MY Museum Announces An Afternoon of Story Time and Paper Making Workshop Friday, September 2nd

Save The Date: Join Santa Cruz Writer and Illustrator Ardrienne Momi to Read and Help Make Paper Friday, September 2nd 2-3pm, Free with admission! End Quote

Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) August 29, 2011 - MY Museum, an 8,500 square foot children's museum, is packed with more than 50 hands-on exhibits for children. MY Museum offers daily adventures and activities that make every day a play day! Open every day but Wednesday, the museum is located at 425 Washington Street in Monterey.

Save The Date:
Story Time and Paper Making Workshop!
Friday, September 2nd 2-3pm
Free with admission
Recommended for ages 7 and up

Join writer and illustrator Adrienne Momi for a thrilling reading of her new book, The Amazing Adventures of Radish Toe, this Friday from 2-3pm. Enjoy the adventures of a lovable monkey and her best friend while you experiment with a fun, paper-making activity just like the illustrations in this beautifully crafted book. Adrienne will also announce her writing contest and hand out information. First prize winner will receive $1,000! Books will be available for purchase at the MYM Gift Cart $19.95 plus tax.

Momi's most recent work is The Amazing Adventures of Radish Toe, a narrative poem about a monkey named Radish Toe. A loose retelling of the fairy tale Rapunzel, the story is imbued with mythic content appealing to both children and adults with a youthful, playful attitude. Readers follow the adventures of the loveable monkey Radish Toe as she is kidnapped from her family by a devious snake until she is saved by a brave loyal giraffe. With talking animals, exotic settings, impossible situations, and beautifully descriptive language, the poem communicates the importance of friendship and how right-mindedness can prevail over misfortune. Commenting on the relevance and content of the book, Momi remarked, "The book's archetypal themes are "as valid today as at any historical time. We meet the theme of innocence redeemed again and again in world literature. "

Background On The Amazing Adventures of Radish Toe Author Adrienne Momi:
Inspired by the past to create stories and art of timeless and ageless appeal, writer and illustrator Adrienne Momi brings her unique artistic and academic background to the world of children's literature. Momi has a BS and MS in mathematics from Washington University, St Louis, Missouri. She received her Ph.D. in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA. Before coming to children's literature, Momi was an international professional artist for more than 40 years, as well as a teacher of art, humanities, and mathematics at the University of Missouri at St. Louis and St Louis Community College, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and numerous workshops. Momi works from MomiLani Paper Arts, an instructional art space at 17th Avenue Studios in Santa Cruz offering classes in printmaking, papermaking, books arts, collage and imagination expansion. The Amazing Adventures of Radish Toe is her first children's story.

Background on MY Museum:
Hours: Open 10-5 Monday-Saturday, 12-5 Sunday, Closed Wednesdays
Admission: Adults: $7.00, Children: $7.00, Children under 2: Free
MY Museum is a playground for the mind. The museum was developed to provide an environment where curiosity and creativity flourish, while both children and adults learn together through experience. Now open at 425 Washington Street , located in Downtown Monterey, conveniently by the Monterey Sports Center and Dennis the Menace Park , the Monterey County Youth Museum provides an environment unique to any other in Monterey County . This 8,500 square foot museum is packed with a variety of hands on exhibits, making each visit unique and exciting. It compliments any visit to the Monterey area or makes a good day into a great day for those who are fortunate to visit us on a regular basis.. For more information about MY museum, how to attend upcoming events or find out how you can get involved, please contact Lauren Cohen at (831) 649-6444 or Lauren ( @ ) mymuseum dot org dot

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Marci Bracco (831) 747-7455

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