Nepean Visual Arts/Creative Arts Centre Workshop List

1701 Woodroffe Ave. | Nepean

Nepean Sportsplex | Entrance 3

613.580.2424 ext. 46652

ottawa.ca/nepeanvisualartscentre

Facebook: facebook.com/nepeanvisualartscentre 

NVAC Open House

Tour & Explore: Open House

*oil  + acrylic painting, watercolours,  pottery, life drawing, coloured pencils, mixed media, encaustic and everything  under the sun for adults + kids.

When + Where?

November 5, 2016

10 am to 3 pm

Nepean Visual Arts Centre

1701 Woodroffe Ave. Nepean Sportsplex - Entrance 3

613.580.2424 ext. 46652

While you're here:

•             Take in a pottery demo with potter, Doug Moir or a painting demo with artist, Kerry Stothers                or Suzanne Warren Powell

•             Admire the talent from the fall instructor + student exhibition

•             Poke your head into a kids' studio

•             Look around and tour the facility

•             Enjoy some light refreshments

•             Sign up for a class

Workshops

Fall Porch Workshop

Be the envy of the neighbourhood—create a handmade personalized doormat and other decorative items that will beautify your home entrance this fall season. Choose from a variety of styles. Supplies provided. Maximum 4 participants per family. All ages welcome.

Instructor: Stephanie Browness

Sat.                  noon-4 pm

Sep 24             $119

Bar code: 1064476

Trim Your Tree Workshop

Get into the holiday season by creating a variety of unique handmade ornaments together to decorate your home. Maximum 4 participants per family. All ages welcome.

Instructor: Stephanie Browness

Sat.                  1-3 pm

Nov 26             $66

Bar code: 1047135

Advent Calendar

Count down to the holidays in style. Custom create a handmade advent calendar the family can fill and reuse year after year. A beautiful addition to any holiday decor! A variety of styles are available to choose from. Supplies provided.

Instructor: Steph Browness

Sat.                  noon-4 pm

Nov 5               $119

Bar code: 1064474

Clay Handbuilding

Always wanted to try working with clay but can’t seem to find the time? Clay workshops offer a different project and technique to choose each week! Supplies provided.

Instructor: Colette Beardall

Fri.                  1-4 pm

Oct 28              $38.50

Bar code: 1064478

Clay Wheel

Ever wonder what it's like to throw on the potter's wheel?  Come alone or grab a friend and spend a fun afternoon learning how to center clay and make a couple of pots! Supplies provided.

Instructor: Liz Hoffman

Fri.                  1-4 pm

Sep 30             $38.50

Bar code: 1062270

Colour Theory and Mixing

See colour in a whole new way. Learn to understand colour theory. Mix colours and get the right colour every time changing the way you use colour to create.

Instructor: Suzanne Warren-Powell

Sat.-Sun.         10 am-4 pm

Oct 22-23        $131.50

Bar code: 1041904

Inktense Workshop

Combine the intensity of ink with the translucence of a wash and traditional coloured pencil for an inktense work of art. Create beautiful paintings with vibrant colour as participants learn to work with the pencils in dry format or with a wet brush. Supplies provided.

Instructor: Jan Salmon

Sat.                  10 am-3 pm

Oct 1                $103.50

Bar code: 1064475

Nepean Creative Arts Centre

35 Stafford Road | Bells Corners

613.596.5783

ottawa.ca/nepeancreativeartscentre

Facebook: facebook.com/nepeancreativeartscentre 

Workshops

Acting for Horror Workshop

Learn the techniques for acting in horror films by bringing out your 'inner scream.' Taught by Brett Kelly, independent movie director and 'Ottawa's Baron of Blood.'

Instructor: Brett Kelly

Oct 30              Sun.   noon-5 pm

11-14 years     $68

Bar code: 1059003

15-16 years     $76.75

Bar code: 1059123

You Bet You Can Act!

Learn effective stage presence. You can make 'em laugh and make 'em cry. Teachings include: acting skills and enunciation, projection, postures, and character development. In collaboration with Suzart Productions.

