Families

Roundtable Reading: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.
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Roundtable Reading: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father entertains her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life’s questions.
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Family Fare: Fabric Collage

Following a tour of fabric artworks on view in Hippie Modernism, create collages with artist Jennie Lennick using upcycled fabrics from second-hand clothing, felt, and yarn.
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Family Fare: Weave Your Own Miniature Tapestry

After viewing BAMPFA’s current Art Wall installation, If you are hit on the head with a kaleidoscope does that mean you see stars?, learn how crossed threads become cloth through the process of weaving.
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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The General
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Family Day Fall 2016

11–3 Art Making & Family Tours
1:00 Storytelling Performance:
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Paper Scrolls Tell Stories of Boats

In this project inspired by Michael Cherney’s piece Yuezhou (procession of ships), on view in Berkeley Eye, work with printmaker and mixed-media artist Marcela Florez to make horizontal paper scrolls stamped
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Spirit Boats

Inspired by Jay De Feo’s Origins, Bruce Conner and Edmund Shea’s Angel, and other artworks on view in Berkeley Eye, create your own sculptural “spirit boat” from plastic water bottle pieces covered with stained paper that resembles animal skins with artist Jenni
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The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron

In this participatory reading, young readers are invited to read aloud the opening chapter(s) of a book and then take home a copy to continue reading at home.
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Families

11–3 Art Making & Family Tours

1:00 Storytelling Performance:

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