MIAMI – Storytellers from around the world will take center stage in downtown Miami on Saturday, May 1, from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., when the Miami-Dade Public Library System hosts its 10th Annual Art of Storytelling (AOS) International Festival, at the Main Library, 101 W Flagler Street.
A magical adventure awaits the entire community at this free event, where storytellers from Argentina, Canada, Ireland, Brazil, and the U.S. will join the cast of the Bit’s ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre; Mother Goose, Little Red Riding Hood, Madeline, Geddy the Gecko, and many others to share stories from a wealth of cultures and traditions.
The festival will also feature the Geeta Dias: Bollywood Indian Dancers, the Momentum Dance Company, Ife-Ile Afro-Cuban dancers, Esquilo Prieto’s Capoeira Dancers, steel band music, a Bahamian Junkanoo parade, a Teen Zone – with video gaming competition and Cosplay contests. There will be magic shows, face-painting, arts and crafts, giveaways and much more.
The Art of Storytelling was created by the library system to highlight the important role that storytelling plays in education, culture and entertainment, and to encourage the use of this art form by educators, parents and caregivers to stimulate the imagination and encourage learning. Since 2000, the library system has partnered with more than 10 libraries in foreign countries to introduce world-class storytellers, authors, and cultural icon to members of the community.
Free parking for the festival is available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2nd Avenue and the Hickman Garage, 270 NW 2nd Street.
For a full schedule of event visit www.mdpls.org. or call 305-375-BOOK (2665).