Oct 15-Nov 5  Sat.     1-2:45 pm

13-14 years     $95

Bar code: 1047650

15-16 years     $107.25

Bar code: 1047657

Zombie 101 Workshop

Ever wanted to be one of the walking dead? Learn the ropes from zombie film director Brett Kelly and his zombie coach. Walk, growl and have your face made up to scare the life out of slow walking humans!

Instructor: Brett Kelly

Oct 23              Sun.    noon-5 pm

11-14 years     $68

Bar code: 1041849

15-16 years     $76.75

Bar code: 1064381 

You Bet You Can Sing! Workshop

Learn the proper techniques behind Broadway-style singing. Discover how to perform various musical styles and how to command the stage and be heard. In collaboration with Suzart Productions.

Nov 11 & 12    Fri.     6-9:30 pm       Sat.     12:30-4 pm

13-14 years     $105.75

Bar code: 1047867

15-16 years     $118.75

Bar code: 1047887

Theatrical Make up Design From Basic to Fantasy

More than any other element, stage makeup has the power to transform you from the outside. Train in maquillage - stage makeup - and design and implement fantastic theatrical looks. In collaboration with Suzart Productions.

Oct 15           Sat.    10 am-3 pm

11-14 years     $68

Bar code: 1039856

15-18 years     $72.25

Bar code: 1039861

Daily Events for August

Mondays

• Changing of the Guard. Parliament Hill. 10 am. Free More info.
• Sportball. Hintonburg Park. 9-11am. FREE
• Starr Gymnastics FREE baby drop-in. 12:30pm. Orleans
• Chapters Storytime. 11am daily (must be enough children). Rideau Centre. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Pinecrest. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Barrhaven. 10:30am. FREE
• Strollercise Bank st. 10:15am. FREE

Tuesdays

• Changing of the Guard. Parliament Hill. 10 am. Free More info.
• Dancing Mama. Dundonald Park. 9-11am. FREE
• Starr Gymnastics FREE baby drop-in. 12pm. Morrison
• Starr Gymnastics FREE baby drop-in. 1pm. Lancaster
• Chapters Storytime. 11am daily (must be enough children). Rideau Centre. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Pinecrest. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Barrhaven. 10:30am. FREE
• Strollercise Gatineau. 10:30am. FREE
• Strollercise Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Strollercise Barrhaven. 10am. FREE
• Circus Jam. 7:30pm. Marion Dewar Plaza. FREE
• Toonie Tuesdays. 4pm. Sparks Street. Pay what you can. 

Wednesdays

• Changing of the Guard. Parliament Hill. 10 am. Free More info.
• $ Stars and Strollers Scotiabank Theatre. 1pm. More info.
• Global Dance Party Kids. Glebe Memorial Park. 9-11am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime. 11am daily (must be enough children). Rideau Centre. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Pinecrest. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Barrhaven. 10:30am. FREE
• Strollercise Orleans. 10am. FREE
• Salsa Babies. City Hall. 10am. FREE
• Salsa at City Hall. Marion Dewar Plaza. 5pm. FREE
• Yoga Parliament Hill. 12pm. FREE

Thursdays

• Changing of the Guard. Parliament Hill. 10 am. Free More info.
• $ Stars and Strollers Barrhaven. 1pm. More info
• Adventures in Yoga. Champlain Park. 9-11am. FREE
• Free Museum Night in Ottawa. FREE. Check your local museum for details.
• Chapters Storytime. 11am daily (must be enough children). Rideau Centre. FREE
• Chapters Storytime. 10am. Southkeys. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Pinecrest. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Barrhaven. 10:30am. FREE
• Strollercise Westboro. 10am. FREE
• Zumba with Jorge. Marion Dewar Plaza. 12pm. FREE

Fridays

• Changing of the Guard. Parliament Hill. 10 am. Free More info.
• Sing Song Party Time. Fisher Park 9-11am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime. 11am daily (must be enough children). Rideau Centre. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Pinecrest. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Kanata. 10am. FREE
• Chapters Storytime Barrhaven. 10:30am. FREE
• Storytime. Rideau Hall. 1-3pm. FREE. More info

Saturdays

• Storytime. Rideau Hall. 1-3pm. FREE. More info
• $ Cineplex Family Favourites. Coliseum. More info
• Salsa Bellies. Jean Pigott. 9:30am. FREE

Drop In Schedules

Longfields Ontario Early Years Centre Drop in Schedule
West Nepean Ontario Early Years Centre Drop in Schedule
Andrew Fleck Centre Drop in Schedule
Mothercraft Schedule

Things to do...June 6-12th 2016

June 6

• The Mom Community Chat and Playgroup. Thimbles Cafe. June 6th. More info. 

