Art Exhibit: Origins & Forgotten in Time

Admission is free, and reservations are not required. Chairs will not be provided, and audience members are encouraged to bring their own blankets and seating. Seating space will be first come, first served. In case of rain, the shows will take place in the Ballard Institute Theater at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. The Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series is co-sponsored by the Mansfield Downtown Partnership and supported by a generous gift from Phillip Mairorana in memory of his wife Theresa Mairorana and donations by Ballard Institute supporters to UConn Gives.

The Museum is celebrating Shark Week with our very own exploration of sharks and rays, members of the group of cartilaginous fish known as elasmobranchs.  Learn about the world's biggest shark, the world's smallest shark, and some of the world's weirdest sharks Touch real shark skin View real preserved shark and ray jaws Learn how sharks hunt for prey using special grasping, crushing, and tearing teeth Be a shark detective to uncover little known facts and win a fossil shark tooth   We aim for you to come away from the day with an appreciation of the wild diversity of sharks and rays!

Exhibits featuring painter Catie Lewis and photographer Mallorie Ostrowitz

The exhibiting artists are Jenny Carpenter, the CoyWolf Collective, Dan Devine, Walter Early, Johanna Jackson, Cara Lynch, R. Douglass Rice, Sebastian Shames, Margaret Roleke and Martha Willette Lewis. Plan your visit to explore these exciting sculptures and their relationship to the coastal landscape.