In this issue:
The Be Line
Play Attention: KMA
Whole Foods Fashion Show

On Wednesday, July 18 at 4:30 The Bedford Free Library and "the be line" present a mother-daughter event to celebrate Inner Beauty, for girls 9-12 years old. Constantly bombarded by media images, it's important for girls to have a definition of beauty that focuses on who they are and what they do, not on how they look.

Hear a special reading by local entrepreneur, Wendy Hopkins, of Wendy's Closet, share your ideas about what makes someone "beautiful", create a special art piece about what makes you beautiful, have pizza and hang out! Mom can't make it? Bring your aunt, sister, cousin, best friend! Goodie bags for all!

Space is limited, please call the Library to reserve your spot: 914-234-3570.

"the be line," a new Bedford based company, creates products reflecting the philosophy that who we are on the inside is what really matters. "the be shirt" is a soft and stylish t-shirt made of earth friendly fabric with empowering words such as power, grace and peace printed on the inside. Wearing these words inside, close to the heart, will remind and inspire us to keep our attention focused in the right direction.

be shirts can be found at Small Joys in Bedford, Aer Yoga and Living in Cross River, James in Bedford Hills, and Marmalade in Chappaqua and at www.thebeline.com.

In the 10 years since its founding the Katonah Museum of Art's Learning Center has welcomed more than 200,000 children who have played games, drawn, painted, sculpted, glued, and giggled while creating art in this vibrant space. Original art work by thirty-three gifted picture book artists have been exhibited, and for the past eight years handmade books, sculptures, drawings, and collages created by individuals, groups, and entire classes who have visited the Museum have had the opportunity to showcase their work in a museum setting.

As soon as it opened the Learning Center attracted an enthusiastic audience and over the years this small workshop space has more than fulfilled expectations. The Learning Center exhibitions program has expanded to include the work of important children's book illustrators as well as art created by students of many ages.

Things to do in the Learning Center include simple book-making projects, creating art in the style of illustrators on view including Eric Carle collage, pop-up characters in a setting, self-portraits, and making stars are just a few of the hands-on activities. We have illustrator activity cards for each Learning Center artist that includes a matching game, project ideas, plus information on the artist. Activities in the galleries include a family guide and hunt sheets.

As we light our ten candles, The Katonah Museum of Art rekindles its commitment to inspire each new generation of art enthusiasts. Join us for a series of special events planned as part of our celebration!

Here are some of the highlights of our celebration for children and families:
See-and-do art activities in the Learning Center. Saturdays, 1:00 pm, Sundays, 1:30 pm
Family tours of Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture-Book Art, Sundays, 2:30 pm
Picture book video screenings in the Pryor Gallery, Saturdays, 12:30 pm

Story Time Saturdays, community members read storybooks from the exhibition. Saturdays, 10:30 am:
July 7: Lloyd Moss, Former Radio Host WQXR, Children's Book Author
July 14: Bruce Powers, Firefighter & Cindy Powers, Katonah Playcare Preschool Teacher
July 28: Darlene Steger, Katonah Store Owner
August 4: Vicki Ingrassia, Katonah Children's Librarian
August 18: Cristy Harris, Katonah Elementary School Principal
September 8: Chris Wedge, Director "Ice Age" and "Robots" & Jeanne Markel, Graphic Designer
September 15: Chris Menzel, Bedford Police Chief
September 29: Marc Black, Singer/Songwriter
October 6: Dr. Nancy Sutera, Dentist
October 13: Joe Bavosa, Katonah Postmaster

Meet the ARTist Sundays: your favorite illustrators read and sign their books. Sundays, 3:30 pm:
July 15: Bryan Collier, These Hands
July 22: Nina Crews, The Neighborhood Mother Goose
August 5: Yumi Heo, Henry's First Moon Birthday
August 19: R. Gregory Christie, Yesterday I Had the Blues
September 9: Wendell Minor, Reaching for the Moon
September 23: Scott Menchin, Wiggle
September 30: Paul O. Zelinsky, Knick-Knack Paddywhack!
October 14: Chris Raschka, Yo! Yes?

A Happy 10th Year Birthday Party for the Katonah Museum Learning Center
Sunday, October 21, 12 to 5 pm
A day full of hands-on activities, story telling, and cake.
12:00 Party activities begin
12:30 Mark Weigel & Friends sing children's songs
1:00 Dan Yaccarino reading and book signing: An Octopus Followed Me Home
2:00 Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts Center
Happy Birthday celebration and cake
3:00 Rosemary Wells reading and book signing: Emily's First 100 Days of School
4:00 Len Cabral storytelling

Join the Katonah Museum of Art this summer in celebration of this wonderful milestone for the KMA Learning Center. Check out upcoming events on EssentialMom.com or on the Katonah Museum of Art's site, at www.katonahmuseum.org. The Katonah Museum of Art is located on Route 22 at Jay Street in Katonah, NY. For more information, call 914.232.3128.