Events at the Littleton Historical Museum
The Littleton Historical Museum hosts several annual events which are sponsored by Friends of the Library and the museum. Annual events include a free summer concert series; a yearly craft fair held the first Saturday in October; a harvest festival where children can select their own pumpkin on the second Saturday in October; and A Holiday's Eve in early December. For details about individual events, call the Littleton Historical Museum at 303-795-3950.
*Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm; Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday 1-5 pm; closed Mondays and holidays.
Upcoming and recent events
Click on the event name for more information about that event.
| Date |
Time |
Event |
Cost |
Details |
8/7/2008
thru
11/9/2008
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8:00 am –
8:00 am* |
The Presidential Hopefuls |
Free and open to the public |
The Presidential Hopefuls
"The Presidential Hopefuls" is a fascinating look at American politics, and the men who gave the presidents a run for their money, sometimes returning to win a later election. The show highlights military heroes who became candidates, incumbents who lost, and the fluctuating costs of running a campaign. |
10/11/2008
|
10:00 am –
3:00 pm* |
Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Sale |
Free and open to the public |
15th Annual Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Sale
Activities on the 1860s farm include food, wagon rides, music, children's activities and lots more.
There is no admission fee to the museum though; wagon rides, cider and other refreshments will be available for purchase. A food concessionaire will be selling frankfurters and other tasty treats as well as beverages outside the east entrance to the main museum building. Historic site interpreters and volunteers will be on the 1860s farm.
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10/17/2008
thru
1/4/2009
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8:00 am –
5:00 pm* |
Own an Original |
$25 for up to three entries |
Juror
Robert Gratiot
Robert Gratiot received a BA in Art from the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA), studied for three years at the Art Center College in Los Angeles, and earned a BFA in Painting from Denver University. He has been painting and teaching in Denver for thirty years. Currently Robert is teaching at the Art Students League of Denver.
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10/25/2008
|
6:00 pm –
8:00 pm* |
Victorian Halloween |
Free |
Bobbing for apples; stories; fortune telling; refreshments. Not a trick-or-treat event. |
11/5/2008
|
7:00 pm –
8:30 pm* |
Museum's First Thursday Lecture on Wednesday November 5th this month |
Tickets on sale now $5 public; $4 FOLM members |
Showtime: Denver's Politics & Theatre
Tom Noel & Amy Zimmer co-authors of Showtime: Denver's Performing Arts, Convention Centers & Theatre District will present a Magic lantern slide show giving you a grand tour of the 1908 and the 2008 Denver Democratic National Conventions and of Denver's theatrical establishments including the grand old municipal auditorium.
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11/11/2008
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12:00 pm –
1:00 pm* |
Brown Bag lunch Program |
Free |
My Life in France by Julia Childs written with her grand nephew, when she was 90.
One critic noted: "her joy leaps off the pages"
Presented by Pat Kenning
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12/14/2008
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5:30 pm –
8:00 pm* |
Holiday's Evening at the Museum |
Friends Members: $7.00 adults & 3.00 children; Public $10.00 adults $4.00 child |
The Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum and the Littleton Historical Museum's annual Holiday's Evening will be held on Sunday, December 14, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Join the Friends for one of the museum's most popular events.
Tickets on sale for Friends member starting Nov. 14; General Public ticket sales begin Nov. 21. |
*Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm; Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday 1-5 pm; closed Mondays and holidays.
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