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Thurber House - Ghost Writing Workshop
2026-10-24 13:00:00 2026-10-24 14:00:00 America/New_York Thurber House - Ghost Writing Workshop We will share the scary turned silly ghost story from James Thurber, go over the ins and outs of a good scary story, and then turn students loose to write their own. For kids in grades 4-6. Hilliard - Learning Center

Saturday, October 24
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Hilliard

Learning Center

We will share the scary turned silly ghost story from James Thurber, go over the ins and outs of a good scary story, and then turn students loose to write their own. For kids in grades 4-6.

AGE GROUP: | 7 - 11 years |

EVENT TYPE: | School Age |

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