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Event: Celebrate Folk Arts!
Date: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Hours: 1 – 4 PM
Location: Webster Public Library,
Webster Plaza, 980 Ridge Road, WebsterNY 14580
Activities: Enjoy folk arts demonstrations and children’s “make-it-and-take it” art activities; participation is free.
Celebrate Folk Arts ! at the Webster Public Library on Sunday, October 22, 2006, from 1 to 4 PM.
Rochester , N.Y. , October 17, 2006— Irene Grassman , a native of Ukraine and long-time Rochester resident, will show us how she decorates Ukrainian Easter eggs (Pysanky). The lovely and intricate patterns on Pysanky are painted on the eggs by using a wax resist and a series of dye baths.
Alfredo Soto , who grew up in Ponce, Puerto Rico, will demonstrate the art of making Vejigante masks. The brightly colored masks have carefully crafted horns and can be made from paper-mache or coconuts.
Amit a Vyas moved from India to Rochester in 1999 and practices the art of Mehendi. She will show us how intricate designs made from henna paste are applied to women’s hands to celebrate weddings and other special occasions.
Children will enjoy hands on "make-it-and-take-it" art activities .
These unique folk arts demonstrations and family activities are presented and sponsored by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester and co-sponsored by the Friends of Webster Public Library. Funded in part by the Folk Arts Program of New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
For information, contact Susie Chodorow at the Arts Council (585) 473-4000 x208, or Mary Ann Kwiatkowski at Webster Public Library (585) 872-7075 x115.
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