Family Adventures in the Park
MAY 7 - Family Adventures in the Park: Event Details
Walnut Hills Branch, Cincinnati Public Library
Cincinnati Art Museum
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Cincinnati Ballet
Krohn Conservatory
Walnut Hills Branch, Cincinnati Public Library
When Mr. Plumbean's house is splashed with bright orange paint, he decides a multi-colored house would be a nice change. This favorite story of creativity and individuality is back by popular demand.
What happens when a chance encounter makes you standout from the crowd? Do you quickly scurry to blend back in or do you dare step into the sun? Find out what Mr. Plumbean decides to do with this very moment and how all the people around him reacted.
We hope you are not afraid .. to be YOU, even when others may tell you that you're not "fitting in."
Get ready to join us and craft your own house that is NOT like the others. :)
Stop by and grab supplies to create your very own house inspired by The Big Orange Splot and gather more library books while you're there! Knowledge is power!
Cincinnati Art Museum
Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.
The 2015 Caldecott Honor winner Viva Frida by award-winning author-illustrator Yuyi Morales celebrates artist Frida Kahlo. It does not offer a biographical sketch but instead uses very few (bilingual) words -- often only one per two-page spread -- to zero in on her artistic impulse. She learns to "search," "see," "play," and "dream" and realizes that "I feel / And understand ... / that I love / And create / And so... / I live!"
Distinguished author/illustrator Yuyi Morales illuminates Frida's life and work in this elegant and fascinating book.
Readers of all ages will be caught immediately by the bewitchingly bright colors and detailed photographs. Morales makes her figures from steel, polymer clay and wool, and the illustrations come together with acrylic paint, digital manipulation and O’Meara’s dramatically angled photographs of the scenes. Vivid textures and high-saturation colors enthrall.
Explore a scavenger hunt inside the museum inspired by Viva Frida, create your own masterpiece in the Education Center and dance through the museum alongside the Flamenco performers!
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
A symphony of sound and color, The Sound That Jazz Makes is an eloquently rendered celebration of a remarkable heritage. Author Carole Boston Weatherford's lyrical stanzas combine with the power of luminous oil paintings by Coretta Scott King New Talent winner, Eric Velasquez (The Piano Man) to trace the development of jazz. From African forests to wooden slave ships to Harlem nightclubs, the tragic and joyous legacy of the African-American experience gives jazz its passion and spirit.
The Sound That Jazz Makes is our bookend (pun intended) piece to our much larger www.storyquilts2021.com project spanning the summer through September 24, 2021. Join us for an auditory exploration of reconciliation with A Black Anthology of Music: The Resilience of Jazz, an engaging, expanded performance concert that traces the historical parallels of Jazz and the systemic racism built into the framing of America. This Books Alive! For Kids® Family Adventure features the Cincinnati Boy Choir, Revolution Dance Theater, Elementz and the Cincinnati Public School Jazz Ensemble and of course, our very own, Ms. Kathy Wade.
Enjoy the history, the live performances, the art making and our most recent Virtual Adventure, A Black Anthology of Music: The Resilience of Jazz inspired by the book, The Sound that Jazz Makes!
Cincinnati Ballet
Join us this month as we soar with Misty Copeland! The amazing, American Ballet Theatre soloist not only commands the stage with her artistry but reveals her poignant command of text in this glowing story featuring herself alongside a young and very uncertain protege.
This Coretta Scott King Award Winner, Ezra Jack Keats Honorbook, and Caldecott Honoree will captivate and inspire you. Ms. Copeland teaches us to not give up on our dreams. She also reminds us that it takes a lot of hard work, patience, and perseverance to make those dreams come true. Sometimes we just need a little encouragement, support, and help from a friend, family member, or mentor to help us along the way. But one thing is for sure, we must start by believing WE CAN.
Enjoy the combined power of the Cincinnati Ballet and the Revolution Dance Theatre as well as the hands on activities!
Krohn Conservatory
Chrysanthemum is a loving story embodying all the excitement of a happy child starting school with the all too real hardships of being teased and not accepted. Chrysanthemum’s parents love her name. They think it is absolutely perfect, so does she .. until her first day of school.
Walk with us in her shoes as we learn how words have the power to either lift us up or tear us down. Kind words can help us shine and give us the confidence to believe in our ourselves.
With heartfelt storytelling and illustrations that paint a picture of emotions as well, Chrysanthemum challenges us to address bullying when we witness it. A powerful lesson for all children and a powerful reminder for all adults. Now more than ever, let’s show we stand together against bullying.
Enjoy the butterflies, the entertainment, the plants, the art and our EMMY winning production of Chrysanthemum!