January 7-August 25, 2012
Join the cast of characters as you costume and act out famous fairytales,
then author and illustrate your own storybook;
Be a hero and save the planet one fairy tale at a time as you learn
about ecology through the arts;
Explore the importance of water and leave a legacy of nature-inspired art
and poetry in the River of Words.
Chapter 1
RED GOES GREEN 
January/February 2012: Carry goodies to Grandma’s house in a recycled plastic bag!
Featured artists: Dorothy Mendoza, Colorado State University-Pueblo and Pueblo Community College art students
Special event: : Join us for a Milk-and-Cookies reception on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 12-2 pm. Watch Pueblo artist Dorothy Mendoza create an original river of words from recycled materials in Artrageous at the children’s museum during the month of January! Visitors will be able to work along side Mendoza to create the installation, after which guests will add their own literary and artistic expressions to the art piece through August. Build an urban, fairy tale landscape with Megan Murillo in Beauty and the Beast in Build-A-Box City on Feb. 11, 18 and 25 from 12-2 pm. Watch a performance of the Amazing Food Detective at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 and 18 in the Magic Carpet Theater.
Chapter 2
SLAYING THE GARBAGE DRAGON
March-April 2012: Be a hometown hero and find new uses for used items!
Featured artists: Hand Weaver’s Guild of Pueblo
Special event: Join us for a Milk-and-Cookies reception on Saturday, March 3 from 12-2 pm when the Hand Weaver’s Guild of Pueblo spins cloth into works of art. Then try weaving your own bookmark. Just watch out for that funny little man named Rumplestiltskin! Plus, don’t miss the prince’s ball! Wear your costume and get ready for a fun celebration on April 14 in the children’s museum following the Children’s Playhouse Series performances of Cinderella in the Arts Center Theater at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Catch a performance of the Amazing Food Detective during Spring Break, March 27-31, at 12:30, 1:30 or 2:30 pm n the Magic Carpet Theater, or see it April 7 at 12:30 pm.
Chapter 3
BEYOND THE GLASS SLIPPER
May/June 2012: It’s a race against the clock to transform the planet!
Featured artists: Bob Lane, Lisa Harder, Cathy Valenzuela Kayley Rose, Jason Dunks, Doug Bayer
Special event: Join us for a Milk-and-Cookies reception on Saturday, May 12 from 12-2 pm as you learn how artists recycle glass to make stained glass, fused glass, and glass jewelry. Make your own faux stained glass to adorn your own castle! Plus, on April 21 (Earth Day) at 12 pm, meet Dave VanMannen from Pueblo Mountain Park Environmental Center and hear about his journey along the Colorado Trail. Watch a performance of the Amazing Food Detective at 12:30 p.m. on May 5 in the Magic Carpet Theater.
Chapter 4
Jack & the Locally Grown Beanstalk
July/August 2012: If you sell the cow for magic beans, make sure they’re locally grown or organic beans!
Stay tuned for summer happenings!
BEHIND THE EXHIBIT INSPIRATION: Two hundred years ago, two brothers with a penchant for collecting examples of early European folklore published a book titled Children’s and Household Tales. It contained a collection of folk tales, or “fairy tales” that would eventually become the base for much of today’s children’s literature and film, not to mention theme parks. Grimm’s Fairytales are, literally, the stuff of legends.
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