Last year’s BooksmART Festival was such a success that we’ve been counting down the days until June 9th. That’s when the second annual BooksmART Festival will be held at the DMA. Festivities will include readings and presentations by authors, demonstrations led by illustrators, Scrabble games in the galleries, creature animations in the Tech Lab, and of course, tours of the collection.
The BooksmART Festival line-up was announced last week, and includes authors Jack Gantos, Eileen Christelow, Meg Wolitzer, and Daniel Kirk. Personally, I’m most excited to see Taye Diggs, who will be here to talk about his book Chocolate Me. I’m also looking forward to hearing from Bruce Foster, who has created a pop-up book inspired by Harry Potter.
The BooksmART Festival will kick off at 11:00 a.m. on June 9th, and admission to the DMA and the Festival will be free for everyone. I hope you’ll join in the celebration!
Shannon Karol
Manager of Docent Programs and Gallery Teaching
I’m really looking forward to this festival! I’m especially excited to see Deborah Hopkinson, the author of Titanic: Voices From the Disaster.