Get Involved! session scheduled at museum
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volunteerismGet Involved! session scheduled at museum
TEMPE, Ariz. – The public is invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and learn about becomming an Historical Museum volunteer at 9 a.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 8) at the Tempe Historical Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave.
This hour-long session will cover the background and purpose of the museum with a brief tour of the facility. Explore how you can play a role in preserving community history.
Information: 480-350-5190.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Model trains, holiday crafts and a visit from Santa Claus
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Tempe Historical MuseumSanta, trains highlight annual
Holiday Fantasia festivities
TEMPE, Ariz. – Model trains, holiday crafts and a visit from Santa Claus
highlight the annual Holiday Fantasia event from 1 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1 at
the Tempe Historical Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave.
This free, public event features holiday trees with lights, decorations from
other time periods and cultures and cookie decorating (and eating).
Children will enjoy art stations with make-n-take art activities, including
traditional Danish paper cutouts by the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elkhorn,
Iowa.
And don’t forget to bring a camera for snapshots. The first 100 families can
take home a free photo with Santa.
Information: 480-350-5100 or www.tempe.gov/museum/.
Danish Christmas returns to the Petersen House
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TempeDanish Christmas returns to the Petersen House
TEMPE, Ariz. – A Danish Christmas returns from Dec. 1 through Jan. 5 at the
Petersen House Museum, 1414 W. Southern Ave. (Northwest corner of Priest
Drive and Southern Avenue.) Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
Annette Andersen, of Kimballton, Iowa, will demonstrate how the Danish do
“papirklip,” translated as paper cuttings from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
The House’s holiday decorations interpret the Danish Christmas Story,
“Peter’s Christmas,” a story by J. Krohn about a young boy’s Christmas in
Denmark in the late 1800s. It was written about the time Niels Petersen, for
whom the Petersen House is named, immigrated to the United States.
The event is brought to Tempe by the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elkhorn,
Iowa, and the Tempe Historical Museum.
Hours:
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23 with Peter’s Christmas Story Time
at 1:30 p.m. (light refreshments available)
Tours: Tour reservations will be taken for groups of more than 10 people on
Tuesdays thru Thursdays and Saturdays. Sundays will be open house.
Information:
Tempe Historical Museum, http://www.tempe.gov/museum/
<http://www.tempe.gov/museum/>
Petersen House, http://www.tempe.gov/petersenhouse/
<http://www.tempe.gov/petersenhouse/>
Danish Immigrant Museum, http://dkmuseum.org/ <http://dkmuseum.org/>
Phoenix Arizona 