Children/Family Events @ The Athenaeum

ON EASTER : COOL CONCERT FOR LITTLE HEP CATS
Cat and a Bird
Sunday, April 24 at 11 am and 2 pm

Hip kid's music phenom, Cat and a Bird, an innovative, international musical collaboration will perform their original, jazzy, silly, world-beat songs about animals for kids. Space limited, advance ticket purchase recommended. $5 per person.

to visit the Athenaeum web site to purchase tickets.

to learn about Cat and a Bird and hear a sample.

CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY MAKING SOMETHING TOGETHER
Mother's Day Bookmaking Workshop with Sushmita Mazumdar
Saturday, May 8 at 2:30 pm

Sushmita Mazumdar, an Arlington-based writer, designer, and book artist will lead children and mothers in this fun and creative Mother's Day project making a book that explores their hopes, wishes and promises. Based on a Buddhist prayer wheel, the end result combines words, images, and fun materials that can be worn around the neck or hung in a room, and checked to see if the creator is making their wishes come true. Space is limited, advance ticket purchase recommended. $10 per person.

to visit the Athenaeum web site to purchase tickets.
to learn more about Sushmita Mazumdar's book arts programs.

Athenaeum
201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va 22314
703.548.0035 / nvfaa.org

We invite you to join us Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 12 to 4 pm, and Saturdays from 1 to 4 pm. The Athenaeum is closed on holidays. Admission is free.

The NVFAA is partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.The NVFAA is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or materials in an alternative format contact us at nvfaa@nvfaa.org or call 703.548.0035.

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