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On March 1 the Bush-Holley History & Art Camp registration opens to the public. The camp that offers children in 2nd through 7th grades an interactive two-week camp experience with a one-week concentration in colonial history and another week in art. Call (203) 552-5329, ext. 4 for a full camp brochure or to register. On Monday, March 3, at 10:00 a.m. the spring Front Porch Forum, American Studies Lecture Series will return to Bush-Holley Historic Site Individual Lectures are $15 per person. The lecture series is $40 per person for all three lectures. The first lecture is The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Love, Race and War in the Nineteenth Century presented by historian Martha Hodes, PhD, professor of history at New York University. Friday, March 21, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon- Children’s Vacation Workshops-Paint Me a Picture Open to grades 2 – 6. Children will make a special visit to Bush-Holley House to view artwork, then make a masterpiece of their own using acrylic paints. Reservations are required. Call (203) 552-5329 ext. 4. Vanderbilt Education Center. $12 non-members Saturday, March 29, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Liberty’s Kids Mini-Marathon Children will watch four 30-minute episodes of the PBS animated children’s television series Liberty’s Kids, the history program that follows the American Revolution through the eyes of three teens. Episodes include: “The Boston Tea Party,” “Intolerable Acts,” “The Midnight Ride,” and “The Shot Heard Round the World.” Hands-on activities also included. The Mini-marathon will be held in the Vanderbilt Education Center and is free of charge, however reservations are requested. Call (203) 869-6899 ext. 10.
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