SAAC to offer kid-friendly kite workshops

Team: The kite workshop team of (from left) Mike Means, Lilli Ellen, Maria and Jorge Villega will help lead the family events this Saturday and Feb. 23 at the South Arkansas Arts Center. Contributed photo
Team: The kite workshop team of (from left) Mike Means, Lilli Ellen, Maria and Jorge Villega will help lead the family events this Saturday and Feb. 23 at the South Arkansas Arts Center. Contributed photo

The South Arkansas Arts Center is offering family Kite Workshops at 11 a.m. this Saturday and on Feb. 23.

Each event will be an opportunity for children and parents to work together to build, decorate and fly a kite, with a healthy, homemade snack to round out the morning.

Cost for the workshop is $20 per kite and space is limited. The activity is designed for kids ages 4-10, but all ages are welcome, with a parent.

Participants will receive a kite kit to assemble and design with guidance from one of SAAC’s art instructors. At the workshop this Saturday, artist Mike Means will conduct the instruction, while the Feb. 23 workshop will be led by Maria and Jorge Villegas. Local chef Lilli Ellen will create a special sweet-and-savory snack inspired by the whimsical kite-flying theme.

The Kite Workshop is held in conjunction with SAAC’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which opens March 1. During the show, the character of Charlie Brown endures a lengthy struggle with his own kite, ending with its eventual stranding in the infamous “Kite-Eating Tree.”

If weather permits, the workshop will end with an outdoor kite-flying session, hopefully with a much more positive outcome than Charlie Brown’s kite.

Box office for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” will be open during the workshop, so participants can nab seats to the show. The production runs March 1-3 and 7-10, with performances at 7 p.m. on week nights and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets will be available for $15 for members, $5 for students and $25 for general public.

For more information, call the SAAC office or visit saac-arts.org. SAAC is located at 110 E. Fifth St., El Dorado.

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