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The History of Honey & Beekeeping in Antiquity

July 31, 2025 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Honey has been revered since ancient times, used by the Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Chinese cultures for it’s medicinal properties.  Learn about the religious significance of honey and beekeeping across various faiths, highlighting it’s symbolic and ritualistic roles in this engaging 60 minute lecture.

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Tweens Make: Shower Steamers (Grades 3-5)

July 15, 2025 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Level up your self care and learn how to make a shower steamer from scratch. Shower steamers are like bath bombs but no bath needed! Place it in the shower and let the warm water release a relaxing fragrance.

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Modern Calligraphy

July 28, 2025 6:30pm – 8:00pm

In this presentation, we will discuss the importance of hand lettering in a digital world and why it is still relevant. We’ll discuss three different ways modern calligraphy can be written and of course, how to write this modern calligraphy style. We also discuss how you can use the lettering in everyday life. Handouts will be provided.

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Happy Half Birthday Jane Austen ~ Tea

July 14, 2025 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Join us as we wish a Happy 250th Half Birthday to Jane Austen. Join us for a presentation focused on the social and cultural traditions of the Regency era in celebration of Jane Austen. The Barnes Museum will bring along a small display of related artifacts. Please bring your favorite tea cup and a refreshment will be served. We will not be able to provide any dietary restrictions. Registration Required.

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Notorious

Maureen Dowd

Alive Day

Karie Fugett

The Art Spy

Michelle Young

Mary Cassatt at Work

Mary Cassatt

The Vatican

Anja Grebe

Sargent and Paris

The Louvre

A Global History of Architecture

Francis D. K. Ching

Caspar David Friedrich

They Poisoned the World

Mariah Blake

Twisted

Steve Cavanagh

Hollywood High

Bruce Handy

Dianaworld

Edward White

The Greatest Comeback Ever

Joe Concha

Lost at Sea

Joe Kloc

Uptown Girl

Christie Brinkley

Single

Nicola Slawson

Inner Excellence

Jim Murphy

ChatGPT

Pamela Baker

Knitting Without Tears

Elizabeth Zimmermann

The Instability of Truth

Rebecca M. Lemov

Surreal

Michèle Gerber Klein

Boat Baby

Vicky Nguyen

When the Earth Was Green

Riley Black

How to Love Better

Yung Pueblo

Abduction of a Slave

Dana Stabenow

Beach House Rules

Kristy Woodson Harvey

The First Gentleman

Bill Clinton

Hidden Nature

Nora Roberts

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