One Park Street Middlebury
Vermont 05753
Electric Trains are Rolling Down the Tracks!
Holiday Open House
DECEMBER 5, 2015, 10AM-4PM
FREE TO THE PUBLIC, DONATIONS ACCEPTED
- Trains, Trains, Trains! Jack Parker (of Westwood, MA) and his great-granddaughter Addison James (of Shelburne, VT) enjoy the trains at the Sheldon.
On Saturday, December 5, 10am–4pm, and Sunday, December 6, 12 noon–4pm, the community is invited to the Sheldon Museum’s annual Holiday Open House. Members of the Middlebury Garden Club have created beautiful dried floral arrangements enhanced with natural botanical designs in keeping with the period of the historic Judd-Harris House. Carols played on the Museum’s 1831 piano, a Twelve Days of Christmas miniature tree raffle and of course the trains will all add to the festive event. The exhibit Warren Kimble American Artist: An Eclectic Restrospective is also on view.
What has become an annual holiday tradition in Middlebury, the Midd-Vermont Train Club’s elaborate electric train layout is sure to delight all ages. Over the years, the assemblage has grown and now stands 3 levels high, with two tracks running Lionel O gauge trains and the upper track running HO trains. The backdrop of the green mountains painted by local artist Gayl Braisted adds atmosphere. New this year is a Lionel milk car that delivers milk cans! The trains will run through January 3, 2015.
Admission to the Holiday Open House is by donation.
Electric Trains are operated during the following times:
- Tuesdays-Fridays 1:00- 4:00 pm
- Saturdays 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Sundays, December 6, 13, and 20, 1:00-3:00 pm on view until January 9.
ADMISSION
$5 adult; $4.50 senior; $3.00 youth 6-18;
$12 family; $5 Research Center
** minibury recommends visiting this exhibit during the week when crowds are very slim.**
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