{"id":65811,"date":"2016-02-21T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=65811"},"modified":"2016-02-20T11:05:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T16:05:28","slug":"hamilton-to-celebrate-stories-old-and-new-on-seuss-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=65811","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton to Celebrate Stories Old and New on Seuss Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"seusssaturday<\/a>(Hamilton, NY \u2013 Feb. 2016) Whether you are a long-time fan of the classic Dr. Seuss stories, or have yet to be introduced to his newly released book,\u00a0“What Pet Should I Get?\u201d\u00a0all are\u00a0invited to\u00a0\u2018Seuss Saturday\u2019 in Hamilton on Saturday, March\u00a012.\u00a0Join the celebration of Seuss stories old and new.<\/p>\n

There will be a variety of activities for all ages at different times and locations throughout the village. Come to just one, or come to them all. Admission to the day\u2019s programs and activities is free (unless indicated with a \u2018$\u2019).<\/p>\n

Gear up for Seuss Saturday!\u00a0Feb. 16 – March 12<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is The Cat in the Hat?\u201d\u00a0— That tricky cat will be visiting different local businesses as he gets ready to celebrate Seuss Saturday. Stop by the Hamilton Public Library each week to look for clues\u00a0about\u00a0where he’s been and write down your best guess. If you guess correctly, your name will be entered into a Saturday drawing to win a Dr. Seuss book from the Colgate Bookstore. We have four books to give away and you can participate once every week to try to track that crazy cat as he makes his way around town!<\/p>\n

Animal Shelter Donations\u00a0—\u00a0In honor of Dr. Seuss’ newly released story, “What Pet Should I Get?\u201d\u00a0the Hamilton Public Library will also be collecting items for local\u00a0animal shelters during this time. Please call or stop by the Library to see what items are most needed at this time. Donated items may be left at the display table across from the\u00a0circulation desk during regular Library hours between\u00a0Feb. 16\u00a0and\u00a0March 12.<\/p>\n

March 12 – Seuss Saturday Schedule of Events:<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m.\u00a0— Official Proclamation. Hamilton Mayor Bob McVaugh\u00a0will kick off the celebrations by making a public announcement at the Hamilton Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. — Animal crafts at the Hamilton Center for the Arts. Stop by for a drop-in craft time and make your very own pet-themed\u00a0craft. [19 Lebanon Street]<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.\u00a0— Pet Parade at the Colgate Bookstore. Wondering what pet you should get? Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association will bring cats, dogs and kittens of all shapes and colors for kids to play with. Dr. Seuss books and toys will be 30 percent off for the entire day. 13 percent of children\u2019s book sales from Seuss Saturday will be donated to the Hamilton Public Library. [3 Utica St., 3rd Floor Events Room]<\/p>\n

11:15\u00a0a.m. to 12:15 p.m.\u00a0— Story time at the Hamilton Public Library. Guest readers\u00a0will share the\u00a0newly discovered\u00a0Dr. Seuss book,\u00a0“What Pet Should I Get?” as well as other animal-themed\u00a0Seuss books.\u00a0[13 Broad St.]<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.\u00a0— “Horton Hears A Who” at the Hamilton Movie Theater. Come to a free showing of the 2008 animated movie based on the Seuss classic. Don\u2019t forget to order some Hop on Pop popcorn. ($) [7 Lebanon St.]<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.\u00a0— Live-action storytelling of\u00a0“What Pet Should I Get?”\u00a0at the Colgate Bookstore.\u00a0Local children will act out the story as it is told aloud. [3 Utica Street, 3rd Floor Events Room]<\/p>\n

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(Hamilton, NY \u2013 Feb. 2016) Whether you are a long-time fan of the classic Dr. Seuss stories, or have yet to be introduced to his newly released book,\u00a0“What Pet Should I Get?\u201d\u00a0all are\u00a0invited to\u00a0\u2018Seuss Saturday\u2019 in Hamilton on Saturday, March\u00a012.\u00a0Join the celebration of Seuss stories old and new. There will be a variety of activities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-libraries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}