Jun 14 Friday
Enjoy four family-friendly days of fun at the 12th Children's Art + Literacy Festival in downtown Abilene at 17 venues presented by the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council and title sponsor Clear Fork Bank. Celebrate the books of LeUyen Pham (pronounced "Lay-Win Fam"), the artist on exhibit this summer at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. Thursday events are free. Friday and Saturday events require a pass for everyone 3 and older. Wear your CALF pass Sunday and enter the Abilene Zoo for free for additional festival programming and animal encounters!
Jun 15 Saturday
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature hosts a Family Fun Saturday every weekend, from 10am to 1pm. Join the NCCIL gallery in the art studio for fun family art projects.
Jun 16 Sunday
Jun 20 Thursday
Learn to draw anime & manga!
Skills to be Taught
• Constructing an anime character• Simplifying forms for poses &gestures• Drawing hair, clothes, accessories• Conveying dimensions, emotion, & character• Pets, chibis, & sidekicks• Designing & drawing your own character
Details
• Day: Thursdays• Dates: May 23rd — June 27th• Time: 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM• Location: Cesar Chavez Recreation Center• Address: 2250 Ambler Ave• Age Restriction: Ages 16+• Cost: $105• Supplies: Pen sets & paper included.
Book
• Book must be purchased.• You can purchase the book at this link: https://amzn.to/44swMjd
Registration
• Registration is open May 8 — May 22, 2024.• Registration is not transferable
How to Register
• Visit our registration website.• Once registration is open, you can add the Anime & Manga Art Class - Beginner activity to your cart. • Before you can continue to check out, you’ll either need to log in or create a new account. • To create a new account, all you need to do is fill out the necessary information. Once your account has been created, you can log in to continue to the shopping cart. • In the enrollment process, you select the participant that will be attending the event, fill out any additional information, & right before you proceed to shopping cart, you select Register Another Participant for this Activity to register anyone else that may be attending the Anime & Manga Art Class - Beginner. Continue this process until the appropriate number of tickets are purchased. • Once everyone is enrolled, you may proceed to your shopping cart & checkout to complete your registration for the Anime & Manga Art Class - Beginner.
Jun 22 Saturday
Jun 27 Thursday
Jun 29 Saturday
Jul 06 Saturday
Jul 12 Friday
PARAMOUNT FILM SERIES:THREE AMIGOS!July 12-13 at 7:30pmJuly 13 at 2:00pm (Closed Captioned)
Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.
1986 | Comedy/Western | 1 hour and 44 minutes | PG
TICKETS ARE $7 FOR ADULTS and $6 FOR STUDENTS, SENIORS (60+), MILITARY, and CHILDREN.