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Have a Baby Shower Gift to Buy
Socks always make a great gift! Stop by the Museum Shops for a new twist on footwear, socks come in a wide variety of cute styles from ballerina to sports. Available in both shops, $6.95 a pair. Don't forget the MMC+D shop is open Tuesday-Saturday until further notice.
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Delhom Service League
Monday, February 1, 1:00 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Free for members
Join the Delhom Service League for this informational lecture, Wedgwood.
Curator's Tour
Thursday, February 4, 2:00-2:45 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Free with admission
Explore the mystery of Identity Theft: How a Cropsey Became a Gifford with Jon Stuhlman, curator of American Art. Space is limited, registration required.
Delhom Service League
Monday, February 8, 1:00 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Free for members
Join the Delhom Service League for this informational lecture, Meissen, Vienna.
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| EVENTS |
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Artists Forum 
Tuesday, February 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Free
McColl Center artists-in-residence, Candice Ivy and Amy Baker discuss their work, issues and activities in their artistic fields.
Learn more>>
Co-presented with The Charlotte Chapter of the Links, Inc. and McColl Center for Visual Art
Homeschool Class: Comics Canvas  Workshop
Thursday, February 4, 11, 18 & 25, 9:00 a.m. - noon at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $60/members & $75/non-members
Learn the story telling process through sequential pictures.
This class focuses on learning to write with pictures. Materials provided.
Class designed for students ages 10-13. Learn more>>
American Quilt Classics and MMC+D Closes
Saturday, February 6 is the last day to see American Quilt Classics, 1800-1980: The Bresler Collection and other beautiful works of Contemporary Craft before the Mint Museum of Craft + Design temporarily closes. The Mint Museum of Craft + Design will reopen at its new location on South Tryon Street in October 2010.
MISTology: The Science Behind the Cocktail
We regret that this event has been canceled by its organizers, Canadian Mist and Brown-Forman Corp. All ticket purchases will be refunded by The Mint Museum. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact Elizabeth Isenhour at 704/337-2009 for questions or additional information.
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MEMBER TRIP
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 Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Members, mark your calendars now for a delightful spring trip to the 77th Annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia, April 19-21, 2010. Cost per person is $595/double occupancy & $765/single occupancy.
For seven decades the Garden Club of Virginia has been showcasing the most beautiful homes and gardens across the state. Learn more>>
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2010 Summer Camp Schedule Now Available
Print out a copy of the 2010 camps and register soon. Don't delay -classes fill up fast!
Adult Art Class: A Passion for Color
Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16 & 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $75/members & $90/non-members
Explore the prolific work of Loïs Mailou Jones in the exhibition A Life in Vibrant Color. Analyze stylistic changes over a 75-year career, with her mastery of color and technique. Model and materials provided. Designed for intermediate and advanced students.
Homeschool Class: Comics Canvas Workshop
Thursday, February 4, 11, 18 & 25, 9:00 a.m. - noon at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $60/members & $75/non-members
Learn how to express your own ideas through sequential pictures that tell a story. Materials provided. Designed for students aged 10-13.
Teen Art Class: Journeyman
Saturday, February 6, 9:00 a.m. - noon at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $50/members & $60/non-members
Class emphasizes exploring a breadth of materials, techniques and subject matter. Materials provided. Designed for students ages 13-17.
This class will be offered again March 6.
Teen Art Class: Personal Voice
Saturday, February 6, 9:00 a.m. - noon at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $50/members & $60/non-members
Class emphasizes developing concepts to help students find a personal style in creative expression. Materials provided. For students ages 13-17 or by portfolio review.
This class will be offered again March 6.
Mini-Masters Adult/Child Workshop: African Kuba Cloths
Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $10/members & $15/non-members
Explore shape and pattern in dramatic African textiles and use fun and simple printmaking techniques to print your own patterned creations. For young artists ages 3-5 and their grown-up companions.
Adult Art Class: Beginning Drawing
Tuesday, March 2, 16 & 30, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $60/members & $75/non-members
Explore line and mass as graphic means when working from observation.
Model and materials provided.
After School Basic Art Class
Tuesday, March 9 & 23, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at Mint Museum Randolph
Tuition: $35/members & $45/non-members
Class designed for children 6-10 years old.
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Pictured: Amish Star Quilt from American Quilt Classics.
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