March 07

The exhibit “Working with Wood” will feature local woodcarvers and woodworkers. Meet them

tonight! The exhibit will run until May 26st during regular museum opening hours.

March 09

Several woodcarvers, led by Fitchburg’s Pete LeClair, will exhibit their skills step-by-step. Pete

is nationally recognized for his talents and teaches carving around the country.

March 14

Irish step dance has its roots in traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff

upper body and quick and precise movements of the feet. Be amazed by Anne O’Connell’s

Irish Step Dancers who will be performing again at the museum due to popular demand.

March 21

Speaker, Life Coach, and Author Maria Milagros shares practical tips and techniques to

make you feel empowered and hopeful and can help you live a fun, fulfilled life. Some of

her publications, including the book “Super Sparkly Everything,” about how she took her

own life from a place of abuse, depression and struggle to a life of freedom, gratitude and

love, will be available for purchase.

April 11

Marjorie Kraskouskas, a member of the Gardner Chapter of AARP, will present the list of

distinguished local women, which was originally proposed in recognition of Women's

History Month. Join us in honoring the remarkable women who made a difference and are

an essential part of our local heritage.

May 02

After having performed at Gardner Museum’s events on several occasions, tonight we

showcase this remarkable group of local musicians with an exclusive concert! Program

TBA

May 09

For over 40 years, Mike Richard has been chronicling the rich history and telling the

stories of the Greater Gardner area through his Gardner News column “The Gardner

Scene.” His presentation will inform and entertain you with more tales of Gardner’s past.

May 16

The Victorian Mansion’s Curator Ken Watson will talk about the building’s architecture

and the history of ownership, and share his extensive research on the Pierce family and the

building, in the process sorting out nonfiction from fiction. During his 6-year work

restoring the famous South Gardner Mansion he also has been involved in many of the

paranormal aspects associated with the building.

May 23

Jim Kraskouskas, who has been to Lithuania 13 times, will share Lithuanian immigrant

stories & his family's and other Lithuanians’ contribution to the Gardner community. All

four of his grandparents came from Lithuania around the turn of the century. He was

married to his current wife Asta in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2000.

June 5

Brian Tanguay, Certified Watchmaker since 1976 (servicing watches for most of Central MA

and now spreading out across the country), will showcase the evolution of timekeeping.

Featured are the advancement of watches (from pocket watches to wrist watches), and machines

made to regulate the watches and the tools needed to service them. The exhibit will from May

21st during regular museum opening hours until the end of August.

June 6

program only for students & their families)

High School students explore local and regional history topics. The winning research

paper receives a $250 award tonight. 3 Finalists will read their essays. 7-8 pm

Program/Awards.

June 13

First-hand knowledge to help you keep in touch with the latest City Information: past changes

and developments & future plans

June 20

President and curator of the Narragansett Historical Society, Brian Tanguay, with give an

updated, narrated slide presentation on the 6-year restoration of Templeton’s E. Howard

tower clock (installed by the Boston Company in 1872 in the First Baptist Church), one of

a very few in the US which can be viewed by the public.

June 27

Cartoonist, Publisher, Comics Historian, Artist and Author Denis Kitchen will share his

research on the prominent cartoonist, illustrator, and painter from the 1890s into the1960s. The

hot-off-the-press lavish new art book by Denis and Violet Kitchen titled Madness in Crowds:

The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady (Beehive Books) will be available tonight, signed on

request by the authors.