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C CccccccccccFree Family Craft Workshop: Halloween Mask Making ccccccSaturday | October 17 | 12:30-3:00pm | Huntington Free Library The Bronx Council on the Arts and The Huntington Free Library present Halloween Mask Making with Lucrecia Novoa Saturday, October 17, 12:30-3:00pm A Free, Family-Friendly Craft Workshop at Huntington Free Library in Westchester Square The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) and the Huntington Free Library (HFL) kick off their 2015-2016 family-friendly craft workshop series on Saturday, October 17, 12:30-3:00pm at Westchester Square's Huntington Free Library with a fun-filledMask Making Workshop with Lucrecia Novoa. Using an assortment of materials and your imagination, Lucrecia will introduce the "Art of the Mask". For her, masks are not merely decorative objects. For her, they come alive transforming the person who wears it and the environment around them. In this workshop, she will take you through her fun and fascinating process of visualizing the mask, creating it and finally wearing it. Just in time for Halloween! Click here for flyer. Admission to this workshop is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Mask Making with Lucrecia Novoa is part of the free series of Third Saturday Family Craft Workshops presented by BCA and HFL through May 21, 2016 at the Huntington Free Library. ccc ccc Lucrecia Novoa is an artist and cultural educator who uses a combination of masks, puppets, costumes, storytelling and dance to interpret the folk traditions of many cultures. She believes that art education must be a strong component of people's lives, feeling that they need to be motivated not only at an intellectual level but should also receive tools that enhance their creative minds and personal talents. ccc In her workshops, to children, teens and adults, she uses different materials and techniques to introduce the students to the Art of the Mask. Her goal is to make them realize that the masks are not merely decorative objects in the galleries. The masks can be part of the character and the people can make this character come alive. She has been working with the community of New York, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts with great experiences to share. ccc ccc The family craft workshop series continues on November 21st as BCA presents Fall Creations with Denise Shelley. Create a handmade gift for yourself or someone you love. Re-purposed and new materials will be combined to make gifts that will be memorable treasures. Information: 718-931-9500 x33 (M-F). On day of workshop: 917-972-2386. For more information on these workshops or other BCA programs and activities, visit www.bronxarts.org or call 718-931-9500. Directions: The Huntington Free Library is located at 9 Westchester Square (next to the Apple Savings Bank) in the Bronx and can be reached by the #6 subway and BX 4, 21, 31, 40 and 42 buses. All destinations are to Westchester Square. For additional directions or information, call 718-829-7770. These workshops are made possible with the support and contributions from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the NYS Council on the Arts, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, and NYC Council Members Fernando Cabrera, Andrew Cohen, Melissa Mark-Viverito, James Vacca.   This e-mail was sent from Bronx Council on the Arts