Flower Power: The Power of Origami Flowers
Date: Sat, Apr 11, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Venue: East Regional Library – East Meeting Room, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Arts
<h1><span style="font-size:14px;">Program Description:</span></h1> <p><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: none;">Join us for an introductory origami lesson as you unfold the beauty, art, and joy of origami. Learn to transform an ordinary piece of paper into the extraordinary. Discover how to fold a tulip, lotus, a petal flower, and more.</span><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: none;"></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size:14px;">About the instructor: </span></h1> <p>Barbara Pearl is the author of <em>Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom</em> and <em>Whale of a Tale</em>. Barbara is recognized around the country for her inspiring and motivational programs that promote a “positive message” about mathematics. As an international speaker she has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia including China and Japan. She developed <em>Math in Motion</em> while working as a classroom teacher. Her background in mathematics and education inspired her to explore strategies that get students <em>excited</em> about mathematics and learning.</p> <p>She has received numerous awards and grants and is the recipient of the “Ezra Jack Keats” Award from the Los Angeles County Public Libraries for her multicultural Program of the Year, Bucks County Libraries as the National Library Week Travel Program, visiting over 18 branches, and John F. Kennedy, “Artist as Educator” participant. She installed the first “Origami & Mathematics” exhibits at The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Lockheed Martin Aerospace, the Philadelphi