Dragonfly Day at the Granary Building
2016-05-21 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
For ages 8+ and Adults
Cost: $6 per person, or $18 for a family.
Taught by Cary Kerst, local dragonfly expert and author of: Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide
(Buy it using the Amazon Smile link on this site and help support SCEC!!)
Pre-registration required; limited to 18 participants
Place: Singing Creek Educational Center, 92194 Purkerson Rd. Junction City, OR, GRANARY building
Phone: 541 968-1986
Discover insects in Oregon whose ancestors were here before the dinosaurs, can live for 5 years, fly 35 mph, and truly eat “on the fly.” Learn about the life history, habitats, and behavior of these fascinating insects along with a photographic introduction to the Oregon species.

Naturalist Cary Kerst, co-author of the beautiful “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide” will present an illustrated talk at Singing Creek Educational Center granary building, and then we will do some dip netting in our beautiful large pond, looking for aquatic insects.
dragonfly expert cary kerst classes
Dragonflies and Damselflies comprise the insect order Odonata, and are some of the most beautiful of insects, rivaling butterflies and moths for their amazing colors and behaviors. Dragonflies flying abilities rival anything in nature and continue to be studied by scientists and aeronautical engineers to learn how they accomplish their incredible feats of flight.
Cary Kerst is an entomologist and nature photographer, with degrees from Purdue and OSU. He is retired from a career in environmental sciences, and has conducted professional aquatic insect studies on local rivers and streams and authored scientific articles on caddisflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and stoneflies.

June 4th, Pioneer Garden Project, with Little Hands Can non profit, sponsored by Pacific Continental Bank
2016-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
We will be transforming our garden area into a pioneer garden, pulling weeds, planting starts and creating a bean “teepee” for the kids at summer camp to enjoy and maintain. We hope to get a garden bench and tools donated. Little Hands Can is a service group offering children the opportunity to give back to the community, and they will be our work force (with their parents help, and volunteers from PCB)!

We are Bethel Celebration
2016-06-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road, Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
With a theme of “Once Upon a Time: A Cow’s Tale,” this year’s Bethel Celebration focuses on folklore, fairy tales, and origin stories. Performers and groups from all over West Eugene will be setting up booths and family-friendly entertainment. Stop by our booth for some fun kid activities!

Fishermans Market Fundraiser for Singing Creek Educational Center
2016-06-06 10:00 - 20:00 | Fisherman’s Market, 830 W. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
Monday, June 6th, all day, buy seafood or dine in on delicious fish and chips, salmon burgers, salads and more, and 20% of your proceeds will go to SCEC! Just present the voucher below at time of sale. They are open 10am to 8pm. Meet up at 6pm with SCEC Executive Director Karen Rainsong, board members, and other supporters for dinner and help us raise some funds!

Hope to see you there!

Living History Festival
2016-06-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Cost: $5 per person or $15 for a family.
Location: Singing Creek Educational Center and the School House at Camas Country Mill. 91949 Purkerson Rd, Junction City, OR. For more info email karen@singingcreekcenter.org
washing clothesEnjoy hands-on family fun like:
Washing clothes pioneer style
HAYRIDE along the creek to the pioneer homestead
weaving on a loom
make your own soapstone bead
make your own lemonade
pet HORSES: mustangs from Wild Ones Youth Ranch
Listen to Pioneer style fiddle music
Touch animals furs and bones
PIONEER PHOTO BOOTH FOR ONLY $1
Learn about local history
Fabulous raffle table
Enjoy baked goods made with flour grown right on the farm
and more!
Pioneer Day, 2015, HayrideGet your pioneer passport stamped at some of the booths and turn it in for a chance to win a prize!
You will need to sign our liability waiver upon entering the festival. Please no pets unless they are clearly marked assistance dogs. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Please carpool and respect the neighbors; this is private property.

Pioneer Summer Camp
2016-08-22 09:00 - 2016-08-26 13:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Go back in time and help on the pioneer homestead! Learn all kinds of hands-on crafts and chores, like sewing, weaving, collecting eggs, grinding grain and more. Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories. Go to school in a real pioneer schoolhouse, explore the creek and meet farm animals. This camp is similar to those from the Alvord Farm and Museum (where we evolved from,) but several things, including the setting, are new!
Cost: $185 for the week ($165 each for siblings in the same camp)
Times: 9am to 1pm, Monday through Friday
Download: Liability Release (Required) You will need to bring this on the first day of camp or email it to us, signed, beforehand.

