NEWS RELEASE
LONGMONT MUSEUM
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The Longmont Museum this week officially announced its fall season with the release of its Fall 2020 Newsletter. Due to the ongoing restrictions from COVID-19, the Museum has reinvented much of its programming to take place from the safety of home.
“This isn’t the fall any of us expected, but this season’s inventive lineup is testament to silver linings,” said Kim Manajek, director of the Longmont Museum.
For children, the Museum’s Discovery Days early childhood education program is shifting to monthly at-home craft kits. The kits include an easy-to-understand guide to help support learning, individual bags of supplies needed to make three thematic crafts per week in the monthly bundle, and instructions and photos of completed craft examples.
Adult classes also are moving online with the popular Art & Sip program. The Museum has created custom supply kits in thematic bundles for Thursday night series on watercolor painting, acrylic panting, boho holiday décor and more.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Museum’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration, a community event typically attracting more than 8,000 people. This year, the Museum has created a virtual event for the community to celebrate Day of the Dead from home with livestreamed performances from Las Dahlias singing Mexican trio, Grupo Folklorico Mexico Lindo dance, mariachi, poetry by bicultural community leader Laura Soto, and more on Nov. 1.
The Museum’s Stewart Auditorium will continue to live broadcast free programs every Thursday night to Facebook Live, Longmont Public Media and local Comcast channel 8/880. Highlights include prog
“Facebook Live has become a popular platform to stay connected with our community virtually the past several months,” Manajek said. “Broadcasting our programs from the acoustically-excellent Stewart Auditorium allows us to provide high-quality education and entertainment without the risks that physically gathering in large groups brings at this time.”
A small number of free, in-person tickets to Stewart Auditorium programs are available to Museum members only, with extensive measures in place for safety and distancing.
The Museum's galleries continue to be open, with many precautions in place and limited hours. The contemporary art show “Because the World is Round” is on view through Sept. 12, and the Día de los Muertos 20th anniversary exhibition opens Oct. 2, featuring community altars along with the artwork of Tony Ortega. It also is hosting a handful of distanced in-person programs this fall, including historic downtown walking tours and a special, site-specific performance by Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance. Advanced registration is required.
Visit longmontmuseum.org to download the full Fall 2020 Newsletter from the homepage and to learn more about and register for programs.
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