Special Programs
FIRST OF OCTEMBER
We supply the scads of art materials, YOU supply the imagination! Based on the zany holiday invented by Dr. Seuss in his book Please Try to Remember the First of Octember, this program invites you to unleash your inner inventor and create a magnificent "something" in pursuit of the ultimate "Jook-a-ma-Zoon," "Jeep-a-Fly kite," or "Hocker-Zocker court." With all the chaos, fun, and mess, you can bet there will be a visit from…THE CAT HIMSELF!
Saturday November 7
1:00pm – 4:00pm
No registration required – free of charge
Ages 3 & up
THE BIBLIOFILES
This November, our guest will be Jacqueline Kelly, author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. The book is set in Texas in 1899, where eleven-year-old Calpurnia Tate lives on a large farm with her parents, grandfather, and six brothers.
Calpurnia is being groomed for a typical 19-century female future of cooking, piano lessons, sewing, knitting, and debutante parties. But what she really wants is to be a scientist. Calpurnia is utterly fascinated by the natural world around her and longs to go to University. Her only ally is her imposing Grandfather, an amateur naturalist who divides his time between his library, his laboratory, and the fields, streams, and woods around the house.
Narrated by the frank, insightful, defiant, and delightful Calpurnia, the book is an amazing and humorous combination of personal story, natural history, and life in turn-of-the-century Texas. The audiobook version of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is due out this month.
Saturday, November 21
Interview premieres on our website...please click here!
No registration required – free of charge
Ages 8 & up
PUPPET THEATRE INSIDE AND OUT
Join puppeteer Steve Abrams as he sparks imagination and encourages creative risks with his wonderful introduction to the world of puppets! Use your voice, invent characters, perform a scene, and enjoy Steve’s fabulous performance of Aesop’s Fables!
Saturday, December 5
3:30pm – 4:30pm
No registration required – free of charge
Ages 3 & up
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