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Explore the arts for enormous rewards
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 12, 2019 at 6:00 am
by Melissa Rhoades Writer Kurt Vonnegut survived being a soldier and prisoner of war during WWII. He also suffered from depression. Knowing these facts adds extra weight to Vonnegut’s thoughts about the importance of art: “The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more […]
Tags: art, art appreciation, art books, art classes, art therapy, arts, baking, blacksmithing, book list, coffee table books, create, creativity muse, dancing, drawing, glassblowing, how-to, painting, poetry, reward, sewing, singing, textiles, videos, writing
Library in the Park: Stories, juggling, dancing, space adventures, & yoga
Posted in News on June 5, 2019 at 6:00 am
We’re hosting stories, music and juggling, and space week at Edgecliff, Terrace View, and Valley Mission Parks this summer. Plus kids 18 and younger get free meals. Make a splash at Waterfront Park in Medical Lake during Mermaid Storytime with engaging stories and seaworthy crafts. We’re having fun with families doing yoga in the park […]
Tags: activities, adventures, caregivers, crafts, dancing, free meals, games, juggling, kids, library, live music, parents, parks, space, stories, storytelling, universe, yoga
Enjoy music events at the library and in the park
Posted in News on May 31, 2019 at 6:00 am
FROM THE VIETNAM WAR ERA Re*Imagine Medical Lake and community partners are bringing The Moving Wall, a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, to Medical Lake June 13–17, during the Founders’ Day Festival. At the Medical Lake Library, Brad Keeler and Linda Parman perform music of the Vietnam War era and […]
Tags: acoustic, adults, all ages, banjo, bass guitar, blues, Brad Keeler, concert, country, culture, dancing, doo-wop, drums, electric guitars, folkabilly, harmonica, harmony, island time, jug band, kids, library, Linda Parman, live music, mandolin, Moving Wall, music, park, performance, Plaid Cat, politics, rock oldies, rock-n-roll, singing, steel bells, swing, swing music, trumpet, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam War era
Indoor activities for families with young kids
Posted in Parents and Teachers on February 20, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole If you’re feeling like the parent of Ralphie from the movie A Christmas Story every time you try to get yourself and your kids bundled up to go outside, know that you are not alone. When the temperatures drop into (or below) the 20s, my family doesn’t spend as much time outdoors […]
Tags: activities, caregivers, cars, clean up, cotton balls, dancing, early learning, finger painting, flour, grandparents, indoor, infants, kids, loose parts, magnets, miscellaneous, parents, play, Play-Doh, pom-poms, preschoolers, rice, tape, teachers, toddlers, trucks, water
