Visions ~ Voices

Saturday, March 7
1pm-4pm
FREE

Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch & Gardens
6400 Bixby Hill Rd.
Long Beach

Visions of Care ~ Voices of Childhood
This tribute to the Long Beach Day Nursery’s 97 Years of dedicated quality child care recognizes Florence Bixby’s founding of the Nursery. The display of historic materials will feature ongoing children’s story times throughout the day. Families are encouraged to share a story they treasure or bring treasures to share that make their childhood memorable.

For more information, call Michael Powers at (562) 430-9694
http://www.rancholosalamitos.com

From lbpost.com:
VISIONS~VOICES is a weeklong and citywide festival from March 6-14 merging the former Smithsonian Week with Long Beach Reads One Book. Presented by the Arts Council for Long Beach in partnership with the Long Beach Public Library Foundation, the celebration of arts and literature numbers more than 50 arts, culture and literary arts events. VISIONS~VOICES will showcase personal stories and experiences through storytelling, oral history, spoken word, visual arts, performance and literature.

Family Storytelling at the Getty

The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90049
(310) 440-7300

The program is free. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the program. Arrive early to reserve your spot—spaces often fill up.

Sunday, January 11, 2009
11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm
Join storyteller Victoria Burnett as she shares her tale of Rambunctious Rumpus the Ram inspired by Jack Zajac's modern sculpture Big Skull and Horns in Two Parts II from the Fran and Ray Stark Collection.

Sunday, January 25, 2009
11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm

Costumed characters of the past come to life in this interactive experience born from the imagination of musician and storyteller Lou Stratten.

Sing "1-2-3, 1-2-3, Stop and Look at the Painting!" as you discover the stories of the elegant children, ladies, gentlemen, and dogs at play in Nicolas Lancret's whimsical painting Dance Before a Fountain.