Today’s program Seaside Saturdays: Cape Ann Reads Book Fun was enjoyed by all ages and featured the Once Upon a Contest group exhibition, stories and special guest artist, Juni VanDyke, who illustrated the If I Were series by James McKenna. Seaside Saturdays is a joint offering by Early Childhood Partners/CFCE, Manchester Public Library & Manchester Historical Museum. Once Upon a Contest Selections from Cape Ann Reads by the four libraries of Cape Ann is on display at Manchester Historical Museum through April 26th. In addition to the new and original books by local artists and writers, don’t miss Leslie Galacar’s four part public art sequence made just for this venue.
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Bustle of arriving, exploring (nifty new museum display!), visting, settling, and seat selecting
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Busy, busy- Children chose drawings VanDyke created especially for this event and set to work collaging.
![detail from public art in four pieces for Once Upon a Contest by Leslie Galacar for the Manchester leg of travel show](https://goodmorninggloucester.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/detail-from-public-art-in-four-pieces-for-once-upon-a-contest-by-leslie-galacar-for-the-manchester-leg-of-travel-show.jpg?w=700)