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Pre-registration and pre-payment (where applicable) is required for all programs and special events at the Biggs Museum.

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January 2012
Event: First Friday: Downtown Dover Mural
Date: Friday, January 6
Time: 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Price: Free, All Ages
Description: Visitors of all ages are invited to help the Museum decorate Sewell’s Studio with a scene of downtown Dover. Local artists have already begun drawing streets and their favorite buildings. Come join us and add your touch to this project!

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Event: Biggs Kids: Frosty the Snowman
Date: Saturday, January 7
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Price: Free, Children Ages 5-10
Description: Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. Let’s create a Frosty that won’t melt away in the hot sun.

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Event: Watercolor Workshop with Betty De Boer
Date: Saturday, January 14
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Price: $25 Members/ $30 Not-yet Members
Description: We will practice the basic washes, brush strokes, and techniques to enhance your watercolor experience or renew your interest with a new approach! Participants will learn some color theory and to understand the pigments on the basic palette. All levels of ability can benefit from this back-to-basics workshop. All materials will be provided. Workshop participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

Betty De Boer is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation in Upper Marion, Pennsylvania and also holds a master’s degree in Education from the University of Delaware. She works in a variety of media such as oils, acrylics, watercolors and pastels and teaches at the University of Delaware Academy Of Lifelong Learning.

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Event: Mini-Masters: Frosty the Snowman
Date: Wednesday, January 18
Time: 10 – 11:00 a.m.
Price: Free, Children Ages 3-5
Description: Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. Let’s create a Frosty that won’t melt away in the hot sun.

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