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WSIU Invites Families to Curiosity Day at Cedarhurst, April 26

T.J. Price
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WSIU

For Immediate Release

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Contact: Beth Spezia, WSIU Educational Outreach Coordinator, (618) 453-5595, beth.spezia@wsiu.org; Jennifer Sarver, Director of Education, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, (618) 242-1236, ext. 224, jennifer@cedarhurst.org

WSIU Invites Families to Curiosity Day at Cedarhurst

Free event coming to Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon on April 26

Carbondale, Ill. -- WSIU Public Broadcasting, the public media arm of Southern Illinois University, and Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, with support from sponsors SIU Credit Union and Modern Woodmen of America, invite area families to celebrate curiosity and explore art, science, and the outdoors at Curiosity Day at Cedarhurst.

This fun-filled, family event is free and open to the public, and will be held on Saturday, April 26 from 1-4pm at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

Kids and families will enjoy photo opportunities with PBS KIDS costume characters Curious George and the Man With the Yellow Hat, outdoor painting, making and flying kites, music and sound sculptures in the Sculpture Garden, planting seeds, making Curious George masks, building with Citi Blocks, watching Curious George videos, reading Curious George and other PBS KIDS books, the children's art exhibit Art Rocks!, located in the Mitchell Museum Family Center, and more.

All families will receive a free book after completing an event survey and will receive WSIU giveaways. Guests are asked to bring their own cameras and mobile devices to take photos. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For more information about the event, contact Beth Spezia at (618) 453-5595, beth.spezia@wsiu.org or Jennifer Sarver at (618) 242-1236, ext. 224, jennifer@cedarhurst.org.

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WSIU's programs and services are partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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