Wooden Toy Workshop
October 8, 2023 |
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
$5
Menu
Wooden toys are an iconic piece of German history. They are still widely popular today and known for their craftsmanship and durability. This workshop provides all materials and instruction.
Learn about the history of wooden toys and Steve’s experience selling his handmade creations all over the midwest. Construct your own toy out of the pieces provided and take home your creation. This workshop is suitable for all ages and is a great family activity.
$5 per participant for material cost. A parent or guardian may accompany a child free of charge.
Register HERE
Steve Verdon is a Davenport native who has dedicated many years to making toys. The business started with his parents in their garage in 1990. The started going to small, local shows and in 1991 they began going to national shows. Over the years there operation expanded and attended thousands of arts and craft shows from1990-2022 throughout Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Missouri. Steve continued to business after the death of his parents in 2007 and 2017, until inventory ran out in 2022. He has received numerous awards for his creations.
Our community open house weekend is Saturday and Sunday January 18th and 19th. Enjoy FREE ADMISSION all weekend! Explore our new updates to our permanent exhibition, and view our special exhibition spaces which rotate every few months. There is always something new to see so enjoy history, art, German traditions, and local history in our historic building.
📍 712 W 2nd Street
Davenport, Iowa 52802
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Paco Erhard: 5 Step Guide to Being German, presented by German American Heritage Center and Quad Cities Cultural Trust, is coming to the Adler Theatre on Saturday, March 29th at 7:30 PM.
Hard-hitting and hilarious, Paco Erhard shows you the real Germany behind the scenes. Experience hysterical dilemmas on the Autobahn, learn the truth about lederhosen, find out how the “no sense of humor” stereotype is both true and not true at all, and come to see: we Germans are not blunt or rude, we just value honestly more highly than other people’s feelings. Understand Germany better! Understand yourself better! And find out why Oma Hilda was always a bit weird.
Tickets start at $28. Tickets can be purchased through the Adler Theatre Box Office or on Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.com/paco-erhard-5step-guide-to-being-davenport-iowa-03-29-2025/event/06006226A78714D6?CAMEFROM=CFC_ADLER_OTHER_GAHC_GAHC-ALL
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The Hope of Plants: Prints by Joseph Lappie is on view now until February 26th, 2025.
Herbs, flowers, vegetables, roots, and the occasional creature. This series couples the intentional carved marks of 15th century wood engravings with the bold shapes and composition of early 20th century expressionist woodcuts. The result is a hand-colored contemporary portrayal of personal herbology, or the assumed language of a plant and its individual meaning to a person.
Joseph Lappie is a professor and the chair of Art + Design at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He teaches book arts, drawing, papermaking, & printmaking and serves the regional community in arts-based demonstrations.
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@pacoerhard: 5 Step Guide to Being German, presented by @germanamericanheritagecenter and Quad Cities Cultural Trust, is coming to the Adler Theatre on Saturday, March 29th at 7:30 PM. Hard-hitting and hilarious, Paco Erhard shows you the real Germany behind the scenes. Experience hysterical dilemmas on the Autobahn, learn the truth about lederhosen, find out how the “no sense of humor” stereotype is both true and not true at all, and come to see: we Germans are not blunt or rude, we just value honestly more highly than other people’s feelings. Understand Germany better! Understand yourself better! And find out why Oma Hilda was always a bit weird.
Tickets start at $28 and go on sale this Friday, January 10th at 10 AM (please note, there is no pre-sale for this show).
Our community open house weekend is Saturday and Sunday January 18th and 19th. Enjoy FREE ADMISSION all weekend! Explore our new updates to our permanent exhibition, and view our special exhibition spaces which rotate every few months. There is always something new to see so enjoy history, art, German traditions, and local history in our historic building.
📍 712 W 2nd Street
Davenport, Iowa 52802
#freeadmission #museum #qc #qcthatswhere #history #family
Happy Hanukkah!
Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is an eight-day Jewish festival celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean Revolt around 164 BCE. This year it falls on December 25th – January 2nd. It features the nightly lighting of the menorah, commemorating the miracle of oil that lasted eight days. The holiday includes special prayers, festive foods like latkes and sufganiyot, and games such as spinning the dreidel.
Today, the Jewish community in Germany is around 118,000. It is the fourth largest in Western Europe and the eighth largest in the world. The majority of Jews who currently reside in Germany were born in the former Soviet Union (USSR).
The United States has the world`s second-largest Jewish population after Israel, with around 7.5 million people.
Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Wishing everyone an enjoyable and restful holiday.
We will be closed this week on December 23rd – January 1st for the holidays. We will be open regular hours again on January 2nd.
Wishing you all a happy and restful holiday and Happy New Year!! 🎄 🎁 ❄️
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