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Bloomingdale/ FishHawk Edition
Volume 18, Issue 3
The Pigeon Comes To Tampa To Promote New Children’s Museum Exhibit
By Libby Hopkins
Willems and his cast of lovable characters, including best friend duo Elephant and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny and The Pigeon, the wily city bird best known for his antics in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The exhibit showcases how Willems’ simple stories can inspire hours of play and reveals
friends and family to get suggestions as to where The Pigeon should visit while he is here in Tampa. “We started out by picking some of our favorite spots in Tampa, but soon other organizations saw our campaign and started inviting us behind the scenes at their venues,” White said. “We have also engaged our
The Glazer Children’s the Florida State Fair & more. Museum (GCM) in Tampa The Pigeon enjoyed some funopened a new traveling exhibit, nel cake while he was at the The Pigeon Comes to Tampa! A fair! “The response has been so Mo Willems Exhibit, on January positive,” White said. “My 19 and it has been a huge hit favorite part of this campaign with children all around the has been seeing the reactions Tampa Bay area. In preparation on social media. A highlight for for The Pigeon coming to the me has been when Yottoy, the museum, GCM’s creative duo, toy company that created the Kate White and Lauren stuffed animal we use, shares Colombo, came up with a marour posts and images!” keting campaign to build up If you would like to see The The Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa opened a new traveling exhibit, The Pigeon Comes to Tampa! momentum for The Pigeon’s Pigeon’s journey around A Mo Willems Exhibit. The exhibit will be at the museum through May 12. arrival. “The name of the exhibit is Tampa, use #thepigeoncomstotampa the rich emotional lives of his characstaff, who has really taken ownership The Pigeon Comes to Tampa! A Mo on Instagram to follow The Pigeon’s ters. The exhibit teaches social and of the project by reaching out to their Willems Exhibit,” White said. “So, we adventures. emotional skills like making yourself friends and family to get us access to got to thinking, if The Pigeon was To learn more about the exhibit, understood and figuring out what it exciting locations in Tampa Bay.” coming to Tampa, what would he visit www.Glazermuseum.org. The means to be a good friend. Along the So far, The Pigeon has been to a want to do? Well, he would want to museum is located at 110 W. way, children get to make their own USF Women’s Basketball game, travsee the sights, of course.” Gasparilla Plaza in downtown Tampa. art, surprises abound and every eled to Tropicana Field to throw a The Pigeon Comes to Tampa! A Hours of operations are Mondayexploration ends in fits of laughter. baseball out on the field, rode in Mo Willems Exhibit will be at Friday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., White and Colombo reached out News Channel 8’s Eagle 8 helicopter GCM through May 12. Guests get to Saturdays from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and to guests and staff at GCM as well as and most recently, spent the day at visit the whimsical world of Mo and Sundays from 1–6 p.m.
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