FOR RELEASE: June 27,
2008
(TROY, MI) – Summer
is here and the Troy Museum and Historic Village is preparing with a full line
of fascinating events for adult history-lovers.
July 11 & 25: Drop-in Fiddling, Museum, noon-1 pm.
Bring your violin, banjo, mandolin, fife, or
other instrument of choice for some informal music on the Village Green. For
intermediate level and up. No
registration. FREE.
July 20: Music
in the Air, Museum, 2-4 pm.
Bring a picnic lunch and lawn chairs and dance
to big band tunes with One Beat Back. This family fun event features hands-on
activities for kids and great music! Snacks will be available for purchase.
Concerts are moved indoors in case of rain. No registration.
Fee: $5
donation for 18+.
July 27: Music
in the Air, Museum, 2-4 pm.
Bring a picnic lunch and lawn chairs and enjoy
the vocal and instrumental folk music of Dulcimer Days. This family fun event
features hands-on activities for kids and great music! Snacks will be available
for purchase. No registration. Fee: $5 donation for ages 18+.
July 30: Ships Ahoy! in Detroit, Museum, 9:15 am-5:30 pm (traffic
permitting). A day of boats and
treasure! Enjoy a tour of Belle Isle’s Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a cruise of the Detroit River with buffet
lunch and live Dixieland music aboard the Detroit Princess Riverboat, and finally the Detroit Science
Center’s exhibit Shipwreck! Pirates
& Treasure. Register by July 14; space is limited. Fee: Adult, $72. Historical Society
members, $67. Child under 12, $45. Price is all inclusive.
July 31: Summer
Garden Party, Museum, 2-4 pm.
Enjoy traditional English afternoon tea with
sandwiches, scones, pastries and china service. Raffle prizes and a “Queen for
a Day” drawing, beautiful flowers and music, and tea items to purchase will
make this an event to remember. Ages: 7
to adult. Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Register. Fee: Adult, $30; Ages 7-17, $25.
The Museum is located at 60
West Wattles Road at the northwest corner of Wattles and Livernois. For more information, or to register for
activities, call 248.524.3570.
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