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ISLAND HEIGHTS – The Island Heights Branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Peto’s Palette Pals,” a series of children’s art programs in partnership with the John F. Peto Studio Museum.

John F. Peto was a famous trompe l’oeil (“fool-the-eye”) artist who lived and worked in Island Heights. His home and studio is now a vibrant local museum. Each of the “Peto’s Palette Pals” events will focus on the style of a different artist.

Events will take place on the following Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Sep. 14: John F. Peto

Sep. 28: Georgia O’Keeffe

Oct. 12: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner

Oct. 26: Thomas Cole

Nov. 9: NC Wyeth

Nov. 30: Henry Mercer

Dec. 14: Clementine Hunter

Dec. 28: Suzy Frelinghuysen and George L.K. Morris

Jan. 11: The Artists of the Florence Griswold Museum

Jan. 25: Daniel Chester French

Feb. 8: Alice Austen

Feb. 22: Donald Judd

The branch is located at 121 Central Ave., Island Heights.

This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission and OceanFirst Foundation, and developed in collaboration with Historic Artist Homes & Studios, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Registration is required for these free events. To register, call the branch at 732-270-6266 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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