Come join our celebraton of African American History.through stories and songs with costumes and instruments and storyteller Mary Jo Maichack. Features “The People Could Fly,” an empowering tale of slaves who find wings; “Little Daughter,” who sings her way out of the wolf’s woods; “The Talkin’ Cooter,” riddle tale of freedom told with fiddling turtle (MJ fiddles); “Mm, Mm, Mm, Martin Luther King,” catchy story poem of the man’s life by C. Blake-Alston. Children act out “Rabbit & Elephant” (wit, music & cooperation turn a bully into a friend) in colorful masks, African cloth and African shakers & mbira (thumb piano). Learn & sing spirituals and the whole audiences dances a Gullah folk dance. Takes listeners from the struggle to the soaring spirit. Even wise old 6th graders have cheered in response. Maichack’s upbringing during the civil rights era affected her deeply, and the stories resonate. A surprising mix of laughter with powerful images enables all ages to connect to her love of this genre.