Storytellers to unite neighborhoods
An afternoon of folktales throughout Phila. will relate history and values.
GriotWorks, an organization that aims to bring communities together through storytelling and folklore, will present Stories in Service Day of Neighborhood Storytelling on Saturday. At noon, groups of storytellers will perform simultaneously in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia with a one-hour interactive storytelling program for adults and children, along with drummers and African dancers.
The storytellers who will perform at Lonnie Young Recreation Center, Norris Square Park, and DiSilvestro Playground will entertain children with folktales including "B'rer Rabbit" and other moral-based animal stories about community. Some are derived from African traditions and relay the values and history embedded in the culture.
Each program includes a representation of a neighborhood village and lets children interact through call and response, song, movement, and rhythmic expression.
At 4, all the storytellers, drummers, and dancers will gather at the Community Education Center in University City for a round-robin-style outdoor storytelling program.
Ralph's World at Longwood Gardens
Disney Sound recording artist Ralph Covert will perform his enthusiastic brand of kid rock at 7 tonight at Longwood Gardens.
Covert will perform songs from his latest CD, The Rhyming Circus. The critically acclaimed and 2005 Grammy-nominated artist's show known as Ralph's World brings grown-up values, musical sophistication, and energetic rock-and-roll performances to children's music. Covert has appeared on CBS's Early Show, NPR's All Things Considered, and ABC's World News Tonight, and headlined a coast-to-coast tour of House of Blues venues, which is unprecedented for a children's recording artist.
Peach Party Family Festival
Camden Children's Garden will hold its Peach Party Family Festival tomorrow and Sunday.
The festival is part of the garden's Second Saturday & Sunday Series, held from noon to 4 p.m. Children can enjoy crafts, planting activity, and a treasure hunt. A concession stand will have Jersey peaches and other peach treats available for purchase.