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The Carle Book Shop 3-day Museum Shop Sale! March 19 - March 21, 2010 15% - 75% off all toys and books! Members receive an additional 15% off! New or renewing members receive a special gift. Sale applies to in-store purchases only. Museum Admission is not required. Click here for more information Programs and Events In The Auditorium My Biggest Writing/Illustrating Challenge and How I Solved It: Elise Broach, Lita Judge, Grace Lin, Sara Pennypacker as Panelists March 13, 2010 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Free with Museum Admission Click here for more information. At The Museum The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day March 20, 2010 FREE Museum Admission; additional charge for Kids' Music Series Click here for more information. Join or renew your  membership and receive a FREE Very Hungry Caterpillar Eco tote! In The Auditorium Kids' Music Series Featuring Debbie & Friends March 20, 2010 1:00 pm $6 at the door (CASH ONLY) FREE Museum Admission Click here for more information. Sponsored by the Northampton Community Music Center, 93.9 The River, and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Proceeds benefit the Northampton Community Music Center Scholarship Fund At The Museum Librarians' Open House with Anita Silvey March 25, 2010 3:00 - 5:30 pm (2 PDPs) Free; Museum Admission Fee waived for librarians. Reservations required. Click here for more information. Edmund Evans, Picturesque Annual for the Young of all Ages With Over 500 Illustrations (c. 1865), Colored proof cover design, Gift of Justin Shiller At The Museum Draw On! at The Carle March 27 - April 10, 2010 Click here for more information. Logo for Draw On! designed by Peter H. Reynolds. Draw On! is sponsored in part by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, AT&T, HSBC, Weston Woods Studios, and by Brand Flakes For Breakfast brought to you by the greatest agency in the land. In The Auditorium PaintBox Theatre Presents Mother Goose March 27, 2010 1:00 pm $7 (Members $6) Click here for more information. In The Art Studio Draw On! Day at The Carle March 28, 2010 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm Free with Museum Admission Click here for more information. In The Reading Library Simmons College at The Carle Information Session March 28, 2010 12:30 - 2:30 pm Registration is required. Click here for more information. In The Auditorium Putumayo Kids Presents Jazz Playground featuring Lewis Franco March 28, 2010 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Free with Museum Admission Click here for more information. Current Exhibitions In The East Gallery Gallery Closed During Installation through March 15, 2010 Coming Soon! In The East Gallery Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi s Art for Children March 16 - June 13, 2010 Legendary artist Antonio Frasconi is recognized as one of the most innovative illustrators of his time. Best known for his intricate woodcuts and powerful social commentary, Frasconi also created a beautiful series of children's books.  In addition to the original art from his picture books, the exhibition includes books created in such small editions they are rarely available to a wide audience for viewing. In The Central Gallery Mother Goose in an Air-Ship: McLoughlin Bros. 19th Century Children's Books from the Liman Collection November 24, 2009 - April 18, 2010 MOTHER GOOSE IN AN AIR-SHIP, McLoughlin Bros., 1909. From The Liman Collection of 19th Century McLoughlin Brothers Illustrated Books at the Brooklyn Historical Society (2007.002.003) In The West Gallery 80/40: Continuing the Celebration and Exploring the Undersea World of Eric Carle September 19, 2009 - March 28, 2010 Click here for more information on exhibitions. Special Promotion Very Hungry Caterpillar Day Membership Special March 19 - 21, 2010 New or renewing members will receive a family pass for a friend and this FREE Eco tote! Last chance! National Membership Special Through March 21, 2010 Buy one National/International Membership and receive a second Gift National/International Membership and Eco tote FREE. (For Residents outside a 200 mile radius of Amherst) Please use the Gift Recipient box at check out. Click here for more information. Nominate Us! 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts Through April 1, 2010 Please share your enthusiasm for The Carle by nominating us to be considered for a final list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, a new initiative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Click here to submit your nomination.