Our theme is pioneer homesteading, as in the books “Little House on the Prairie.” Each day will provide some structured learning activities, arts and crafts, and play time. Some of our favorite activities are: sewing, attending school in our schoolhouse, churning butter, grinding grain, washing clothes on the washboard, making herbal medicines, and learning pioneer games. After you register you will get a more detailed explanation of our schedule, policies and more.
Camps remain on site of the Singing Creek Educational Center (Camas County Mill site), are pre-pay only, and sack lunch must be provided each day for your child. Boys and girls age 6-10 are welcome at this camp. Pre-registration is required to attend. If you have any special needs for your child we ask you to let us know in advance. Carpools are often arranged by the participants. Also, if you have an older child (ages 11 and up) who has attended our camp before and would like to attend as a junior counselor, talk to us for information. Junior camp counselors pay a reduced fee to participate, as they are helpers to camp staff.
Please consider signing up early. The camp limit is 10 kids so they fill up quickly. Registration will begin in March 2016.

Grandparent's Pioneer Tea
2016-09-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Treat your Grandparent (or Grandfriend) to a special Pioneer Tea on National Grandparent’s Day!
This Event is SOLD OUT- please join us next year.
Older adults in our lives give us so much- let’s take some time to thank them!
We will have scones, muffins, treats, and coffee and tea with all the fancy pioneer table settings like teacups and saucers, tablecloths, cut flowers and dainty plates. Held in the restored one room pioneer schoolhouse at Camas Country Mill Bakery, this fun and lovely event includes pioneer style music and servers dressed as pioneers from the 19th Century. A real Treat!

Tickets: $20 per Adult, $10 children 15 and under.

This fundraiser will benefit the Singing Creek Educational Center with food provided by the Camas Country bakery located on site.

Pre-registration required. Purchase your ticket online; seating is limited! We will mail your paper tickets to this event that you can proudly present upon arrival.
Show your grandparents, great-grandparents, or grandfriends that they are special to you, and help support our programs as well.
Enjoy the historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1898, owned by Tom and Sue Hunton, which is on their farm in Junction City. They are the homeowners who graciously allow us to have our programs on their site.

ALHFAM Conference
2016-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
On behalf of Dorris Ranch, we are delighted to invite you to the 2016 Association for Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museum’s Western Regional Conference. In an age where the answer to any question can be found by the click of a mouse or the tap of a button, what obligations do we, as historians have to the public? As gatekeepers of past ways of life how do we not only incorporate technology into our programs but use it to our advantage without compromising our core mission? In this four day conference we will explore these ideas while taking in some of the magnificent historical sites of western Oregon. This conference will bring together directors, curators, interpreters, researchers and educators from around the region who are engaged in the commemoration, education and preservation of our past for our future generations.
This year the conference will begin at the Pioneer Schoolhouse at Camas Country Mill in Junction City.
The staff of Dorris Ranch Living History Village, Springfield Museum, Camas Country Mill, and Travel Lane County welcome you to the 2016 ALHFAM Regional Conference.
Conference Program
Register

Eugene Sunday Streets: University Park
2016-09-25 12:00 - 16:00 | University Park, Eugene, OR, United States
STOP BY OUR BOOTH! We will be in the University Park and making corn dollies and more! Come say hi!
The second Sunday Streets event of the summer is fast approaching. On September 25th Amazon, South University and Fairmount neighborhoods will be a part of the sixth annual Eugene Sunday Streets! From Hilyard Community Center, around 24th street to University Park, stretching down to Agate and over flowing into Washburne Park the streets will be car-free and filled with fun. Enjoy a relaxing roll though a utopia of food, music, fitness classes and bike demos. Ride your bike, or take a walk down 1.3 miles of open streets! The first event of the season was Sunday July 31st and was a huge success- over 6,000 participants. The largest Eugene Sunday Streets to date; come be a part of the magic! Live music at four stages, free iced coffee and ice cream a helmet giveaway and more!

