{"id":129515,"date":"2022-11-30T14:09:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=129515"},"modified":"2022-11-30T14:09:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:09:56","slug":"museum-invites-people-to-take-christmas-spirit-home-with-wreath-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/museum-invites-people-to-take-christmas-spirit-home-with-wreath-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum invites people to take Christmas spirit home with wreath fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenscountymuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens County Museum<\/a> is celebrating Christmas like it\u2019s 1999, or thereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>For the past couple of decades, the museum has marked the holiday season with the Festival of Trees and Dickensville displays.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival of Trees showcases over 35 trees, each with different decorations or themes and placed around the museum while Dickensville features scale model recreations of the people and places from Charles Dickens\u2019 novels.<\/p>\n<p>Director Linda Rafuse says after being unable to welcome visitors in during the pandemic they\u2019re excited to continue the tradition once again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing this exhibit for so long now, with our two learning trees that we\u2019re now having some of the children that we told this story to many years ago are now bringing their children in to hear the story of the Legend of the Christmas Spider,\u201d said Rafuse. \u201cThat\u2019s just so heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rafuse says the local elementary school classes will be filing in over the course of a week in December to experience the stories and displays for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The displays are open to the public seven days a week for no charge, but the museum gladly accepts donations.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, for the first time the Queens County Museum is hosting a Christmas wreath auction as a fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Wreaths are posted online at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1516999495472234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens Museum Christmas Wreath Auction Facebook page<\/a> and people can bid in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Winners can pick up their wreaths after bidding closes at 4pm on December 4.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival of Trees and Dickensville will be on display until 5pm everyday until the museum closes for Christmas on December 23.<\/p>\n<p>Rafuse says anyone looking to jumpstart their Christmas joy should make a point to drop by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not in the spirit of Christmas yet, come into the Queens County Museum because when you leave, you will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:edhalversonnews@gmail.com\">edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to the broadcast of this story, press play below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queens County Museum is celebrating Christmas like it\u2019s 1999, or thereabouts. For the past couple of decades, the museum has marked the holiday season with the Festival of Trees and Dickensville displays. 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