Grab a pot of honey and your favorite Winnie-the-Pooh book written by A.A. Milne and plan your trip to the Hundred Acre Wood at the 14th Children’s Art + Literacy Festival! We are celebrating Pooh’s 100th anniversary and the art of the book’s original illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard, with four days of fun for the whole family June 11-14. The National Center for Children’s … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Festival is Sure to Bring a Smile
Jeff Nelson describes the Children’s Art + Literacy Festival as a “non-stop smile-fest.” “I challenge you to come to CALF and not find a world of smiles that will make the corners of your mouth turn upward,” he said. “Like me, you’ll be back!” The 2022 festival was Nelson’s first experience as a volunteer. He took on the role of parade assistant to Melody Kern, the … [Read more...]
Abilene Sculpts Itself Into ‘Model Arts Community’
It’s turning into a banner year for public outdoor sculpture in Abilene. The city added its newest Storybook Sculpture Project piece in June - “Winnie” the bear in the Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden. In July, the city installed an edition of an international tourist attraction called “The Singing Ringing Tree” along with four other donated contemporary sculptures. And in … [Read more...]
Movie Production Designer From Abilene Visiting After “Wacky” Pandemic Year
One day after the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, filming ceased on the Apple TV+ drama “The Morning Show” out of an abundance of caution, recalls Nelson Coates, the show’s production designer who hails from Abilene. They were only three weeks into production of the show’s second season. More Apple TV+ shows shut down … [Read more...]
Abilene Arts Groups Reach Out To Special Groups Around Abilene
Contributed by the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council Camp started out rough for one little boy. He was recently adopted and feeling dejected that his biological mother had left him. He seemed bound and determined not to let his disposition be shifted by Camp Courage, a Hendrick Hospice Care camp for children who have experience loss of a loved one. But over time, the boy … [Read more...]