11:30 - 3:30
Your neighborhood Library is celebrating its annual Open House.
The fun starts at 11am and goes to 3pm. Here's the round up of events:
11:30 a.m. Welcome and Face Painting
12 p.m. Unique Derique - Learn about Hambone and its evolution from Africa to modern North America as both a physical and metaphoric form of expression for resilience, faith, and creativity in the African American community. For kids and their families.
1 p.m. West African Drumming - Learn from local musician Keenan Webster about our interconnectedness through music by listening to the beautiful West African harp (kora) and other instruments of African origin.
2-3:30 Afri-Crafty Tales with Clara Kamunde. Hear an African origin tale and then create your own origin tale using creative paper crafts to re-create the characters that animate the tales created and told.
Storytelling, music, crafts and laughs are part of the fun we'll have at our Open House.
Light snacks will be provided. For all ages.
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