Winnie The Pooh

This past Sunday, Winnie the Pooh -- the fictional yellow bear who's inspired such philosophical texts as The Tao of Pooh, Pooh and the Philosophers and Postmodern Pooh -- turned 75. The Havre de Grace Branch Library is celebrating with a belated birthday bash Monday, featuring games, stories and treats. Now most of us know a thing or two about Pooh: He eats "hunny" by the fistful; he hangs out with a miniature pig, a bouncing tiger and a donkey; and he possesses a rather irrational fear of imaginary "Woozles," "Heffalumps" and "Jagulars."

CENTRAL Re-enactment planned today in Patapsco The Whistle Stop Shops & Cafe will hold re-enactment events today starting at 9 a.m. at 2815 Patapsco Road, Patapsco. Activities will include re-enacting a day in the life of a Confederate soldier, from reveille to the evening meal. Discussions and demonstrations include "What They Wore and What They Carried" and "Cooking in the 1860s." Talks with the actors on the art of war re-enactment and an invitational drill with spectators also will be held.

That popular yellow bear and all his friends will come to life tonight and tomorrow to battle the dreaded bath, as the Westminster High School Drama Department presents its fall production, "Winnie the Pooh."Geared toward 5 -to 10-year-olds, the story is well paced and easy to follow so that even younger children will enjoy the colorfully costumed characters and action."The play is about Kanga coming to the forest and giving Piglet a bath and all the animals hate baths," said Susan Bates, who plays Kanga the Kangaroo.

The living flag On an average day, Fort McHenry is a pretty nifty place to visit. And on a patriotic holiday, Fort McHenry is all the more nifty with the pomp, pageantry and circumstance. But Tuesday, when the fort plays host to the Living American Flag, it'll be even better. The Living American Flag brings together 2,000 elementary school-age pupils from around the state to form an American flag. Children and their parents will hold red, white or blue rectangular cards over their heads, creating a replica of the 15-stripe, 15-star Star-Spangled Banner that flies over the fort and inspired the national anthem.

`Winnie the Pooh' Grab your red raincoat. Winnie the Pooh's in town. Pooh will be joined by his pals Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet on stage at F. Scott Black's Towson Dinner Theatre Saturday and on into May. The production of "Winnie the Pooh" encompasses several of the A.A. Milne tales and is performed by the F. Scott Black's Young People's Players. Songs such as "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" and "Rumbly in My Tummy" will be performed by the cast. Players include Kasey Glorioso, of Hydes, as Pooh, Matt Schleigh, of Hereford, as Tigger, James Gilbert, of Essex, as Eeyore and Jamie Shifrin, of Baltimore, as Piglet.

A.A. Milne is most famous for the creation of the Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin family of characters.Born in 1882, Milne lived in England, where he attended Cambridge and became the editor of the school paper. Winnie-the-Pooh and company were not created until after Milne graduated, moved back to London and dabbled in newspapers, magazines and writing plays - excelling at all.With the birth of his son, Christopher Robin Milne, in August 1920, Milne began writing verse for children.

Christopher Robin Milne, 'Winnie the Pooh' friend, 75Christopher Robin Milne, 75, immortalized as the young friend of Winnie the Pooh in the children's stories by his father, A. A. Milne, has died, the Times of London reported today.The newspaper said Christopher Robin Milne died Saturday but did not say where or give the cause.He was born in London in 1920 and was known as an adult to resent the melding of his childhood and the fictional one in his father's tales.In 1924, Alan Alexander Milne, already well-known for his light hand at literature, published a book of verse inspired by his 4-year-old son, "When We Were Very Young."

FREE FUN: From fireworks to birthday cakes, concerts to street performers, the Inner Harbor will feature lots of family fun .. during the Fourth of July Celebration at Harborplace -- and it's all free!TODAY:* 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: The American Roots Concert, featuring Grandsons of the Pioneers at the Harborplace Amphitheatre. Their style comes from taking the roots of American music, such as rhythm and blues, western swing and rockabilly, and making it into rock 'n' roll.TOMORROW:* Noon to 1 p.m.:Baltimore celebrates Harborplace's 14th birthday, serving thousands of pieces of birthday cake.

'Winnie-the-Pooh'Watch a musical adaptation of the classic A.A. Milne story, "Winnie-the-Pooh," on stage weekends throughout October at the Hannah More Arts Center at St. Timothy's School. The Pumpkin Theatre and director Sandy Murphy bring the tale of Winnie, Tigger and Eeyore to life. Shows are recommended for children ages 4 and up. A sign language interpreter will be present at the 3 p.m. Sunday performance. A "Winnie-the-Pooh Birthday Party" with a live owl, costumed characters and refreshments will take place at the Irvine Natural Science Center on the campus of St. Timothy's School, Oct. 11 and Oct. 17 at noon and 4 p.m. both days.

