Tuesday  |  May 26, 2015  |  14:28 PM

June at the Massillon Museum

...second-floor exhibition continues

Paul Brown:  The Professional Years

...second-floor exhibition continues

The Immel Circus

 

Tuesday, June 2

History Discussion Group—“Local Musicians and Music Stores”

10:00 am to Noon  -  Free / Public / No reservations  -  Coffee and sweets available for a donation

Some people attend every month, others attend when the topic interests them

 

Saturday, June 6

Do the Mu—Steampunk'd:  Corsets and Goggles

12:00–2:00 pm  -  Free / Public / No reservations  -  Intergenerational drop-in workshop 

"Gear" up for the Massillon Museum's Steampunk Civil War Soirée—create make-and-take steampunk accessories

 

Saturday, June 13

Exhibition Opening—Civil-War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 8/16

 

Saturday, June 13

Exhibition Opening—Civil War: The Battlefield and the Homefront

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 8/16

 

Saturday, June 13

Exhibition Opening—Massillon & The War of the Rebellion: The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.)

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 8/16

 

Saturday, June 13

Studio M Exhibition Opening—Mogollon and the Old West by Cheri Mohn

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 7/26  

 

Saturday, June 13

Exhibition Opening—I Heard it Through the Grapevine:  The Telegraph and the Civil War

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 8/16

 

Saturday, June 13

Exhibition Opening—Jean-Baptiste Massillon:  The Massillon Connection

7:00 to 9:00 pm  -   Free / Public / No reservations  -  Exhibition continues through 8/16

 

Sunday, June 14

Mini-Monster Workshop with Bili Kribbs

2:30 to 4:30 pm  -  Ages 10 and older  -  $25 ($20 MassMu members)  -  Register by 6/7  -  Learn sculpting techniques

 

Thursday, June 18

ReelMassillon:  Odds Against Tomorrow

7:00 pm  -  @Lincoln Theatre  -  Suggested donation $7 

Presented by MassMu, Lincoln Theatre, ArtsinStark, Historic Massillon Main Street, KinoArts

Museum galleries open until 6:30 pm  

 

Saturday, June 20

Landscape Drawing with Diane Gibson

11:00 am to 1:00 pm  -  Beginners of all ages  -  Two-week workshop  -  $30 ($25 MassMu members)  -  Register by 6/14

Workshop meets at Oak Knoll Park (618 Sixth Street S.W., Massillon)  -  Bring a chair  -  Bring a lunch if you wish

 

Tuesday, June 23

Brown Bag Lunch:  Trisha Merchant, "The Massillon Connection:  A Pioneer Woman, A French Priest, and a Village on a River"

12:10 to 12:50 pm  -  Free / Public / No reservations  -  Books will be available in the Museum shop

Bring a brown bag or carry-out or buy lunch at Anderson’s in the City in the Museum lobby

Free coffee and cookie compliments of the Massillon Museum  -  Sponsored by Bates Printing

 

Sunday, June 28

Cartoon Character Creation with Bili Kribbs

2:30 to 4:30 pm  -  Ages 10 and older  -  One-day workshop  -  $25 ($20 MassMu members)

Register by 6/23  -  Develop your own two-dimensional character

 

 

 

July at the Massillon Museum

 

...main gallery exhibition continues through August 16

Civil War-Era Drawings from the Becker Collection

 

...second-floor exhibition continues

Civil War:  The Battlefield and the Homefront

 

...second-floor exhibition continues

Massillon and the War of the Rebellion:  The Grand Army of the Republic

 

...second-floor exhibition continues

Paul Brown:  The Professional Years

 

...second-floor exhibition continues

The Immel Circus

 

...Studio M exhibition continues through July 26

Mogollon and the Old West by Cheri Mohn

 

...lower level exhibition continues

I Heard it Through the Grapevine:  The Telegraph and the Civil War

 

...lower level exhibition continues

Jean-Baptiste Massillon:  The Massillon Connection

 

 

Wednesdays, July 1 (through August 26)  

Open Studio Pottery

10:00 am to 4:00 pm  -  Pre-requisite: MassMy Pottery 1 or equivalent

Bring clay or purchase for $15 (25 lb)  -  $50 ($40 MassMu member)  -  Register by 6/26

