THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 1, 1994 TAG: 9411300129
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 88 lines
Santa shows up at malls, in stores, in parks, offices and - yes - museums.
He is old enough to qualify as a museum showpiece, and Riddick's Folly will have the jolly old elf on display Dec. 10.
Otherwise, as usually happens in December, activities are few at area museums.
RIDDICK'S FOLLY
Saturday and Sunday - Riddick's Folly is part of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society tour. Desserts will be served in the basement.
Dec. 10 - A visit with Santa will feature lunch for children, served from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Photographs of visiting youngsters and Santa will be taken. The cost, $10 per child, includes two pictures and the lunch.
Dec. 22 - A gingerbread house workshop will be held at 2 p.m. The cost is $8 per child, $6 for families subscribing to the newsletter.
The exhibit, ``Mills Riddick, Family, Friends and Neighbors'' continues through April 16. It includes clothing, letters, personal papers, the family Bible, portraits and other items concerned with the man who constructed the building in 1837.
RAWLS MUSEUM
Today - The eighth annual Art Show and Sale begins today, continuing through Saturday.
Dec. 10 and 17 - Two separate drawing workshops for children ages 8 to 14 will be held. Gail Saunders is the instructor. The subject will be holiday drawings. Each child should bring a drawing pad and pencils. The cost is $8 for members, $10 for others.
SUFFOLK MUSEUM
Sunday - A one-woman show, ``Pain and Pleasure,'' features the works of Harriet McCullough and continues through Jan. 22. She was the winner of the spring juried show.
Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20 - Pastel classes for adults will be conducted from 10 a.m. to noon. Two classes will be held each day, one for beginners, the other for the more experienced pastel enthusiast. Instructors are Debbie Hobbs and Frances Beamon. The cost is $30.
Dec. 7 - A Christmas calligraphy class will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The instructor, Pamela Host, will explain how to beautify Christmas greetings with calligraphic writing. The cost is $30. Two pens, which can be kept, will be supplied.
Dec. 17 - Storyteller Lynn Ruehlmann will talk about ``Holiday Around the World.''
Dec. 17 - An ornament making workshop will be held before the storytelling performance. It is for children from 5 through 8 and begins at 10:30 a.m. Each participant will make two holiday ornaments from polymer clay and take them home after the performance. Pre-registration is required. The fee is $5.
ISLE OF WIGHT MUSEUM
The latest entry in the museum's ongoing exhibit in its Most Illustrious Citizen series is Lillian Crocker, nominated by her granddaughter. Items connected with the nominee are on display.
ROCHELLE-PRINCE HOUSE
An exhibit spotlighting the Pacific Theater during World War II continues through next Wednesday.
SOUTHAMPTON MUSEUM
An exhibit spotlighting the European theater during World War II continues through next Wednesday.
WAKEFIELD FOUNDATION
Tonight - ``Poetry on Porcelain II'' opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. The exhibit continues through Dec. 11. The artists are Jeannie May, Ana Guerrero, Helen McCoy, Kay Glenn, Midge Amos, Jean Payne, Becky Rickman, Isabel Escalona and Filipe Pereira.
A variety of Christmas ornaments, jewelry, hand painted dolls, boxes, pen trays and other items are on display. Larger items such as tea sets, vases, platters and pitchers also are part of the exhibit. The artists will be on hand to answer questions. MEMO: Riddick's Folly, 510 North Main St., Suffolk; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.Walter Cecil Rawls Library and
Museum, Courtland, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Phone
653-2821. Arts Building, 23376 Linden St. 653-0754.Suffolk Museum, 118
Bosley Ave.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. 925-6311.Isle of Wight Museum, 103 Main St., Smithfield; 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 357-7459.Rochelle-Prince House, Main Street,
Courtland; 1 to 4 p.m. first Wednesday and first and third Sundays.
654-6785.Southampton Agriculture and Forestry Museum, Heritage Lane,
Courtland; 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday.Wakefield Foundation Center
for the Arts, 100 Wilson Ave.; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 899-6005. by CNB