Events and Programming
Campus Martius Museum and the Ohio River Museum offer community programs, children's events, historical camps, artisan fairs and more. Check back here often for our current listing of events and to read about our current temporary exhibits! For more information on any event listed below, please contact us at 740-373-3750 or Toll Free 800-860-0145
CONTEMPORARY GUNMAKERS & ALLIED ARTISANS SHOW
February 11, 2012
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 9:30AM - 4PM
Cost: Regular Museum Admission (Free Admission for Members!)
Campus Martius Museum will be hosting some of the finest traditional artisans who recreate the working tools of the frontier settler and hunter. Gunsmiths, powder horn and hunting bag makers will be displaying their wares. During the event visitors will be able to experience 200 years of American gunmaking traditions. Flintlock and percussion rifles, the tools used in making and servicing them will be displayed. During the day there will be working demonstrations on the various techniques used in gunbuilding and lectures by various artisans about their work. For questions call 740-373-3750.
Jazzin' Up the Museums
March 9, 2012
Where: Lafayette Hotel
Jazz Benefit for Friends of the Museums
(Campus Martius & the Ohio River Museums)
The Friends of the Museums, Inc. is hosting a jazz benefit featuring the band, "High Society Jazz". Come enjoy a buffet dinner at the Lafayette Hotel Grand Ballroom preceeding the Jazz Concert. Concert tickets may be purchased separately or as a dinner and concert combination. Your involvement and contribution benefits not only Campus Martius & the Ohio River Museums but the community as well. Through your support, the museums will be able to offer a wider variety of programs for the community's enjoyment. We look forward to hearing from you.
Schedule
6:00 PM - Social Hour - Cash Bar Open Throughout Evening6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner - Roast Salmon & Prime Rib Buffet
7:30 PM Doors Open for Concert
8:00 PM Concert
Dinner & Concert - Reservations Required
All Tickets are Non-Refundable
| $40 Per Person | |
| $75 Per Couple |
Concert Only
| $15 Per Person | |
| $25 Per Couple |
All Tickets are Non-Refundable
For more information call 740-373-3750 or toll free 1-800-860-0145
The Civil War in Song
March 18, 2012
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 2PM - 4PM
Cost: Regular Museum Admission (Free Admission for Members!)
Performance by Steve Ball, Civil War Musician and Historian. Steve Ball, from Columbus Ohio, started both playing the guitar and studying the American Civil War at the age of twelve. As his knowledge grew, he developed a presentation that explains both why the tunes were written, and what was going on in the war at the time. The songs are presented in a somewhat chronological order, and Steve tells the story of each song, and keeps listeners informed of the progress of the war at the same time. Click here to learn more about Steve Ball.
Ohio Chautauqua
June 19-23, 2012
2012 will be the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Northwest Ordinance. Marietta is recognized as the first organized permanent settlement developed in the Northwest Territory. Click here for more information.
Scout Events Coming Up at Campus Martius
Scout Events can be scheduled through their council or directly through the museum. Please call the museum to discuss ways to meet your troops' needs!
The following events are Girl Scout exclusives at Campus Martius. Read below for event descriptions, scheduled dates, and registration fees. All registrations are handled by the Black Diamond Girl Scout Council website.
Mommy & Me Sleep-Over
Bring Mom and become a part of the past by listening to stories from first person re-enactors. Discover what it was like to be a Pioneer in 1788. Try on clothing, play with toys, listen to stories about life on the early frontier, and learn to weave. Closely examine gravestones, dip your own candles and much more. Each Brownie will make a Pioneer Leavings Doll and a hand-dipped candle, weave using a real loom, and sample foods. Tour the Campus Martius Museum and the Putnam House. Mom can’t go? Not a problem. You can bring Grandma, your favorite Aunt, or any other female of your choice instead! You may also attend with your troop/group.
- Date: March 9-10, 2011
- Cost: $27 per Girl $15 per Adult
- Event #MOMYME-02
- Register by February 17, 2012 at Black Diamond Girl Scout Council