June 9

• Italian Week. Little Italy. June 9-19th. More info. 
• The Mom Community Chat and Playgroup. Art-is-in Cafe. June 9th. More info.
• Prepare for Birth with Yoga. Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. June 9th. More info.  

June 10

• Home Alone Safety for Kids. Oxford Learning Centre. June 10th. More info. 
• The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. Shenkman Arts Centre. June 10th. More info. 

June 11

• Ottawa Geek Garage Sale. 109 Hunterswood Cres. June 11th. More info.
• Medevil Festival. Upper Canada Village. June 11-12th. More info.  
• Ottawa Dog Festiva. RA Centre. June 11th. More info. 
• Duck Festival Kids. The Nation, Ontario. June 11th. More info. 
• Family Fun Day. June 11th. Dandelion Kids. More info.
• Dessertfest. June 11-12th. Aberdeen Pavilion. More info. 
• Raggae in the Fields. June 11th. Vincent Massey Park. More info.
• Barrhaven Family Fun Day. 1081 Greenbank. June 11th. More info.  
• CHEO BBQ. Shefford Park. June 11th. More info. 

June 12

• Kanata Race Day. Richcraft Recreation Complex. June 12th. More info. 
• Picnic in the Park. Brewer Park. June 12th. More info. 
• Birth Story Healing Workshop. Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. More info.
• The Wizard of Oz. Shenkman Arts Centre. June 12th. More info

March Break Workshops

March Break Craft Workshops Three unique crafting experiences to keep creative kids smiling The Goulbourn Museum (2064 Huntley in Stittsville) is offering three craft workshops during March Break. The workshops are geared to children ages 6-11 and will run on Tuesday, March 17, Wednesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids can sign up for all three or just for one. At the Tuesday workshop children will make “Little Monsters” out of colourful mittens. On Wednesday they will use colour and patterns to produce a one-of-a-kind piece of "Letter Art", and on Thursday kids will pretend to be spies as they convert an ordinary flower pot into their very own "Spy Garden” featuring a secret compartment! Download our March Break poster for more information. Cost is $20 per day or $50 for all three workshops (snacks are included). Please note that parents will be required to fill out a drop-off waiver for each child.To register call613-831-2393 or send an email to: education@goulbournmuseum.ca During March Break the Museum will be open Monday - Sunday from 1-4 p.m. for extended playtime!

Family Yoga

Workshop led by Tania Frechette
Fun for the whole family!

Enjoy a creative, interactive blend of yoga poses, meditation, relaxation and games. This class is for children ages 4 to 8 and their guardians.

January 10, 2015
March 21, 2015

1 – 1:45pm

Your Investment: $16+hst per family

Registration: In person, by phone 613-234-7974 or online.

Location Details: Sky room

Halloween workshop at NVAC

Pumpkin lovers, get creative this Halloween at our Pumpkin Fun Workshop! Join us alongside your family and make a pumpkin diorama! Each family member will also have a chance to design a pumpkin of their own. A day of fun and creativity, filled with pumpkin designs for the whole family to enjoy.

Sunday October 26 from 1-3pm, $66 #932632

For more information on all our workshops or to register, visit us online atwww.ottawa.ca/nepeanvisualartscentre

, in person at 1701 Woodroffe Ave. Entrance #3, or by phone at 613-580-2424 extension 46652.

FREE RESP Info Session

October 15th, 2014 at 10:00 am, Boomerang Kids Westboro, 255 Richmond rd. 

Canadian Scholarship Trust has over 50 years of experience providing education savings solutions to families across Canada.
Come learn how your child can receive up to $7200 in grants from the Canadian Government by saving in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This is just an info session, there will be no sales pitch. 

