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Storytelling Activities for Families
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Story Blocks
Artist and author Addie Boswell will show you how to tell your own personal tales with story blocks! Practice storytelling skills, and then create your own 5-inch story blocks to take home.
- Saturday, November 7, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
- Capitol Hill Library
- Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program.
- Saturday, November 14, 10:30 a.m.–noon
- Sellwood-Moreland Library
Mask Exploration
Artist Sarah Ferguson will show you how to create bright, colorful masks using recycled and found objects. What's the story behind your mask?
- Thursday, November 12, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
- Midland Library
- Registration required; call 503.988.5392.
- Saturday, November 14, 1–3 p.m.
- Rockwood Library
- Registration required; register online, in the library or by calling 503.988.5234.
- Wednesday, December 30, 4–6 p.m.
- Fairview-Columbia Library
- Registration required; register online, in the library or by calling 503.988.5234.
Puppet Creations
Join artists Kathy Karbo and Blanca Vazquez for a bilingual presentation of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. After the show, make your own very hungry caterpillar and learn the elements of telling a good story.
- Saturday, December 5, 2–4 p.m.
- Capitol Hill Library
- Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program.
- Tuesday, December 8, 4–6 p.m.
- Gregory Heights Library
- Saturday, December 12, 2–4 p.m.
- Albina Library
Space at programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, except as noted.
