Animal Senses. Investigate the keen senses of a wide array of different animals. Meet live snakes, turtles, frogs and owls and investigate how they use their senses to survive in the wild. Family program. Ages 5 and up. Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) Program. Thurs. July 8th from 2 to 3 p.m. Location: the Museum. Suggested donation $5.
Creature Features at the Ocean. Students explore animals and their special adaptations for living in water or land. First-hand observations are made by young nature detectives. Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut (CMSC) family program. Ages 4 & up. TIME: Two 45 min. programs: starting at 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. Date: Weds. July 14th. Location: Drop off and pick up at South Beach by parking area near end of 1st hole of HHC golf course. IF RAIN, MEET AT THE MUSEUM FOR INDOOR PROGRAM. Each program limited to 20 people. Advance registration required. Fee $5. Call Museum to register.
Book Signing Party. Jacob Albert, Jim Righter and the Board of the HLFM invite you to a book signing party in honor of the new monograph, “New Classic American Houses: The Architecture of Albert, Righter & Tittmann.” Date: Thurs. July 15th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location: the Museum.
Plate Tectonics, Glaciers and the Formation of Fishers Island Sound. An illustrated lecture by Ralph Lewis, who was the State Geologist of Connecticut between 1997 and 2003 and is currently a professor in residence at UConn, Avery Point. Come discover how Fishers Island and its neighboring sound were formed. Smith Vaughan Lecture. Sunday July 18th, 4 p.m. Location: Union Chapel.
The Latest BUZZ: Extremely Exciting Insects. An outdoor program, students locate insects in their natural habitat, identify and view them in magnifying bug boxes. A CMSC family program for ages 4 and up. Two 45 min. programs: starting at 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. on Thurs. July 22nd. Location: the Museum. Suggested donation $5.
History of Brick Manufacturing on Fishers Island. Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will survey the evolution of brick making on F.I. from the first Winthrop oven in the 1650s to the massive Brick Yard kilns of the late 19th century. Thurs. July 29th, 4 p.m. Location: Union Chapel.
Beaks, Feet and Feathers. This program introduces participants to the amazing adaptations of birds. Discover how birds are suited to their habitats using hands-on activities, live birds and observations of birds in the wild. A DPNC family program. Ages 5 and up. Thurs. Aug. 12th from 2 to 3 p.m. Location: the Museum. Suggested donation $5.
Three’s a Charm: A Casualty of the 1938 Hurricane? In this illustrated presentation, local diving expert Mark Munro reveals how he discovered a previously unknown shipwreck within Fishers Island Sound. Was the vessel, which has yet to be identified, a casualty of the hurricane dubbed the “Long Island Express?” Mark takes us on an underwater journey as he seeks to solve this nautical mystery. Sunday Aug. 15th, 4 p.m. Location: Union Chapel.
Native American Constellations in the StarLab Planetarium. A CMSC program. Kids will learn about how Native Americans viewed the stars within a 20-seat inflatable planetarium that reveals the night sky. Primarily for ages 5 to 12. There will be two 45 min. programs: one starting at 1:30 p.m. & one at 2:30 p.m. on Weds. Aug. 18th at the FI School Gym. Each program limited to 20 people. Advance registration required. Fee $5. Call Museum to register.
Peek into a Pond. Get mucky as we discover what creatures are living in our ponds. We’ll have nets and buckets so you can take your best shot at catching frogs, tadpoles, fish, insects and more! Family program. A DPNC program for ages 5 and up. Thurs. Aug. 19th from 2 to 3 p.m. Location: the Museum. Suggested donation $5.
History of Brick Manufacturing on Fishers Island. A an illustrated lecture by Pierce Rafferty. Sunday Aug. 22nd, 4 p.m. Location: Union Chapel.
During the summer, Nature Walks will start at the Museum at
2:00 p.m. on Thursdays unless posted.