Seating is limited, so please call the store to register 613-722-6671

2 hour CPR Crash Course

Monday, Oct 6th-10am @ Boomerang Kids Westboro. 
A 2hr informal session in a relaxed atmosphere. No certification given.

The following subjects will be covered:
-Infant/Child CPR and Choking
-Infant/Child anatomy ie airway, bone structure
-Common skin problems ie. Ringworm, Fifth disease, Impetigo and Chicken Pox
-Treatment of bleeds including signs of infection and wound care
-Febrile Seizures. How to recognize and what to do
-Poisons. treatment on what to do if your child swallows something.

Cost is $15 per student. Please bring cash or cheque at the class.

Limit of 10 people per class. Please call store to reserve a spot (613-722-6671).

About Instructor:
A trained Paramedic who was in the Canadian Forces for 12 years. Currently, a full time firefighter. 13 years of teaching experience. Action First Aid has been in business for the past 8 yrs.

Game Summit

PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE GATINEAU

Game Summit features low entrance fees that give you full access to all open gaming areas, general activities, marketplaces, and the opportunity to win door prizes! Participation in special activities is done using a token system, similar to what you would find in community fairs. All special activities are identified in the schedule along with the number of tokens required to participate. Register now to reserve your spot in our featured tournaments! For registration and pricing click HERE

Official Hours:

• Saturday, September 27, 2014: 09:00 – 23:00 (could run later)
  Registration closes at 20:00
• Sunday, September 28, 2014: 09:00 – 19:00
  Registration closes at 17:00

Toys R Us Play Day

  No purchase necessary. Recommended for kids 1-12 years of age. While quantities last!

         Activities may vary by store.

Ottawa Animation Festival

September 17-21st, 2014

Screening Ticket Prices

Adults-$12, Children under 12-$8

Fore more info click HERE

KID STUFF AT OIAF 2014

There's a ton of great stuff for families at the Festival!  Come to the National Gallery of Canada on Saturday, September 20 for our Shorts and Series for Kids programs.  Check out all our Walt Disney screenings including the Little Mermaid!  and check out the family feature Aunt Hilda !   

• Short Animated Films Made for Kids  -Give your family a real film festival experience and let them experience a different side of animation with this hour long screening.  Sit with our Kids Jury and pick which film you think should win.  Several filmmakers will be in attendance.
• Television Animation Made for Kids 

• Walt Disney Animation Studios Program - We will be doing two rare screenings of the Little Mermaid with the directors in attendance, a couple screenings of classic Disney Short films and a look behind the scenes at the newest Disney short film.
• Aunt Hilda -French w English subtitles  “World Hunger is Solved!” exclaims the antagonist in this beautifully rendered, hand-drawn animation. Motivated by money, the company Attilem grows biologically modified crops all over the world and it quickly replaces all other forms of food. The only natural plants left are the ones Aunt Hilda has been preserving in her huge green house. Is genetically modified food the answer we have been waiting for? Is Aunt Hilda ready to accept the future of botany? Is she really an Aunt? All these questions and more will be answered in the latest family film from the acclaimed French studio, Folimage creators of The Cat in Paris and OIAF 04 Grand Prize winner, Raining Cats and Frogs

Animation Celebration (A free event for elementary school kids (8-12))

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. REGISTER YOUR CLASS FOR ALL THREE ACTIVITIES TODAY. (613-232-8769)

SOUND & MUSIC FOR ANIMATION (PRESENTATIONS AT 9:30AM AND 11:00AM)

This event offers Ottawa-area elementary school children (ages 8-10) an inside look into the art of Sound & Music for Animation. This event will feature Gemini Award winning composer Serge Côté, and award winning Mixer and Sound Designer Howard Sonnenburg of Atomic Audio. Between the two of them, they have worked on such shows as WildKratts, Rob The Robot, Rollbots, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, Hoze Hounds, and cult-classic Kevin Spencer.

