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Second Saturdays: Hands-on activities and participatory readings designed for kids and their families.
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Howardena Pindell: Untitled #21, 1978; acrylic, gouache, watercolor, dye, paper, talcum powder, glitter, and sequins on sewn canvas; 83 x 113 in.; Shah Garg Collection.
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Saturday, February 14, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Sculpt and Shape
Learn to make paper and wire sculptures, transforming simple materials into whimsical creatures, abstract forms, and mini masterpieces.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, February 14, 2:30 PM–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
Learn about orcas in the Salish Sea as you read the heart-stopping adventure of Vega’s tumultuous journey to reunite herself and her brother, Deneb, with their pod.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
Past Events
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Saturday, December 13, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Drawing with Thread
With an emphasis on experimentation and process, explore different approaches to drawing with thread.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, December 13, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / The Village Beyond the Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. When a gust of wind carries off Lina’s umbrella, it leads her down a path to a strange and incredible world. Read the fantastic adventure story that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved film Spirited Away.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, November 8, 11:30 AMGallery+Studio / Patching Our Stories Together: Family Lineage in Fabric
See quilts from four generations of one family on view in Routed West, and explore your own lineage in fabric and paper collage.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, November 8, 2:30 PM¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe! Amari and the Night Brothers / Amari y los hermanos de la noche by B. B. Alston
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. In this month's book, Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston, Amari’s brother, Quinton, has disappeared, and her only chance to find him is to win a place at the exclusive and competitive Supernatural Investigations Agency. If only she had studied magic!
El hermano de Amari, Quinton, ha desaparecido y su única oportunidad de encontrarlo es ganar un lugar en la exclusiva y competitiva Agencia de Investigaciones Sobrenaturales. ¡Si tan solo hubiera estudiado magia!
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, October 11, 11:30 AMGallery+Studio / Journey to the West (Art, Soul, and Spiritual Healing)
The artistic and spiritual values of the African American quiltmakers featured in Routed West are as central to their legacy as the quilts themselves. In this workshop, construct a quilt design expressing ideas of legacy and creative liberation.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, October 11, 2:30 PMRoundtable Reading / The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. “When I run, I pull at the earth and make it turn,” says Johannes, a free dog who runs at an amazing speed, observing all that happens in an island park—until, one day, everything changes.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, September 13, 11:30 AMGallery+Studio / Personal Landscape Quilt Blocks
Make an expressive personal landscape in the form of a quilt block with someone in your family.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, September 13, 2:30 PMRoundtable Reading / The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. This month, we read a tale of one school with two master pranksters. Who will win? Or can these two masters of mischief share the limelight?
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, July 12, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Mixed-Media Posters: United We Win!
Make a quilt-inspired mixed-media poster celebrating Bay Area history.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, July 12, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. This month, we read a timely tale about our fragile Earth and one girl’s fierce determination to make a difference.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, June 14, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Family and Community Quiltmaking
Learn how fabrics migrate from one use to another and end up as quilts, and make a unique quilt square of your own.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, June 14, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
At Roundtable Reading, young readers read aloud to one another from the opening pages of a good book. This month, enjoy the further adventures of Beverly Cleary’s mouse with a motorcycle as Ralph S. Mouse runs away from his hotel home into the wider world of summer camp.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, April 12, 11:30 AM–1:00 PMGallery+Studio / Make Your Mark
Learn about abstract and figurative work, and explore a range of mark making techniques as you try your hand at these approaches to making art.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, April 12, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
A girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and an unexpected love story: come along for the ride through Ferris Wilkey’s very eventful summer.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, March 8, 11:30 AM–1:00 PMGallery+Studio / Create Your Own Shield!
Inspired by Elizabeth Talford Scott’s mixed-media artwork Save the Babies, work with paper, fabric, beads, and other materials to make a shield that embraces your own ideas of healing and strength.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, March 8, 2:30–3:30 PM¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe! Voyage of the Dogs / Perronautas by Greg Van Eekhout
Find out what happens when an exceptional team of valiant dogs confronts a crisis in outer space.
Descubre lo que sucede cuando un excepcional equipo de valientes perros se enfrenta a una crisis en el espacio exterior.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, February 8, 11:30 AM–1:00 PMGallery+Studio / Macramé for Architecture
Inspired by Françoise Grossen’s large-scale textile work and spaces in BAMPFA’s building, use macramé techniques to model a sculpture that responds to a space that interests you.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, February 8, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman
Full of action, danger, and intrigue, this historic adventure paints a vivid picture of the Old West.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, January 11, 11:30 AM–1:00 PMGallery+Studio / Dots and Circles
Make your own version of a Howardena Pindell mixed media painting after an up-close-and-personal look at her example in the gallery.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, January 11, 2:30–3:30 PMRoundtable Reading / Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Imagine traversing through the wintry woods without even a breadcrumb trail to find your way, all to save a boy who may not want to be saved.
Recommended for ages 7 and up with accompanying adult(s)