November 12, 2006
Festival of the Arts
Yesterday was the Kentuckiana Girl Scouts 34th Festival of the Arts. It was also the day when the weather turned from pleasantly warm to cold and wet. Fortunately the programs my daughter's troop took part in were all indoors.
Our first event was presented by Kentucky Down Under (they came to Louisville, we didn't have to drive to Horse Cave, KY). We learned about some animals from Australia and also about Australian Aboriginal culture. They brought a cockatoo, a snake, and a joey (baby kangaroo) and taught the girls how to play a didgeridoo.
Our second event was a workshop where the girls learned some magic tricks. They had so much fun with this that they were still gathered around the magician asking about other tricks when the workshop had ended.
Our third, and last event, was presented by Doug Berkey, a mime and movement artist. He talked about the stagecraft involved in the kinds of performances he does and we watched his show where he used masks and props along with miming performance techniques.
