Speak Up at CMCH: Advanced Storytelling Workshop with Matthew Dicks

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Speak Up co-founder and Moth StorySLAM and GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks will be teaching a day-long workshop for those ready to move beyond the beginning workshop and tell their own stories.

Speak Up at CMCH: Storytelling Boot Camp with Matthew Dicks

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Join 38-time Moth StorySLAM champion and internationally best-selling author Matthew Dicks for a week of storytelling instruction (and an opportunity to perform!).

Speak Up at CMCH: Storytelling Boot Camp with Matthew Dicks

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Join 38-time Moth StorySLAM champion and internationally best-selling author Matthew Dicks for a week of storytelling instruction (and an opportunity to perform!).

Family Adventure Days: Escape to Freedom

Join the CMCH as we explore the history of the Underground Railroad. You will get the chance to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. You can then make a constellation-inspired craft!

Family Adventure Days: Escape to Freedom

Join the CMCH as we explore the history of the Underground Railroad. You will get the chance to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. You can then make a constellation-inspired craft!

Family Adventure Days: Escape to Freedom

Join the CMCH as we explore the history of the Underground Railroad. You will get the chance to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. You can then make a constellation-inspired craft!

Family Adventure Days: Escape to Freedom

Join the CMCH as we explore the history of the Underground Railroad. You will get the chance to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. You can then make a constellation-inspired craft!

Family Program: History Bookworms

Calling all booklovers! Join the CMCH for a celebration of National Booklover's Day as we travel through time! Enjoy special readings of Mark Twain’s newly discovered children’s book “The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine” at 10:15, 11:15, and 12:15, and then create your own book that tells the story of you! You can also visit our book nook and explore history through children’s picture books.

Family Program: History Bookworms

Calling all booklovers! Join the CMCH for a celebration of National Booklover's Day as we travel through time! Enjoy special readings of Mark Twain’s newly discovered children’s book “The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine” at 10:15, 11:15, and 12:15, and then create your own book that tells the story of you! You can also visit our book nook and explore history through children’s picture books.

Family Adventure Days: Wind, Wheels, and Water

Travel through history as we explore the various modes of transportation used in Connecticut! Look at photographs from the CMCH collection, and then build your own train, car, plane, or helicopter (a Connecticut invention), or invent something new!