Source: Kathrine Schlageck, 785-532-7718, klwalk@k-state.edu
Website: http://beach.k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Hayley Henry, hhenry@k-state.edu

Monday, Nov. 15, 2010

BEACH MUSEUM HAVING HOLIDAY-THEMED ART WORKSHOP

MANHATTAN -- Student Friends of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University will sponsor a holiday-themed art workshop from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5.

Children and parents can create ornaments, cards and holiday-related artwork at the event.

"These workshops are a great chance for families to get together and create," said Kathrine Schlageck, senior educator at the Beach Museum.

No reservations are required for the workshop, but a $5 registration fee per child is requested. The fee is half price for families with family memberships to the museum. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Martha Scott, Beach Museum of Art, at 785-532-7718; visit http://www.beach.k-state.edu; or drop by the museum on the southeast corner of the K-State campus at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue. Free visitor parking is available next to the building.

Normal museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.