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It’s been described as a must-do event for parents with young children.
On Saturday, the Harvey B. Gantt Center will host its February installment of Family First, an art-making workshop that provides creative time for families.
Best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford will be there to read from her book “You Can Fly,” which tells the heroic story of the Tuskegee Airmen in a kid-friendly way.
Afterward, she and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, who illustrated the book, will lead a writing and spoken-word workshop for young people.
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost: Reading session free. Workshops are cost of museum admission.
Address: 551 South Tryon Street | Charlotte, NC 28202
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