LEGACY JAZZ PERFORMANCE
The Bristol Center for Arts & Culture is pleased to present a fun-filled night of jazz music on Saturday, May 21, 2005.  This magical evening will feature the music of Legacy Jazz with their surprise vocalist, K.C. Jones, NBA Hall of Famer.  A buffet dinner by Emily’s will be provided on the second floor of the Carousel Museum building with good food, great music and an auction featuring an autographed basketball.  The event will also include a cash bar, raffle prizes and door prizes.
The fundraiser begins with a reception at 6:00 P.M., followed by a buffet dinner from 7:00 to 8:00.  Legacy Jazz will perform from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., followed by dessert and coffee from 10:00 to 10:30.  Tickets for the event are $35.00 per person, or $265.00 for a reserved table for eight people.  Tickets are on sale at the Carousel Museum and may be purchased with cash, check, or credit card.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS (23K) GOLD
The New England Carousel Museum in Bristol announces that the second phase of the Carousel restoration project is well underway. The opportunity to watch the painting and gold-leafing of the Historic Bushnell Park Carousel will be provided on Monday, July 5th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The public is invited to watch restoration artist Waldemar Karwowski demonstrate the painstaking process that includes the painting and gold-leafing of the rounding boards, shields, and center core structure of the carousel.
Mr. Karwowski has specialized in decorative painting and historical restoration since 1980. His interior restoration accomplishments include the sanctuary at Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, the Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and the Saint Stanislaus' Church in New Haven, CT. In addition to his restoration work, Mr. Karwowski works on creative new designs in decorative painting and faux finish techniques.
The Bushnell Park Carousel is managed by the New England Carousel Museum. It is open from May through mid-October, Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For rental information, please call .

ANIMALS FIND A NEW HOME AT
THE CAROUSEL MUSEUM

Ten antique wooden carousel pieces are due to arrive at the New England Carousel Museum on March 15, thanks to a generous donation by the Chicago-based department store, Marshall Field’s.

Once used as a circus promotion, these vibrant animals have been kept in the Marshall Field’s archive collection since the late 1960’s. The New England Carousel Museum has been chosen as the new home for these cherished animals, where their safekeeping will be ensured for future generations.  Tony Jahn, Corporate Archivist/Historian for Marshall Field’s said, “Through our commitment of giving back to the community, the donation of these animals will once again bring joy and wonder to the lives of others.  Marshall Field’s is pleased that the New England Carousel Museum is willing to accept this donation.”

The donation consists of three horses, a steer, four pigs, and two rabbits that will grace the Carousel Museum with their presence. The horses were carved by Marcus Illions, an Englishman who, in 1909, formed his own carving company in Brooklyn, NY. The farm animals were carved by Gustav Bayol, of France, in the early 1900s.

Louise DeMars, Executive Director of the Carousel Museum said that, “we are honored to have been selected to receive these wonderful pieces into our permanent collection. Seven of the pieces are menagerie figures, which will be a welcome addition and the three horses were carved by Illions, one of the premiere carvers at the turn-of-the-last-century.  The horses are inside row pieces so they are smaller in size and less detailed but nonetheless we are thrilled to receive them.”  Special events will be planned to introduce the new residents to museum visitors.