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Winter Family Day Celebration
Join us for our annual family day celebrating the exhibitions A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy and Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol. Travel back to the days of the English Regency with art workshops that will bring Jane Austen's fashion sense to life. Then move on to Victorian London to meet Charles Dickens and his famous characters through the original play Goblins, Ghosts, and Geezers: The Making of Scrooge, improvisational skits, and other activities.

All events are included with admission to the Morgan. Free for members.

Schedule of Events

2 to 5 pm
Christmas Present!
The Grand Falloons company leads visitors into a lively celebration of Victorian London with impersonations of Christmas Carol characters Scrooge, Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Present and Past.

2 to 5 pm
In Good Company: Jane's Guide to Good Manners
Nili Olay and Jerald Vetowich, Jane Austen Society of North America, bring to life the fashion and etiquette of late eighteenth-century England as they stroll through the exhibition A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy.

2:30 and 4:15 pm
Goblins, Ghosts, and Geezers: The Making of Scrooge
The Grand Falloons company brings a new twist to A Christmas Carol in this original play featuring flying spirits, goblins, and other ghostly visions. A feisty Scrooge takes on both his creator, Charles Dickens, and the literary establishment as they each try to answer the question: Where does Scrooge come from?
Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program.

2:30 to 5 pm
Beautiful Cassandra: A Reading of Jane for Kids
Join actress Marianna Loosemore as she reads a charming short tale—written by a 12 year old Jane—about a young woman named Cassandra who sets off on an adventure through London, falling in love with a fancy hat and eating too much ice cream along the way!

2:30 to 5 pm
Beplumed, Beribboned, and Bedecked: Fancy Bonnets and Top Hats
Using an array of colorful trimmings such as ribbons, feathers, flowers, and tulles, educator Deborah Lutz helps children recreate the extravagant hats worn by the ladies and gentlemen of Jane Austen’s time.

2:30 to 5 pm
Turn, Pass, and Chassé: English Country Dance for the Family
Shall we dance? English Country Dance specialist Beverly Francis leads children and adults through the moves that delighted Jane Austen and her friends.

2:30 to 5 pm
Paper Portrait in a Snip: Your Silhouette in a Snap
With educator Sarah Mostow, children make silhouette portraits, an art popular in Jane Austen's day. (Workshop)

Sunday, December 06, 2009, 2–5 p.m.

Free with admission

Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail for information.