Join NH teaching artist, Marek Bennett’s, COMICS WORKSHOP to learn how cartoonists build entire worlds and
universes out of the simplest possible materials! Using only blank pages, pencils, ink, and
four basic ‘building blocks” of stories, we’ll craft dynamic characters and
rich settings, and bring them to life in comic panels, strips, and pages. We’ll also look at how artists and authors
use peer feedback to improve their work, and how to supplement our new worlds
with helpful maps, splash pages, and more.
In just two hours (6-8pm on Tuesday, July 11th) you will be a
comic artist!
This interactive workshop builds literacy skills, hones powers
of imagination, shares complex project organization and self-publishing
techniques, and helps young artists collaborate, appreciate, and support the
work of their neighbors. Participants
each create 1+ pages of original comics, and go home with the skills necessary
to continue creating comics all summer long.
No experience required – everyone can draw comics!
This workshop is limited to 25 participants and it’s crucial
to be committed to coming. This event is
intended for youth entering grade 5 and up.
If not enough tweens and teens sign up by July 1, we will lower the age
to include those entering grade 4. Come
on tweens and teens–build a better comic artist!
This amazing opportunity is sponsored by The Friends of
Kimball Library. For more information on
the artist please visit www.MarekBennett.com.
CACTUS HEAD PUPPETS: Join us for some puppet theater! Known for their
playful performance style, exuberant creativity, and ability to make their
audiences laugh, Cactus Head Puppets will be performing a comedic, updated
adaption of the traditional folktale ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’.
The Town of Hamelin has a rat
problem, and there’s only one person who can help. Not only does the town find
a musical solution to pest control, but the kids of Hamelin also teach the
grownups a lesson about generosity.
(Speaking of generosity, this event is sponsored by the generous Friends
of Kimball Library.)
You will be in awe at the
puppeteers’ use of rod, and hand puppets in this musical and fun filled show.
Don’t miss the show on Wednesday, July 12th, at 6:30pm. Please register all ages.
BUILD
with LEGOS: Stop in anytime On Thursday, July 13th, between
10:30am and 4:30pm to try your hand at building and construction using our
Legos. Stay for a small amount of time
or stay for hours to build with Lego blocks. You might even build a whole Lego
city! Please register all ages. We will provide Duplos for the littles.
BUILD a
WHALE: It's a better world when we are as creative as we can be!
Bring one big white sock when you come and you're ready to create the giant of
the ocean, the Great White Whale! This is a fun puppet to make and enjoy.
Please register children entering kindergarten through 5th
grade in the fall of 2017 for a whale of a good time on Monday, July 17th,
at 6:30pm. Please don’t forget the large
white tube sock!
Are you a grandparent with visiting grandkids this summer? Our
library has been recently labeled as “A safe haven for grandparents looking to
kill time” by grandparents and “The place to be” by grandkids. Take a look at
the kids’ events listed above or pop in just to play with the trains, or try
out one of our iPads loaded with games your grandchildren will love while
visiting the library. Also, we have a
summer concert series that is a big hit so stay tuned for next week to hear
about Miss Maybell and Slimpikin’s coming here live in the courtyard!
MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com
and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and
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at 603.362.5234.
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