Buffalo News coverage of our upcoming Gusto event

In the October 2 edition of the Buffalo News, Colin Dabkowski describes part of the appeal of our upcoming Gusto at the Gallery event, "Young Audiences Travel the Erie Canal":

"For the typical fidgeting sixth-grader, learning about the history of the Erie Canal from the pages of a textbook or the monotonous drone of a teacher’s voice holds all the appeal of a trip to the dentist. That’s something Gretchen Murray Sepik, a storyteller, playwright and actress from Rochester, knows well. So she wraps up the dates, facts and stories about the canal’s history in a palatable package that’s hard for kids to ignore."

On October 9th, The Stringmen, Melissa Kate, Gerald Mead and Helga MacKinnon will join Gretchen Sepik to explore the era through music, creative writing, collage art, and our Traveling Museum of period artifacts. You can explore our other Erie Canal-focused programs and residencies to help bring the Canal's history to life for your students.

Event details: 4:30-8:30 at the Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY, on October 9th, 2009. This is a free event.