Marlborough Arts Center from 1:30 - 3:30, explaining their secrets. Suggested donation per person: $5.00

Sunday Apr 28^th – Guest Lecturer Laura Smith – Univ. of Conn. Railroad Archivist will speak about the collection at UCONN at 1:30

On Sunday, May 5^th - Bring the whole family on a walking tour of part of the Airline Trail and Viaducts in East Hampton. The Airline trail is one of the area’s great assets and features the remains of two iron trestles, once the longest in the United States. Learn about the all-white train known to locals as the "ghost train'' that traveled the Air Line Railroad on its way to Boston from New York. We will meet at the parking lot at the reverse curve on Bull Hill Road at 1:30. The easiest route is via Comstock Bridge Road off route 16 by the Covered Bridge. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water. Our guide will be Fred Dole. Rain date will be Saturday, May 18th.

Saturday May 11^th – Scheduled tours of Fred Dole’s working Train layout.  Tickets are required and can be purchased at the Arts Center on weekends. Adults: $10 and children under 9: $5:00.

This is a one-of-a-kind reconstructed Delta Lines town of Raymondale, which is a near duplicate of the original town as it appeared in New Orleans in 1948, using the original buildings and background scenic panels.

 We will be closed on Mother’s Day, May 12^th

For further details, please see our website: www.marlborougharts.org and go to our Facebook page Marlborough Arts Center and LIKE us.