For Immediate Release: 08/26/04:
CONTACT: JENNIFER KARSON (802) 656-0750

The Fleming Museum Presents

RAVENS, TREES & BUMBLEBEES

FLEMING MUSEUM'S COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY CELEBRATES 20TH YEAR

Burlington, VT – This season the Fleming Museum celebrates 20 years of its popular event Community Family Day. Taking from the Museum’s fall theme An Eye Toward Nature, this year's Family Day entitled Ravens, Trees and Bumblebees will explore the intersections of art and nature. Targeted at children ages 4-10 years old and their families, this special event includes a variety of art projects that will stimulate children’s creative curiosity about the natural world.

Ravens, Trees and Bumblebees participants will have the opportunity to interpret the natural world through an inviting mix of hands-on activities, artists' demonstrations, and explorations in the galleries. Activities include creating nests, painting birds’ eggs, drawing detailed botanical pictures, and experimenting with Chinese brush painting.

Where: Fleming Museum,
61 Colchester Avenue, Burlington
When: Saturday, November 6, 2004;
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Admission: $3 per person.
Free to Museum members, UVM, Burlington College, Champlain College, Community College of Vermont and St. Michael's College faculty, staff, and students.
Contact: 656-0750 or fleming@uvm.edu
Recorded: (802) 656-2090
Web: www.flemingmuseum.org

Special Music Program:
Saturday, November 20
1 pm - 4 pm:
Guitar and fiddle music with Shane and Charlotte Brodie

The University of Vermont's Robert Hull Fleming Museum houses Vermont's most comprehensive collection of art and anthropological artifacts. Metered parking is available in the Fleming Museum Visitor Lot between the Museum and Fletcher Allen Health Care. Free parking is available Saturday and Sunday in the University lot on the West side of the Museum. The Fleming Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums.