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We Call the Earth Our Mother: Stories of Thanks, with Dovie Thomason- In-person

in celebration of Earth Day

2023-04-21 11:00:00 2023-04-21 11:45:00 America/New_York We Call the Earth Our Mother: Stories of Thanks, with Dovie Thomason- In-person **Free tickets available in branch the day of the program. Space is limited** Stories pair the “whys” of science with the very contemporary “hows” of living in balance on our shared Earth. Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library -

Friday, April 21
11:00am - 11:45am

Add to Calendar 2023-04-21 11:00:00 2023-04-21 11:45:00 America/New_York We Call the Earth Our Mother: Stories of Thanks, with Dovie Thomason- In-person **Free tickets available in branch the day of the program. Space is limited** Stories pair the “whys” of science with the very contemporary “hows” of living in balance on our shared Earth. Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library -

**Free tickets available in branch the day of the program. Space is limited** Stories pair the “whys” of science with the very contemporary “hows” of living in balance on our shared Earth.

**Free tickets available at the 3rd floor customer service desk the day of the program. Space is limited**

Public schools aren't in session today! Come enjoy some storytelling.

For many cultures, stories are the original way the “whys” of the physical world were explained, as science does now. The imagery and values in the stories from Dovie’s Native ancestry pair the “whys” of science with the very contemporary “hows” of living in balance on our shared Earth.

The wise, boisterous teaching tales of her Lakota and Plains Apache relatives come alive in listeners’ imaginations as Dovie Thomason shares her culture with understanding, sly humor and astonishing vocal transformations.  Told with elegance, wit and passion, her stories inspire delight in the spoken word and teach respect for values passed on through generations.  When Dovie tells stories from her own life and from her people’s experience, the result is a contemporary vision of the rich cultures of the First Nations of North America.  A former teacher, Dovie is an NEA and Arts International recipient, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers’ Traditional Storyteller of the Year and was honored with the National Storytelling Network’s 2007 Circle of Excellence Award.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL?

Recycled Bottle Cap Flowers: Earth Day Discovery Station

Harp Performance with Judith Mostyn - Celebrate Earth Day with music!

Earth Day Garden Party

"Hug-a-Tree" - In-person - Earth Day Musical Performance

Use the links below to download ebooks and audiobooks about the earth and folktales! Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Hoopla

Overdrive/Libby

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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