Free Activities at Mitchell Museum Family Day 9/7

One of Evanston’s hidden treasures, the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian at 3001 Central Street, Evanston (the northwest corner of Central St. & Central Park Ave.), will host a Family Day this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The daylong celebration will feature Ecology Center staff and live animals at 10:30, an all-ages clay turtle art workshop led by an Oneida Nation artist at 12:15, a 2:00 pm workshop on making birchbark and porcupine quill earrings. Artist, vendor, and food stalls in the museum parking lot will be ongoing, and Native American music will also be played. For more info see mitchellmuseum.org/events/family-day-2024/

Following tomorrow’s events the museum will return to its regular hours, 10-5 M-F and 10-3 Saturdays.