<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000099'><b>From: </b>"Jennifer Gaines" <jgaines@clamsnet.org><br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal">Three events for kids at the Woods Hole Public Library<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Event: Mask Making for Kids</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Place: Woods Hole Public Library</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date/Time: Saturday, October 27, 1-2<span style=""> </span>PM</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be a mask making workshop for kids ages 3 and up
with their caregivers at the Woods Hole Public Library on Saturday, October 27,
from 1-2 PM. There will be simple materials such as feathers and felt and
sequins available for the crafters to make their own easy-to-make and easy- to-
wear masks. Adults are encouraged to participate with their children. Free and
open to the public. For more information, call the Library at 508-548-8961, or visit
the website <a href="http://www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org" target="_blank">www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Event: Leaf Workshop for Kids</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Place: Woods Hole Public Library</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date/Time: Saturday, November 3, at 2 PM</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Children aged 3 years and up are invited to a Leaf Workshop
at the Woods Hole Public Library, on Saturday, November 3, starting at 2 PM.
Various craft activities with leaves will be taught and simple materials will
be made available.<span style=""> </span>Copies of actual
leaves in all colors and shapes will be available for participants to make
animals and other creations on paper. The children must be accompanied by adult
care-givers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Free and open to the public. For more information, call the
Library at 508-548-8961 or visit the website <a href="http://www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org" target="_blank">www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org</a>.</p>
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</p><p>Musical Event for Kids</p>
<p>October 29, 12:30 PM</p>
<p>Woods Hole Public Library, 581 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole </p>
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<p>This past summer the New Bedford Symphony began <span style=""> </span>a new program called <em>Symphony Tales</em> which
is geared toward young children ages 4 through 7. In this program,
children attend a reading of a popular children's book which is accompanied by
a live, musical performance by an NBSO musician. </p>
<p>The Falmouth group, Mastersingers by the Sea,
is bringing this program to Falmouth.
On Monday, October 29, at 12:20 PM, the cellist Shay Rudolph,
conductor/composer David MacKenzie, and author Kimberly Marcus will appear at
the Woods Hole Public Library for a performance of <em><b>Scritch Scratch a
Perfect Match</b></em>. As this story about a dog who finds a friend to help
rid him of a pesky flea<span style=""> </span>is read, the
cello speaks the text using musical notes and rhythms.</p><p><br></p>
<p>Designed to reinforce the fundamental literacy skills that children need in
order to become strong readers,<em> Symphony Tales</em> is the first
program to link the music to the prosodic elements of the text in order to
achieve specific early literacy goals. For this program, conductor Dr. David
MacKenzie composed the music specifically to imitate the prosodic elements of
the text, such as stress, pitch, contour, rhythm and tempo. This concept of
linking the prosody in text and music is based on current findings in cognitive
psychology that show that both music and language have a shared neural
perception system. Recent studies have shown that the development of musical
perception skills strongly contribute to the development of linguistic skills,
phonemic awareness, phonological memory and vocabulary development in young
children.</p><p><br></p>
<p>Following the performance, the performers involve the children in two
interactive, rhythmic speaking and movement activities that draw their
attention to the prosodic elements of two key text phrases from the book. At
the end of the program, the children go up to play a cello that is sized just
for them. </p>
<p>Thanks to grants received by Mastersingers, the event is offered free to the
public. For more information, see the websites <i style=""><a href="http://www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org" target="_blank">www.woodsholepubliclibrary.org</a></i> or <i style=""><a href="http://www.nbsmphony.org/" target="_blank">www.nbsmphony.org</a></i></p>
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