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Spiders & Pumpkins: Harvest Tales

Wednesday October 23, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Essex Library Association33 West AvenueEssex CT 06426
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Description

Program for families with kids ages 4-11. Join storyteller and educator Monica Peterson as she brings autumnal tales from around the globe to life in this awesome performance! Together you'll outsmart a giant, grumpy pumpkin, delight in the misadventures of Anansi the Spider, embark on a quest to harvest a colossal turnip, rescue animals from a cunning fox, and much more! A great way for the whole family to celebrate the Fall and Halloween seasons! Storyteller Monica Peterson has entertained at the JFK Presidential Library, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, The Children's Museum of the Arts in Manhattan, New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut DEEP Great Park Pursuit, Connecticut Storytelling Festival and at festivals, museums, libraries, schools, and senior centers throughout the area. As an educator, Monica worked in the Stamford Public School System for 15 years teaching gifted education, kindergarten, and fifth grade and earning the Stamford Public Schools’ Spotlight Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Board of Education’s Staff Achievement Award. Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Space is limited, Registration is required.

Who

Ages 4-11

Cost

Free

How

Register: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=1314&EventID=537719&PK=

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