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“Brother Coyote and Sister Fox Puppet Show” at Mercer Island Library, Monday, May 2nd

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Brother Coyote, Sister Fox, and chicken puppets

Date and Time: Monday, May 2nd, 7 p.m.

Location: Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, Washington

To celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day (El día de los niños/El día de los libros), the Friends of the Mercer Island Library are proud to sponsor a puppet show adaptation of the beloved Mexican folktale “Brother Coyote and Sister Fox.”

Brother Coyote wants to catch and eat one of Doña Conchita’s plump chickens. Quick-witted Sister Fox is always one step ahead of him, waiting to trick him with one of her clever schemes to keep all of the chickens to herself.  Presented by Thistle Theater, this performance is appropriate for children ages 3 and older.

In Spanish and English…with plenty of clucks.

Free tickets given out 30 minutes prior to the program.  Space is limited.

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Mercer Island Library to Host Lego® Animation Workshops on Friday, April 8th

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
A pile of Lego blocks, of assorted colours and sizes.

A pile of Lego blocks, of assorted colours and sizes. Source: Alan Chia, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Date and Times: Friday, April 8th, 10 a.m. and Noon

Location: Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, Washington

This Friday, Instructor Lucas Allenbaugh of the Clay Animation Network will be holding two animation workshops—one at 10 a.m. and the other at noon—for children ages 8 to 12.  So bring your LEGO® pieces from home or use the ones brought by Lucas to create your own stop-motion LEGO® movies. Students will learn how to operate a digital camera, construct props and backgrounds, and add sound effects and voice-overs.  See samples from the Clay Animation Network at www.cancancancan.com.

LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Juris A/S, which is not affiliated with, and does not sponsor or endorse, the services or products of the Clay Animation Network.

Registration is required at www.kcls.org.  Space is very limited.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.

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