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July 9, 2013

RockGarden Party

“There’s magic in the music, inside of you. Use its power to bring the rain.” Suspend your disbelief, harness your imagination and enter the garden with SkaterDude. ROCKgarden Party is an interactive, fun, and educational performance about our changing environments. Charlie Kert and Little Fingers Music bring lots of instruments and teach you (Garden Pixies) how to bring the rain by getting them to sing, dance, and drum (GardenGames). Come and help us throw a ROCKgarden Party.


Start: July 9, 2013 2:00 pm
End: July 9, 2013 3:00 pm
Venue: West Leonard Branch
Phone: 616.988.5416
Address:
1017 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free

July 10, 2013

RockGarden Party

“There’s magic in the music, inside of you. Use its power to bring the rain.” Suspend your disbelief, harness your imagination and enter the garden with SkaterDude. ROCKgarden Party is an interactive, fun, and educational performance about our changing environments. Charlie Kert and Little Fingers Music bring lots of instruments and teach you (Garden Pixies) how to bring the rain by getting them to sing, dance, and drum (GardenGames). Come and help us throw a ROCKgarden Party.


Start: July 10, 2013 10:30 am
End: July 10, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: Seymour Branch
Phone: 616.988.5413
Address:
2350 Eastern SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Toddlers

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their energetic toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 years, to 30-minute classes featuring hands-on, literacy-rich activities including stories, songs with fingerplays and other action, and sign language. Toddlers will develop pre-reading skills as they make connections between words and movement and have fun with related crafts and socialize during playtime.


Start: July 10, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 10, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: July 10, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 10, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: West Leonard Branch
Phone: 616.988.5416
Address:
1017 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free

RockGarden Party

“There’s magic in the music, inside of you. Use its power to bring the rain.” Suspend your disbelief, harness your imagination and enter the garden with SkaterDude. ROCKgarden Party is an interactive, fun, and educational performance about our changing environments. Charlie Kert and Little Fingers Music bring lots of instruments and teach you (Garden Pixies) how to bring the rain by getting them to sing, dance, and drum (GardenGames). Come and help us throw a ROCKgarden Party.


Start: July 10, 2013 3:00 pm
End: July 10, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Yankee Clipper Branch
Phone: 616.988.5415
Address:
2025 Leonard NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49505, United States
Cost: Free

RockGarden Party

“There’s magic in the music, inside of you. Use its power to bring the rain.” Suspend your disbelief, harness your imagination and enter the garden with SkaterDude. ROCKgarden Party is an interactive, fun, and educational performance about our changing environments. Charlie Kert and Little Fingers Music bring lots of instruments and teach you (Garden Pixies) how to bring the rain by getting them to sing, dance, and drum (GardenGames). Come and help us throw a ROCKgarden Party.


Start: July 10, 2013 6:30 pm
End: July 10, 2013 7:30 pm
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free

July 13, 2013

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: July 13, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 13, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free

July 17, 2013

Dr. Dirt: The Art of the Soil

Did you know that the first paints ever created came from soil?  Dr. Dirt will make crayons and paint with soil in this interactive program.


Start: July 17, 2013 10:30 am
End: July 17, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: West Side Branch
Phone: 616.988.5414
Address:
713 Bridge NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Toddlers

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their energetic toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 years, to 30-minute classes featuring hands-on, literacy-rich activities including stories, songs with fingerplays and other action, and sign language. Toddlers will develop pre-reading skills as they make connections between words and movement and have fun with related crafts and socialize during playtime.


Start: July 17, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 17, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: July 17, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 17, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: West Leonard Branch
Phone: 616.988.5416
Address:
1017 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free
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