The weekend begins with Senior Day on Thursday, December 2. Senior citizens are invited to tour the museum at a leisurely pace while enjoying complimentary drinks and live music by The Upbeats with Pete and Marge Mannino and Gordon Krell.
The evening of Friday, December 3 from 5-7pm will be the first ever Holiday Tasting Fundraiser. Admission is $5 at the door. A wide variety of traditional festive food and drink will be sampled throughout the museum complex while visitors enjoy our holiday trees in their full brilliance at night. Live music will be provided by Nocturne String Quartet and Serenata Strings.
Activities for children and families are the focus of Saturday and Sunday, December 4 & 5. Santa’s Workshop features free card and ornament making. Gingerbread house making will be available for a cost of $5 per house. Santa & Mrs. Claus will visit with children on Saturday from 2-4pm. Musical performances will take place throughout the day by members of the Coloma choirs and bands as well as the Bridgman choirs. Finally on Sunday, the Holiday Cookie Walk will take place from 12-4pm. For $5, visitors can fill a box with their favorite cookies to take home.
The museum will feature over 25 decorated Christmas trees and fine holiday décor. Visitors will be able to vote for their favorite tree that will win the People’s Choice Award. Many of the trees are decorated by local businesses and civic organizations. This years tree sponsors include: Edgewater Bank, Chemical Bank, the Marc Hettig Family, Mag’s Raggs, Community Hospital, North Berrien Food Pantry, Coloma Lioness Club, Honor Credit Union, The Friendly Tavern, Eco-Logical Cleaners, Four Seasons Pool & Spa, Jollay Orchards, 5/3 Bank, Reflections Salon, Paw Paw Lake Rotary, Michigan Agri Women, Mattson’s House of Décor and the Cottage of the Four Seasons.
Throughout the holiday season, the museum will collect “Toys for Tots” donations of new, unwrapped toys, and non-perishable food donations for the North Berrien Food Shelf.
Regular winter hours for the museum are Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm. The museum is free and guided tours are available.
For more information contact Alexander Gates, Director/Curator, at 269-468-3330
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