{"id":60714,"date":"2015-03-07T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60714"},"modified":"2015-03-07T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T17:31:02","slug":"caz-library-announces-book-club-art-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60714","title":{"rendered":"Caz Library Announces Book Club, Art for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caz<\/a>Open Afternoon Book Club continues <\/strong><\/p>\n

(Cazenovia, NY \u2013 March 2015) The \u201cOpen Afternoon Book Club\u201d for adults at the Cazenovia Public Library meets in the Story Garden every third\u00a0Wednesday at 1:00 pm.<\/p>\n

For the March 18\u00a0meeting, the group is reading the \u201crichly riveting\u201d novel The Vacationers\u00a0by Emma Straub.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Vacationers\u00a0is an irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American family\u2019s two-week stay in Mallorca.\u00a0 For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended family and friends is a celebration: Franny and Jim are observing their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary and their daughter Sylvia has graduated from high school.<\/p>\n

The sunlit island, its mountains and beaches, its tapas and tennis courts, also promise an escape from the tensions simmering at home in Manhattan. But all does not go according to plan: over the course of the vacation, secrets come to light, old and new humiliations are experienced, childhood rivalries resurface, and ancient wounds are exacerbated.<\/p>\n

With wry humor and tremendous heart, Emma Straub delivers a richly satisfying story of a family in the midst of a maelstrom of change, emerging irrevocably altered yet whole.\u00a0(Amazon.com)<\/p>\n

Future selections for the \u201cOpen Afternoon Book Club\u201d are\u00a0Quirky Peggy and the Gold Finch\u00a0by Warren W. Evans and the\u00a0Summer of \u201827\u00a0by Bill Bryson.<\/p>\n

The \u201cOpen Afternoon Book Club\u201d is free and open to the public.\u00a0 Books are available at the circulation desk and all are welcome.<\/p>\n

Frida Kahlo: Art for Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pat Hill and Jenna Wright are calling all children ages 8-14 to the Cazenovia Public Library for this year\u2019s final installment of the \u201cArt For Kids\u201d program. On Friday, March 20\u00a0from\u00a01:30 to 3:00 p.m. the Library\u2019s Community Room will be transformed into a Mexican Garden as children immerse themselves in the\u00a0Life and Art of\u00a0Frida Kahlo.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0program is inspired by the upcoming exhibition,\u00a0Frida Kahlo Art.Garden.Life,\u00a0opening May 16\u00a0at the New York Botanical Gardens. Using samples of the artist\u2019s work, such as\u00a0Still Life with Parrot\u00a0(1951), children will be able to \u201cexamine Kahlo\u2019s keen appreciation for the beauty and variety of the natural world, as evidenced by her home and garden as well as the complex use of plant imagery in her artwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kahlo was born July 6, 1907, at\u00a0La Casa Azul\u00a0(The Blue House), in Coyoac\u00e1n, Mexico. As a child, and throughout her adult life, she endured a series of physical sufferings. At the age of 6, she contracted polio, which rendered her bedridden for nine months and left her with a limp. On Sept. 17, 1925, she was involved in a bus collision, resulting in serious injury and a lifetime of pain and disablement.<\/p>\n

It was during this time of recovery and immobility that Kahlo turned to painting as a source of entertainment and a vehicle for self-expression. Her mother had a special easel made to allow Kahlo to paint in bed, and her father lent her his oil paints and brushes.\u00a0 Her natural surroundings and pets\u2014a menagerie of monkeys, parrots, songbirds, cats, dogs, an eagle, and a deer\u2014served as the subjects of many of her works.<\/p>\n

Kahlo died July 13, 1954, at the age of 47. Her body was displayed in the foyer of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico with thousands of friends, family, and Mexican citizens paying their respects to the beloved and successful woman.<\/p>\n

Kahlo had risen to prominence as a result of her deeply personal body of artwork as well as her political activity, association with world famous painters, and her tumultuous marriage to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Her powerful artwork and story of human perseverance are increasingly recognized and admired, and she continues to serve as a feminist icon and role model for women artists.<\/p>\n

After studying several examples of Kahlo\u2019s work, participants will use the mediums of pencil, tempura paint, and water colors to create their own works of art.\u00a0\u00a0All necessary materials will be provided.<\/p>\n

Also at the program, a ticket winner will be drawn to receive a 178-piece art kit donated by a dear friend of the Cazenovia Public Library.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss the chance to join in this fun and informative program on March 20.\u00a0 But to ensure program quality, class size is limited.\u00a0 Stop by or call the library at 655- 9322 to reserve a spot<\/p>\n

For more information on Art For Kids\u201d or other events at the Cazenovia Public Library, call 655-9322 or visit\u00a0www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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