Website: www.eugenesundaystreets.org

Pioneer Girls: Home on the Prairie
2016-10-15 13:00 - 15:30, 2017-02-04 13:00 - 15:30 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1850 at our pioneer education center. The family farm includes a pond, chickens, garden, one-room schoolhouse, and a pioneer “homestead”. We can provide pioneer clothing like bonnets and aprons or you can wear your own. Complete with fun activities, authentic “chores” and crafts. This class will earn you the Playing the Past badge in a truly unique and hands-on way.

Registration available through the GirlScouts Website.
FOR Juniors, grades 4-5

Halloween at the Homestead
2016-10-28 15:30 - 17:30 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Come celebrate Halloween this year at Singing Creek Educational Center on Friday October 28th at 3:30pm!
EVENT SOLD OUT- Join us at this event again next year!

Specially designed for children ages 5-12 years, this event features vintage crafts, games with prizes, and a special shadow puppet play! We will have baked goodies and hot drinks on hand for purchase. All proceeds benefit the SCEC. The cost is $10 per child, and adults are free. Pre-registration is required. Cash payment will be expected upon arrival.
What are vintage crafts? We’re glad you asked. In keeping with our pioneer historical theme, these crafts are made with natural supplies and there is minimal plastic or “modern” ingredients used. We make witches brooms with raffia, paper lanterns painted by your child, lavender ghosts with white fabric, play the “apple snap” game and more.
Please, no scary costumes or pets. Thank you for your cooperation.
Volunteer Opportunities available! Contact karen@singingcreekcenter.org if interested.
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Play in the Rain Day at Mount Pisgah
2016-11-05 10:00 - 16:30 | Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene
Join Singing Creek Educational Center for a fun day playing in the rain at Mount Pisgah!
This free, fun, all-ages family event happens in November each year.

Activities include Tree Climbing, Campfire Cookery, Nature Exploration / Hikes, Nature Crafts,
Backcountry Horse Demos, Hayrides, Scavenger Hunts, Smokey Bear
Parking FREE courtesy of Lane County Parks

Visitors will discover how fun, easy, and rewarding it is to spend time outdoors in nature—in ALL kinds of weather. More than 2,000 people attended last year. Play in the Rain Day will happen rain or shine, so dress for the weather.
Come visit our booth and see what fun activity we have for you!

Homestead Arts Class: Winter Wreath Making
2016-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 | New School, 207 E 5th St, Ste 120, Eugene, OR, United States
CLASS IS FULL– visit us on Dec 3rd and 4th at the Holiday Bazaar at the Pioneer Schoolhouse – 91949 Purkerson Rd. Junction City.
Join us for a fun evening of making a winter wreath for your home or to give as a gift! Cost is $20 each and we provide all your materials. Use ribbon, branches, pinecones, silk flowers and more to create a pretty art piece. If you have something special at home that you want to include in your wreath, bring it with you.
Ages 8 and up are welcome to register for this class. Children under 13 must have a parent or guardian helping them in class. We will be using hot glue guns.
Class will be held at New School art Studio on 5th street in Eugene, across the street from the 5th Street Public Market.
Address: 207 E 5th St, Ste 120, Eugene, Oregon
Thursday, December 1st, 6pm – 7pm
Cost: $20 each wreath you make.

Holiday Craft Bazaar at Pioneer Schoolhouse
2016-12-03 10:00 - 2016-12-04 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Join us for a fun holiday bazaar where you can get some shopping done and support local artisans!
Stop by the Camas Country Mill Bakery and store in the building adjacent to the Pioneer Schoolhouse to stock up your pantry with some delicious and nutritious foods.
All purchases at our Singing Creek Center booth directly support our programs for kids.
Hope to see you there!
Karen
The pioneer schoolhouse, home of the Camas Country Bakery, is just down the road from us.

Winter Light Party
2016-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us on Saturday, December 10th from 1pm – 3pm and celebrate the Winter Season!

Our party will include winter crafts, games, prizes, a shadow puppet show and a bake sale! All within the theme of pioneer living in the 1860’s. Make a candle lantern to take home, try your hand at “snowball toss” and help us decorate a fresh fir tree.
Cost is $10 per child, adults are free. (Toddlers and babies are free.)
Registration is limited to 20 children, so register early to guarantee your spot!
Location is our granary building “pioneer homestead” at 92194 Purkerson Rd. Junction City. It is hard to find with a GPS. You must go to the Pioneer Schoolhouse building on Purkerson Rd, then go to the next driveway to the North, follow the signs to Singing Creek Educational Center.
Please dress warmly, in layers, and come prepared to have fun!

