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From: Angelica Carpenter <angelica>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:15:00 -0700
Beatrix Potter conference to be held at fresno state
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at California State University, Fresno, will host a Beatrix Potter conference, co-sponsored by the Beatrix Potter Society, April 17-19, 2009, at the Fresno State campus, featuring expert speakers on Beatrix Potter, a musical play based on The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and the Arne Nixon Center's annual Secret Garden Party.
Speakers and events will include:
* Judy Taylor - Beatrix Potter Society chairman and author of Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller, and Country Woman, and Beatrix Potter: The Artist and Her World.
* Emma Laws - Frederic Warne Curator of Children's Literature at the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
* Liz Hunter MacFarlane - House and Collections Manager for the Hawkshead and Beatrix Potter Property of the National Trust in England.
* Selwyn Goodacre - Noted British collector and expert on Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll.
* Denise Sciandra, president of ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates and a member of the Beatrix Potter Society.
* Katherine Paterson - Author and Newbery Medal winner for her novels, Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Ms. Paterson is also the co-author of a musical play based on Beatrix Potter's book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
* Performance of The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck musical, as produced by Fresno State's Theatre Arts Department under the direction of Associate Professor J. Daniel Herring.
* The Arne Nixon Center's annual Secret Garden Party.
The registration deadline has been extended to April 10th. Registration information and other details are available on www.arnenixoncenter.org
<http://www.arnenixoncenter.org/> or by calling 559 278-8116.
Received on Wed 01 Apr 2009 01:15:00 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:15:00 -0700
Beatrix Potter conference to be held at fresno state
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at California State University, Fresno, will host a Beatrix Potter conference, co-sponsored by the Beatrix Potter Society, April 17-19, 2009, at the Fresno State campus, featuring expert speakers on Beatrix Potter, a musical play based on The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and the Arne Nixon Center's annual Secret Garden Party.
Speakers and events will include:
* Judy Taylor - Beatrix Potter Society chairman and author of Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller, and Country Woman, and Beatrix Potter: The Artist and Her World.
* Emma Laws - Frederic Warne Curator of Children's Literature at the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
* Liz Hunter MacFarlane - House and Collections Manager for the Hawkshead and Beatrix Potter Property of the National Trust in England.
* Selwyn Goodacre - Noted British collector and expert on Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll.
* Denise Sciandra, president of ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates and a member of the Beatrix Potter Society.
* Katherine Paterson - Author and Newbery Medal winner for her novels, Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Ms. Paterson is also the co-author of a musical play based on Beatrix Potter's book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
* Performance of The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck musical, as produced by Fresno State's Theatre Arts Department under the direction of Associate Professor J. Daniel Herring.
* The Arne Nixon Center's annual Secret Garden Party.
The registration deadline has been extended to April 10th. Registration information and other details are available on www.arnenixoncenter.org
<http://www.arnenixoncenter.org/> or by calling 559 278-8116.
Received on Wed 01 Apr 2009 01:15:00 PM CDT
