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March 12, 2010

Family Fare: March 13, 2010

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Spring theme of first kids art event
PLATTSBURGH — An exhibit for children by children has its own room at North Country Cultural Center for the Arts.

Saturday, March 20, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. is the first of a series of free events hosted there by "Whimsical World" author Jan Stanley and illustrator Tamia Gastio. Children ages 3 to 8 accompanied by adults are invited to take part in "Wings and Things for Spring."

"The kids will be creating bugs, bees, birds, flowers," Stanley said. "They'll have the option of leaving them (for exhibit) or taking them home."

Decorating the room will be life-sized panels of spring-themed pages from the books "A Whimsical World" and "12 Months of Fun" so (the children) are immersed in art at their level," Stanley said.

Other events will include interactive story hour and playtime.

"We'll try to do at least one per month," she said.

The program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered locally by the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts.

Call 563-1604 to register.

Poster Contest open to fourth-graders
PLATTSBURGH — The deadline is April 30 for the 13th-annual Battle of Plattsburgh Poster Contest.

The winning artwork will appear on admission buttons for the annual Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Weekend in the fall.

The contest is only open to fourth-graders. Posters, only one per student and made in any medium, can be no larger than 12-by-18 inches, and must be marked on the back with the artist's name, age and school. Title of the work can go on the front.

First place will win a $100 savings bond, second gets a $75 bond and third a $50 bond.

Judges will look for creative posters that focus on key incidents in the land and naval Battle of Plattsburgh.

Send entries to: North Country Teacher Resource Center, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

The contest is made possible through the generosity of TD Bank.

For further information, call Jane Claffey at 561-4296.

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