Found Feathered Friends: Flying Bird Puppet Workshop for Families

April 21, 2024

10 am - 12 pm

Sparrow Artspace 36 4th St NE Calgary, AB

$45 per parent/child

* Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Recommended for ages 5+

Let your creativity soar as you explore found objects and recycled materials to create a flying bird puppet!  Led by experienced multidisciplinary artist and teacher, Jenny Dale Stables, this family workshop invites you to rediscover ordinary materials and transform them into something magical.

Found Feathered Friends is one of the events featured in Nyx Orr and Abigail Monarrez's residency, "r u home yet" at Sparrow Artspace. Throughout the month of April they will explore junk materials while creating community through visual and performing arts.

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Robots 4 Moms

May 11, 2024

10:30 am -12:30 pm

Arts Commons / Arts Learning Centre

FREE

Get Creative for Mother’s Day with Robots and me, Jenny Dale Stables!

Join author, illustrator, and puppeteer, Jenny Dale Stables, for this 2-hour robot-building workshop. Drawing inspiration from her book, BOLTS, families will be guided in creating their own robot family using wood blocks and found objects. Get creative with materials such as bolts, buttons, wire, and springs, and learn how to paint metallic effects using acrylic paint. Make it a Mother’s Day to remember!

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Seeding Readers: Author and Illustrator Call for Submissions

Are you a local author? Do you have a story that celebrates the joy of reading, the magic of books, or the power of oral storytelling traditions? Are you an emerging illustrator who delights in bringing stories to life through your art? The CalgaryReads Big Book Sale, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Calgary and Jenny Dale Designs invites you to submit your stories or illustrations to our Seeding Readers Campaign.

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