Legacy* Arts and Cultural Heritage Programs at Washington County Library

SHARING THE GIFT, dance program featuring Larry Yazzie and his son Jessup

In SHARING THE GIFT the Yazzies present a series of dances including the Fancy, Eagle, Buffalo, and Round, and contextualize them in their own experiences and in contemporary American Indian cultures. Show includes audience participation and is specially designed for families with children.

Three performances on Saturday, March 13...
Park Grove Library, 10 a.m.
R. H. Stafford Library, 1 p.m. Performance in City Central Park Amphitheater
Oakdale Library, 3 p.m.

THE ROE FAMILY SINGERS, a fun program for all ages

The Roe Family Singers are a local family folk band consisting of husband and wife Quillan and Kim Roe and additional band members. They refer to themselves as a “good-time, hillbilly band” from Minnesota. Their instruments include the autoharp, kazoo, washboard, harp, banjo, guitar, and even a musical saw. For their performances in Washington County, the band will play children’s music that is a mix of traditional songs and their own songs. They incorporate audience participation and encourage audience members to think about the lessons contained in their songs.

Three performances on Saturday, March 27...
R. H. Stafford Library, 10:00 a.m.  Performance in City Central Park Amphitheater
Oakdale Library, 1:00 p.m.
Park Grove Library, 3:00 p.m.

Two performances on Sunday, March 28...
Wildwood Library, 1:00 p.m.
Hardwood Creek Library, 3:00 p.m.

Meet the author, CATHERINE THIMMESH
An author program for kids & adults...
Hardwood Creek Library, Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1 p.m.
Catherine Thimmesh is the author of “Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From.” This fascinating and illustrated book contains computer generated images of an ape with some very human like features, named Lucy, whose bones were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. Thimmesh describes the process of recovering the bones, interpreting them and also discusses their importance in discovering who humans are and where we came from. The book has been named a finalist for the 2010 Minnesota Book Awards in the Young People’s Literature category.

Help us make a "Community Story Quilt" / A special program for children 
Artists from the MN Textile Center will help children create fabric art pieces in the style of author/illustrator Eric Carle. Children will be asked to decorate their block of fabric based on a favorite book, book character, story, or fairytale.  All blocks of fabric will be sewn together to create a “Community Story Quilt”  for display in the library.

Program is being offered at 5 branch libraries:
10 am-Noon, Saturday, April 17, Oakdale Library
2-4 pm, Saturday, April 17, R. H. Stafford Library  (Valley Creek Room B)
2-4 pm, Sunday, April 18, Wildwood Library
10 am-Noon, Saturday, April 24, Park Grove Library
2-4 pm, Sunday, April 25, Hardwood Creek Library
 

*These programs are funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota Nov. 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s arts and cultural heritage. These “Legacy funds” — some of which are allocated to regional library systems —  are distributed to Washington County Library by MELSA, an alliance of metro public libraries. More about this funding...