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Summer at the Library: Orisirisi - African Folklore

  • When: Thursday, June 26, 2025, 11:00 am
  • Location: See schedule above
  • Cost: free

Share the beauty of African life and culture through a unique folkloric performance filled with drumming, dance and storytelling.

For thousands of years in the mystical light of the moon, African children have sat spellbound; listening to stories that both entertain and develop a better sense of the difference between right and wrong. OrisiRisi African Folklore recreates this scene with Moonlight Stories. - an anthology incorporating the African tradition of audience participation including fun-filled call and response type songs, mesmerizing African drumming and dance, children’s games, and much more!

Archer Branch 13266 SW State Road 450, Archer, FL 32618 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tower Road Branch 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Elementary (6-11 years)

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