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Last week I dropped by Amy Colley’s “Paint Your Art Out for Preschoolers” class in the Dietrich’s Dorothy G. Sheldon Studio. For their last class of the series, students learned how to sponge paint and created their own masterpieces in primary colors. What was so interesting is that each preschooler used their own technique: one child blended all of his shapes and colors while another child created a very distinct pattern. It was also great to see these little ones concentrating so hard on their projects.
Amy Colley’s “All Kinds of Sculpture for Preschoolers and Mommy and Me” classes start this week on Thursdays. Kids have so much fun creating 3-D art. Amy will have the little ones working with string, paper, clay and recyclables. Clay is a very popular medium for students to work with at the Dietrich. We are still taking registration for three to five year olds in either of these classes.
We would also like you to invite you to take your young children to “Little People and Nature” with Rebecca Lesko of the Endless Mountains Nature Center. Kids just love to learn about animals and nature. Last year little ones enjoyed learning about bats, birds, winter and rabbits. They especially enjoyed meeting a rabbit and an owl. Rebecca always prepares fun crafts, activities and stories for kids that relate to the class topic. Call the Dietrich at 996-1500 to learn about any of our classes or to sign up.
I also wanted to let you know what our After School Players are up to. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, the group busily prepares for their live performance of “50 Years of Rock and Roll” at the Dietrich on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m. Besides learning about music from American Bandstand to TRL and some fun dance moves, students are learning about important historical events as well as how music is a reflection of what is going on in the world around us. We are so grateful to have directors Carl Canedy and Patti Dunning of First Act Children’s Theater helping these middle and high school thespians prepare for this multi media musical.
Tonight will be our first book discussion for Wyoming County Reads at 7 p.m. at the Tunkhannock Public Library. I can’t wait to hear other people’s opinions about “Pride and Prejudice.” Please join us on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Father Nallin Hall as we learn to contra dance, the American form of the dancing the characters do in “Pride and Prejudice.” There will be live music and caller Bob Nicholson will lead us through the steps of contra dancing. No experience or partner is required for this communal style folk dance. Refreshments will be provided.
As you can see the Dietrich is so much more than the movies!