Pets on parade at AVAMCelebrate Independence Day in style and with your pets at the American Visionary Art Museum. Visionary Pets on Parade offers fun for everyone. At 10 a.m., dress up your pets and join the Parade on the Plaza. At 2 p.m., join the museum's self-taught kazoo band with free kazoos. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., listen to Gumbo Junkyard's Caribbean flavor of music. Then at 9 p.m., stay to watch the fireworks over the harbor. Also throughout the day, see stilt-walkers and fire-eaters, have your face painted or watch the Bubble Guy make 4-foot bubbles in his handmade bubble-making machines.

Nancy Carpenter Barton, a former teacher at the Church of the Good Shepherd's day school in Ruxton, died Wednesday of Alzheimer's disease at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. She was 80. Mrs. Barton was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Akron in the mid-1940s. She moved to Baltimore when she married Alexander K. Barton in 1949. They divorced in 1962. For 42 years, Mrs. Barton lived on Carrollton Avenue in Ruxton, just two doors from the church where she taught day school in the 1970s.

Walt Disney Co. revealed in a government corporate filing that a court fight over the merchandising rights to Winnie the Pooh characters could, in the worst-case scenario, cost the company several hundred million dollars and affect the value of future licensing rights for the lucrative Pooh characters. The disclosure was made in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It marks the first time Disney has notified shareholders of the potential impact of the 11-year-old legal battled with Stephen Slesinger Inc. That family-owned company acquired the merchandising rights to the Hundred Acre Wood characters from author A.A. Milne in 1930.

The children folded newspapers into hats and danced the "Hokey Pokey." Their fathers clasped the kids' tiny hands and clapped along to happy songs. Then they sat, arms around each other, and read about a trailblazer named Jackie and a resourceful spider named Charlotte. For a few hours yesterday, the visiting room at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup was transformed into a grammar school parent-teacher day. The children were all shy smiles and nerves as they showed off their reading.

This past Sunday, Winnie the Pooh -- the fictional yellow bear who's inspired such philosophical texts as The Tao of Pooh, Pooh and the Philosophers and Postmodern Pooh -- turned 75. The Havre de Grace Branch Library is celebrating with a belated birthday bash Monday, featuring games, stories and treats. Now most of us know a thing or two about Pooh: He eats "hunny" by the fistful; he hangs out with a miniature pig, a bouncing tiger and a donkey; and he possesses a rather irrational fear of imaginary "Woozles," "Heffalumps" and "Jagulars."

Today's the 75th anniversary of one of the great literary achievements of the 20th century. I can't think of more than a dozen figures, personalities, in all literature that can compete with Winnie-the-Pooh for enduring enchantment. Given the nature of publishing, the date is a bit arbitrary, but for the sake of felicitations, Oct. 14, 1926, is the recognized publication date of Winnie-the-Pooh, Alan Alexander Milne's introduction of what is now Earth's most famous bear and his friends and neighbors.

A.A. MILNE'S Winnie the Pooh stories are loved by children all over the world. The staff of the Brooklyn Park Library will join in the celebration of Winnie's 75th birthday with a party planned for 4 p.m. Oct. 9. Everyone is invited. Librarian Natalie Edington said Winnie the Pooh is a "very lovable bear. "He makes lots of mistakes," she said, "but they aren't errors. He's just confused and doesn't understand." For those who don't know the origins of the famous bear, here is the history: Harry Coleborn, a lieutenant in the 2nd Canadian Infantry, bought a bear cub from a trapper in 1914.

Good chemistryMiss that Bunsen burner? Long for those days measuring with beakers? The Maryland Science Center has a day planned for those of you who never could get enough of those chemistry labs in high school. To honor National Chemistry Week (Nov. 11-17), the Science Center is having "Chem Day" on Sunday, with live demonstrations, experiments, exhibits, on-floor explainers and a presentation from the center's Traveling Science Program staff. So pay attention.The Maryland Science Center is at 601 Light St. Regular admission of $9 for adults and $7 for children gets you into all exhibits.

"Do you like big adventure stories? Well, if you do, read 'The Swiss Family Robinson' by Johann David Wyss. This book is about a family that is shipwrecked and stranded on the beach. The story tells how the family works together to live on the beach. You will see bravery and dreams in this story. It is my favorite."-- Paige GreeneShrine of the Sacred Heart"I think kids should read 'Winnie the Pooh' books by A.A. Milne. The books are bedtime stories told to a boy named Christopher Robin. The stories are about a stuffed bear named Winnie the Pooh and his stuffed animal friends, Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Roo, Kanga and Owl. One reason to read Pooh Bear stories is because they are funny.

You are 2. You are 18 months. You have just come into the world. You have newly discovered the power to walk on your own. Or maybe you just watch, enviously, as the others take their tentative steps. Your world is small and familiar and comforting. It includes Mom and Dad, your room and the Rodgers Forge Tot Lot. You don't live especially near it. Neither do a lot of your friends here. But your moms and dads and nannies and aunts and grandmas bundle you into the car anyway, driving all the way from Carney and Bel Air and downtown Baltimore, because this tucked-away playground is a mecca for toddlers.