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Delphi Public Library

“ABCs of Acrylic Painting” for ages 14 and up is scheduled for Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Participants will learn the basics of working with acrylic paint with an emphasis on color, application, form and composition. A small materials fee will cover the cost of paints, brushes and canvas. Instructor is Sara Daly Brosman and a materials fee is due upon registration.

There will no iFilm in December but things will pick back up again Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. with the Iranian film “Men at Work.”

While driving their SUV back to Tehran, a quartet of fifty-something ski buddies discover a rock standing tall and proud on the edge of the road. The men chose to topple the rock and the film then takes the viewer on a series of incidents and encounters as the men obsess over the obstacle. Discussion and refreshments will follow.

Delphi’s own saxaphone quartet will perform at The Coffee Beat scheduled for Jan. 20. The group comprised of Anita Werling, Andy Cougill, Bethanny Cougill and Jay Dennison, was formed out of the Carroll County Community Band and for a mutual love of the saxaphone. Music and coffee will be brewing at 7 p.m. The event is free but desserts will be available for purchase.

For registration or information call 765-564-2929.

Flora-Monroe Township

Come into the warmth of the library and experience Sights of the Season II, an art reception featuring the student art of instructor Brenda Daly Reid this Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Richter Program Room.

The show will feature selected works from art classes that were given in the library this past year. Spiced cider, hot tea and coffee, and special treats will be served. This is part of the library’s Hometown Holiday Open House that ends on Saturday. The art exhibit will be displayed through the holidays.

The Carroll Elementary Art Enrichment Classes will also have their works displayed in the Richter Program Room. New to the enrichment class show is the second grade art. The students have umbrella drawings that show distance and perspective. There are bright lion collages based on the artist Henri Matisse.

Watch out for flying objects in the Children’s Library! The second graders made three-dimensional birds in flight that required the students to carefully observe the color patterns, shape of body, wings, and beaks of different bird species. The birds are flying gracefully in the center of the Children’s Library. Grace Woodruff is the instructor for the art enrichment classes.

The theme of the next storytime is “Christmas.” Hear festive stories and more at the library! Classic holiday stories, fun and cheer will be on hand to celebrate with your preschooler. Storytime is Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.

Hear stories 24 hours a day on the library’s Dial-a-Story phone line, 967-3814.