Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Harp Ensemble Concert at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts



On Sunday, January 6th at 2:00 PM the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts will host an afternoon Harp Ensemble featuring harpist Odarka Stockert and the Harpantics. 

Join musician Odarka Stockert as she gathers an ensemble of her fellow harpists in one unbelievable afternoon of music.  Be swept away with the beauty of the sound of this harp ensemble and enjoy.

Odarka Polanskyj Stockert is an accomplished harpist with a repertoire spanning the centuries — from Classical to Broadway to Folk. Based in Millburn, New Jersey, she performs on both the concert pedal harp and the folk harp, and is available to play a variety of engagements; including weddings, corporate functions, holiday concerts, medieval events, and children’s programs.

Odarka was a long time student of celebrated concert harpist, the late Leone Paulson, of South Orange, New Jersey, with whom she performed as a member of the Paulson Harp Ensemble. She spent several summers in Dublin, Ireland, in workshop studies and participating in the O’Carolan Irish Harp and Granard Harp Competitions, winning awards and honors in both.

She is also a collaborator of the Yara Arts Group based at the La Mama, ETC in New York and has performed in many Yara events and productions. Additionally, she is a founding member of Glendalough’s Muse, a celtic flute and harp duo and Suenos del Alma, a latin inspired harp and violin duo.  Odarka lives in Millburn, with her husband Thomas, and daughters Sophia and Ariadna.
$10 Admission for non-members & $5 Admission for Members (includes admission to the Museum). 
Space is limited.  Pre-registration is highly recommended, call 973-377-2982 x14. 

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Holiday Sing Along


On Saturday, December 22nd at 2:30 pm stop in for some holiday merriment with a good old fashion sing sing at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts.
Join in the singing or come to listen for this hour long event.  Guests will be given sheet music and conducted by Jeanette Hile, Professor Emeritus of Seton Hall University. 
 No experience needed.  All are welcome!  

 Advanced registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x12.  Regular Admission.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Lionel Train Display



Madison resident, Ken Capuder installed a mini exhibit of his Lionel Train collection as part of the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts’ Collectors Cabinet.

Capuder states, “I always liked mechanical things.  Since the commuter line ran a little more than a block from my house, this attraction manifested itself as an enthusiasm for trains at a very young age.  When my Dad brought my brother to his music lessons in a nearby town that had freight service, I always tagged along with the hope he would take me to the candy store and let me watch the colorful and varied freight trains roll by.  I started with HO trains when I was about seven and then my Aunt and Uncle bought me a used Lionel set for my ninth birthday.  The Lionels had more heft, were noisier, and made smoke.  I was hooked.”

When Ken’s son was young he showed his old set to him and soon he was hooked as well.  “Since then, our Lionel accumulation has grown steadily.  We have a modest table on which we run O Gauge Lionel Trains from the 1940s through the 1990s.  The trains in this display are larger, having a distance between the outer rails of the track that is about twice that of O Gauge.  Lionel called this “Standard Gauge” and produced the items here between 1914 and the early 1930s in factories in Newark, Irvington, and Hillside.  These toys were crafted and assembled by hand with the assistance of machines in the making of the parts and metal stampings,” says Ken.

The Museum invites guests young and old to visit this nostalgic exhibit and enjoy the variety of trains Ken has put out on display.  The exhibit will be on display until mid-February, 2013.

If you have a unique collection you would be interested in showcasing contact Education Curator, Meg Wastie at 973-377-2982 x12, schools@metc.org for more information.

Regular Admission.  Regular Hours.  Call 973-377-2982 x12 for more information or visit www.metc.org.