Homestead Arts: Knitting and Crocheting
2017-01-28 14:00 - 16:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us for a Homestead Arts class featuring knitting and crocheting. Bring your favorite project, even cross stitch or needlepoint. If you don’t know how, we will teach you some simple finger knitting techniques. We will provide yarn and scissors, and some hot drinks around the wood stove. Also try out our table top loom!
Share your skills with others who have questions! This is similar to a “Quilting Bee” but it’s like a knitting circle.
Ages 7 and up please, cost is $5 per person. Please pre-register below as space is limited.
We meet in our granary building, on the farm of Tom and Sue Hunton, in Junction City.
Date: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 2pm- 4pm

Frontier Heritage Fair at the Lane Co. Fairgrounds Events Center
2017-02-18 09:00 - 2017-02-19 16:00 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene
This is a wonderful festival every year, and we will be a part of it this year with some fun displays and activities for kids. Please visit the fairgrounds and see all the frontier, wild west and civil war era goods and demonstrations. A great time for the whole family! This is happening at the same time as the Asian Celebration, but in a different building. Make plans to do both events!
Also on Saturday morning, meet our new Trapper Jerry! He’ll be dressed in traditional trapper mountain man costume and walking around the fair.

Lane County Fairgrounds Auditorium,
Saturday Feb 18, 9am – 5pm
Sunday Feb 19, 9am – 4pm
Cost: $3 admission, kids under 12 free when accompanied by an adult
Sponsored by the Fort Umpqua Muzzleloaders
For more information: Melody Morrell 541-689-4281

Homestead Arts: Tin Can Lanterns
2017-02-25 13:00 - 14:30 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us on Saturday, Feb 25th at 1pm for a fun class learning to make your own tin can lanterns!

Cost: $5, We provide your tin cans and supplies. Bring an extra hammer from home if you have one. Best for ages 7 and up.
Location: the Granary building at Singing Creek Center.
In the Homestead Arts program, we explore different historical crafts and games and always have a good time! Make something unique to take home and share with friends and family.
This time, we use tin cans and a hammer and nails to make some pretty designs and give it a sturdy handle for safety. You can put a candle or LED light in your can lantern and bring some festive twinkle to your home. Pre-registration is required as space is limited.
Please sign up with the form below. You can pay your fee when you arrive for class. You will also be required to sign a liability release form upon arrival.

Tea with Mrs. Skinner
2017-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Meet Mrs. Eugene Skinner, the first woman settler in the Eugene area, and listen to her talk about her life here. Our costumed interpreter will take you back in time at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, the area’s only Victorian house musuem. Gather in the parlor (wear your historic clothing if you like!) and enjoy her talk, then explore the items in the Westward Migration trunk from the Lane County Historical Society. Mrs. Skinner will lead the discussion about what each item was used for. Then have cookies and tea with us, and go on a special tour of the SMJ house, led by their staff.
What a wonderful day of connecting with local history!
We have two times for presentations:
1pm and 2:15pm
Both shows are sold out at this time, please contact us to be on the wait list in case there are cancellations.
Also consider signing up for our mailing list (see the home page sidebar) so that you will get our newsletter.

Cost: $12 per individual, $35 for a family of four (additional guests $8 each)
See the SMJ House website for more information about this historic treasure.

Thank you to our cookie sponsor: Cookie Conscious for providing wonderful healthy treats for us. They have a new storefront on West 11th in Eugene, across from WalMart. Check them out!

