Children...
Check on these U.C. daycare and playgrounds.
Also check on the U.C. recreation centers, pool and libraries which have lots of programs for children.
Storytelling at the Timken Museum of Art
If you wish to go a little bit further, there are tales inspired by paintings told by storyteller Harlynne Geisler at the Timken Museum of Art. For children ages 5 and up and all adults. Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, (619) 239 5548, ext. 105, www.timkenmuseum.org. Admission to the Timken Museum of Art is always free. Sign for at ilovestories@juno.com.
Saturday July 12, 11:00 a.m. Skinned alive? Yikes! Saints had it hard. Storyteller Harlynne Geisler will tell a tale of a ring and a pumpkin. Painting: Saint Bartholomew by Rembrandt. For children ages 5 and up.
Saturday August 23. 11:00 a.m. Can you imagine wearing a dress to play sports? Celebrate the Olympics in an unusual way - by learning about a medieval sport and hearing an African tale about wrestling told by storyteller Harlynne Geisler. Painting: Portrait of a Lady in a Green Dress by Bartolomeo Veneto. For children ages 5 and up and all adults.
Saturday, December 13, Time TBA "The Light Within: Stories of the Season" told by storyteller Harlynne Geisler. Harlynne Geisler grew up in a family that lit the lights on the Christmas tree and kindled the candles on the Hanukkah menorah. She will surround you with the glow of
the spirit of both traditions as she relates Christmas legends and Hanukkah tales. She'll also be kindling a candle for the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa with a story. Put on your red, green, and blue clothes, and come celebrate.
2009 dates: Saturdays April 18, May 16, June 13, July 25 and August 8, 2009, at 11:00.
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