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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

WINTER FUN AT THE
LIBRARY
50 Hassan St SE Hutchinson
(320) 587-2368

1000 Books Before Kindergarten is at the library with
over 300 children participating. This program encourages The Hutchinson Theatre Company is proud to announce
reading 1000 books to each child before they start kinder- the 2018 Season! 2018 Season Passes will be $70.00
garten. Come into the library and sign up your family. each and include one seat to each of the three 2018

R.E.A.D stands for Reading Education Assistance Dogs, productions. 2018 Season Passes can be purchased
but for our next 6-week session we will once again have a online at www.hutchtheatre.org. Tickets for individual
therapy rabbit for some of the children’s reading practice. productions will be available approximate 4 weeks prior
This will be held on Thursday evenings, January 18- to the start of the show.
February 22. There are still a very limited number of open-
ings for children wishing to read to a registered therapy dog Farce – use of highly unlikely and exaggerated situations;
or rabbit, so sign up quickly! Sign up: January 8-13.
humor develops through absurdity and
Bookworm Buddies is for 3, 4, and 5 year olds on Thurs- use of mistaken identities
day mornings at 10:00 am. Bookworm Buddies will be held
January 11 –March 29. There will be stories, songs, finger Spring Production—$18.00 per ticket
plays, puppets, crafts, and other activities during this fun
story hour. No pre-registration; come and join us. “Drinking Habits”
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
Building Buddies will meet at 6:30 pm the second Mon-
day of each month (Jan. 8, Feb.12, Mar. 12, April 9 and April 12-14 & 19-21, 2018
May 14) to build with Legos. The group, for ages 4-12, is
funded by the Hutchinson Kiwanis Club. Thank you, Kiwa- Self deprecation – form of humor where the subject
nis members! pokes fun at its own behaviors and actions;
self-deprecation offers the opportunity for
Family Story Hour begins with the author, Heather
Weseman, of Nettie’s Garden. Kids and parents have you us to laugh at ourselves
ever wanted to write a book? Come and hear how this
book came about on Jan. 22 at 6:30 pm. Summer Musical—$20.00 per ticket

Want to learn origami? Are you in grades 3-6? Come to “Church Basement Ladies”
the library Feb. 26 at 6:30 to learn how to make two geo- Maplewood Academy Auditorium
metric shapes. Bonnie Martinez will show you how! July 29 & 31 and August 2 & 5, 2018
Feeling left out? On March 19 at 6:30 pm we have an ori-
gami program for children in grades K-2 and their par- Satire - a technique used to expose and criticize
ents. Bonnie Martinez will lead you in making a spinning foolishness, corruption and vices through humor, irony,
top.
and exaggeration, or ridicule; providing the opportunity to
Teen Winter Reading Challenge: Chase winter boredom laugh while criticizing follies and foibles.
away by reading through the winter months! Pick up a win-
ter reading challenge bookmark at the circulation desk and Fall Dinner Theatre—$40.00 per ticket
earn a prize for each bookmark completed. Challenge runs (includes dinner)
st
st
from December 1 through March 1 . “Don’t Dress for Dinner”

Teen Maker-Space Club: Join area teens in creating vari- Crow River Winery
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ous arts, crafts, and STEM projects. Group meets the 3 November 1-3 & 8-10, 2018
Tuesday of each month from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the library’s
meeting room. Supplies and a snack will be provided. Auditions for “Drinking Habits” will be held on Janu-
Please register for each meeting.
ary 29 & 30, 2018 from 6-8pm at the Hutchinson Center
For more information on these programs, contact Sherry for the Arts. Please contact Lori Thul (director) with audi-
Lund, Children’s Librarian at 320.587.2368 or e-mail at tion questions or to share an interest in helping with the
[email protected]. . Or contact show at 320-587-9416
Rachelle Golde at [email protected]
for more information on Teen Programs. You may also For more information about the 2018 Season Passes,
check us out through the website: http:// Gift Certificates, our plays, or audition dates/times—
www.hutchinson.lib.mn.us “Check us out” on Facebook please check out our website at www.hutchtheatre.org or
or Twitter. These programs are free and open to children
of all abilities. Hutchinson Public Library hours are Mon- follow us on Facebook (Hutchinson Theatre Company).
day-Thursday 10:00am to 9:00pm & Friday – Saturday
10:00am to 5:00pm.

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