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From: Connie Rockman <connie.rock>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:47:56 -0500
The Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature will held on March 31, April 1 and 2, 2005 in Westport, CT (about one hour outside of New York City) - honoring the legacy of Robert Lawson, winner of both the Newbery and the Caldecott medals, who lived until his death in 1957 in the house in Westport he called Rabbit Hill . . . speakers include Linda Sue Park, James Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Pam Mu?oz Ryan, and Brian Selznick. In addition, Leonard Everett Fisher's original art for Don Quixote and the Windmills (Farrar, 2004) will be displayed in the library's gallery and Fisher will give a talk on Friday afternoon on the making of Don Quixote. Tours of both the nearby Weston Woods Studios (with Carnegie-Award-winning producers Paul Gagne and Melissa Reilly) and the Weston Woods Institute (site of the original Weston Woods Studios, with founder Mort Schindel) will be available to festival participants on Friday.
Participants may attend any part of the festival, which is free with a small suggested donation. For further information see: www.rabbithillfestival.com
Connie Rockman Rabbit Hill Festival Program Coordinator connie.rock at snet.net
Received on Tue 01 Mar 2005 02:47:56 PM CST
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:47:56 -0500
The Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature will held on March 31, April 1 and 2, 2005 in Westport, CT (about one hour outside of New York City) - honoring the legacy of Robert Lawson, winner of both the Newbery and the Caldecott medals, who lived until his death in 1957 in the house in Westport he called Rabbit Hill . . . speakers include Linda Sue Park, James Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Pam Mu?oz Ryan, and Brian Selznick. In addition, Leonard Everett Fisher's original art for Don Quixote and the Windmills (Farrar, 2004) will be displayed in the library's gallery and Fisher will give a talk on Friday afternoon on the making of Don Quixote. Tours of both the nearby Weston Woods Studios (with Carnegie-Award-winning producers Paul Gagne and Melissa Reilly) and the Weston Woods Institute (site of the original Weston Woods Studios, with founder Mort Schindel) will be available to festival participants on Friday.
Participants may attend any part of the festival, which is free with a small suggested donation. For further information see: www.rabbithillfestival.com
Connie Rockman Rabbit Hill Festival Program Coordinator connie.rock at snet.net
Received on Tue 01 Mar 2005 02:47:56 PM CST
