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October 24, 2008

Two free art family events this weekend

Pansy brooch, WaltersTwo more events to tell you about for the weekend, and they're both free:

  -- The Family Festival of Treasures takes place at the Walters Art Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow in celebration of the its exhibit Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. Families can hunt for treasure, make projects inspired by gems of the past, and pose for pictures dressed as royalty. And admission to the Bedazzled exhibit itself will be free during the festival.

 --On Sunday, the Baltimore Museum of Art holds its ArtBlast from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring art-making activities on the theme of its exhibit Franz West, To Build a House You Start With The Roof. A concert by Milkshake kicks things off. Later, you can watch stilt walkers and enter a big hair contest.

 

(Photo of Pansy Brooch by Rene Jules Lalique, 1903, courtesy of the Walters Art Museum)

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About Kate Shatzkin
Kate Shatzkin is the parenting and families content editor at The Baltimore Sun and, before that, was its family beat reporter. But her most challenging and rewarding job is being mother to Leah, 8, and Sam, 6.

In her 14 years at The Baltimore Sun, Kate also has covered nonprofit organizations, prisons and courts, and has written several investigative series. She was previously a Knight journalism fellow at Yale Law School and a reporter at the Seattle Times and at the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy, Mass. She lives in Baltimore with her family.

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