Arts In My Backyard – Staten Island – June
You can have fun and learn a lot this summer without having to catch the ferry or cross the bridge! Take beading and weaving workshops, learn to make Tibetan dumplings, experience the 1st Annual Garden Tour, visit the zoo to watch the free film series and whatever you do, don’t miss out on the Midsummer Midnight Mixer! Mark these events on your calendar today!
1st Annual Lighthouse Garden Tour
• When: July 10th 11am – 4pm
• The tour will include the historic terraced gardens of the JMMTA located at 338
Lighthouse Avenue and the lovely Lighthouse Garden at 442 Lighthouse Avenue.
Guided tours, light refreshments, a plant and gift sale, and a guest speaker are all
planned.
• Tickets cost $18 per person in advance, $22 on the day of the tour. To order
tickets, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500.
Beauty Rediscovered: Paintings by Adeline and Charles Wigand•
When: June 24th 6pm to 9pm
• Where: 75 Stuyvesant Place
• For more information and tickets, please contact Cheryl Adolph at (718) 483-
7113.
Beading Knotting and Weaving Workshop
• When: July 11th from 2:30pm – 3:30pm
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Learn beading, knotting and weaving techniques together at our workshop
on Sunday, July 11, 2010! Make a traditional piece or something of your
• Admission charges are $5 for individuals, $10 per family of four.
• For more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-
3500.
Midsummer Night Mixer
• A night of wine, cheese, music and networking out on the patio. Enjoy the
cool evening breeze while taking in the sight overlooking Lighthouse Hill.
• When: August 4the evening
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Admission charges are $30 per person. For more information, please log on to
www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500.
Learn how to make Tibetan Dumplings
• Join us in the gardens, where we will sample and learn to make dumplings,
or “momos”, as they are better known in Tibet.
• When: August 15th 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Admission charges are $5 for individuals and $10 for each family of four. For
more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-
3500.
BREAKFAST WITH THE BEASTS
• One of Staten Island Zoo’s most loved programs. Join us for a tour of our animal
kitchen, help prepare some food for critters and watch them eat. Meet some
animals close up and have a breakfast snack while you are here.
• When: Sat., July 24, Sun., Sept 26 from 8:30-10:00am
• Where: Staten Island Zoo
• Members: $10 / Non-members: $13
• Children ages 5 and up – please no younger siblings. A paying adult must
accompany a paying child.
• Pre-registration required.
WILDLIFE FILM SERIES
• Enjoy a short film or two as you visit the zoo.Animal/nature films, geared for
families, shown throughout the day.
FREE with regular admission – Donation requested
• When: August 14th and November 3rd from 11:00am – 3:00pm
• Where: Staten Island Zoo
• Pre-registration not required.
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