BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11010@cranbrookartmuseum.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231221T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231221T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T151651Z URL:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/events/solstice-celebration-2023/ SUMMARY:Free Third Thursday - December - Solstice Celebration DESCRIPTION:Every third Thursday\, from July 2023 through June 2024\, visit ors can receive free admission to Cranbrook Art Museum from 11am–8pm AND Cranbrook Institute of Science from 5–8pm. Cranbrook Art Museum remains free on all remaining Thursdays of each month. Visitors are requested to register in advance to visit Cranbrook Institute of Science via their webs ite. Walk-ins are welcome\, but entrance is not guaranteed due to capacity limits.\n\nAt Cranbrook Art Museum 4:30pm to 7:30pm:\n\nJoin us in celebr ating the winter solstice with music and making! This celebration will be a modern twist on the traditional Scandinavian practices of celebrating th e longest night of the year including performances by En Gång Till an Ann Arbor-based ensemble playing traditional and contemporary Swedish composi tions. En Gång Till is a group of musicians from Southeast Michigan who s hare a love of Scandinavian folk music.  The name refers to what Swedish musicians say to each other when wanting to play a tune "one more time."  The members of the band play a variety of instruments ranging from the t raditional fiddle and nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle) to more modern ad ditions such as accordion\, guitar\, and pennywhistle.  The ensemble has played a number of times at the Ypsi Alehouse and for the Swedish Club of Detroit.  The group is led by Bruce Sagan and more information about Bruc e and his bands can be found at https://www.brucesagan.com/.\n\nParticipan ts will create their own lantern or wreath crown to light up the night for a procession between festivities at Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook In stitute of Science\, creating a light-filled path on their way! \n\nArt-m aking activities are free and open to the public. Refreshments including h ot chocolate\, mulled wine and traditional Scandinavian treats will be ava ilable for purchase\n\n \;\n\nAt Cranbrook Institute of Science 5 to 8 pm:\n\nDecember’s Free Third Thursday falls on the Winter Solstice\, the longest and darkest night of the year. December 21 marks the official beg inning of Winter yet\, traditionally\, this was a time of celebration and renewal – marking a gradual but steady return of the light.\n\nTable Act ivities:\n\nWhy are nights longer in winter\, and why is it so cold? Guest s will experiment with globes\, flashlights and thermometers to understand the reasons for the seasons.\n\nSavor the darkness by stargazing! Explore the stars behind familiar constellations\, make a tracing and hear an une xpected Native American star story.\n\nMake a led-powered paper lantern to guide you on your journey to the Winter Solstice celebrations at the Cran brook Art Museum!\n\n \;\n\nFree Third Thursdays is a program sponsore d by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.   \n\n \;\n\n [gravityform id="67" title="true"] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/10/333615842_755059799282174_1084413832742644508_n.jpeg CATEGORIES:Family LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Box 801\, Bloomfield H ills\, MI\, 48303\, United States GEO:42.5727665;-83.25051710000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=39221 Woodward Ave\, Box 80 1\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48303\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=Cranbrook Art Museum:geo:42.5727665,-83.25051710000002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR