2013 Rumphius Programs and Spring & Summer

 2o13 – Rumphius Programs

Rumphius Creativity Unhinged
Upcoming Schedule of Events:
Toddler and Preschool Mornings on the Farm
Horse Riding Lessons with Lori
June All Dolled Up Tea Party with Sweet Visions!
schoolhouse
The warmth of late Spring is here, and we are welcoming it with wonderful outdoor events at Meadowbrook Farm!  We are teaming up with Fat Moon Farm, the Meadowbrook Stables and Sweet Visions Patisserie for some very special programming!  Read on . . .

This Week
Thursday, May 23 from 10am-11am
TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS
This summer we’re welcoming families with littles ones to the farm on Monday & Thursday mornings.
springtime

 This Thursday, May 23rd, at 10am Farmer Elizabeth of Fat Moon Farm & Emily Piper of Rumphius Creativity Unhinged, will do a special program on Ducks that will include reading Make Way for Ducklings, doing a ducky painting project with Miss Emily, and holding the farm’s new ducklings.
Fee: $10 first child, $5 for siblings over 1 year
DROP-IN WITH CAREGIVER

 

Coming in June
All Dolled Up!  Tea Party on the Farm
with Rumphius and Sweet Visions Patisserie!
Friday, June 28 from 1-4pm
at Meadowbrook Farm, 5 Gould Road in Westford.
$25 per person
Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult
Join Emily and Gail for another fabulous tea party and doll sewing event!  This time, we are celebrating summer with an outdoor tea party at Meadowbrook Farm in the Rumphius yard.
Vintage china, fabulous tea servers and tablecloths will adorn the tables.  Guests will create a summer dress for their favorite doll.  And, there will be a summer doll bonnet buffet in the schoolhouse complete with flowers, trims and ribbons.
This is a ticketed event.  Tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Emily Piper at 978.995.7002 orrumphius@creativityunhinged.com.  Visa, MC and Discover accepted.   Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.  Allergies can be accommodated with advance notice.

Ongoing at the Stable
Riding lessons with Lori and the horses of Meadowbrook Farm
Meadowbrook Farm’s Barn Manager, Lori Caouette,  is now accepting riding students at the barn.  Lori is a licensed riding instructor and is wonderful with children (and adults!).  The farm has several well-mannered ponies and horses, such as Petey, Waffles and Oliver, who are perfect for learning horsemanship and riding skills.  Contact Lori to sign-up or to take an introductory lesson.
Lori’s contact information:  603.315.5538
In This Issue
Toddler and Preschooler Drop-in Thursdays
All Dolled Up! Tea Party
Riding Lessons on the Farm!

Betty Beehive

one of our schoolhouse hens

 
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Emily Piper
Rumphius Creativity Unhinged
978-995-7002
Rumphius and the Middlesex Children’s Chorale present . . . For young singers and actors . . .
The Middlesex Youth Broadway Cabaret
for Ages 10 to 16
Directed by Emily Piper and Christina Kennedy
Fee:  $125
Rehearsals are Sundays: March 24, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5,19 and June 2 from 4-6pm (8 rehearsals) from 4-6pm.  These are flexible rehearsals as not all children will need to be present at all times due to solo and duet rehearsals.  Each singer will be in at least 4 musical numbers.  Three numbers will be group numbers and all singers will have either a solo or duet Broadway song.  Rehearsals take place at the Rumphius Recycled Schoolhouse at 5 Gould Rd. in Westford.
Cabaret Night is Friday, June 7 at 7pm at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, MA.
We look forward to a great evening of music by Sondheim, Weill, Kern and more! 
For more info or to register, reply to this e-mail or call 978.995.7002
– Rumphius . . . Creativity Unhinged www.creativityunhinged.com rumphius@creativityunhinged.com 978.995.7002 “The World is but a Canvas to the Imagination.” Henry David Thoreau
Anna’s “The Night Watch” from our Masterpiece Rembrandt Class
Hello Everyone!
Although it is still chilly and wintry outside, we are looking ahead at our upcoming workshops for the warm months ahead!  Workshops at the schoolhouse are a great way to give your children artistic enrichment without a long-term commitment.  We have been having a blast at our 2013 workshops and are looking forward to continuing with our creativity in the future months!  Workshops do often fill quickly.  To register, please reply to this email or call 978.995.7002.  We are located at 5 Gould Road in Westford, MA in the Rumphius Recycled Schoolhouse.
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, Saturday, April 20: 
Framed Watercolors
for the Westford Regional Art Event
Ages 5-7 from 9am-noon
Ages 8 and up from 1pm-4pm
Fee:  $35 or $30 with friend/sibling discount
The Westford Regional Art Event is a wonderful event happening at the PCA in May. 
There is a children’s portion of this regional art competition, and you do not need to live in Westford to participate.
In this workshop, children will choose from three different subjects and will use watercolor paint, watercolor pencils and oil pastels to create competition-worthy works of art to enter in the Westford Regional Art Event.  We will also frame each work to ready it for competition!

SPRING BREAK WORKSHOPS!

Theme for the Week: Animalia

Junior workshops

9am–12pm | Ages 5–7 | Fee: $30 ($25 with sibling/friend discount)

Senior workshops

1pm–4pm | Ages 8 and up | Fee: $30 ($25 with sibling/friend discount)

Oh, we love animals here at Meadowbrook Farm! And, more than 50 animals call this farm home! This week, we will celebrate them with animal art and crafts.

MONDAY, APRIL 15: How to Draw a Horse (And paint it on canvas)

TUESDAY, APRIL 16: Barnyard Babies (Baby animals junkbox style in their own little barn)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17: Fuzzy, Furry and Fluffy (Framed animal mixed-media)

THURSDAY, APRIL 18: Puppy Purses (Sewing with Wallace- although he can’t sew very well with his big paws!)

FRIDAY, APRIL 19: Cock-a-Doodle-Doodle (Drawing on the farm)

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS!

Theme for the Week: Our Favorite Things!

Junior workshops

9am–12pm | Ages 5–7 | Fee: $30 ($25 with sibling/friend discount)

Senior workshops

1pm–4pm | Ages 8 and up | Fee: $30 ($25 with sibling/friend discount)

This week, we will celebrate all of the things we love to do the most in the schoolhouse!

MONDAY, AUGUST 19: Farm Landscape Painting! with Canvas on Easels outdoors on the Farm!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20: Back-to-School Fashions! Sculpey Jewelry and Beadmaking and Potato-Printed Bookbags

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21: Medieval Times! Junkbox Castles, Royalty and Dragons!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22: Recycled Robots! Design your own robot from Junkbox supplies! Back by Popular Demand!

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23: Doll-Sewing: Back to School Fashions! Bring your favorite doll or stuffed animal for a back-to-school makeover!