Nov. 12 |
9am-12pm |
A Symposium on Album Quilts features keynote speaker Cathy Rosa Klimaszewski, Associate Director and Ames Curator of Education at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. She is a recognized authority on early American quilt-making and has been researching and preserving quilts for more than twenty years. Among the quilt exhibits she has curated are “Made to Remember: American Commemorative Quilts” (1991) and “American Quilts from the Terasaki Collection” (2010).
There will be demonstrations on the techniques of hand quilting, embroidery, and applique; a presentation on the “New Best Quilt,” by Patricia Hoffman, OCMH Executive Director; and the opportunity to view several examples of Oneida Community quilts and learn about the tradition of quilt making at the Mansion House from Tony Wonderley, OCMH curator.
The cost is $10 and reservations are required. |
Dec. 3 |
11am-3pm |
The Oneida Area Day Care proudly announces its Yuletide House Tour at The Oneida Community Mansion House. You can tour this beautiful historic home. Showcasing for the first time: The John Humphrey Noyes Suite. Tickets are $6.00 per person and are available at the center or at the door. We hope you will join us for a popular community tradition! All proceeds benefit the children of the Oneida Area Day Care Center, a not-for-profit organization. Call 315-363-0080 for more information.
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| Dec. 15 |
7:30pm |
The OPL Players perform “Christmas by Injunction,” a readers theater script adapted from a comic O. Henry story, in the Big Hall of the Oneida Community Mansion House. The play features Shirley Cockrell, Sarah Davies Hasegawa, Tom Murray, Max Smith, Dan Rowlands and Steve Rowlands plus the music of Mike Carroll, Bill Fahy, Mike Hoke and Skip Mansur. Performance is free. Parental guidance advised.
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Mar. 3 |
7pm-11pm |
You are cordially invited to attend the High Tide of the Spirit Mardi Gras annual fund raiser to benefit the Oneida Community Mansion House. There will be butlered hors d'oeuvres and five course dinner catered by "A Moveable Feast," Dancing with music provided by "The Jim O'Mahony Quintet," and silent auction throughout the evening. Tickets are $50 per person which includes complimentary Mardi Gras mask and beads and one glass of wine or beer. Seating is limited. Formal attire appreciated. For reservations or further information call (315)363-0745. Please RSVP by Monday, February 20, 2012.
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