FOR RELEASE:  June 27, 2008

 

Troy Museum Offers Fun Activities for Adults in July

 

 

(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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