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As an Orchestra Lumos partner and Small Space Series host, we are delighted to present In Time of Fear in our Knobloch Family Farmhouse. Some of the finest works in all music have been inspired by periods of oppression, tyranny and war. This powerful program demonstrates the power of music to represent such forces, and…

Encaustic art is painting with wax. We’ll discover how important bees are by touring our newest exhibition, Nancy Macko: The Fragile Bee, learn how honeybees produce wax, and then use wax to create our own paintings to take home! Although encaustics are typically made with hot wax, we’ll be using safe, cool, sculpting wax, which…

Members Only Ages 5 – 9 Get a chance for an up-close meeting with our newest farm babies! Help to socialize the goat kids, meet our lambs, and see what feathery fowl babies have hatched on Heckscher Farm in recent weeks. Limited to 10 children/session. Participants must be 5 years old by May 1. Mondays,…

Members Only Ages 5 – 9 Get a chance for an up-close meeting with our newest farm babies! Help to socialize the goat kids, meet our lambs, and see what feathery fowl babies have hatched on Heckscher Farm in recent weeks. Limited to 10 children/session. Participants must be 5 years old by May 1. Tuesdays,…

Ages 5+ This program provides an opportunity for hands-on work with our animals on Heckscher Farm for students with disabilities for whom our Junior Curator program environment may not be as successful. The small group size allows for a great experience at each participant’s pace and comfort level. Registration includes one participant and an accompanying…

Members Only Ages 5 – 9 Get a chance for an up-close meeting with our newest farm babies! Help to socialize the goat kids, meet our lambs, and see what feathery fowl babies have hatched on Heckscher Farm in recent weeks. Limited to 10 children/session. Participants must be 5 years old by May 1. Wednesdays,…

Join us in the Knobloch Family Farmhouse for an appetizing adventure around the world in honor of some very special furry, scaly, four-footed international guests. Meet, greet, and learn all about our exotic animal ambassadors from Heckscher WILD! while enjoying vittles and victuals local to their native countries. Perhaps some borscht and vodka in the…

Members Only Ages 5 – 9 Get a chance for an up-close meeting with our newest farm babies! Help to socialize the goat kids, meet our lambs, and see what feathery fowl babies have hatched on Heckscher Farm in recent weeks. Limited to 10 children/session. Participants must be 5 years old by May 1. Fridays,…