TAG: events
A creative booklist from Loretta West
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 2, 2016 at 6:00 am
by Erin Dodge Local artist Loretta West teaches the meditative art form of Zentangle at the Library District during August as part of our 2016 Summer Programs. In a previous post, Loretta graciously answered my questions about Zentangle and where she finds inspiration. Today, she shares a booklist filled with books that have touched her soul and […]
Making noise with Noiseguy Charlie Williams
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids on July 26, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Is that a fly buzzing around your head? Did a door just creak open? Who left the faucet on to drip, drip, drip? The culprit may be Noiseguy Charlie Williams, vocal sound impressionist extraordinaire. Lucky for us, he is performing his show, “Sound Coach: A Reading Relay Readathon,” at all District libraries, […]
Tags: comics, events, kids, music, noise, noises, onomatopoeia, sound effects, vocalization, vocals
Q&A with Cecil The Magician
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 5, 2016 at 6:00 am
by Erin Dodge Next week, Cecil’s Magic performs “Race to the Finish Line!“, a magical adventure that reveals the true story of the tortoise and the hare, at all District libraries as part of our 2016 Summer Programs. In anticipation of amazing illusions and a magical story, I decided to peek behind the curtain and ask […]
Tags: events, family, illusions, kids, magic, magician, parents, story, storytelling, tweens
Zentangle: the meditative art form with Loretta West
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 28, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Starting next week and through the month of August, local artist Loretta West teaches the meditative art form of Zentangle at the Library District as part of our 2016 Summer Programs. I visited Loretta in her art studio and recorded a video of her drawing Zentangle, to give everyone an idea of […]
Tags: art, artist, classes, events, hobbies, meditation, zentangle
Talking to myself: an alternative writing method
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on July 30, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Kevin J. Anderson Guest Writer If you see a person walking along engaged in a vigorous conversation with no one else around them, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s escaped from the nearest asylum. It could be me talking to myself. But don’t be concerned, don’t interrupt me, don’t bother me at all—I’m writing. It’s been […]
Tags: author visit, authors, events
