2nd Annual BooksmART Festival

Presented by 

Saturday, June 9, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
FREE admission

Arts & Letters Live will kick off the summer in true BooksmART style with a FREE daylong festival featuring authors and illustrators who are loved by both children and their parents. The 2nd annual BooksmART Festival includes Taye Diggs and Shane Evans (Chocolate Me!), 2012 Newbery Medal winner Jack Gantos (Dead End in Norvelt, Rotten Ralph series), Meg Wolitzer (The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman), Jennifer and Matthew Holm (Babymouse!, Squish series), Deborah Hopkinson (Titanic: Voices of the Disaster, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt), Eileen Christelow (Five Little Monkeys series, Desperate Dog Writes Again), Clete Barrett Smith (Aliens on Vacation), 2010 Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead (When You Reach Me), and Daniel Kirk (Library Mouse series).

Author Alejandrina Drew (Abra Cadabra, Patas de Cabra) will give presentations in both English and Spanish. The day will include storytelling throughout the Museum; studio creations; interactive workshops with paper engineer Bruce Foster (Wow! The Pop-Up Book of Sports, Harry Potter: A Pop-Up) and Beatrice Coron (paper-cut stories), as well as with illustrators Jack Gantos, Shane Evans, and Mathew Holm; family tours; performances by Hugworks; and presentations by the Dallas Theater Center. Essilor Vision Foundation will provide free vision exams and glasses for children ages 4-12 who qualify.

Last year's festival welcomed over 5,500 people. Mark your calendar and spread the word!  

Participants:

• Taye Diggs and Shane Evans
• Jack Gantos
• Meg Wolitzer
• Jennifer and Matthew Holm
• Deborah Hopkinson
• Eileen Christelow
• Clete Barrett Smith
• Rebecca Stead
• Daniel Kirk
• Alejandrina Drew
• Bruce Foster
• Beatrice Coron
• Hugworks
• Dallas Theater Center
• Essilor Vision Foundation

The 2nd annual BooksmART Festival is presented by  . Additional support provided by The Hoglund Foundation and Humanities Texas. Promotional support provided by . Dallas County Community College District is a community partner.

Community Partners: Half Price Books, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Essilor Vision Foundation, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas Theater Center

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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