Upcoming Events

For reservations or further information on any of the following events, please call the Museum office at 973-540-0311 or e-mail info@stickleymuseum.org 

August 4 - 8 and August 11 - 15 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon

HandCrafters Camp: August 4 – 8

Builders Camp: August 11 – 15

Member Tuition: $160 and  Non-Member children: $180

Advance registration is required. Click here for Registration Form.

Low-tech, hands-on, old-fashioned fun awaits children age 6 – 9 enrolled in our Stickley Kids Day Camps. Led by experienced, professional, adult instructors, the morning day camps (9:00 a.m. - 12 noon) will include indoor and outdoor activities (as weather permits) taking full advantage of Craftsman Farms’ beautiful park-like setting.  Historic stories from The Farms will kick off each day. The week of August 4 – 8 is planned for HandCrafters, who will make a clay tile, marbleize paper, paint with watercolors, and more.  In Builders Camp, the week of August 11 – 15, campers activities include making handkerchief parachuters, mini-sailboats, and a small model house.  Both camps will feature their projects in an exhibition for family and friends on Friday.

Saturday, September 13 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Members' Reception

Watch your mail for your personal invitation to this members-only event.

Celebrate the opening of the Museum’s education center.  The members’ only event will include the official ribbon cutting ceremony and feature a lecture by Stickley Museum board member, Mark E. Weaver, entitled “Mount Desert Island Maine: The Arts & Crafts Influence.”   Mr. Weaver explores Mt. Desert Island, a Maine resort shaped by the most influential American Arts and Crafts architects.

Saturday, September 20 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Fall Harvest Family Day

Member children: $5 and Non-Member children: $7

Adults: $5 (or FREE if accompanied by a child)

Celebrate fall harvest at The Farms! Families with children of all ages get a taste of farm-life in 1911 with hay-rides, pumpkin-painting, games and more.  

Saturday, October 4 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Gala

Tickets are available from $175 to $1,000.

Advance reservations are required.

The beautiful Mountain Lakes Club will be decked out in the style of a 1914 supper club for this gala evening.  Guests will be dazzled by an evening of cocktails, a gourmet dinner, and live music from the period.  In addition guests will have the opportunity to bid on fabulous auction prizes.  All proceeds will benefit the site restoration and education programs at Craftsman Farms. To purchase your ticket today please call 973-540-0311.

Saturdays, October 11 & 18 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon

Autumn at The Farms:  Plein Air Painting Workshop

Member tuition: $50 and Non-Member tuition: $70

Registration is required.

Capture the vibrant colors of autumn mornings at Craftsman Farms.  This plein air painting workshop is guided by Charles David Viera.  A professional artist and teacher for over thirty years, Viera has taught at some of the finest art schools in the northeast including the Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York.  Adult artists working at any level, including beginners, are welcome to attend and may work in the medium of their choice. Chairs will be provided, but artists are asked to bring their own easels.

Saturday, November 1, meet for lunch at 12 noon

Farms Afield: Visit to Wadsworth Atheneum

Members: $35 and Non-Members: $45

Advance reservations are required.

Our upcoming Farms Afield excursion, features a visit to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford Connecticut for a tour of their exhibition, At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts and Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection. Meeting at noon, participants will begin their visit with a delicious lunch at the Atheneum’s café, The Russell.  Following lunch, Stephen Gray will lead the group on an exclusive private tour of the exhibition that features his exceptional collection. Participants will meet at the Atheneum at 12 noon. Transportation is not provided; however carpooling may be arranged for interested participants.  Fees include lunch and admission to the Atheneum.

Saturday, November 8 at 4 p.m.

The Amy Stahl Memorial Lecture and Book Signing

Was Gustav Stickley a Modernist?: New Perspectives on Early Masterworks

by Joseph Cunningham, Ph.D., Curator of the American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in New York

Tickets will be available for purchase in early fall.

Saturdays & Sundays, December 6 – 7 and 13 – 14

1915 Holiday Open House

Members: $4 and Non-members: $8 (Free to children age 2 and under).

Share in the holiday spirit at The Farms with period-style decorations, Christmas treats, music, children’s activities and a visit from Mrs. Goody Claus. 

For reservations or further information on these events, please call the Museum office at 973-540-0311 or e-mail info@stickleymuseum.org 

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