Family Kite Making Day with kite-maker Tom Casselman
Art - Participation
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Local kite-maker Tom Casselman will lead a kite-making program for families. Workshop is free; registration required. Call 455-8025 to register. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
1:30 - 2:30 Ages 5 - 9
3:30 - 4:30 Ages 10 +
Please register by calling 455-8025. Space is limited to 40 people at each workshop.
You can make your very own kite - and it will be even better than a kite you can buy! It's easy, it's inexpensive, and it's fun. Enjoy the outdoors in an environmentally friendly way - all that's needed is a little fresh air.
About Tom Casselman
Tom Casselman is a renowned international kite maker and designer. As the founder of the Black Ships Kite Festival, he brought teams of kite-flyers from Japan to Newport, RI. He serves as vice-chair of the International Kite Federation based in Weifang, China. Tom has flown the world's largest kite measuring 60 feet wide, 180 feet long and 40 feet tall out of the parking lot of Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences:
Middle School, Elementary
E-mail:
jchoiniere@provlib.org
Phone: 401-455-8025
Last Modified: March 6, 2008 at 7:43 AM
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Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Family Kite Making Day with kite-maker Tom Casselman
Art - Participation
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Google Maps - MapQuest
Local kite-maker Tom Casselman will lead a kite-making program for families. Workshop is free; registration required. Call 455-8025 to register. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
1:30 - 2:30 Ages 5 - 9
3:30 - 4:30 Ages 10 +
Please register by calling 455-8025. Space is limited to 40 people at each workshop.
You can make your very own kite - and it will be even better than a kite you can buy! It's easy, it's inexpensive, and it's fun. Enjoy the outdoors in an environmentally friendly way - all that's needed is a little fresh air.
About Tom Casselman
Tom Casselman is a renowned international kite maker and designer. As the founder of the Black Ships Kite Festival, he brought teams of kite-flyers from Japan to Newport, RI. He serves as vice-chair of the International Kite Federation based in Weifang, China. Tom has flown the world's largest kite measuring 60 feet wide, 180 feet long and 40 feet tall out of the parking lot of Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences: Middle School, Elementary
E-mail: jchoiniere@provlib.org
Phone: 401-455-8025
Last Modified: March 6, 2008 at 7:43 AM
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