Our Children’s Program for the week is PuppeTree from 10:30-11:30 am on Wednesday (August 3rd).

The PuppeTree’s mission is to promote an appreciation of the performing arts, with an emphasis on children’s theater and puppets, among diverse audiences. These audiences include-but are not limited to-school age children, special needs children, at-risk youth, senior citizens and intergenerational groups, other adults and underserved communities. Through Artist-in-Residence programs, The PuppeTree, which is registered as a Juried Artist with the Vermont Arts Council, creates the opportunity for these groups to become active participants in all aspects of theater arts. The PuppeTree enlists members of the audience to become performers and puppeteers. They are also involved in script development, building the scenery and puppets. We refer to this unique method of enlisting audiences in the dynamics of a production by saying “YOUR GROUP IS THE TROUPE “™.

If you would like more information about PuppeTree click here.

This weeks reading in our children area with Mary are:

Theme Last Week:  Artic

We had 18 children participate last week, we look forward to seeing you this week!

The Tang Museum will be here with another wonderful craft on July 28th from 10-11am.

Last year they taught us how to make super hero capes!  

We had so much fun, we look forward to what they have in store for us this year!

Our Children’s Program for the week is the Karen Pillsworth Story Teller Program from 10:30-11:30 am on Wednesday (July 27th).

Karen Pillsworth has been enchanting audiences in the U.S. and Canada with her stories for over 30 years. She has performed in libraries, camps, churches, parks, schools, historic sites and at festivals. She is regularly featured at Mohonk Mountain House and has shared her stories on WAMC National Public Radio.

Karen has taught “The Art of Storytelling” at Ulster County Community College and “Discovering the Stories Within Us” at Ulster Performing Arts Center’s Expanding Horizon’s Art and Education Center. In 1994, she was selected as National Arts Education Fellow for her program: “There’s No Place Like Home: Stories of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains.” In 2002, she was named Storyteller Laureate of the city of Kingston, NY.

Karen’s work has been featured in the recently published book The Storytelling Classroom: Applications Across the Curriculum and in the July/August 2006 issue of Storytelling Magazine.