Performance Schedule 2011

• 14th Celebrating the Dream: Storytelling Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April tells stories of hope, strength and courage. Using her unique combination of interactive stories and songs, April will inspire and remind us of power of perseverance in the pursuit of peace. Belle Glade Branch Library, 530 South Main Street, Belle Glade, FL 33430-3999, 10 am. For more information, please call: (561) 996-3453, www.pbclibrary.org


• 14th Celebrating the Dream: Storytelling Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Wellington Branch Library, 1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington, FL 33414, Performance at 3:00 pm For more information, call: (561) 790-6070 or visit: www.pbclibrary.org


• Tuesday Evenings in January, Storytelling for Families at the Bainbridge Family Center, Brooklyn, NY 6:00-7:00 pm

• 6th Color My World: Stories of Family and Friend Near and Far, Using the tapestry of color and collage of our new exhibit as inspiration, April tells tales of family (inherited and adopted). Come and feel the warmth through stories and songs of love, humor, community and one tricky spider named Anansi. Perfect for the whole family. Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701. Call for show times: (914) 963-4550. www.hrm.org


• 8th A Celebration of African American History Through Stories and Song - with Ayodele Maakheru, guitarist & percussionist, PS 232, Queens, NY. Sponsored by Music for Many, Inc. 9:00 & 10:15 am


• 9th Two Wings To Heaven; The Story of Bessie Coleman, Black Aviatrix, Original solo Performance with Jazz pianist, Matt Jenson, Lesley College Library, 29 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Info: call (617) 868-9600. www.lesley.edu


• 10th Tellin' Tales: Stories from Africa and the African-American Traditions, Lesley College Library, 29 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Info: call (617) 868-9600. www.lesley.edu. From the festive villages of Zimbabwe to the shimmering shores of West African to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, journey on with kings, queens, and a fast talking tricky spider named, Anancy. These folktales and legends from traditional black heritage tell us how to behave and how not to behave.


• 24th Tellin' Tales: Stories from Africa and the African-American Traditions, Nyack Library, 59 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY. Time: 5:30 pm. Info: 845-358-3370, Nyack Library. From the festive villages of Zimbabwe to the shimmering shores of West African to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, journey on with kings, queens, and a fast talking tricky spider named, Anancy. These folktales and legends from traditional black heritage tell us how to behave and how not to behave.


• Tuesday Evenings in February, Storytelling for Families at the Bainbridge Family Center, Brooklyn, NY 6:00-7:00 pm

2010

October

• 23 rd & 24th Spooky Stories with April and Ayodele (Ayodele Maakheru on banjo & guitar) at Legends Weekend at Washington Irving's Sunnyside Historic Site, 3 Sunnyside Land, Irvington, NY 10533. Call Historic Hudson Valley for schedule and admission prices (914) 631-0089 or on the web at www.hudsonvalley.org

November

• 23rd Storytelling for Families at the Bainbridge Family Center, Brooklyn, NY 6:00-7:00 pm


• 27th Stories of Light and Love; Winter & Holiday Tales for the Whole Family at Washington Irving's Sunnyside Historic Site, 3 Sunnyside Land, Irvington, NY 10533. Call Historic Hudson Valley for schedule and admission prices (914) 631-0089 or on the web at www.hudsonvalley.org

December

• Tuesday Evenings in December, Storytelling for Families at the Bainbridge Family Center, Brooklyn, NY 6:00-7:00 pm


• 17th Winter Celebration Stories & Songs, with Mario Sprouse, Piano, IS 109, Queens Village, NY

Program Descriptions

• Celebrating the Dream: In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April will tell stories of hope, strength and courage. Using her unique combination of interactive stories and songs, she inspires and entertains children and adults alike, reminding each of us of power of perseverance in the pursuit of peace.
• Two Wings to Heaven: The story of a Barnstormer: Do you know Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman? Even before Amelia Earhardt and her amazing solo flight over the Atlantic, before Harriet Quimby, and despite Jim Crow laws and a racist environment, Bessie Coleman, a smart but dirt poor black girl from Waxahatchi, Texas became the first American Aviatrix to receive an international pilot's license. Since no American aviation schools would give her lessons, Bessie learned French, traveled to France and studied at the top aeronautic school there. She learned to be an outstanding pilot and stunt performer. After receiving great recognition for test piloting some of the biggest, most modern planes of the period, she returned to American only to find the doors closed to her due to racial and gender prejudice. Despite these obstacles, she made a successful living as a barnstormer and left a legacy and paved the way for many African American pilots to come. This program is appropriate for 4th graders thru adults.

  Theater links

  Historic Hudson Valley - www.hudsonvalley.org

  Shortened Attention Span Horror Fest - www.theatermania.com

  Flushing Town Hall - www.flushingtownhall.org

  Big Apple Film Festival - www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/

  Vineyard Playhouse - http://vineyardplayhouse.org/

  Casa Manana - www.casamanana.org/

  TheatreWorks - www.theatreworks.org

  NYSF - www.publictheater.org

  WASHINGTON SQUARE - www.imdb.com/title/tt0120481/