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BeDazzled by Puppets and Miniatures at Hearthside Museum This Weekend
Lincoln’s Hearthside House Museum’s ”The Joy & Wonder of Miniatures” exhibit delights young and old with small scale replicas of everyday items and models with fine intricate details and includes a wide variety of items from trains, planes and automobiles to dollhouses, books, and games. A scavenger hunt adds to the fun of exploring the exhibit. A self-guided tour through two floors of the museum features hundreds of items and informative costumed guides to assist.
The fascination of intricately hand-carved puppets is an added "BeDazzled" outdoor feature under the tent. Internationally acclaimed Dan Butterworth brings his lively, carnival type show of exquisite marionettes as they dance and whirl around the colorful outdoor stage to entertain guests of all ages. For over 30 years, Butterworth has been producing props, puppets, movie sets, carnival and circus displays, special events, musicals, plays and hosting classes and professional seminars. His performances are innovative, fun, interactive, and stimulating. They mystify and amaze to inspire young and adult minds at the same time. Dan Butterworth has been honored with the Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts.
The marionette show includes two performances scheduled at noon and at 2:30 p.m. under a tent on the grounds. And as a special treat, a Butterworth puppet workshop will be presented in between performances. Refreshments, a raffle, and a miniature make-and-take craft activity are also part of the festivities.
Tickets for both the miniatures exhibit and the marionette show are available through hearthsidehouse.org. Children ages 9 and under are free, youth 10-17 are $10, and adults are $15 for participating in both. Advance reservation for the performance and ticket purchase is recommended since space is limited. Ticketing is also available for admission to just the exhibit, or in combination with the performance and miniature Make-and-Take, or just select activities. Tickets may also be purchased at the door, if space is available.
Hearthside, built in 1810, is an award-winning house museum that is run by the volunteer organization Friends of Hearthside. All proceeds benefit the continued restoration of the historic property and programming to bring history to life.
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