Do you enjoy reading books? Do you sometimes have trouble remembering all the details from all those books? Or would you just want something that keeps track of all your ideas and feeling as you read? Well Bookriot has a few ideas on reading journals that might interest you. From journals that track what you’ve read to a visual collage that represent the book, Bookriot will give you different prompts to help get those journaling ideas flowing. Check out their website for those great prompts.
Hey everyone, the True/False Film Festival is back. From March 2nd through the 5th, they will be showing some of this year’s best nonfiction films. They will also have concerts, immersive art installations, and (if you are up for it) late night parties. It is going to be an incredible event, so don’t miss out and come on down to watch some awesome films. More information can be found here.
Come by Daniel Boone Public Library on February 7th to join them in making artist trading cards. More information can be found on their site.
Come by the Daniel Boone Public Library on February 5th for the Winter Garden Forum. Join experts John Graham and Saxon Brown, and get fresh ideas for the new gardening season. More information can be found here.
The Saint Louis Art Museum holds a Family Sunday event every Sunday for families to come and have a hands-on, interactive art experience. Each month has a different theme and this month is “Birds of a Feather Flock Together.” These activities will focus on learning about the animals that are found in works of art and on January 22nd, you will be able to create a bird mosaic. For more information, check out their website.
Have you ever seen the type of poem before where each line is in alphabetical order? So the first word in the first line starts with the letter “A” and the next line starts with “B” and so on. I have seen these types of poems around but I never knew what the term for them was or really anything about them. Well they are called abecedarian poems (for those like me who didn’t know) and are a type of acrostic poetry (another term I didn’t know). They have a pretty cool history that dates back to biblical times. If you would like to know more, you can start here. Happy reading!
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit at the Nelson Art Gallery. The Nelson has a wonderful Asian art collection and a variety of activities to Mark the Lunar New Year, all for free and do not require a ticket. For more information check out the Nelson website.
Do you like playing chess or have you ever wanted to learn? The Columbia Public Library is having a chess night. People from all ages and experience are welcome to come and have fun playing chess. For those less experience players, feel free to ask question and get advice. This will be a great time to get together with people and learn one of the oldest board games.
In November, we had the novel writing challenge. Now in January, we have a new challenge for you, the Daily Art Journal Challenge. Each day in January try to create an illustrated page that represents your day. Whether that be breakfast or your commute to work, you decide what each day holds and turn that into a lovely work of art. By the end of January, you will have a wonderful journal full of wonderful (and maybe not so wonderful…we’ve all had those days) memories. Give it a try if you like and remember it is all about creativity. So if you don’t like to draw, try making collages, take pictures, write, or just smears some paint on a page and call it abstract art. Whatever it is just have fun with it. Also check out Kick in the creatives for more details and helpful prompts for this challenge.
For our New Year’s resolution, we always think about losing weight, traveling more, or starting a new hobby. But what about our literary resolution? Do you want to read more? Start your own novel? Try a different genre? Too much to chose? Well why not try out this bookish New Year’s resolution quiz to find out which resolution is right for you!
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