insideKENT Magazine Issue 37 - April 2015 | Page 28

© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books Animal Magic © Michael Terry 2015 © Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books April Exhibitions, Events and Talks at The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts The Beaney Special Exhibitions Room Continues to Sunday 19 April 2015 Pay What You Can Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts: the many adventures of Enid Blyton is designed to be playful, interactive and immersive. Visitors are invited to throw themselves into the worlds of the Famous Five, Magic Faraway Tree and Noddy’s Toyland. Jumping Beaneys: Noddy Big Ears and Friends ‘Create some big ears’ Creative workshops for the under 5s The Beaney Learning Lab Friday 17 April, 10.30am to 11.30am £3.50 per child Enjoy a Noddy story, and a creative Enid Blyton inspired art or craft activity. Booking recommended. Animal Magic, A celebration of birds, beasts and bugs! An A-Z of the Beaney Popular Lecture A celebration of birds, animals and insects, in the wild or as pets, real or imagined, by artists and photographers living or working in Kent. Local artists and photographers are welcome to apply to exhibit by the end of February via the Beaney Front Room artists’ opportunities web link. Selling exhibition. Enjoy an entertaining, romp through the Beaney’s world collections with stories of alphabetical oddities from aardvarks, brain corals and cocosde-mer, to x-rays, yaffles and Zeppelins! Booking recommended The Beaney Front Room Saturday 11 April to Monday 4 May Free Admission The Beaney Learning Lab Thursday 23 April 2015, 5pm to 6pm £6 adults, £4 members To see a full event list please visit www.thebeaney.co.uk