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Santa's Cookie Workshop!
Saturday, December 6
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Create artistic holiday cookies with Santa! He'll be on hand to help us decorate our special treats and participate in the festivities, which will include holiday music and special gallery talks about Norman Rockwell's holiday art. Yankee Magazine's Assistant Food Editor Aimee Seavey will also join us to share tips and recipes to help with holiday baking, and a gingerbread tasting provided by Dancing Deer Baking Co. Enter to win special giveaways and Yankee Magazine subscriptions with new Museum memberships. Free with Museum admission, members free.
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Stockbridge Main Street Event
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Santa's Workshop on Main Street
Sunday, December 7,
12 t 2 p.m.
Witness the recreation of Norman Rockwell's beloved holiday image (Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas), and join Museum staff at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Stockbridge for help decorating your own holiday stockings. All supplies provided. Free with Stockbridge Main Street admission.
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Meet Rockwell's Models
Friday, December 5, 2:30 p.m.
Find out what it was like to pose for America's favorite illustrator from Rockwell's own models, who share their personal experiences. Free with Museum admission, members free.
Norman Rockwell in Detail
Friday, October 10, 2:30 p.m.
Hear the stories behind some of Norman Rockwell's most memorable works, with Curator of Education Tom Daly. Free with Museum admission, members free.
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Rockwell and Dickens:
A Victorian Holiday Celebration
Saturday, December 27
5:30 p.m.
The writings of Charles Dickens provided artistic inspiration for Norman Rockwell throughout his lifetime. Explore Rockwell's holiday paintings, which reflect his love of Dickensian dress, and learn more about the fashions of the time from fashion historian Linda Meyer, the proprietor of Lynda's Antique Clothing Loft in Adams, MA. Hot cider and sweet treats will be served. Free with Museum admission; program only $10; members free.
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Rockwell and Dickens:
A Victorian Holiday Celebration
Saturday, December 27 through Friday,
January 2 (Closed January 1)
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enjoy festive, drop-in vacation week programs inspired by Rockwell's love of the Dickensian era. Each day will be filled with art making, tours, readings, and music in the galleries by the talented performers of the Berkshire Community Music School. Free with Museum admission, members free.
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Image credits:
Mort Künstler, Rendezvous with Destiny, 2007. Oil on canvas. Collection of the artist. ©Mort Künstler Inc. All rights reserved.
Mort Künstler, Siberian Stalker (detail), 1956. Cover illustration for Male, February 1957. Gouache on board. Collection of the artist.
©Mort Künstler Inc. All rights reserved.
Photo of Mort Künstler. Photo by Bill Killon for Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.
Photo ©Norman Rockwell Museum.
Mort Künstler, Launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia, April 12 1981, 7:00:10 EST, 1981 Illustration for Rockwell International. Oil on canvas.
Collection of the artist. ©Mort Künstler Inc. All rights reserved.
Mort Künstler, The Kansan, 1973. Book cover, 1973, The Kansan by Richard Brister; Avon books. Oil on board. Collection of the artist. ©Mort Künstler Inc. All rights reserved.
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