Young readers invited to “Stories & Sketching” event

Children of all ages are invited to celebrate the opening of the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s newest exhibition Glackens as Illustrator with a special “Stories and Sketching” storytelling event along with the  September Broward County Library Card Drive.  Participants will enjoy a short family tour of the Glackens as Illustrator exhibition plus a special story time for young readers by Spring Raulerson, Broward County youth services librarian, immediately followed by sketching in the galleries.

Glackens as Illustrator (September 5, 2009-May 3, 2010) highlights the graphic work of William Glackens drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection of sketch books and illustrations.  The exhibition is in conjunction with the upcoming Normal Rockwell exhibition entitled American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell (November 14, 2009-February 7, 2010).

WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2 p.m. – Storytelling followed by sketching in the galleries.

WHERE: Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale,

COST: FREE for children with a Broward County Library card and Museum members, and free with admission for nonmembers.  Library Card sign-up will be available the same day

HOW: For more information, call the Museum at

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3. Art, music, fun and holidays in Downtown FtL Nov. 29 and Dec. 1
4. Rockwell captures American spirit in exhibit at Museum of Art-Fort Lauderdale
5. Art party at Gryphon

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Posted by Andrea Freygang on Sep 12 2009. Filed under Art, Broward County, Culture, Events, Families, Fort Lauderdale. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry