DERBY - Are you ready to hear some bel canto? Do you have your libretto? Well put your opera capes on!
It’s time to enjoy “A Holiday at the Opera” at the Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave. and learn about some of the world’s famous operas.
Holiday tours will run from Friday through Dec. 17. Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
On Fridays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15, from 4-7 p.m., the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to display the shimmering glow of the decorations.
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| 2015 file photo of museum |
Holiday tours will run from Friday through Dec. 17. Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
On Fridays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15, from 4-7 p.m., the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to display the shimmering glow of the decorations.
For more than 30 years, volunteers have created the gorgeous holiday decorations at the museum.
These talented and committed volunteers are Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Jen Plasky of American Institute of Floral Designers, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.
These talented and committed volunteers are Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Jen Plasky of American Institute of Floral Designers, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.
This year’s holiday theme will pay tribute to Frances Osborne Kellogg’s love of the opera. She frequently attended the Metropolitan Opera, and her uncle Henry Krehbiel was a famous music and opera critic.
As president of the Women’s Club, Frances invited many opera singers, such as Caterina Jarbora, John Brownlee, and Marjorie Lawrence, to perform in Derby. Because of her love of this musical genre, each room will represent operas seen by Frances and her family and friends.
As president of the Women’s Club, Frances invited many opera singers, such as Caterina Jarbora, John Brownlee, and Marjorie Lawrence, to perform in Derby. Because of her love of this musical genre, each room will represent operas seen by Frances and her family and friends.
Holiday Farm Market
Visitors will also get a chance to support local farms and small businesses at the Holiday Farm Market in the Kellogg Environmental Center located behind the museum.
The Holiday Farm Market will be held Dec.1 from 4-7 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 9 a.m.-noon. Choose from a wide variety of products, such as Connecticut Grown produce, meat products, beauty and bath products, scented candles, and more.
The Holiday Farm Market will be held Dec.1 from 4-7 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 9 a.m.-noon. Choose from a wide variety of products, such as Connecticut Grown produce, meat products, beauty and bath products, scented candles, and more.
Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted.
Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum are operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513, email donna.kingston@ct.gov, or visit www.ct.gov/deep/Kellogg.
This is a press release from Connecticut DEEP.
Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum are operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513, email donna.kingston@ct.gov, or visit www.ct.gov/deep/Kellogg.
This is a press release from Connecticut DEEP.
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