“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
Decades after he wrote them, these phrases of poet e.e. cummings ring true. Seeds are planted in our childhood that set us on a path, and sooner or later, if we’re fortunate, we glance round at what has been rising in our backyard, weed out what we don’t need, and nurture that which we do. Poets and youngsters’s e-book authors know this, and this weekend, the museum celebrates one of many sweetest characters in all of kids’s literature: Clifford the Big Red Dog. Longtime Island resident Norman Bridwell gave us Clifford and Emily Elizabeth 60 years in the past, they usually remind us to have braveness and enjoyment of who we’re and what makes us completely different, and that completely different is sweet.
The M.V. Museum invitations the neighborhood to the opening celebration of the exhibition “Clifford: Our Big Red Dog” this Saturday, Jan. 27, from 10 am to midday. Delight within the journey into one other world for all ages. There can be hands-on Clifford actions, crafts, snacks, and photograph ops with Clifford himself! You will actually be stepping right into a storybook, the colours are actual, the environment alive with magic, and the connection to childhood glee full. Come and meet our curatorial crew, which has outdone itself.
Our Island museum exists to convey us collectively by means of the expertise of our previous, the tales of and from the folks which have been right here because the first gentle proper as much as the numerous which have made it their home over the years. It’s a shared historical past that has complexities, so we work with these whose story it’s in an effort to inform it proper. We study and keep dedicated to evolving with you. We additionally wish to convey the joyful elements of our historical past ahead, which the world wants greater than ever.
Museums are enjoyable, thrilling, and illuminating. In addition to this glorious Clifford exhibition opening on Saturday, we invite you to our brand-new Friday Reset, by means of April, 5 to eight pm. It’s been so energetic, with groups for trivia, chats with the legendary Bow Van Riper, and Scrabble, Yahtzee, Uno, Sorry, Bananagrams, and so many different board video games have of us laughing and shouting! The craft desk has us all recapturing the stress reduction we obtain once we simply draw, or paint, or carve!. The puzzles convey teamwork, there are nooks for studying, music some weeks, and PechaKucha! If you don’t know what that’s, come and watch, after which take part sooner or later. Tomorrow the PechaKucha theme is Pets.
In February, you’ll be able to take a walk by means of one of many Vineyard’s most storied neighborhoods when MVM analysis librarian Bow Van Riper presents “Tales of William Street.” Come to the museum on Feb. 8 from 5 to six pm to listen to the story of a kid of a single mom who grew to become a millionaire shipowner. A stern-faced Methodist who gave land price a fortune to his household, buddies, and city. The most profitable whaling captain within the historical past of Holmes Hole, and extra! Sign up at mvmuseum.orgthe place you’ll be able to study extra about all of the occasions, exhibitions, methods to attach with Linsey Lee’s Oral History interviews, and extra on our web site.
Better but, come for a go to. Did you already know {that a} membership can have advantages past these shores? Ask about it the following time you come up the hill. The museum doorways are open to you Tuesday by means of Sunday, 10 to 4 pm, later if there’s a program! Help us make the museum a place the place you’re feeling protected and represented, and the place you’ll be able to develop and be who you actually are. This is one Island with many tales, and we have now the reveals to indicate it.
Visit mvmuseum.org for extra about membership, applications and reveals. The M.V. Museum is celebrating 100 years as an ever-evolving establishment dedicated to serving individuals who love the Vineyard, inspiring us to find, discover, and strengthen our connections to this Island and its various heritage. Help us make our subsequent 100 years all it may be.
In this column, rely on anecdotal Island historical past, museum information, and happenings that may hopefully make you wish to come up the hill for a go to. Questions, suggestions, or a narrative you’d wish to share? Please electronic mail me at [email protected].
