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Poetry leaps from the page into the gallery and onto the stage in celebration of words as art. Grow a poet-tree, watch poems in motion

FRIDAY

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Grow a Poet-Tree | 10 am–4 pm | Atrium

Add to our forest of poems by creating your own artful leaves! Contribute lines from one of your favorite poets, write your own poem or draw an illustration. Come back throughout the festival to watch our poet-trees grow.

FAMILY GALLERY ACTIVITY
Poet Quest | 10 am–5 pm

Pick up your "treasure map" at the information desk and travel the world through PEM's collection on a quest for poetry and riddles.

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Illuminating Names | 10:30 am–2 pm | Art Studios

Make your name into a work of art inspired by the medieval technique of illumination or use it for the beginnings of an acrostic poem.

FAMILY GALLERY TOUR
Words Paint Pictures | 11–11:30 am
Meet at information desk
For families with children ages 5 and up
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour

What colors do you see in an artwork? How do they make you feel? Poets use words to create images in our mind. Explore PEM's galleries through poetry and make a unique bookmark to take home.

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION
River of Words | 1–4 pm | Atrium

Meet artist Christine Destrempes and learn about her collaborative art project, River of Words, Stream of Conscience, on view in Ripple Effect, The Art of H2O. Then add your own thoughts and memories of water to a growing stream.

SATURDAY

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Grow a Poet-Tree | 10 am–4 pm | Atrium

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FAMILY GALLERY ACTIVITY
Poet Quest | 10 am–5 pm

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DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Illuminating Names | 10:30 am–2 pm | Art Studios

See Friday listing

FAMILY GALLERY TOUR
Words Paint Pictures | 11–11:30 am
Meet at information desk

See Friday listing

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Make Your Own Magnetic Poetry | 11 am–3 pm
Atrium

Words are the building blocks of poetry. Find the perfect words here and create your own custom set of magnetic poetry pieces to take home or add to our poetry wall.

PERFORMANCES
Poetry in Motion
1–1:30 pm and 3:30–4 pm | Atrium
Recommended for ages 5 to adult

What does Mozart have in common with rap music? Poetry! Actor, mime and comedian David Zucker brings to life poems by A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash and others in this participatory performance.

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION
River of Words | 1–4 pm | Atrium

See Friday listing

WORKSHOP
Bookbinding
2–2:45 pm | Art Studios
For families with children ages 8 and up
Reservations by April 19

Create a journal or poetry book using a traditional Chinese bookbinding technique.

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Made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lowell Institute.