Teresa T.- Magical Dreams!

Back by popular demand, magicianess, Teresa T., put on another great set of programs for Ozark Regional.  Teresa's show, Magical Dreams, incorporated theater, storytelling, puppets, miming, slapstick comedy, sleight-of-hand, and more.

Showing off her puppetry (and drama!) skills for a group at Ironton Headquarters.

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Shaen

Elsenpeter Marionettes: Hansel and Gretel

The last two days, Ozark Regional has hosted Richard Elsenpeter from Elsenpeter Marionettes at six of our branches.  Richard put on a great show- Hansel and Gretel- for the crowds, charming his audience with classic storytelling, handcrafted marionettes, special effects, and a rare, old-world style of puppetry that originally began in Elen, Germany.

Richard talking to the kids about puppetry at Ironton.

Stumbling upon the witch's gingerbread house at our Steelville branch.

And don't forget!  Back by popular demand, hilarious magician, Teresa T., will be visiting our Steelville, Ironton, Ste. Genevieve, and Fredericktown branches on Thursday and Friday.  You won't want to miss out!  Check the clickable July calendar image in the left-hand column of this blog for specific times.

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Shaen

Summer Story Time #2- Nocturnal Animals

"Nocturnal Animals" was the theme for our second week of summer story time.  We read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and John Schoenherr, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson, and Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies.  The kids had a blast  inventing a silly summer adventure story together and painting glow-in-the-dark bats.

A couple of our book choices.

Adding yellow and green glow paint to our bats.

Some of the finished bats were smiley, instead of spooky.

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Shaen