Homestead Arts: Basket Weaving
2017-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us and learn how to make a simple basket! There will be kids basket making with pipe cleaners and ribbons. It’s an easy process that involves weaving in and out, up and down around the pipecleaners.
Also make an egg shaped rattle to put in your basket! All materials and instruction provided.
Cost: $5 pre-register using the form below.
Sample basket below, with pipe cleaners bent to look like twigs for a “basket nest”

Birding Day 2017
2017-04-29 11:00 - 13:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Class is cancelled for today- not enough sign ups. Please stay tuned for the reschedule date!
Join us for a fun day learning all about birds. This class is open to all ages but is best for kids 8 years old and up.
Our instructor, Kathy Lamberg, will show a slideshow all about our local birds, and we will discuss what they might be doing this time of year. (I’ll give you a hint…think eggs.)
We will hear some recorded bird calls to help us better identify the calls on the farm. Then we will go on a walk around the beautiful farm and down to the creek and pond where we typically have many water birds and song birds. Often we see raptors as well!
We will have some binoculars on loan for you to use, or you can bring your own!
Then we will go back to the granary and make a wooden birdhouse to take home. Bring your own hammer to make this part go faster!
Cost: $8 each person participating (small children and babies are free.)
This event is generously sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited. Visit their store on Willamette and 25th!

Horse Riding Day at Animal Rescue Teaching
2017-05-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Animal Rescue Teaching, 85671 Chezem Rd. , Eugene,, OR, 97405, United States
Saturday May 6th
11am to 1pm
Kids aged 5 and up. Cost: $30 per child. Adult must stay with participating child.
Space is limited; sign up early!
Location for this event:
Animal Rescue Teaching
85671 Chezem Rd.Eugene, OR 97405
Join us and help support our friends Animal Rescue Teaching while you learn about horses and have a lesson. We’ll dress as pioneers and learn about how valuable horses were to pioneers and early settlers, then saddle up for a wonderful riding lesson! Trained and patient instructors will help you learn about holding the reins, giving commands to your horse, and horsemanship. The horse riding area is a covered arena. Then we create some horse themed art and take home some fun horse fact sheets. We will make our own little horses out of colored salt dough and play Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Horse. Get your picture taken with your pioneer horse for the day, and show us your pioneer spirit! (Professional photos may be purchased for a small additional fee.)

The mission of Animal Rescue Teaching for Any Level of Learner is to rescue and rehabilitate animals using them for education of people young and old. They are a non profit and Karen (our director) has experience there taking lessons with her family. The Animal Rescue farm also has goats and a friendly cat, so come say hi!
Bring a sack lunch and drink for this event.

Pioneer Garden Day 2017
2017-05-20 11:00 - 14:00 | OR
Join us Saturday May 20th as we put in our new pioneer garden for the year! We use this garden all year long, for summer camps, homeschool classes and more. The property owners, Tom and Sue, are generous enough to share space in their fenced garden and provide the water, but we need to provide everything else- including people-power! This is a work party so it is FREE!!!! Sign up by emailing our Director at karen@singingcreekcenter.org.

This is a fun day for all ages to work and laugh together in the garden. Look for worms, stones and new baby plants!

We need donations of gardening tools and a bench for our lovely pioneer garden.
Some items we need:

Gloves
Trowels
rake
shovel
wheelbarrow
straw bales
hoe
bench
toolshed
organic fertilizer (chicken manure?)
kids-sized tools and gloves
tin pails
plants
bamboo stakes
tin watering can
garden art stakes
deer proof netting
and more!

Contact our Exec Dir by email if you can help: karen@singingcreekcenter.org.

Homestead Arts: Felted Placemats
2017-05-29 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Come make your own unique placemat using felting techniques! It’s easy, all it takes is soap and water and the colored wool rovings- a little agitation and presto! You have your very own felted creation. These fun placemats can be used around the house under a pretty vase, at the table, or anywhere you’d like a little color.

This event takes place on Memorial Day, a Monday.

All supplies included, cost $5. Perfect for ages 6 and up.

Pre-register using the form below. This helps us know how many supplies to get and to make sure we don’t cancel the event.

Pioneer Living History Festival
2017-06-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Join us for a fun-filled day of pioneer activities and exploring! Our third annual Living History Festival takes place on Saturday June 10th, at the Camas Country Mill Bakery and Schoolhouse.
This fundraiser for the SCEC will be an event not to miss!

