Charlotte’s Family Fun Time offers activities Sept. 11

By Jordan Condra

Remember those talking farm animals, that crazy pig named Wilbur, and Charlotte, the spider who wrote special messages in her web?

If so, prepare to get reacquainted with the characters from “Charlotte’s Web.”

Pima Community College’s theater department will host Charlotte’s Family Fun Time on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the West Campus Black Box Theatre. The free event is a preview to upcoming performances of “Charlotte’s Web.”

There will be plenty of child-friendly games, activities and treats to keep the entire family entertained. Participants can make masks of their favorite farm animals, and use pipe cleaners to create itty-bitty spiders that will actually be used during the performance.

Other activities will include cast introductions, glimpses of scenes from the performance, a Q&A session with the actors and a tour of the set.

“We’ll have a lot of fun activities for the kids and, of course, the cast will mingle with everybody,” Director Mickey Nugent said. “It’s going to be great.”