Stanley-Whitman House Banishes Winter with March Programs

It feels like we’re having an Endless Winter, but over at the , Executive Director Lisa Johnson has announced March programs that promise to make you feel Spring really is near.

This Sunday, families are encouraged to come over and learn what Farmington’s earliest settlers did at this time of year:

Maple Day! Sunday, March 6, 1-3:30pm
Celebrate the New England sugaring season with all things maple!  Bret Hodorski will demonstrate how to make maple candies and “sugar on snow,” and will talk about how to make maple jelly and maple butter.  Maple-themed crafts and games will be available for children and families to enjoy and the 1720 historic house will show what Colonial folk did during the blustery days of March.  Refreshments will be served.  Drop in when you like and go at your own pace.  No reservations required.  Admission is $4 for a museum member and $5 for a nonmember.

Stanley Whitman House Presents: The Third Annual St. Patrick's Day Concert in the Makeshift Theatert, Saturday, March 12, 7-9pm
Celtic band Cead Mile Failte (Gaelic for "100,000 Welcomes") returns to the stage for this annual event celebrating Celtic heritage through narration, stories and beautiful music, all enjoyed in the intimate setting of Hill-Stead's Makeshift Theater. Admission is $15 per person and includes a beverage ticket for a glass of wine, beer or soda. Reservations, required by March 10, can be made only through Stanley-Whitman House at 860.677.9222 or www.stanleywhitman.org.

The following Sunday, get inspired to grow your own herbs this year:

Planning a Raised-Bed Herb Garden, Sunday, March 20, 1-2 pm
Time to start planning a garden that will provide healthful herbs for you and your family.  Learn why raised-bed gardens are easy to maintain and find out how to construct and plant one.  Visit the museum’s gardens to see how Colonists used this age-old way of cultivating plants.  No reservations required. Admission: determine your own donation.

Even if it’s not here yet, you can design your own vision of spring:

Draw On! Saturday, March 26 & Sunday, March 27, 12-4 pm
Come to the museum and draw to your heart’s content! Drawing supplies will be on hand for you to sketch various scenes at the museum, from a room in the 1720 house to the apple orchards and gardens.  Practicing artists will be on hand to guide and encourage. Cost is $3 a person. 

Stanley-Whitman House is located at 37 High St.

For more information or to register for a program, visit the museum’s website at www.stanleywhitman.org or call 860-677-9222.