Cost: $6 per person or $20 for a family of four (additional guests $5).
Location: Singing Creek Educational Center and the Pioneer Schoolhouse at Camas Country Mill.
91949 Purkerson Rd, Junction City, OR. For more info email karen@singingcreekcenter.org

Enjoy hands-on family fun:

Washing clothes pioneer-style
Hayride along the creek (tickets $1.00 each)
Trappers and Miners camp
Weaving on a loom/ try a drop spindle/ learn about plant cordage
Make your own clay bead
Make your own lemonade
Try Spinning wool with our spinning wheel
Try some local honey/ learn about beekeeping
Play pioneer games: bean bag toss, knock the cans, and ring toss
Pet a horse: mustang from Wild Ones Youth Ranch
Live Fiddle/Americana music all day
Explore our nature touch table: animal furs,bones and more
Learn about local history: Opal Whiteley, Pioneer settlers, and more
Fabulous Raffle with prizes like handmade spun wool, books, massage and restaurant gift certificates, and more!
Shop: beads, baskets, handmade soaps, and more!
Enjoy fresh baked goodies and lunch from the Camas Country Mill Bakery on-site
Kids: Get your pioneer passport stamped at some of the booths and turn it in for a prize!

See our Living History Page on this website for all the details!

Hop Valley Brewing fundraiser for SCEC
2017-06-28 13:00 - 23:00 | Hop Valley Brewing, 990 W 1st Ave,, Eugene,, oregon
Join us at Hop Valley Brewing on Wed. June 28th! A portion of proceeds goes to help fund our programs and special events!
Raise a glass to quality hands-on education for kids….the kinds of programs you wish you had when you were a kid!

Homestead Arts: Game of Graces
2017-07-22 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Make a fun ring toss game called Game of Graces to take home and play with your friends!
Game of Graces is a fun activity that was popularized in the early 1800s. It is typically played with two people– each holding two rods used to toss a hoop, sometimes decorated with ribbons, back and forth. The goal of the game, originally mainly a game for young ladies, was to make the players more graceful. Nowadays, the game is and easy and fun activity, suitable for young ladies and gentleman to play.
See a video of this game being played! Click here to see the video on youtube.
Sat July 22nd, at the granary building at Singing Creek Educational Center.
Cost: $10 your supplies provided. All tools and instruction provided.

Pre-registration required- see below.

Emerald's Baseball at PK Park- fundraiser for SCEC
2017-08-25 19:00 - 21:00 | PK Park, 2760 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,, Eugene,, Oregon, 97401
Friday Aug 25th, Emerald’s Baseball at PK Park- featured non profit is Singing Creek Educational Center
Join the fun and support us while enjoying some great baseball. Stop by our table at the park and learn more about our fun programs. We will be throwing out the first pitch!
A portion of the proceeds goes to fund our programs.
Eugene Emeralds Baseball Club
Mailing Address:
PO Box 10911
Eugene, Oregon 97440
Phone: (541) 342-5367
Fax: (541) 342-6089
info@emeraldsbaseball.com

Grandparent's Pioneer Tea at the Schoolhouse
2017-09-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Honor your grandparents near and far at our annual Grandparent’s Pioneer Tea!
Sunday September 10th is National Grandparent’s Day!

This event is now SOLD OUT. Come see us at the next event.
We’ll serve you a special sit-down tea with china cups and plates, complete with mini treats from the Camas Country Mill Bakery and hot or cold drinks. Entertainment, a raffle, and a sweet simple art activity will round out this lovely afternoon tea. Get your tickets early as seating is limited.
The venue is the restored one-room pioneer schoolhouse at the property of Tom and Sue Hunton, next door to their bakery. The servers and staff will be dressed as pioneers and ready to treat your family with style.
The schoolhouse and restrooms are wheelchair accessible and one of our menu items will be gluten-free.
Your ticket price helps us bring our year round immersive history programs to kids in the surrounding areas. See more on our website: www.singingcreekcenter.org/
Read About the history of the Historic Schoolhouse here.
Cost:
$20 per adult, $10 kids 15 & under
Mountain Rose Herbs has generously sponsored this event with the wonderful teas we will be drinking and our volunteer goodie bags. Please patronize their Mercantile store on 5th Street in Eugene.

Karen was interviewed recently on KLCC 89.7 radio talking about Singing Creek Center and the Grandparent’s Tea—-Listen to it here:
http://klcc.org/post/honoring-elders-grandparents-pioneer-tea
Want to know more about the history of the pioneer schoolhouse and the Hunton’s commitment to preserve local history? Read our Blog post about it here. Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooAHprxjSyY

Click here to download the PDF and spread the news about this awesome event!