THE NFB IPAD ANIMATION WORKSHOP 

Don’t forget to also sign your group up for a NFB iPad animation workshop! Being used are two new and exciting iPad apps developed by the National Film Board: McLaren’s Workshop/ and NFB StopMo Studio, which allow users to create their own animated films in fun and innovative ways. NFB Education Specialists will introduce the apps, plus showcase different animation techniques, including found object stop-motion animation, puppet animation and flipbooks. Students will have the opportunity to experimentwiththeseeasytechniques,inspiringthemto create animation at home, at school and with their friends

NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA / OIAF TOUR

Students in grades 1 to 8 are invited to join Gallery interpreters on a fun and interactive exploration of art. Find out how the great masters tell stories through paintings. Analyze portrait sculptures to learn the ins-and-outs of capturing your subject’s mood, and discover how artists use colour to hold our attention. Then take what you’ve learned, draw a caricature, and experiment with placing characters in settings. Duration: 45 minutes.

2 hr CPR Crash Course

Friday September 5th-10am @ Boomerang Kids Westboro. 
A 2hr informal session in a relaxed atmosphere. No certification given.

The following subjects will be covered:
-Infant/Child CPR and Choking
-Infant/Child anatomy ie airway, bone structure
-Common skin problems ie. Ringworm, Fifth disease, Impetigo and Chicken Pox
-Treatment of bleeds including signs of infection and wound care
-Febrile Seizures. How to recognize and what to do
-Poisons. treatment on what to do if your child swallows something.

Cost is $15 per student. Please bring cash or cheque at the class.

Limit of 10 people per class. Please call store to reserve a spot (613-722-6671).

About Instructor:
A trained Paramedic who was in the Canadian Forces for 12 years. Currently, a full time firefighter. 13 years of teaching experience. Action First Aid has been in business for the past 8 yrs.

FREE RESP Information Session

September 3, 2014 at 10:00 am, Boomerang Kids Westboro, 255 Richmond rd. 

Canadian Scholarship Trust has over 50 years of experience providing education savings solutions to families across Canada.
Come learn how your child can receive up to $7200 in grants from the Canadian Government by saving in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This is just an info session, there will be no sales pitch. 

Seating is limited, so please call the store to register 613-722-6671

FREE RESP Info Session

Wednesday August 20, 2014 at 10:00 am, Boomerang Kids Westboro, 255 Richmond rd. 

Canadian Scholarship Trust has over 50 years of experience providing education savings solutions to families across Canada.
Come learn how your child can receive up to $7200 in grants from the Canadian Government by saving in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This is just an info session, there will be no sales pitch. 

Seating is limited, so please call the store to register 613-722-6671

Affordable CPR at Boomerang Kids

Monday July 21-10am @ Boomerang Kids Westboro. 
A 2hr informal session in a relaxed atmosphere. No certification given.

The following subjects will be covered:
-Infant/Child CPR and Choking
-Infant/Child anatomy ie airway, bone structure
-Common skin problems ie. Ringworm, Fifth disease, Impetigo and Chicken Pox
-Treatment of bleeds including signs of infection and wound care
-Febrile Seizures. How to recognize and what to do
-Poisons. treatment on what to do if your child swallows something.

Cost is $15 per student. Please bring cash or cheque at the class.

Limit of 10 people per class. Please call store to reserve a spot (613-722-6671).

About Instructor:
A trained Paramedic who was in the Canadian Forces for 12 years. Currently, a full time firefighter. 13 years of teaching experience. Action First Aid has been in business for the past 8 yrs.

Art Extravaganza

Sunday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fairfields Heritage House

If art is already a favourite pastime, or if you’ve always wanted to get those creative juices flowing, this event is for you! Fairfields has long been an inspiration for artists. After taking special guided tours of the house that focus on the art and photography in the home, take part in our watercolour and oil painting demonstrations, and then make your own pinhole camera to take home! Cost: $6/person, $10/pair, $16/family

Young Artisans

Thursdays in August from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

August 14, 21, and 28

Pinhey’s Point Historic Site

Keeping young hands busy can be a challenge over the summer! Our Young Artisans program uses hands-on crafts, activities, and games to teach about a different traditional trade each session. Learn why homemade items were so important to families like the Pinheys, and the materials and tools needed to make them. Topics include candle-making, soap-making, carving, leatherwork, and needlework. 

Ages 8 – 12. 

