THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 3, 2023 Page 11 Local artist Jay Guanaka featured at February Art Lab Everett Open House Calendar of Events at the Everett Public Libraries 2/6/23 - 2/11/23 Parlin Adults and Teens Meditation Parlin Meeting Room. Tuesday and Thursday, February 7th and 9th at 12:15 pm. Take a quick lunch break. Reduce your stress with Nurse Joanne. Please call 617-394-2300 if you have any questions. No registration required. Yarn Club Parlin Fireplace Room. Tuesday, February 7th at 3pm. Come chit chat and stitch! Bring your crocheting, knitting, or any other yarn craft and sit and socialize with other members of the crafting community. Recommended for ages 14-109! Bingo! Parlin Meeting Room. Wednesday, February 8th at 1:00 pm. Can’t get enough Bingo? Join us for our Bingo afternoon! Prizes awarded. We have space for 12 people. Please join us. If you have any questions, call (617) 394 2300. Connolly Center Book Group, Connolly Center Meeting Room. Thursday, February 9th at 12:00 pm. Fredrik Bachman’s Anxious People, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller, a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People). See Kathleen for copies on her twice monthly visits, or call the Parlin (617) 394 2300 or Shute (617) 394 2308 libraries. Author Event with Ted Reinstein, Parlin Meeting Room. Thursday, February 9th at 7:00 pm in the Parlin Meeting Room. In honor of Black History Month, Ted Reinstein, of WCVB’s Chronicle, will discuss his new book, Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier. Parlin Childrens Crafts for Kids. Parlin Children’s Room. Tuesday, February 7th at 3 pm. Let’s make a teddy bear for Valentine’s Day! All kids ages 3 and up are welcome; please come and join the fun! Registration is required. Sign up online or at the Parlin Children’s desk. MAD SCIENCE. Parlin Children’s Room. Wednesday, February 8th at 3 pm. We have the technology! Come discover fun experiments! We’ll make slime with marshmallow fluff! You can even eat it! Artwork by Jay Guanaka. Advocate Staff Report O n Sunday, February 5 from 3-5 p.m., Art Lab Everett, which is located at 132 Bucknam St. (enter at the gate on Locust Street), will host an Open House featuring the artwork of Everett resident Jay Guanaka. Guanaka has lived in Everett for the past 16 years and will soon graduate from Lesley University School of Art and Design. Guanaka’s work is on display in the windows of the Art Lab and downstairs in the Art Lab itself. Take a tour of the Art Lab, learn about upcoming workFriday Family Movie Night! Parlin Meeting Room. Frishops and classes and gather together with people interested in all things art. A few art projects will be available for you to try – no experience necessary. As Sioux Gerow, one of the Art Lab teachers always says, anyone can do art. Find out for yourself by dropping by on Sunday, February 5 from 3-5 p.m. Open Houses are a chance to relax with members of Art Lab’s community and learn about what is available at Art Lab Everett. The featured artist will be present to talk about her work and some art materials will be available to try out. Artist Bio: Guanaka is a Salvadoran American artist and Everett resident who has almost completed her undergraduate design degree at Lesley College of Art and Design. She has been making artwork since she was able to hold a pencil. Jay has painted numerous murals around her hometown of Everett, Mass., and in the Greater Boston area, as well as some commissions throughout Massachusetts. Two of Jay’s prominent murals in Everett are located at the Beautification Way on Ferry Street and at 66 Main St. Her work is rooted in her love of her community. day, February 10th at 3 pm. Break out the popcorn! Come and watch Scoob! with your friends and family. Shute Adult and Teens Resume Writing, Shute Adult Department. Do you need help sprucing up an old resume or creating a new one? Sign up for a thirty-minute session at both the Parlin and Shute Libraries. By appointment only. Please call 617-3942302 for the Parlin Library and 617-394-2308 for the Shute Library to register for an appointment. Computer Basics 101, Shute Adult Department. Not familiar with the computer? Learn the basics: how to start up and shut down a computer, perform mouse and keyboard functions, use applications, learn Microsoft Word, navigate the Internet, set up an email account, and more! By appointment only. Please call 617-394-2302 for the Parlin Library and 617-394-2308 for the Shute Library to register.
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