 

Tuesday, July 7

Kids’ Drama Camp with Brayden Frascone

10:00 am to 5:00 pm  -  One-day camp  -  Ages 8 to 12  -  Register by 7/1

$35 ($30 MassMu Members)  -  Learn the basics of playwriting and performing

 

Tuesday, July 7

History Discussion Group:  A Century of Fun and Films at the Lincoln Theatre

10:00 am to Noon  -  Free / Public / No reservations  -  Coffee and sweets available for a donation

Some people attend every month, others attend when the topic interests them

 

Thursday, July 8

ReelMassillon Film Series:  Film TBA

7:00 pm  -  @Massillon Museum  -  Suggested donation $7 

Presented by MassMu, Lincoln Theatre, ArtsinStark, Historic Massillon Main Street, KinoArts

Museum galleries open until 6:30 pm

 

Saturday, July 11 (through August 26)

Weekend Open Studio Pottery 

10:00 am to 4:00 pm  -  New!  -  Pre-requisite: MassMy Pottery 1 or equivalent  -  Adults

$50 ($40 MassMu member)  -  Bring clay or purchase for $15 (25 lb)  -  Register by 7/4

 

Saturdays, July 11, 18, 25

Figure Drawing Class for Adults with Alex Strader

1:00 to 3:00 pm  -  $35 ($30 MassMu member)  -  Three-week class  -  Register by 7/3

Build a figure drawing from a rough sketch to final shading

 

Saturday, July 11

Do the Mu:  Civil War Clothespin Dolls

12:00–2:00 pm  -  Free / Public / No reservations  -  Intergenerational drop-in workshop

Learn the history of this favorite Civil War-era children’s toy. 

Use it as a miniature mannequin to begin designing an outfit for the Civil War-era Steampunk Soirée on August 15!

 

Sunday, July 12

Basics of Perspective and Foreshortening with Bili Kribbs

2:30 to 4:30 pm  -  $15 ($18 MassMu member)  -  One-day workshop  -  Register by 7/7

Learn tips and tricks for drawing what you see from different angles

 

Friday, July 17

21st Annual Island Party

6:00 to 11:00 pm  -  Free admission / Public / No reservations  

Pig roast, island drinks, reggae with Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band

Bring a chair or blanket  -  Family-friendly  -  MassMu’s thanks to the community for support

 

Sunday, July 19

Variations of Myself:  Self Portrait Workshop with Alex Strader

2:30 to 4:30 pm  -  $15 ($18 MassMu member)  -  One-day workshop  -  Register by 7/14

Explore different styles of creating self-portraits in this art + history workshop

 

Tuesdays, July 21, 28, August 4, 11

Optical Drawing with Gary Spangler

5:30 to 7:00 pm  -  $40 ($45 MassMu member)  -  Registration includes cost of supplies

All ages  -  Four-week class  -  Register by 7/16

Learn sketching techniques using the camera lucida, camera obscura, pinhole camera, and photogram

 

Tuesdays, July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18

Kids’ Clay with Kaitlyn Gutshall

6:00 to 7:00 pm  -  $60 ($50 MassMu member)  -  Registration includes cost of clay

Grades 1–8  -  Five-week class  -  Register by 7/16  -  Learn hand-building and pottery basics

 

Tuesday, July 28

Brown Bag Lunch:  Ross H. Schwalm—"In the Footsteps of the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry:

              Insights from the Letters from Sgt. Samuel Schwalm, Company A, 50th PVI"

12:10 to 12:50 pm  -  Free / Public / No reservations  

Bring a brown bag or carry-out or buy lunch at Anderson’s in the City in the Museum lobby

Free coffee and cookie compliments of the Massillon Museum  -  Sponsored by Bates Printing

 

Massillon Museum 

121 Lincoln Way East - Massillon, Ohio  44646

info@massillonmuseum.org - www.massillonmuseum.org

330.833.4061

Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm - Sunday, 2:00 to 5:00 pm

A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free

 

Anderson’s in the City 

(Café in the Museum lobby!)

121 Lincoln Way East - Massillon, Ohio 44646

330.833.7255

Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm - Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm