The Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s annual open house is Dec. 1 at the institute grounds, 311 Curtis St., Jamestown, N.Y.

Admission is free during the event, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and there will be music by Svenska Spelman at 1 p.m. There also will be a raffle.

Check out a few exhibits while you’re there: Arthur Singer, illustrator of the “Golden Guide to Birds;” Stanley Meltzoff’s the great game fish; Roger Tory Peterson‘s original paintings; and Peterson’s Swedish Linnaeus Medal.

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown, N.Y. JACK HANRAHAN/Erie Times-News file photo