It’s Pride Month! Help us celebrate by picking up a Pride Mini Tote Bag Take & Make kit.
Call ahead for curbside pick-up.
Or stop in and hang out while you make your mini tote at the library.
*Available while supplies last, this kit does require an iron for some materials
It’s Pride Month! Help us celebrate by picking up a Pride Friendship Bracelet Take & Make kit.
Call ahead for curbside pick-up.
Or stop in and hang out while you make your bracelet at the library.
*Available while supplies last
Pick up a craft kit of scraps of different types of paper to create a unique piece of art!
Call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Use scraps of paper to create a unique piece of art!
Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Use scraps of paper to create a unique piece of art!
Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Celebrate National Poetry Month! Blend art and writing to make a poem. Pick your favorite technique:
Acrostic – Create a poem out of someone’s name;
OR
Blackout – Create a blackout poem by circling some words on a page, and crossing out the rest;
OR
Concrete – Create a poem by crafting your words in the shape of an object;
OR
Puzzle – Create a new poem by rearranging existing lines, or make a poem out of first lines of famous poems
OR
Ransom Note – Cut and collage words to create a found poem;
Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Today’s craft is canceled; Visit us on Friday afternoon for the poetry craft.
Use strips of paper to create intricate three-dimensional art! Make a greeting card, a centerpiece for your spring holiday table, or a piece of art to hang.
Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Use strips of paper to create intricate three-dimensional art! Make a greeting card, a centerpiece for your spring holiday table, or a piece of art to hang.
Drop-in to do this craft in the library or call ahead for curbside pickup “take & make.”
Art for All is for ages 4 through adult.
Amalia Kussner was one of the preferred artists of Gilded Age New York, especially in the 1890s when she painted miniature portraits of the elites. Fans of the critically acclaimed HBO series, The Gilded Age, will appreciate Kussner’s portraits of several key characters, including Mrs. Astor, the reigning matriarch of the social scene and her two daughters; famed actress Lillian Russell; English soprano Marie Tempest; and wealthy socialite Consuelo Vanderbilt. Kussner even met Ward McAllister, the arbiter of Gilded Age society. He advised her not to pursue her career as an artist and, thankfully, she ignored him.
In this program, author and historical researcher Kathleen Langone will reveal how Kussner’s portraits and interactions with these famous people can provide more insights into their extravagant lives.
Kathleen Langone is the host of the podcast People Hidden In History and the author of the book Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner’s Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune.
This program is held in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library.
Please register to receive the Zoom link.
RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
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