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Creative sparks igniteyoung imaginations atthe annual
MagicLantern Celebration onPaseo on Sunday, Oct.25 from 3-7 p.m.
Paseoartists open their doorsand invite children to
jump into their own cre-
ativity as they make paper costumes anddance in a twilight
parade on a pumpkin painted on the street.
A time of lightinstead of fright, theMagic Lantern Celebra-tion
offers a new uniquetwist to an old Hal-
loween tradition. Allthat children need to doto prepare for this
eventis to be ready to be sur-
prised by what they cre-ate. Children of all agescan wear their
everydayclothing to Paseo and
then, their spontaneouscostume trans-formations
begin. Await-ing them areall kinds of
paper that can be twisted,
folded, crum- pled, ruffled,and embellished
into fantastic wearableart.
Children and their parents can walk fromstudio to studio to
buildtheir costumes. Unusualand authentic possibili-
ties are to be found aschildren construct hatsfrom collage
materialsand bits of fancy. Facesare made to sparklefrom behind
lanternmasks. A pumpkin faceevolves from real natu-ral materials.
This is an
opportunity for parentsto share in the problemsolving of their
child’sconstructions.
Wish Finders will be present to help childrenmake a wish and
keep itin mind throughout theexperience. MagicLantern finishes with
aCelebration at twilightwhen all costumed char-acters, their
friends andfamilies are invited todance on a winding path
painted in the shape of aJack ’o Lanternlabyrinth on the
street.Steve McLinn, OjasMusic, offers his origi-
nal music as the dancersof Theatre Upon a Star-DanceSwan inspire
allchildren to spin andsparkle as they followthe pumpkin path.
Lorrie Keller, director of Theatre Upon a Star-DanceSwan and
founder
of this event says, “TheCelebration is inspired by the verse,
‘We are allMagic Lanterns, lit bythe light of imagina-tion.’All of
the artistswho make this day of visual art, theater, musicand dance
possible wishto ignite the creativespark every child pos-sesses;
the children arethe true creators of Magic Lantern.”
Paseo, OklahomaCity’s historic arts dis-trict is a unique arts
des-tination! Rain or shine,the costume makingactivities are held
inside
from 3 - 6:15 p.m. ThePumpkin Parade is out-side at 6:15 p.m.
Chil-dren must be accompa-nied by an adult. Activi-ties are held at
the northend of Paseo at 30th.Participating studios areTheatre Upon
a Star-
DanceSwan, Paseo ArtSpace, Rainbow Fleet,and Paseo Pottery.
Allactivities are free to the
public. Donations areaccepted to help cover the costs of the
event.The Magic Lantern ismade possible throughsupport of the State
ArtsCouncil of Oklahoma,the Paseo Arts Associa-tion and Theatre
UponStarDanceSwan. For information call thePaseo Arts Associationat
525-2688 or email [email protected] visit the website
atthepaseo.org.
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