2nd Annual “HAM it Up” at Hunterdon Art Museum – May 3, 2015
Official Press Release:
Animals, art and live music take center stage at the Hunterdon Art Museum’s second annual “HAM It Up,” a family-friendly community day celebration on Sunday, May 3 from noon to 4 p.m.
HAM will preview its summer camp programs, and staff and faculty will lead children through a variety of arts-and-crafts projects.
Lower Center Street in downtown Clinton will come alive with animals including service miniature horses, alpacas and a special appearance by Pee Wee the Painting Pig.
Children can participate in walking pig races, where they will lead toy pigs down Lower Center Street. Winners will receive a gift certificate for a free pink HAM sundae, courtesy of Just Chill.
Flavorganics, sponsor of HAM It Up, will bring its organic syrups to enjoy mixed with imported seltzers from Vintage Importers of Bristol, Pa. Basil Bandwagon Natural Market will also help concoct these unique beverages.
Visitors can enjoy the sounds of 1970s-era Country Rock by Citizens Band Radio, performing their original tunes in a rare local appearance on HAM’s terrace. Sharing the stage will be New Jersey-based singer/songwriter Collin J. Rocker.
Om Clinton will lead a yoga demonstration, and Nourish to Heal will present an informative and fun family activity. Edible Jersey Magazine is the event’s media sponsor.
Children will also have the opportunity to:
- Set up and grow a pizza garden with Margaret Koon from School Lunch Farm, based in Hackettstown.
- Create “Herb Seed Bombs” — gumball-sized seed balls for your garden — and meet the pygmy goats from Emily Hennelly’s Anythyme Farm in Mendham.
- Visit the service miniature horses from Hope’s Promise, an organization that provides therapy to a wide range of children and adults with disabilities through equine activities.
- Check out the alpacas from the Bluebird Alpaca Farm and enjoy a fun activity with wool.
Entry is $10 per person or $20 for a family. Please note that Lower Center Street will be closed the day of the event.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
The Museum is at 7 Lower Center St. in Clinton, New Jersey, 08809. Our website is www.hunterdonartmuseum.org and our telephone number is 908-735-8415. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm and suggested admission is $5.
ABOUT THE HUNTERDON ART MUSEUM
The Hunterdon Art Museum presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in a 19th century stone mill listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1952, the Museum is a landmark regional art center showcasing works by established and emerging contemporary artists. It also offers a dynamic schedule of art classes and workshops for children and adults.
Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Cultural Trust, The Horizon Foundation of New Jersey and corporations, foundations, and individuals. The Hunterdon Art Museum is a wheelchair accessible space. Publications are available in large print. Patrons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired may contact the Museum through the New Jersey Relay Service at (TYY) 1 (800) 852-7899.
