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Pet Portrait Program with Becky Gehrisch

Children 6 & Up with Caregiver
2025-06-23 13:30:00 2025-06-23 15:30:00 America/New_York Pet Portrait Program with Becky Gehrisch Grandview Heights - Meeting Room

Monday, June 23
1:30pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-23 13:30:00 2025-06-23 15:30:00 America/New_York Pet Portrait Program with Becky Gehrisch Paint a portrait with pastels of your favorite pet! Grandview Heights - Meeting Room

Grandview Heights

Meeting Room

Paint a portrait with pastels of your favorite pet!

Local artist and author Becky Gehrisch will teach you and your parent, grandparent, or caregiver, how to paint your pet's portrait!

Child and adult may paint from the same pet photo and compare the two finished portraits or paint two different pets.

  • This program is intended for the child and adult to paint together.
  • Please bring at least one photo of your pet, but leave your furry friend at home.
  • Space is limited. Registration is required beginning June 9. (One registration covers both the child and accompanying adult.)

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AGE GROUP: | Kids | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Kids Event | Author Visit | Adult Event |

Grandview Heights
About the library

The Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) is an award-winning, independent suburban library system known for progressive leadership and friendly, personalized service.  

GHPL is a founding member (1988) and the Administering Library for the Central Library Consortium (CLC).

This cooperative among 18 Central Ohio library systems, in partnership with statewide network OhioLINK, offers 67 million items to cardholders. 

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