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“Raspberries” carved
from rhodonite and nephrite jade with a stem of
gold set in a rock crystal quartz vase.
Fabergé Style
Flowers on display through September 5 feature
delicate carvings of fruit and flowers made in
Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Museum founder Joseph
Lizzadro collected these pieces in the 1960s.
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 Special
Exhibit “The Rock Café”
through September 5, 2010
Chicago area
lapidary hobbyist, Sylvia Josefeck
collected
rocks and minerals that resembled
food and created the Rock Café,
featuring 3 balanced meals made of stone.
Regular Museum Hours and admission.
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June
26 “Create A Gem Tree”
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Lapidaries Bill and Lois Zima of the DesPlaines Valley Geological Society
teach how to create a small tree using gemstones and wire. These
beautiful trees never need water and make a great gift. All materials
are included.
Activity - Ages 9 yrs. to Adult - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Fee: $20.00 per person, Museum Members $15.00
Reservations Required: (630) 833-1616
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July
17 “Fossil Collecting Field Trip”
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Travel
by motorcoach to a quarry near Rockford, Illinois. Collect
Ordovician Period (450 million years old) marine fossils
in limestone. Collectable fossils include: brachiopods,
gastropods, corals, crinoids, trilobites and cephalopods.
Field Trip - Ages 8 yrs. to Adult - 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $40.00 per person – Museum Members $35.00
Reservations Required: 630-833-1616
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Pick Up Your Passport to Adventure
Here!
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Summer
is a great time to visit the museums in Kane and DuPage Counties.
The KDRMA Summer Passport is designed for ages
4 to 12; each site has an activity for children to complete.
Visit 7 or more sites and win a prize!
The Summer Passport
program begins June 1
and ends September 5, 2010.
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July
31 “Permaculture: Creative Sustainability”
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In
conjunction with Elmhurst Green Fest, Ron Nowicki, a local
Landscape Architect, will share his 30 years of experience
designing sustainable landscape sites that conserve energy
and resources, increase biodiversity and teach the wonders
and beauty of nature. There will be a special emphasis
on lawn reduction and the creative use of stone. At the
Green Fest Activity Tent: Create a Japanese influenced
dry landscape “Zen Garden” and learn how rock
gardens are not only beautiful botanical works of art but
also environmentally friendly.
Lecture at the Museum – Adult – 2 p.m. – 60
minutes
Regular Museum Admission – Museum Members Free
Reservations Recommended
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A
New Way to Support the Museum!
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Museum
Website
Check out our new website launching this June! See our greatly
expanded Gift Shop inventory and search by stone. Museum members
will be able to receive their Gift Shop discount on-line. Volunteer
forms are available.
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A
New Way to Support the Museum!
Shop with your favorite online stores and at no extra
cost to you, have a portion of your purchase amount
donated to the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art! To
support the Museum, register with ShopForMuseums.com,
choose the Lizzadro Museum as your Museum Partner,
select a store and shop! Your generous support to the
Museum is greatly appreciated.
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August
7 “Soapstone Carving”
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Lapidary
Lorel Abrell teaches participants how to successfully
carve soapstone.
Simple tools and techniques are used in carving this
soft and inexpensive material. Learn the basics from
blocking out a design to final polish. Take home a carving
of your own creation. All materials are included.
Activity - ages 9 yrs to Adult - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Fee: $15.00 per person – Museum Members $10.00
Reservations Required: 630-833-1616
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Elmhurst
Park District is celebrating its 90th Birthday on Saturday,
August 14 in Wilder Park. In honor of this special event
the Lizzadro Museum will offer free admission to Elmhurst
residents from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 14.
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August
21 “Agate Collecting in South Dakota”
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Roger
Clark, agate specialist and author of three books on
Fairburn Agates, will present the collecting history
and various types of Fairburn Agates that can be found
in South Dakota. Discuss collecting locations in the
Black Hills, Badlands and Grasslands and the value of
specific agates. Learn why the Fairburn Agate is the
South Dakota State Gemstone.
Lecture – ages 9 yrs to Adult – 2 p.m. – 60
minutes
Regular Museum Admission – Museum Members Free
Reservations Recommended
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Every
Sunday Afternoon
“ A Work of Art From An Agate”
German artist Helmut Wolf shows the process of taking a rough agate
and creating a beautiful bowl. Go inside his studio to see how
gemstone bowls are created using modern equipment and polishing
methods. Several of Helmut Wolf’s bowls are on permanent
display at the Museum.
DVD – 30 minutes – 3:00 p.m.
Regular Museum Admission
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September
18 “The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek: A Biological
Arms Race”
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Take a trip 66 million years back in time and explore the Hell Creek formation
in South Dakota with field paleontologist, Rob Sula. Learn how paleontologists
interpret fossils of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus and the mighty Tyrannosarus rex.
Using actual fossils and excavation maps examine the amazing dinosaurs of the
late Cretaceous . . . the last non-avian dinosaurs to walk on earth.
Lecture – Ages 8 yrs. and up – 2 p.m. – 60 minutes
Regular Museum Admission, Museum Members Free
Reservations Recommended
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September
25 “Celebrate Smithsonian Museum Day” |
As a
Smithsonian Affiliate the Lizzadro Museum will feature
a special exhibit from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural
History. Children and adults can participate in “Geode
Find” an activity to find and crack open your very
own geode to take home and see a DVD on mining amethyst
geodes in Uruguay. Free admission will be offered to visitors
presenting a Museum Day Ticket available on-line at smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
The Museum Day Ticket provides free admission to one person,
and a guest.
Activity/DVD - Ages 5 yrs. to Adult – 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
$3.00 per person or Free with Smithsonian Museum Day Ticket
Museum Members Free
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The Lizzadro Museum has joined over 700 nationwide museums
in participating in the National Endowments of the Arts
Blue Star Museum pilot program to show our appreciation
for military personnel and their families.
Active duty
military personnel and up to five family members
with ID
are admitted to the museum free of charge
from June 1 -
September 5, 2010.
For more information visit: www.bluestarfam.org.
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Scout
Badges & Educational Programs
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Geologist,
Museum Educator and Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor,
Sara Johnson conducts programs at the Museum that count
toward the completion of Merit Badges for Scout groups.
Webelos in Cub Scouts can earn their Geology Badge,
Boy Scouts their Geology Merit Badge and Junior Girl
Scouts their Rocks Rock Badge. Programs include rock
and mineral identification, careers in earth science
and the uses of rocks and minerals in everyday life.
A general tour of the Museum is a good way to get started
familiarizing your group with rocks and minerals. Additional
educational programs are useful for small groups such
as home schools and Science Olympics events. Outreach
programs are available to schools. To schedule a group
tour, additional educational activity or outreach program
call the Museum (630) 833-1616 or email Sara Johnson
at info@lizzadromuseum.org.
Educational and outreach
program support provided in part through a grant from
the DuPage Community Foundation.
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Educational
Boxes Available
The Museum offers educational boxes with
rocks, minerals, and fossils, hands-on
specimens and activities. Three boxes are
available for
loan: Rocks& Minerals, The Quartz Family, and Illinois Rocks& Minerals.
Geared for 3rd thru 6th grade, boxes are loaned free of charge
to groups; school, scout, home schools, camps and day cares. Call
or e-mail the Museum
for an educational brochure.
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Download
a PDF of the Summer Newsletter HERE
Download
our Educational Brochure
(You
must have Acrobat Reader for these documents)
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