Mattatuck Museum offers wide array of activities for children, adults
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After two years of construction, the Mattatuck Museum is once again open to the public with new exhibitions and an exciting roster of programs and workshops for adults, kids, and families. The 8th annual Matt-Toberfest is set for Aug. 19.Mattatuck Museum / Contributed photo
WATERBURY After two years of construction, the Mattatuck Museum is once again open to the public with new exhibitions and a roster of programs and workshops for adults, kids, and families.
Events:
The Camera as Fact or Fiction: Creating Black Imagery, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. Members free, $5 guests. Does the camera capture fact or fiction? Photographer and filmmaker, Thomas Allen Harris and photographer, Amanda Russhell Wallace will be at the Mattatuck Museum and be exploring different African American artists such as James VanDerZee who used their photography to create a specific black imagery compared to images created by nonblack
Like the Challenger disaster?: Greenwich schools grapple with inauguration tinged with threat of violence
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GREENWICH At the historic moment that Joseph R. Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday, most of the students in the Greenwich Public Schools will not be viewing the inauguration ceremonies live in their classrooms.
Citing the violence in the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection at the Capitol by white supremacists and loyalists of outgoing President Donald J. Trump, Superintendent of Schools Toni Jones has banned the live broadcast of the inauguration at least in prekindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms in the district.