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Save the Date: Celebrate America's 250th at The Webster Arboretum on Wednesday, June 24th from 3-7 PM. 2:45 -3:30 Kidet Marching Band; The junior Webster Marching band with 4-6 grade students
3:00 - 3:30 Welcome and flag raising with the Patriot Guard from the VFW
3:30 - 4:30 Father Night Out Band in the gazebo. Come and join the signing with old favorites from the early 20th century.
3:30 - 7:00 Coloring table with patriotic coloring sheets for all ages
3:30 - 6:30 Uncle Bucks Food Truck will offer specialty and craft items. A family owned, locally operated food truck.
3:30 - 4:30 Striking Strings Dulcimer Group will perform ancient and modern Irish music inside the Curry Building. Performance will include hammered dulcimers, the penny whistle, flute, harp, guitar and marimbula.
3:00 – 6:00 History trivia quiz. Complete the trivia quiz and submit for some great prizes.
3:30 - 4:00 Storytelling Circle with Ganondagan State Historic Site - Traditional Haudenosaunee stories for all ages
4:00 - 4:30 Life of the Seneca with Ganondagan - a talk on the daily life of the Seneca people (mid - late 1600's). Show and tell with various daily use items and Q&A time.
4:00 - 5:00 Paint a pot activity for the kids with Kasha Grisly, retired area teacher and Board member. Let your creative juices flow at our arts and crafts table.
4:00 - 7:00 Arboretum scavenger hunt for kids
5:00-6:00 Nancy Nesbitt, storyteller extraordinaire, from the Webster Museum, will hold 2 story time programs for the kids inside the Curry Building.
4:30 - 6:30 Guided tours with The Webster Arboretum Board members will be held during these hours. Find out what makes the Webster Arboretum so special as you tour our beautiful gardens.
4:30 - 6:30 Join Ron Friedman, a local resident and poet, to explore the poetry trail located throughout The Arboretum. One poem, called “If I Were a Butterfly,” is particularly special as it was written by a group of pre-K students in Webster.
4:30 - 5:30 Get up and get moving at our dance party on the lawn with Dancing with Denise in the gazebo. Fun for all ages.
5:00-5:30 Wildlife Rockstars, a wildlife & conservation education program, will show and tell in the Curry Building with exotic animals and reptiles.
5:30 - 7:00 Scoops Ice Cream Truck…always a favorite
5:30 - 6:30 Flower- seed paper cutouts at the arts and crafts table. Mold wildflower seed into handmade paper and plant a meadow with Kasha Grisley.
6:00 - 6:45 The Webster Village Band in the gazebo will play a variety of musical genres, including marches, classical band selections, swing, show tunes and pops.
6:00 - 7:00 Join us inside the Curry Building with The Chorus of the Genesee preserving and performing the original American art form of Barbershop Harmony.
6:00 - 6:30 Enter the Duck Derby Race and float your duck to victory. Prizes for all.
6:30 - 7:00 Storytime for the kids with The Webster Library
Activities offered all afternoon…
Support the Webster Arboretum though our raffle. Check out our fantastic raffle baskets and choose your prize.
Michael Grenier in revolutionary war regalia
Lawn games for kids
Photography display by Joseph Alteri in the Curry Building
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1700 Schlegel Road, Webster, NY, United States, New York 14580
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