Cost: $6/participant

Preschool Picnics at the Museum

Thursdays in August from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

August 14, 21, and 28

Pinhey’s Point Historic Site

Looking to instill a love of history in your children from an early age? Our Preschool Picnics encourage learning basic concepts using age-appropriate activities to promote active minds and bodies. Topics like cooking, archaeology, Voyageurs, First Nations, and agriculture are explored through crafts, storytelling, and games (like “portaging”) each week. Cost includes a small lunch that you’re encouraged to eat while picnicking on the grounds! Ages 3 – 5. Cost: $8/participant

FREE Sleep Seminars

FREE SLEEP Seminar Registration

Register for one of the FREE information seminars:

Upcoming Seminars:

• Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 10:30 AM
  Location: Belly Laughs, 300 Earl Grey Drive, Kanata, ON, K2T 1B8
  Register now!

• Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 10:30 AM
  Location: Belly Laughs, 300 Earl Grey Drive, Kanata, ON, K2T 1B8
  Register now!

Michelle is also offering 15% off private consultations from now until August 15th. For more information you can visit her site HERE or michelle@lovebugssleep.com or 613.422.8357

Weekly Summer Events at Billings Estate

Billings Estate- 2100 Cabot Street

Captains of Industry

Wednesdays in July from 1 pm to 3 pm

Do you have a future Captain of Industry in your family? This series of programs introduces young visitors to the people who helped make local history great. Just to name a few of the Captains of Industry topics and activities: build a steamboat and play a traditional canal builders’ game to learn about Colonel By, learn about Philemon Wright and the lumber industry by exploring the forestry at the estate and building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs™, with Thomas McKay’s story told through making cement stones and using Jenga™ to understand the engineering of walls.  Ages 8  - 12. Cost: $6/participant.

Geology Rocks

Thursdays in July from 1 pm to 3 pm

Not many people nowadays know that Elkanah Billings was the first professional paleontologist in Canada and worked in the field of geology. This series of programs for budding scientists celebrates Elkanah’s efforts by using hands-on activities to teach about fossils and dinosaurs, minerals, land formations, and volcanoes and earthquakes – including building a beaker volcano using sand and wax! Ages 8 – 12. Cost: $6/participant.

Little Critters

Fridays in July from 10 am to 11:30 am

With 8 acres of parkland so close to the downtown core, this program encourages discovery of the littlest critters living on site. Inspired by the Billings’ own amateur entomologist – Braddish II – young children will learn about a new insect and its lifecycle each week, play insect-related games, go on bug hunts, and make crafts to take home. Bring a picnic lunch or pick up one from our tea room and spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the grounds. Ages 3 – 5. Cost: $6/participant.

Preschool Picnics at the Museum

Fridays in August from 10 am to 11:30 am

Introduce your little ones to the wonders of museums at an early age! Preschool Picnics encourage imaginative learning through role playing as Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk (and others!), making fossils to learn about natural history, doing “chores” like pioneer children would have done, and playing matching games to learn about big vs. little to help them understand the world around them. A small picnic lunch is provided. Ages 3 – 5. Cost: $8/participant.

Can You Dig It?

Wednesdays in August from 1 pm to 3 pm

Unearth Ottawa’s best kept secrets by digging into our outdoor, hands-on archaeology program! Each one of these weekly programs focuses on a different aspect of archaeology, and delves into the past by having children participate in archaeological digs to discover buried artefacts. Topics range from how to set up a digging grid, to artifact dating techniques, to making a time capsule.  Ages 6 – 12. Cost: $6/participant.

History Detectives

Thursdays in August from 1 pm to 3 pm

Do you have an aspiring Sherlock Holmes at home? Our History Detectives series of weekly programs presents a different mystery to solve by collecting a series of clues, studying evidence, and carrying out investigative work to crack the case! Helping children develop deductive reasoning skills and teaching them about the history of the Estate becomes fun with cases like: The Case of the Lost Lumber, the Missing Tea Biscuits, the Case of the Train Delay, and more! Ages 6 – 12. Cost: $6/participant. 

Vintage Motorcycle Show

Sunday, August 17 from 10 am to 4 pm

Come meet the keepers of vintage motorcycles and their prized possessions! You’ll learn about different types of motorcycles from different parts of the world and can test your motorcycle knowledge with our family-friendly scavenger hunt. Cost: $6/person, $10/pair or $16/family.