Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 5:51 pm
This August, the North Country’s Children Museum in Potsdam is launching the second part of its Community Coloring Book mural project. The mural project will be led by the museum s arts educator Liza LaBarge Paige, who will design and outline the mural, coloring book style. Families are invited to sign up through a link on the museum’s Facebook Page for a time slot to come participate in a giant “paint-by-number” mural. This year’s theme is Underwater Exploration. See story here.
WATERTOWN â The portable steam engine, the paper bag, the safety pin and the Little Trees that dangle from rear-view mirrors â all Watertown inventions celebrated in a community mural taking shape this week.
Designed by Potsdam artist Liza L. Paige, âThe Inventions of Watertownâ is the first commission for the Riverwalk Art Project, a multi-year initiative headed by the Watertown Downtown Business Association. The goal: breathe colorful life into Veteransâ Memorial Riverwalk along the Black River, and propel the city to become a north country cultural center.
âThis is only the beginning,â DBA President Joseph A. Wessner said of âThe Inventions of Watertown.â
Mae in Portuguese, maman in French, ma in Afrikaans, umma in Korean, the word is a name and a cry, life giving and life sustaining: mom.
Motherâs Day in the United States is marked by brunches and tulip bouquets, but the annual holiday emblems are a pittance for motherhood.
The American day emerged from a Civil War observance of mothering and peace across Union and Confederate lines, with the first Motherâs Friendship Day in 1868 leading to state Motherâs Day traditions in the following century.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 officially declared the second Sunday in May to be Motherâs Day nationwide, âas a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of our country.â
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North Country Public Radio Last March, the Hyde Collection, a historic house museum in Glens Falls, closed to the public when the pandemic hit, along with virtually every museum in the state. In August, the Hyde reopened with all the new features of the COVID era: plexiglass shields and markers for social distancing. But capacity, said the museum’s CEO, Norm Dascher, remained “very limited.” “We only allow two people at a time in 15 minute intervals, so we never had more than 20 people in the museum,” Dascher said, noting the museum lost not only ticket revenue over the past year but also corporate sponsorships tied to exhibitions. Organizers had to cancel its biggest yearly fundraiser, a gala, in September.