Sima's story also relates to the post-
er Freedom From Want, which shows a
family at a Thanksgiving dinner.
The storyteller, a former librarian
and media specialist with the Warren
Fitzgerald School District, has been a
professional presenter since 1987 and
has had bookings at the DIA for nearly
a decade. Other hosts of her programs
have been the Jewish Community
Center and Congregation Beth Shalom,
both in Oak Park.
Last year, Sima, an award-winner
whose full appearance schedule can
be found at www.judysima.com, made
presentations at 50 sites.
"Storytelling is a wonderful way
to bring people together:' says Sima,
who works from memory, adapts tales
to the groups she is entertaining and
includes audience members in some
of her sessions.
"I hope the stories give families a
more expanded experience with the art
forms they see at the museum. I also
hope they can share their experiences
after they leave and feel that what has
been seen and heard gives them more
opportunities for bonding."

Many other special events — lec-
tures, artist demonstrations, work-
shops and more storytelling — will
extend the ideas represented in the
exhibit.
Laurie Norton Moffatt, director
of the Norman Rockwell Museum,
will discuss the artist and his images
during repeated sessions scheduled
in the opening days of "American
Chronicles!' Local artists will bring
their own creativity to the themes
of the four freedoms posters as the
Rockwell showing continues.
The opportunity for visitors to cre-
ate personal family covers for mock-
ups of the Saturday Evening Post will
be scheduled frequently.
A complete listing of supplementary
programs can be found on the DIA
Web site, www.dia.org.
"My interest in Rockwell grew after
I viewed an exhibit at the Guggenheim
Museum in New York, especially since
the curator was a professor I had and
respected:' Penney says. "DIA view-
ers will find that, in many ways, the
everyday images show life as the artist
wanted it to be." Fl

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March 8-May 31 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Hours are 10 a.m.-4

p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturdays-Sundays. $8-$15 nonmembers; free for members. Judy Sima's
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www.dia.org .

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mother of Katie,
whom Ida has
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