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Downtown Abilene to be transformed into a childhood bookish destination in 4th annual CALF, June 11-13<\/h1>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>On June 11-13, 2015, downtown Abilene will be transformed into a childhood adventure<\/span> featuring the work of David Shannon<\/span> in the fourth annual Children\u2019s Art & Literacy Festival. The event will include a costume contest, a parade during ArtWalk, several performances, and movie showings. Registration is $10 for children and $15 for adults.<\/p>\n

This year, the festival celebrates the work of author and illustrator David Shannon<\/span> (pictured at right; photo from CALF Facebook page).<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in Washington, DC, and raised in Spokane, WA, Shannon graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and then moved to New York. His awards include the Caldecott Honor for No, David! <\/span>and the New York Times Book Review<\/span> Best Illustrated Book of the Year for How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball.<\/span> David is a passionate baseball fan and softball player. He and his wife live in Los Angeles with Fergus, their eighteen-year-old Westie.<\/p>\n

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Above: Author William Joyce headlined Abilene’s 2014 Children’s Art and Literacy Festival (photo from CALF Facebook page).<\/p>\n

The CALF is sponsored by the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, an affiliate of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce dedicated to promoting the arts in Abilene.<\/p>\n

This three-day event is packed full of events all over downtown Abilene, including:<\/p>\n

Thursday (6-11)<\/span><\/p>\n