May 3 – Art to the Avenue 
In Partnership with the Greenwich Arts Council, Bush-Holley Historic Site will be open to the public for FREE from 12- 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to visit the current exhibition, From Harbor to Haven: Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers and enjoy a guided tour of Bush-Holley House. For details and House tour schedule, call 203 869- 6899, ext 18. For more information about Art to the Avenue, visit www.greenwicharts.org.

Monday, May 5 - A Day of Childe Hassam: Printmaker
Spend a morning and afternoon exploring the world of Childe Hassam. Begin at 10 a.m. at a lecture about the artist at the BruceMuseum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, presented by Elizabeth Barker in conjunction with the Museum’s spring/summer exhibition, 20th Century American Prints from the Bruce Museum Then go to Bush-Holley Historic Site from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch and a guided tour of the exhibition From Harbor to Haven: Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers as well and a special Hassam-focused tour of the Bush-Holley House that features works by Childe Hassam. Box lunch provided. Options: Day Package-  Both museum lectures and box lunch, $22 for members of either museum, $25 for non-members, call Bush-Holley to register 203 869-6899. For Bush-Holley tours and box lunch only, $15 per person. For Bush-Holley tours only, $7 per person. Call Bush-Holley to register (203) 869-6899, ext 10. Collection.
Bruce Museum lecture only, call 203 869-0376

Saturday, May 10 - Tanglewood Marionettes present The Fairy Circus
Performances at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Education Center.  A puppet show featuring over 20 beautifully hand-crafted marionettes, The Fairy Circus showcases turn-of-the-century style trick puppetry. Puppets dance, play instruments, juggle, contort, transform and fly through the air to music of favorite composers!  Recommended for children of all ages. $12 per person. Reservations strongly advised.  Call (203) 869-6899 ext. 10.

Monday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. - Front Porch Forum, American Studies Lecture
Darwinian Object Lessons: The Cultural Formation of the African Savage in American Culture presented byTeresa DeFlitch, Project Manager at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. A discussion on the ways Africans were imagined in American popular culture and how this affected the development of American identity. Individual Lecture: $15 per person. Call (203) 869-6899, ext 10.

Thursday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. - Understanding Prints
Gallery Talk by David Tunick of David Tunick, Inc. Learn about prints, from techniques to collecting. Brown bag lunch; box lunch available $10. Lecture $7 per person. Call (203) 869-6899, ext. 10. 

Sunday, May 18, 3:30 p.m. - Greenwich Landmarks Registry Presentation and Tour
In conjunction with National Historic Preservation Month, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich is honoring homes that were designed and built by J. Alden Twachtman and his brother Quentin, two sons of John Henry Twachtman, the American Impressionish painter and Greenwich resident (Round Hill Road). The Twachtman Brothers were responsible for building over two dozen homes in Greenwich from the 1920s through the 1930s for many of the town’s leading families that include Rockefeller, Metcalf, Converse and Sachs. Most of the homes are situated between Rock Ridge and Round Hill Road and reflect a quiet grandeur that attracted many notables to the area. The afternoon will include a tour of some of the Twachtman properties followed by a reception and plaques presentation at a Twachtman-designed house on Vineyard Lane. The houses receiving plaques will join over 260 historic Greenwich homes previously recognized by the program, which began over twenty years ago. $50 per person. Reservations required. Call (203) 869-6899, ext 10.