Men Working in Slate Quarry, oil on canvas, Martha Levy, 1939, created by the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration and lent by the Fine Arts Collection of the U.S. General Services Administration.

Slate Valley Museum

Public Programs

2008

GRAND OPENING, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1-5 PM, FREE

¨New Visitor Center Grand Opening and Dedication

¨Guided Tours of New Exhibit of Machines

HEAVY LIFTING: A Human and Technological History

of Moving Slate from Quarry to Market, 1850-Present

exhibit ongoing

¨Live Outdoor Concerts of Irish and Welsh, Italian, and Eastern European Music

ART EXHIBIT OPENING, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1-5 PM, FREE

¨Guild of Adirondack Artists presents

Slate is Our Muse

original paintings, mixed media, sculpture

exhibit runs through December 30

all artwork is for sale

GALLERY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1-2:30 PM, $5

¨Garrett Riggs, Assistant Director/Educator and Researcher presents

HEAVY LIFTING: A Human and Technological History

of Moving Slate from Quarry to Market, 1850-Present

includes 30-minute multimedia presentation

ANNUAL DINNER/SILENT AUCTION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 5:30 PM, COST TBA

¨Silent Auction to benefit Slate Valley Museum

¨Dinner at the Fair Haven Inn

¨Mary Lou Willits, Executive Director presents:

The Year in Review and

A Tribute to Garrett Riggs, Assistant Director/Educator

HISTORIC QUARRY TOUR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 9 AM-NOON, $10

¨In conjunction with Vermont State Archaeology Month, archaeologist leads

HEAVY LIFTING at the West Castleton Railroad and Slate Company

begins at museum then car caravan to Lake Bomoseen State Park

includes tour of HEAVY LIFTING exhibit

children must be 12 and over

MODERN QUARRY TOUR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 9 AM-NOON, $10

¨Dan Boone, Owner/Operator Northeast Slate Company leads

HEAVY LIFTING at Hilltop Quarry

begins at museum then car caravan to quarry

includes tour of HEAVY LIFTING exhibit

children must be 12 and over

GALLERY TALK WITH SLIDES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2-3 PM, $5

¨Victor Rolando, Editor of Journal of Vermont Archeology, presents

Industrial Archeology and the Preservation of Sites, Structures, and Objects

Includes tour of HEAVY LIFTING exhibit

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1-4 PM, FREE

¨Trees, lights, music, refreshments

All the Traditions

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