JOIN US THIS MONTH AND EVERY 2ND SUNDAY FOR STORIES & STUFF @ THE
AVENUE:
A lively interactive family STORYTIME FOR ALL READERS AGES! Families
and reading buddies will enjoy bonding together over beautifully
written and read cultural stories and fun folktales performed by
professional storytellers! This lively event for all ages includes our
signature "storyactive" art projects, prizes and _sometimes, weather
permitting _-- a lively parade down the Joseph Ave sidewalk to the
Lincoln Library where we _"Get Lit"_ with our instruments and positive
chants in the parking lot!
_So much fun and totally FREE -- just bring a smile, sense of
adventure, warm heart, and your listening ears! Healthy snacks
provided through our partnershp with Foodlink and the Avenue
Children's Theater Project Healthy Living Initiative._
OUR MARCH WOMEN'S HISTORY CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE...THE AVENUE
NODRAMA CLUB TEEN FELLOWS PERFORMING "MAGISTORY MUSEUM" AND LOCAL
COMMUNITY LEADERS!!
THEME: CELEBRATE WOMEN 365
BOOKS: _LITTLE LEADERS: BOLD WOMEN IN BLACK HISTORY_ BY VASHTI
HARRISON Read By local community leaders and sheroes; Sharitta
Gross, Kenya Malcolm, Dr. Shari Evans, Camille Simmons, Dr. Lesli
Myers-Small, CaTyra Polland, Nancy Sung Shelton, Tamara Leigh
MAGISTORY MUSEUM -- Where magic and history meet to bring the stories
alive! Monologues and storytelling by Avenue noDrama club teens!
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LIST OF 2019-20 ADVENTURES:
- Nov. 10: Black Is Beautiful, Uh Huh!
FEATURED BOOK: Beautiful Black Bird by Ashley Bryan Read By
Shirley Stephens Thompson
- Dec. 8:THEME: Kwanzaa
_ FEATURED BOOK: The Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa
Story by An_gela Shelf Madearis
- Jan. 12: THEME: MLK
_ FEATURED BOOK: I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. (illustrated by Kadir Nelson)_
- Feb. 9: THEME: Afros and Cornrows
_ I Love My Hair_ by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley AND
_ FEATURED BOOK: __Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut _by Derrick
Barnes
- Mar. 8: THEME: Women Leaders
_ _ FEATURED BOOK: Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black
History by Vashti Harrison
- Apr. 12: THEME: Children’s Poetry Open Mic
_ _FEATURED BOOK: Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins
- May. 10: THEME: Mothers
Special Mother’s Day Second Sunday Storytime Brunch
_ FEATURED BOOK: A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams_
- Jun. 14: THEME: Fathers
_ _ FEATURED BOOK: In Daddy’s Arm, I am Tall: African
American Celebrating Fathers by Javaka Steptoe
_EACH MONTH THERE WILL BE FEATURED READERS, STORYTELLERS AND A WHOLE
COMMUNITY OF READERS OF ALL AGES READY TO SLIP ONTO THE MAT AND READ!
Look out for special activities like pajama parties and hero costumes
-- we like to mix it up sometimes! FREE HEALTHY SNACKS SERVED (WE
APPRECIATE FAMILIES AND GUESTS NOT BRINGING IN OUTSIDE SNACKS - THANK
YOU._)
*PLEASE REMEMBER TO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AT AVENUETHEATRE.ORG FOR
MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS!
**WE NEED BOOKS! EACH MONTH WE GIVE AWAY THE FEATURE BOOKS TO EACH OF
OUR YOUNG READERS! If you wish to donate in support of 2nd Sunday
Storytime and the Avenue Children's Theatre Project. Please see the
options in here in the box office or visit avenuetheatre.org for more
options and/or tax deduction information. Thank you Hipocampo Books,
our favorite bookstore for keeping books featuring authors and
characters of color in stock always! Visit them to buy us books!
_Much love,_
-2nd SUNDAY STORYTIME TEAM
& THE AVENUE CHILDREN'S THEATRE PROJECT
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