Virginia Festival of the Book and Motheread and Fatheread of the Virginia Foundation
present
StoryFest
Saturday, March 27, 2004
On and Around the Charlottesville Downtown Mall
StoryFest Headquarters: Water Street entrance of the Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
Sponsored by Harris Teeter with Additional Support from Friends of the Virginia Foundation, LexisNexis, and AlbemarleFamily
10:00 a.m. ‚ 3:00 p.m.
Share A Story Community Readers
Listen to some of your favorite books with some of our favorite readers. Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room.
Scheduled to read are:
| John Oprandy, Assistant Chief, Albemarle County Fire and
Rescue Cornelia Johnson, Sheriff, City of Charlottesville Brigida Mack, NBC 29 Reporter and Anchor U.Va. Student Athletes Pat Muller, Children and Youth Services Consultant, Library of Virginia Gerald Hausman, author of Castaways, Escape from Botany Bay, and Jacob’s Ladder |
Mary McManus Burke, author of A My Name is Andrew Bly Brown, WVPT PBS Harrisonburg Amanda Water, High School Junior, Renaissance School High School Student TBA, Tandem School Myron Uhlberg, author of The Printer and Flying Over Brooklyn (story will be presented in sign language) Andree King, l’Alliance Francaise de Charlottesville (story will be read in French) |
In addition, books by Mary McManus Burke, Gerald Hausman, and Myron Uhlberg will be available for purchase with book signings by the authors!
10:00 a.m.
Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Celebration
Jefferson Theatre, WHTJ PBS Charlottesville
10:00 ‚ 11:30 a.m.
Hands-On Bookbinding for Kids
McGuffey Art Center
10:30 a.m.
Every ìBodyî Reads!
A story time for parents and preschoolers with songs and activities based on the book Head to Toe by Eric Carle. Of special interest for families with children 2-5. Village Playhouse, 313 2nd Street SE. From Water Street to Second Street, left on Garrett, 1st left into parking lot. Presented by the Play Partners Program at Children Youth & Family Services, Inc.
11:00 a.m.
Jeannette Caines
Charlottesville childrensí book author Jeannette Caines will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Sponsored by Motheread and Fatheread.
11:30 a.m.
Where the Wild Things Are!
Feel like acting WILD? Families bring your imagination! Join us in telling this popular story by Maurice Sendak and making wild things crowns with Miriam Rushfinn and Betty Neal from The Parent Center. Of special interest to families with children from 3-9. 110 Fifth Street, NE, just off the Downtown Mall, underneath the Downtown Parking Garage. Sponsored by The Parent Center
1:00 p.m.
Every "Body" Reads!
See the 10:30 am listing for details.
2:00 p.m.
Stories with a Twist! Join Storyteller Barbara Spilman Lawson as you hunt for bears, yodel in the Alps, slurp lollipops, squish through mud and sing with a flea - all in your imagination! Of special interest for families with children 3-10. Space is limited! Virginia Discovery Museum, Across from the Post Office on the East end of the Downtown Mall. Sponsored by Motheread and Fatheread of the VFH
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