The Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center

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Mixed Media and Painting with Charlene Chow

aMAHzing Mixed Media with Charlene Chow

February 28, 2012
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Tuesday, February 7 – Tuesday, March 13 aMAHzing Mixed Media classes with Charlene Chow New after-school art class for ages 6-9 will have your kids discovering MAH’s exhibitions for inspiration and exploring mediums such as oil pastel, watercolor, color pencil, and collage. 3:15-4:15pm. Location: Museum Classroom. Five week class on Tuesdays from Tuesday, February 7 [...]

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Free First Friday

March 2, 2012
11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Friday, March 2 Free admission and extended hours. From 5-9pm, enjoy a no-host bar and live music while enjoying art and mingling with friends. cost: free. This month, we’re featuring: Limerick reading from the early days of Caffe Pergolesi by Carolyn Burke (4-5pm in the 3rd floor lounge) Readings to celebrate the launch of phren-Z, [...]

Poetry and Jazz

March 3, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Poetry and Jazz On the third floor lobby of the MAH, March 3rd, at noon, the Espresso Police presents a casual, intimate and brief program of Jazz and Poetry with local poets Dan Phillips and T. Mike Walker and accomplished bassist, Dan Robbins.  In the great Bohemian coffee house tradition, music and the rhythmic spoken [...]

Mixed Media and Painting with Charlene Chow

aMAHzing Mixed Media with Charlene Chow

March 6, 2012
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Tuesday, February 7 – Tuesday, March 13 aMAHzing Mixed Media classes with Charlene Chow New after-school art class for ages 6-9 will have your kids discovering MAH’s exhibitions for inspiration and exploring mediums such as oil pastel, watercolor, color pencil, and collage. 3:15-4:15pm. Location: Museum Classroom. Five week class on Tuesdays from Tuesday, February 7 [...]

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Family Art Day : Visual Obsession: Mixed Media Extravaganza

March 10, 2012
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Family Art Day: Visual Obsession: Mixed Media Extravaganza This workshop is about discovering possibilities and exploring a variety of ways to interpret one idea or one image. Learn to use mixed media techniques such as ink, pastel, water-based paints, and collage methods to make a small series of related works on paper. 1-4pm. Location: Museum classroom