Puppeteer and Performance Artist Offers Free Crafting Workshops
NORTHEAST HARBOR—This April the Northeast Harbor Library will host two free workshops led by puppeteer and multidisciplinary artist Lelania Avila as she develops a new original show. Workshops will be held on Thursday, April 17 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Participants will be taught crafting techniques using recycled materials and contribute to the creation of scenery, which will be featured in an immersive puppet theater installation debuting this May. While crafting, Lelania will lead discussion on approaches to artmaking and share details about her upcoming show.
Lelania Avila (she/we/tributary) expresses her creativity through calligraphy, poetry, puppetry, collage, animation and video production. A licensed Inner Field Trip® Navigator, certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, and creator of two books of poetry, including An Abecedarian Reflection: Parenting Through Childhood Cancer, she celebrates the preciousness of life.
Register at nehlibrary.org/events or by calling 207-276-3333.