Florence Arts and Museums is happy to announce our Storytime at the Museum series. Our Museum Educator is inviting children ages 5–8 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, September 5th from 10-11am at the Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts. This event will feature a reading of Ana Aranda’s Our Day of the Dead, followed by hands-on activities including making papel picado and decorating a traditional ofrenda.

This program is sponsored by the City of Florence Department of Arts and Museums. This event will be free to the public. Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts tours are free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 9-4pm, and on Sunday from 1-4pm. The KD Art Center is located at 217 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence, AL. For more information call (256) 760-6379.