Atrium Alive/The Art of Fire: Peabody Essex Museum

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Venue:	Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$
Category:	Special Events

New England glass artists will demonstrate their skill with small 'lamps' of fire and talk about the beads they created for PEM. Learn to play marbles, listen to glass harmonica music and make a beaded bracelet. Meet world-renowned glass artist Josh Simpson, whose Mega Megaplanet is on view in the American Art Gallery.

DEMONSTRATION
Glass Artists
11 am–4 pm, Atrium
Watch artists melt rods of glass with small torches to create amazingly detailed works of art. After the glass is fired in the kiln, artists finish their beads with paint, etching and other techniques. Participating artists are Barbara Newman, Cynthia Liebler Saari, Kate Fowle Meleney, Carol Bugarin, Beth Williams and Lee Woodburn.

PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATION
Glass-Harmonica Player Vera Meyer
Noon and 2 pm, Atrium
After more than a century of obscurity, Benjamin Franklin's glass harmonica is back, delighting audiences with its haunting and ethereal sounds. (At one time it was thought to induce insanity, nervous disorders and hypnotic states.) Vera Meyer was one of the first musicians to acquire a glass harmonica based on the Franklin design from 1761. She co-founded Glass Music International and also rebuilds heirloom grand pianos.

DEMONSTRATION
Marble Madness
Noon–4 pm, Atrium
Try classic marble games, marble runs and cut-glass puzzles with experts from Eureka! Puzzles of Brookline, Mass.

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Faux Stained Glass
1–3 pm, Art Studios
Using tissue paper and construction paper, create a 'stained-glass' work of art!

STORY TIME
Star Seeker, A Journey to Outer Space
3 pm, meet at the information desk (Reservations by November 12)
For children ages 3 and up with accompanying adult

WEBSITE

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www.pem.org/calendar/event/136-atrium_alive_the_art_of_fire

LOCATION

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East India Square, Salem, MA, 01970 map
Phone: 978-745-9500