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February 2020
Black History, Black Futures
Celebrate Black History Month with a poetry reading/performance featuring aclaimed poets Dasan Ahanu, Kayla Beckett, and Nina Oteria. Dasan Ahanu is a founding member and former coach of the Bull City Slam Team. He serves as a visiting professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and as a consultant working with organizations on art-based strategies. Kayla Beckett is a college student and has represented Durham at the Brave New World International Poetry Slam Competition. Nina Oteria holds an MFA in Writing from Pratt…
Find out more »March 2020
International Women’s Day Poetry Reading
Celebrate International Women's Day with a reading by poets of diverse age, race, and background, all female or who identify as female. Each poet will read three poems on the themes of who I am; what matters to me; and a woman who has loved, inspired, and/or influenced me. Featured readers: Pam Baggett, L. Teresa Church, Ashley Harris, Marylin Hervieux, Nicole Higgins, Maureen Sherbondy, D. M. Spratley, Priscilla Webster-Williams, and Jacinta White. This project was supported by the North Carolina…
Find out more »13th Annual Writers for Readers
Bill Ferris – Grammy winner and senior associate director emeritus at UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South – interviews Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and gospel singer-historian-educator Mary D. Williams in "Our Universal Language: How Songs Move Us to Read.” Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish, will emcee this Orange Literacy fundraiser. Tickets are $40/person and include admission to the event (with a brief performance by our musicians!) and a reception with appetizers and drinks. Learn more and…
Find out more »Create a Puppet Workshop
Celebrate World Puppetry Day 2020 by creating paper puppets and props to stage your own puppet performance. Recommended ages 3-9 years with a caregiver. Registration is required due to space limits. Call the Carrboro Branch Library at 919- 969-3006 or the Hillsborough Main Library 919-245-2525 to secure your spot. FREE March 20 Friday Hillsborough Library 4:00-5:00 March 21 Saturday Carrboro Branch Library 10:30-11:30
Find out more »Create Your Own Puppet Show Workshop
Puppet Show Incorporated https://www.puppetshowinc.org/ presents a Create Your Own Puppet Show Workshop in celebration of World Puppetry Day 2020! Recommended ages 3-9 years with a caregiver. March 20, Friday 4:00-5:00 and March 21, Saturday 10:30-11:30 Registration is required due to space limits. Call the Carrboro Branch Library at 919- 969-3006 or the Hillsborough Main Library 919-245-2525 to secure your spot. This program made possible through a Grassroots Grant from the Orange County Arts Council and the NC Arts Council Department…
Find out more »Create a Puppet Workshop
Celebrate World Puppetry Day 2020 by creating paper puppets and props to stage your own puppet performance. Recommended ages 3-9 years with a caregiver. Registration is required due to space limits. Call the Carrboro Branch Library at 919- 969-3006 or the Hillsborough Main Library 919-245-2525 to secure your spot. FREE March 20, Friday 4:00-5:00 Hillsborough Main Library March 21, Saturday 10:30-11:30 Carrboro Branch Library
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