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Our favorite books (new and old), fun new products, upcoming store events, Waupaca activities, author visits, Waupaca school district events and more. Comments, share, and visit often!10 Minute Puppets Workshop
Join us this Thursday, July 7, from 3:00-4:00 for quick, exciting puppet-making! Everyone will get to make 3 or 4 puppets from ideas in the book 10-Minute Puppets, by puppeteer Noel MacNeal. Then, take the fun home with you by performing puppet shows or adding to your cast! This is perfect for children ages 6-14 [...]
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July 5, 2011 |
Category: Activities, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: art, Fun, puppet, workshop
Australian Rock Art
AUSTRALIAN ROCK ART THURSDAY AUGUST 4th 3:00 PM Please come and join us at Dragonwings Bookstore for a workshop on Aboriginal Dot Painting. We will paint Australian Aboriginal symbols and tell stories through painting on rocks. Our teacher Willow Macy will show us her Australian didgeridoo decorated with the same type of dot paintings [...]
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June 24, 2011 |
Category: Events | Comments: none | Tags: art, classes, summer workshop series, work, workshop
Willow and the Snow Day Dance
Willow and the Snow Day Dance by Denise Brennan-Nelson Illustrated by Cyd Moore When exuberant Willow moves to a new house, she turns her new neighborhood, even crabby old Mr. Larch, into an active community of friends. Never afraid to ask for help, Willow sends out requests for donations for her garden and art projects, [...]
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February 2, 2011 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: art, charity donations, community, cyd moore, Dance, denise brennan nelson, exuberant, life is a celebration, neighborhood, new neighborhood
“Chalking about Art” and “Wau-King Art” Events
Dragonwings will be participating in the “Chalking about Art” event August 13th-20th. Stop by to help us decorate our sidewalk with a fiery dragon design anytime on August 18th. We will also be staying open until 8:00 PM on the 18th for the “Wau-King Art” evening art walk event.
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August 12, 2010 |
Category: Uncategorized | Comments: none | Tags: art, art event, decorate, dragon, dragon design, dragonwings, fiery dragon, King, king art, wau
Art Class
Take an Art Class with visiting artist Brian Strassburg! On Saturday, November 7 Brian Strassburg will be in town for a gallery show of his unique art boxes at Originals Gallery. He will also bring some of his pieces to an Art Class at Dragonwings, where he will show us how he constructed them and [...]
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October 28, 2009 |
Category: Activities | Comments: none | Tags: art, art boxes, dragonwings, gallery, letter, letter of the alphabet, originals gallery, scout project, theme
Art Activities at Dragonwings
Dragonwings Bookstore will be offering free art activities for kids all day Saturday August 16 during the Arts on the Square event. Families are invited to stop in and try some quick projects, which are self-directed and not too messy. Work tables will be set up with supplies and directions for Hand Art, Crayon Rubbings, [...]
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August 14, 2008 |
Category: Events | Comments: none | Tags: art, Bookstore, Crayon, dragonwings, entertainment stages, farmers market, hand art, library lawn, messy work, Square
May Events
Mother’s Day Gift-Making WorkshopsRegistration: 715-256-9186 or dragonwingsbookstore@gmail.com Friday May 2 Rainbow Art 1:00 pm Ages 6-10 Fee $7.50 This Friday is an early dismissal day for Waupaca schools, and a perfect time for an art workshop. We will be creating several projects including a Mother’s Day card, using rainbow art paper, stencils and stickers. Each [...]
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April 28, 2008 |
Category: Uncategorized | Comments: none | Tags: art, Fee, gift, housegames, mother s day card, one of a kind jewelry, Paper, rainbow art, shapes and colors, workshop