Come celebrate the New Year at BAM with art activities, demonstrations, and performances featuring some amazing cultures from around the world.
Performance Schedule:
12:30pm- Native American Percussion!
Join us for a 30 minute Native American presentation with Gary Stroutsus, a flutist and percussionist who will entertain as well as educate and interact with the audience.
2pm- Tudo Beleza: Brazil Samba Dance Company
Experience a slice of Brazilian culture through the vibrant dancing and colorful costumes of Tudo Beleza, who specialize in the fast-paced Rio-style samba.
Activities:
Quirky Quill Pens - Decorate your own feather pen for writing and drawing like those used by great scribes and nobility of medieval Europe.
African Ankara Necklaces - Make a personal pendant with the same colorful fabric found in traditional African clothing.
Mini Mock-Moccasins - Create a pair of colorful Native American moccasins in miniature out of felt.
Hudson River Paintings - Explore the textures of the beautiful American landscape by painting your own scenes from the great outdoors.
Swirly Suminigashi Collage - Hone in your marbling skills with this traditional Japanese art. Use inky water to make an abstract painting, and then add your artwork to our swirly-whirly community collage.
Lamassu Linocuts - Explore the mythical creatures from cultures around the world by mixing and matching humans, lions, eagles, and bulls. Stamp your creature onto a postcard for a memorable keepsake.
Viking Helmets - Nordic Heritage Museum - Become a Viking with the Nordic Heritage Museum! Create a Viking helmet and earn yourself an authentic Viking name.
Mexican Paper Crafts - Bellevue Library - Join the Bellevue Library and create traditional Mexican folk art! Fold and cut tissue paper to make beautiful decorations for celebrations throughout the year.
Wooden Tops with the Seattle Woodturners
