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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Make art inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of hope and kindness with guest artist and muralist Kayla Thomas.

Write your own poems and speeches based on Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and share your own dreams with poet M. Smalls.

Craft your own signs and instruments in the MAKESHOP, then join a musical march through the Museum with musician Lee Robinson.

And don’t miss our special storytime exploring Dr. King’s life and legacy.

This event is made possible with support from Highmark Wholecare.

 

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Nursery Storytime: Still This Love Goes On

Join us in the Nursery to celebrate Native American Heritage Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte Marie and explore braiding sweetgrass. 

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Nursery Storytime: Heart Berry Bling

Join us in the Nursery to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.  This week, we will read Heart Berry Bling  by Jenny Kay Dupuis, and try out beading our own creations. 

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Nursery Storytime: Berry Song

Join us in the Nursery to celebrate Native American Heritage Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Berry Song by Michaela Goade and learn about harvesting and showing gratitude to the earth. We will try painting with harvested berries. 

Water Week: Nursery storytime

Join us in the Nursery as we read Hey, Water!  by Antoinette Portis, and learn about water in all of its forms. We will also make our own watercolor prints.

EQT Water Week is made possible by the generous support of:

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Nursery Storytime: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt

Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt  by Riel Nason, and make our own felt and recycled fabric ghosts in preparation for Halloween. 

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Nursery Storytime: Acorn Was a Little Wild

Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read Acorn Was a Little Wild  by Jen Arena, and examine different parts of acorns. Afterwards, we will have the opportunity to craft with the tops and bottoms of the acorn shells. 

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Nursery Storytime: A Very Big Fall

Join us in the Nursery to explore the change in season through storytime. This week, we will read A Very Big Fall  by Emmy Kastner, followed by a leaf exploration and decoration session. 

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Nursery Storytime: The Day You Begin

Join us in the Nursery to learn about back 2 school season through story telling. This week, we will read The Day You Begin  by Jacqueline Woodson, and make our own popsicle stick puppets. 

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Nursery Storytime: Our Class is a Family 

Join us in the Nursery to learn about back 2 school season through story telling. This week, we will read School’s First Day of School  by Adam Rex, and make our own About Me Dice.