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Arts | Birthday Celebrations: Jim Henson
2026-09-24 16:00:00 2026-09-24 17:00:00 America/New_York Arts | Birthday Celebrations: Jim Henson Come learn about artist and innovator Jim Henson and make hand puppets with us! Centerville Branch -

Thursday, September 24
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Come learn about artist and innovator Jim Henson and make hand puppets with us!

Come make hand puppets with us and learn about artist and puppetry engineer, Jim Henson, on his birthday!

AGE GROUP: | Ages 6-11 |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts |

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