Dozens of children and their parents attended the Family Day, aka "Dinosaur Day", on May 5th, 2007, at the Cherry & Webb Gallery, South Main Street, Fall River. The Art of the Story, an exhibition of children's book illustrations, was also held from April 30th to May 19th , and the third Fall River Children's Film Festival  from April 30th to May 11th. Activities for children were provided by the U.S. Postal Service, the Easton Children's Museum, Judith Moffatt, cut paper artist, and the International School of Culinary Arts. Book signings were also available with Art of the Story artists. Jeff Carpenter, Fall River artist, organized an artist led mural with the children. Ice cream was provided from Cafe Arpeggio. Click here to see photos of the 2005 festival. Maureen Ryan Estes provided an activity center featuring face painting, dinosaur stickers and a visitor' blooming tree display courtesy of Sensational Celebrations & Events. Click here to see the Herald News article about the event. For more information about the festivals, contact Ann Marie Lopes, Professional and Continuing Education, U-Mass-Dartmouth at 508-678-3636.
 

(Top row, left) Four-year-old Abigail Monte and her brother, Jacob, ask Brenda Brulotte of the Fall River Post Office, about the first day covers issued for the Film Festival. (Top row, center) Bookseller Lynn Berube of Baker Books and illustrator Joanne Friar talk with Victoria Mathiesen of the Cherry and Webb Gallery (Top row, right) Eight-year-old Gage Levassuer, who attends Spencer Borden School, tries his hand at an illustration. (Middle row, left) Six-year-old Madison Gendreau reads a book with her grandmother Jan Gagnon. (Middle row, right) Arts United President Jeff Carpenter talks with Cherry & Webb Gallery coordinator Victoria Mathiesen as they prepare a mural for children's drawings. (Bottom row, left) Melissa Monte steadies her son Jacob's head as her gets his face painted by Laureen Ruggiero of Dedham. (Bottom row, center) A scene from the film "Diary of a Spider" from Weston Woods Studios, a division of Scholastic Inc, was shown during the festival. (Bottom row, right) Four-year-old Mason Jacombe plays in a sand tub provided by the Children's Museum of Greater Fall River. The Children's Museum in Easton was also a participant.