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Drop in Craft – Snow Globes

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Join us to celebrate MLK Day with this drop in snow globe craft workshop. Participants will engage in a hands-on activity by learning to design and create their own snow globes. There will also be MLK themed paper crafts and books. This craft is for ages 5 and up.

FREE

Jersey Trivia Night with Fred Rossi

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

METC invites you to an entertaining night of Jersey-themed trivia led by journalist and Jersey Stories author, Fred. T. Rossi. We'll be serving the Revolutionary Beers from Glenbrook Brewery with pub snacks. Refreshments will be served from 7pm. Guests are invited to form a team ahead or we can put you on a team. The […]

$25

BAR Workshop: Handmade Valentines

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Join Fairy Art Mother Shari Seltzer to create Valentine’s Day handmade valentines from vintage and everyday materials that capture the spirit of friendship. This is a mixed-media art workshop celebrating friendship. This activity is appropriate for students currently attending kindergarten through 5th grade. Class is limited to 10. This workshop is sold out. If you'd […]

$5

BAR Workshop – Make-a-Book

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Please join BAR artists Bojana and Chris in this workshop to learn to make a simple mixed-media pamphlet book out of fabric or paper. Participants should be old enough to use scissors and glue and a large (dull) needle with thread for a very simple pre-punched stitch. Space is limited. Pre-registration required - register here.

$5

Bedbugs, Boarders, and Beefs: The Business of Boardinghouse Keeping in 19th-Century America

Virtual Via Zoom

In honor of Women’s History Month, METC presents this lecture on the history of women’s work as boardinghouse keepers and why popular culture often portrayed them less than positively. From ravenous bedbugs to penny-pinching landladies, from disreputable housemates to "boarder's beef," this lecture illuminates the annoyances—and the satisfactions—of nineteenth-century boarding life. Presented by Dr. Wendy […]

$10

Maker’s Day Chain Reaction Challenge

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Learn about chain reactions and build a simple machine to drop a bottle into a box, pop a balloon, or ring a bell by building your own Rube Goldberg style chain reaction machine.

Free

Makerspace Saturdays

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Drop by Makerspace for hands-on activities in our new collaborative work space geared towards kids ages 5 to 12.

Free

Craft Club: Bee Craft

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Create replicas of bees from recycled materials to populate our new outdoor exhibit, The Bee Project.

$5

Craft Club: Bee Craft

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Create replicas of bees from recycled materials to populate our new outdoor exhibit, The Bee Project.

$5

Happy Hour Fundraiser

Double Tap Brewing 50 Parsippany Road

Join us for a brewery tour, beer sampling, and light fare on Tuesday, May 2nd from 6-9pm at Double Tap Brewing. Raise your glass to support our new gallery spaces and upcoming exhibits.

$75

Makerspace Saturdays – May

Education Annex 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Drop by Makerspace for hands-on activities in our new collaborative work space geared towards kids ages 5 to 12.

Free

World Bee Day Craft

Museum of Early Trades & Crafts 9 Main Street, Madison, NJ, United States

Come celebrate World Bee Day at METC on Saturday, May 20 between 11am and 2pm.

$5
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