Podcast #152

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Leave a comment, share, tweet and let people know about the We Art Boston art auction to help the people affected by the Boston Marathon bombing.
Check out the art auction here and just to get a little peek, look at the screen shots of some of the pieces, below!
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The winners of last week’s book giveaway of Ling & Ting Share a Birthday by Grace Lin are: Aurelia Lau Crider and Andrea Louise Dawson Webster! As you will hear in the podcast, I came in on the red-eye and this exhausted little brain of mine forgot to mention Aurelia and Andrea on the podcast this week. You will get a great big shout out from me next week. In the meantime please send your snail mail address to

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so we can get your book out to you. Special thanks to Grace Lin for the generous giveway!

What you’ll hear in this episode

• an interview with Joe and Susan McKendry about how We Art Boston began
• a review by Julie Falatko: Robomop by Sean Taylor and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
• How to support We Art Boston by liking their Facebook page
• How Porter Square Books is supporting We Art Boston.

What you’ll hear in the interview

• The effects of the Boston Marathon bombing, now, six months later.
• How the idea for We Art Boston came about.
• Who has done art for the auction and what people can bid on.
• The most unexpected thing to come about while planning this event.
• How this went from a little grassroots movement to getting big partners and sponsors like SevenFilm, Boston Center for the Arts
• How they got those partners involved and what, exactly, their level of involvement is.
• Stuffed animal portraits.

Here are the deets on the big day

Sunday, October 20th, 11 – 3
(Rain Date October 27)
WHERE
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston (near Rings Fountain; use entrance near the intersection of Milk and Atlantic Streets, across from the New England Aquarium)
 See map
ACTIVITES
Watercolor, collage, bookmaking, and more for kids and families.
APPEARANCES
Illustrators on hand for book-signing, stuffed animal portraits, and more.
MUSIC
Featuring Ethan Rossiter and the Jamberries, Karen K and the Jitterbugs, and more.